Pamela Joyner
Pamela Joyner | |
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| Born | Pamela J. Joyner 1957 or 1958 (age 66–67)[1] Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education | Dartmouth College Harvard Business School |
| Occupation(s) | Businesswoman and art collector |
| Known for | Joyner/Giuffrida Collection of African-American art |
| Spouse |
Alfred J. Giuffrida (m. 2004) |
Pamela J. Joyner (born 1957/1958) is an American businesswoman and art collector, and has been called an "activist collector" by ArtReview, for her focus on African-American art from the 1940s onwards.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Joyner is the daughter of teacher Gloria O. Joyner and psychologist Lewis B. Joyner.[1] She was raised in Chicago, Illinois, where her mother taught English at a Catholic high school, and her father taught history at a local junior college.[3] She attended the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools.[4]
She earned a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College in 1979.[5] She received her MBA from Harvard Business School.[1]
Career
[edit]Joyner is the founding partner of Avid Partners,[6] a San Francisco-based marketing firm providing consulting services for private equity and venture capital funds.[1]
She is the creator and co-founder of the Joyner/Giuffrida Collection of Abstract Art,[2] which was documented in “Four Generations: The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection of Abstract Art,” edited by Courtney J. Martin.[3] The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection was showcased at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans, Louisiana, in October 2017.[3]
In 2019, the Smart Museum of Art honored her and the Joyner/Giuffrida Collection of Abstract Art as part of the museum's annual Shapiro Award dinner and gala.[4]
Boards and affiliations
[edit]Joyner serves and has served on leadership committees and boards for several prominent institutions.
- Chair, Tate Americas Foundation[2][4]
- Board member, Art & Practice Foundation[6]
- Board member, Art Institute of Chicago[2][4]
- Board member, J. Paul Getty Trust[6][7]
- Board member, School of American Ballet[6]
- Board member, MacDowell Colony[6]
- Director, First Republic Bank and chair of its investment committee.[6]
- Member, Director’s Circle, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art[6]
- Member, Modern and Contemporary Art Visiting Committee, Metropolitan Museum of Art[6]
- Member, President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities[4][6]
- Member, Board of Overseers, Hood Museum of Art / Hopkins Center[5]
- Trustee, Dartmouth College and Chair of the Investment Committee[6]
- Trustee, New York City Ballet[6]
- Trustee and co-chair, San Francisco Ballet Association[6]
- Trustee, Asian Art Museum [6]
Personal life
[edit]Joyner has a daughter with her first husband, Gary Love. The couple separated in 2001, and later divorced.[8] In September 2004, she married Alfred J. "Fred" Giuffrida in San Francisco.[1] Gavin Newsom, who was then the Mayor of San Francisco, officiated their wedding.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Pamela Joyner, Alfred Giuffrida". New York Times. 5 September 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Pamela J. Joyner / Power 100 / ArtReview". artreview.com. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ a b c Thornton, Sarah (December 7, 2016). Collector and Museum Trustee Pamela Joyner's Singular Vision/ Cultured. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Smart Museum of Art (April 6, 2019). Honoring Pamela Joyner: 2019 Shapiro Award Dinner. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
- ^ a b Swan, Kristin (June 1, 2016). Alumni Voices: Interview with Pamela Joyner, Dartmouth Class of 1979. Hood Quarterly, Spring/Summer 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Getty (February 13, 2017). Pamela J. Joyner Joins Board of J. Paul Getty Trust. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "Culture Talk: Collector Pamela Joyner on Why She Joined the Getty's Board and Her Strategy for Reframing the Art History Canon". Retrieved 2020-01-06.
- ^ a b Carter, Kelly E. (January 23, 2015). Prolific Art Collector Pamela Joyner Is On A Global Mission. Haute Living. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Conversations with Collectors: Pamela Joyner, Frieze, 30 January 2017
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