Background
Harleman, Kathleen Towe was born on February 6, 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Donald Robert Ferguson and Martha Jane (Havens) Harleman.
museum administrator art historian
Harleman, Kathleen Towe was born on February 6, 1953 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Donald Robert Ferguson and Martha Jane (Havens) Harleman.
Bachelor in Art History, Middlebury College, Vermont, 1975. Master of Arts in Art History, Johns Hopkins University, 1977. Master of Business Administration, University Ottawa, 1981.
Chief of registration National Gallery Canada, Ottawa, 1985-1988. Registrar Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1988-1989, acting director art support, 1989-1990, manager collection and exhibition projects, 1990-1992, director exhibitions and facilities, 1992-1994. Associate director, director cultural and academic programs Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Massachusetts, 1994—1998.
Director, Chief Executive Officer Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1998—2001. Executive director Bellevue Art Museum, 2002—2003. Consultant Canada Center for Architecture, 2003—2004.
Director Krannert Art Museum, University Illinois, since 2004. Lecturer, department art Wellesley College, 1996.
Member of American Association Museum.