Staff
Executive Office
Steven Matijcio | Incoming Executive Director
Steven Matijcio comes to the KMA with a wealth of curatorial and administrative experience and a solid track record of significant engagement with contemporary art and artists at a global level. Prior to his position at the Blaffer Museum, Matijcio served as curator at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, Ohio (2013-2019) and the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina (2008-2013). He previously held positions in a number of important galleries and museums including the Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, Winnipeg; Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto; Art Gallery of Ontario; and National Gallery of Canada. He was chosen from an international pool of candidates in 2011 to participate in curatorial residencies in Gwangju, South Korea and Berlin, Germany; named artistic director of the 2012 edition of the Narracje Festival in Gdansk, Poland; and more recently was chosen as commissaire (artistic director) of Manif d’art—the Quebec City Biennial. He has lectured on theory and criticism at the University of Manitoba, written for numerous catalogs and journals (including the Guide to the 27th Sao Paulo Bienal), and was commissioned in 2003 by the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation to curate one of its first online exhibitions. Matijcio holds a master’s degree from the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College, New York and bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto. Steven Matijcio begins his duties at the KMA in late February.
Steven Matijcio
David L. Butler Executive Director
Chelsea Lloyd | Executive Administrator
Chelsea joined the KMA staff as a Visitor Services Representative in April of 2017. She was promoted to Volunteer Coordinator in July of 2018 and then again to Administrative Coordinator for Development in April 2022. She graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2008 from the University of Alabama with a concentration in Sculpture and a minor in Printmaking. During her time there she was awarded the Arts & Sciences Outstanding Sophomore and became a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, the Phi Beta Kappa Society, and the Golden Key Honor Society.
Chelsea Lloyd
EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATOR
COLLECTIONS & EXHIBITIONS
Stephen Wicks | BARBARA W. AND BERNARD E. BERNSTEIN CURATOR
Stephen Wicks
Barbara W. and Bernard E. Bernstein Curator
Clark Gillespie | COLLECTION MANAGER
Clark Gillespie
Collection Manager
Natalie McLaurin | Exhibitions Manager
Natalie McLaurin
EXHIBITIONS MANAGER
Kelsie Conley | Curatorial Assistant
Kelsie Conley
CURATORIAL ASSISTANT
Development
Lori Calvert | Director of Development
Lori Calvert joined the KMA as Director of Development in August 2019 after serving as Director of Stewardship & Donor Relations at the University of Tennessee Medical Center and UT Graduate School of Medicine since 2015. At UTMC, she served as the organization’s strategic leader for donor relations, stewardship, advancement-related communications, and special event programs. Prior to that, she served as the Director of Development Programs at the University of Tennessee Foundation from 2009-2015 where she was responsible for major donor board management, special events, stewardship, and donor relations.
Lori Calvert
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Margo Clark | Director of Membership and Grants
Margo Clark joined the museum in 2000 bringing with her more than 11 years experience in non-profit membership, special events, and fundraising. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications from the University of Tennessee. During her career at KMA, Clark has written numerous successful federal, state and local grants, including four recent NEA grants. She also serves as a visual arts panelist for the Tennessee Arts Commission.
Margo Clark
DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP AND GRANTS
Maggie Meyers | Assistant Director of Development
Maggie Meyers joined the KMA in 2013 as the development administrator. Meyers comes to the museum with over 18 years of development and event experience in the non-profit sector, the last seven of which were with Emerald Youth Foundation. A Knoxville native, she has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communications with an emphasis in public relations and advertising, from Carson-Newman University.
Maggie Meyers
Assistant Director of Development
Taylor Broyles | Fundraising Events Manager
Taylor Broyles
Fundraising Events Manager
Sarah Kaplan | Marketing Manager
Sarah Kaplan
Marketing Manager
Education
Rosalind Martin | Director of Education
Rosalind Martin
Director of Education
DeLena Feliciano | Assistant Director of Education
DeLena Feliciano
Assistant Director of Education
Jonathan Hash | Visitor Services Manager
Jonathan Hash
Visitor Services Manager
Danielle Mann | Volunteer Coordinator
Danielle Mann
Volunteer Coordinator
Operations
Joyce Jones | Director of Finance and Operations
Joyce Jones
Director of Finance and Operations
Brandon Gallagher | Facility Manager
Brandon Gallagher
Facility Manager
Donald Fain | Maintenance Technician
Donald Fain
Maintenance Technician
Travis Solomon | Security Manager
Travis Solomon
Security Manager
Vicki Wyrick | Gift Shop Manager
Vicki Wyrick
Gift Shop Manager
Selena Friess | Facility Rental Coordinator
Selena Friess
Facility Rental Coordinator
Brian Clay | Soundscapes Coordinator
Brian is also a veteran radio broadcaster with 25 plus years of experience. He began his radio career in the Atlanta radio market as an air-personality. He has since created a weekly syndicated radio program called “JAZZSPIRATIONS with BRIAN CLAY” which airs on several stations across the country.
Brian was honored to receive the 2019 Martin Luther King Commemorative Commission of Knoxville Arts Award. He is a two-time Gospel Choice Award Winner. In 2018, Brian placed 5th in the “Lee Ritenour International Piano competition. He is a major influencer in Knoxville’s music scene performing in venues in Knoxville and across the southeast.
One of Brian’s accomplishments he is most proud of is the creation of “The Piano Project of Knoxville.” The Piano Project of Knoxville is a public art and music initiative that commissions visual artists to decorated pianos, and the pianos are placed in public spaces around the city for community engagement.
Brian Clay
Soundscapes Coordinator