The Pursuit of Pleasure, Delight and Surprise - Conquering Work Burnout

Guest Ryan Hill shares his experience of how his career in Art Museums led to anxiety and burnoutand back  to the artist that he always was. 

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Ryan Hill received a B.A. in art and history from UC Santa Cruz , a M.A. in film and television - history and theory from UCLA, and a M.F.A from California Institute of the Arts. Since 1996, Ryan has worked in five very different museums using his role as an educator and administrator  to focus on making art interpretation accessible to museum audiences. His programs are studied as national educational models for centering visitor experiences and building community. He has led professional workshops at a variety of institutions, including the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Walker Art Center, Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim Las Vegas and Bilboa, the Smithsonian, and KOFAC in Seoul, Korea. He has presented on and contributed writing to journals and books on museum education, professional practices, and queer performance art.  Ryan is currently an artist and educator in Tucson, Arizona. He supports himself as an artist through teaching and contracting . He currently works with Empathetic Museum - a team of educators, exhibit designers, interpretive planners, and administrators producing workshops, publications, and trainings that support the open dialog needed for museums to face institutional change. 

You can follow Ryan on his Ryan Hill Studios Instagram account (as well as sign up for courses with him) : https://www.instagram.com/ryanhillstudios/

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