Alternative Careers for Art Historians
Panel Discussion provided by the Institute of Fine Arts
On Tuesday, February 8, 2011, The Institute of Fine Arts Graduate Students Association and our Alumni Affairs Office have organized a panel of four highly accomplished and respected IFA graduates in galleries, foundations, and other arts related businesses to discuss their post-graduation career experiences, their evaluations of the current job market, and their recommendations for our students and young alumni. The panelists include:
Andrew Butterfield (MA’86, PhD’92)
Founder, Andrew Butterfield Fine Arts, LLC
Lisa Duffy-Zeballos (PhD’07)
Director of Art Research, International Foundation for Art Research
Vivian Ebersman (MA’66)
Director Art Expertise, AXA Art Insurance Corporation
Gregory Hedberg (MA’73, PhD’80)
Director of the Department of European Art, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc.
When F. Scott Fitzgerald was 6 years old he had a birthday party to which nobody came. He waited on the porch all afternoon in his freshly pressed suit but nobody showed, so at last he went inside and ate his entire birthday cake, including several candles.









