Staff & Board

Staff

Artist / Mom | Art Matters Director

Program Manager

Board of Directors

Artist / Writer / Curator | Art Matters Grantee

Teacher / Writer

Co-owner/co-designer of l.a.Eyeworks / Protector of the California Desert Tortoise / Champion of the Dumpy Tree Frog

Filmmaker at Aubin Pictures / Activist/ Mother/ Dreamer

Arnhold Associate Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art

Artist / Writer / Curator | Art Matters Grantee

Artistic Director of The Builders Association | Art Matters Grantee & Fmr. Art Matters Director

Artist / Organizer | Art Matters Grantee & Fmr. Art Matters Director

Video and Media Installation Artist

Emeritus

| Independent Art Historian and Curator

Co-founders

Mary Livingstone

Director Emerita of the Stuart Collection | Art Matters Co-founder

Fmr. Art Matters Director | Art Matters Co-founder

Philanthropist, Mom and Grandparent | Art Matters Founder

Co-founder Fluent~Collaborative | Art Matters Co-founder

Co-founder of Visual Understanding in Education | Art Matters Co-founder

Gai

Gherardi

Co-owner/co-designer of l.a.Eyeworks / Protector of the California Desert Tortoise / Champion of the Dumpy Tree Frog

Gai Gherardi is co-owner/co-designer of l.a.Eyeworks, founded in Los Angeles with Barbara McReynolds in 1979. Gherardi and McReynolds design signature collections of limited-edition eyewear that are distributed worldwide. A passionate fan of all the arts, Gherardi has served frequently on arts/design juries and lectured internationally on l.a.Eyeworks’ unique approach to design and brand development. Throughout its history, l.a.Eyeworks has engaged with artists, designers, and architects and has used its international visibility to campaign for freedom of expression. Gherardi is also a protector of the California Desert Tortoise and a champion of the Dumpy Tree Frog.