Marisa Sage and Jordan Eddy in Conversation

Join New Mexico Museum of Art Executive Director Marisa Sage and Southwest Contemporary Editor-in-Chief Jordan Eddy for a discussion on the importance of public stewardship.

Marisa Sage is the new executive director of the New Mexico Museum of Art and the Vladem Contemporary, bringing more than 20 years of leadership experience in museums, galleries, and cultural foundations. Most recently, she served as director and head curator of the University Art Museum at New Mexico State University, where she led the development of a new museum facility, expanded programming and attendance, and secured significant philanthropic and grant support. Prior to her work in New Mexico, Sage served as director of the Rema Hort Mann Foundation in New York, where she expanded fundraising and national visibility for artist grant programs. She has also held leadership roles at Salisbury University Art Galleries in Maryland, founded and directed the Like the Spice Gallery in Brooklyn, and served as President of the Williamsburg Gallery Association. Sage holds a Master of Arts in Digital Arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art and a Bachelor of Fine Art in Photography from Syracuse University.