Lee Ann Norman

Board Member

Lee Ann Norman is a cultural worker who has developed a body of work that highlights her interest in cultivating spaces that allow people to learn about each other and themselves through the arts. In her work, Lee Ann considers how art objects and experiences are perceived in the marketplace; the politics of culture and aesthetics; the role of conversation and questioning in creative pursuits; and reconsiderations of language as applied to interpreting art objects and experiences.

She has worked as an arts administrator and consultant for institutions including ArtPlace America, Chicago Park District, Creative Capital, EmcArts, Chicago Theological Seminary, the League of American Orchestras, Taproot Foundation, and currently serves as an executive writer in the office of the president at Rhode Island School of Design.

A published art critic and essayist, Lee Ann’s writing has appeared in Art Papers, The Brooklyn Rail, BOMB, the Chicago Reader, Newcity, Studio: The Studio Museum of Harlem magazine, and Obsidian, among others. She earned an MFA in Art Criticism & Writing from the School of Visual Arts (New York), a MA in Arts Management from Columbia College Chicago, and a Bachelor of Music Education from Michigan State University.