SAN ANGELO, Texas — The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts will have a new executive director at its helm beginning March 18.
SAMFA's board of trustees announced Monday that Josefa González Mariscal has been named to the role.
After a six-month search to fill the key position, SAMFA board chair, Heidi Brooks, said in a release, “On behalf of SAMFA’s Board of Trustees, we are overjoyed to welcome Josefa as our new Executive Director. Her background and experience are exactly what we need at this time. We are thrilled about our future with her.”
SAMFA Curator Laura Huckaby, who has served as interim director since August, helped the board with the search.
“I couldn’t be happier that we have appointed Josefa to lead our organization into the future. I believe she is a perfect fit for us, and the staff and I look forward to welcoming her to the team! I am honored to have served the museum as Interim Director these past six months, but I am grateful to be able to focus my attention once more on the collections and exhibits,” Huckaby said.
González Mariscal is an arts and culture career professional with experience in museums and arts administration. She has worked interpreting and preserving artistic and cultural heritage consulting for museums and collectors. She has held leadership positions at the Appraisers Association of America in NY and the Houston contemporary arts organization Diverse Works, served as the Bullock Texas State History Museum deputy director of interpretation and was appointed executive director of the National Hispanic Cultural Center by the New Mexico governor.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in art history, a graduate certificate in fine and decorative arts appraising from NYU and a master’s in public service and administration in nonprofit management from Texas A&M University.
“Standing on the past leadership legacy,” González Mariscal said. “I am honored to lead the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts. I look forward to fulfilling its vision of enhancing the quality of life of the Concho Valley communities, by facilitating engaging art exhibitions and educational programming.”
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