Alisha Kerlin
Biography
Alisha Kerlin is the executive director of UNLV’s Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art. Kerlin's expertise entails the curation and exhibition of art works, and facilitating connections between the general public and media with local artists.
Prior to joining UNLV, Kerlin worked as an art instructor at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and an archivist at the Greene Naftali Gallery in New York. Since joining the university in 2012, Kerlin has focused on leveling barriers that limit access to the arts by creating initiatives that target the academic community, first-time visitors, and K-12 schoolchildren. Kerlin's role as executive director serves as a link for the university to a top-tier cohort of emerging scholars and artists.
Education
- M.F.A., Fine & Studio Arts, Milton Avery Graduate School of Arts, Bard College
- B.F.A., Fine & Studio Arts, University of Tennessee
Alisha Kerlin In The News
Articles Featuring Alisha Kerlin
Bus to the Barrick Program Brings 1,000 Kids to Campus
For some CCSD students, the UNLV program offers their only opportunity to go to an art museum.
Alisha Kerlin Named Executive Director of Barrick Museum
Kerlin has more than a decade of museum and gallery experience in addition to her professional practice as an artist, educator, curator, and researcher.
Redefining the Experience at the Barrick
Museum director Alisha Kerlin is building a network of collaborators from disparate disciplines and inventing new ways to entice the community to campus.
Trash Talk
How to use the Barrick Museum’s new exhibit to talk to your children about the environment.