Leigh Taylor Mickelson, a resident of Ossining, NY, is an artist and independent consultant with 24 years of experience in nonprofit arts management and program development. From 2012-19 she served as Executive Director at Clay Art Center, in Port Chester, NY and was formerly on staff as the Program Director. In 2006, she moved to NY from Baltimore, MD where she was the Exhibitions Director for Baltimore Clayworks for 9 years. In her 22-year career as an arts administrator and curator, she has curated and organized dozens of ceramic exhibitions for galleries and organizations across the United States, and from 2013-18 served on the board of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) board as their Exhibitions Director.
She has a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and English Literature from Hamilton College, where she graduated Suma Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa. She received her Masters in Fine Arts, Ceramic Sculpture from Rochester Institute of Technology’s School for American Crafts. Mickelson has had several articles published in various publications and catalogs, has taught ceramics and workshops across the east coast and exhibits her own work widely across the nation. She received a 2003 Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award for her abstract organic sculpture, her work was showcased in an article in the March 2005 issue of Ceramics Monthly, and in 2010 she presented her work at NCECA in Philadelphia. In addition, she is a 2012 graduate of Leadership Westchester.
She started LTM Arts Consulting, LLC in 2019 to help small and mid-size arts businesses and nonprofits grow and develop. Having been a part of growing two art centers from small grassroots organizations into vibrant, nationally recognized arts institutions with expansive community impact, she is now lending her perspective and skill set to other businesses and nonprofits that are looking to grow with intention, face new challenges, and increase their impact.
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