Kristin Lindseth & George Lindseth, Impressions of Los Gatos (2018), Digital Print, 2019.4.1
Kathy Aoki, Beauty in Landscape (2022), Intaglio Print, 2022.1.1
Each year the Executive Director, in partnership with the Curatorial Team, commissions a Bay Area artist to create a limited edition series of works as part of the Director’s Circle Program. The artist chosen to participate in this annual program also donates two pieces from the commission to the museum: one which stays in the Permanent Collection, the other is used for fundraising. In this way, the Director’s Circle program not only supports personal collecting, but also helps to build NUMU’s Permanent Art Collection. See past works in this retrospective exhibition and the reveal of this year’s work by artist Kiana Honarmand.
Director’s Circle members selecting their artwork by Alexander Hernandez, May 2023.
What is the Director’s Circle Program?
The Director’s Circle was established in 2016 as a way to:
Grow the museum’s contemporary art collection
Connect our highest level of donors (& community of supporters) with our talented community of artists
Further deepen our connection with our exhibiting artists
Create an opportunity for future fundraising
Who are the Director’s Circle members?
They are a group of philanthropic art, history and culture enthusiasts who make a meaningful impact in the community through their support of New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU). Director’s Circle members are a unique and ardent group of supporters, dedicated to ensuring that the museum achieves a lasting legacy of quality exhibitions and related programming by providing sustainable support. They enable NUMU to expand its reach within the community as a place where active and imaginative minds can flourish. Circle members are the museum’s partners in the stewardship of the art and history of Los Gatos and the surrounding region. In appreciation of their annual support, Director’s Circle members receive a limited edition artwork by a Bay Area artist, commissioned specifically for them.
Andrea Borsuk, Untitled (2017), Collage, 2017.4.1
Who are the Director’s Circle Artists?
2016 – Jenny Robinson *inaugural
2017 – Andrea Borsuk
2018 – Kristen Lindseth + George Rivera
2019 – Stacey Carter
2020 – Fanny Retsek
2021 – Kathy Aoki
2022 – Alexander Hernandez
Our most recent Director’s Circle artist, is Kiana Honarmond, an artist born and raised in Iran. Her work addresses issues related to her cultural identity, violation of women's rights in Iran, censorship, surveillance, and the Western perception of her SWANA (South West Asian, North African) identity. She currently lives and works in the Bay Area.
Exhibitions, public programs, and operations are made possible by the generous support of NUMU's Board of Directors, The Michael & Alyce Parsons Art Endowment, Peggy & Phil Koen, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, The Borgenicht Foundation, The Flick Family, Jan Schwartz & Bob Baden, Ranae DeSantis, the Poncetta Charitable Fund, the Town of Los Gatos, SVCreates in partnership with the County of Santa Clara, and NUMU’s Circle Members.
