Rand Castile

Background

Castile, Rand was born in 1938 in North Carolina, United States. Son of Jesse Randolph II and Pauline Virginia (Simmons) Castile.

Education

Bachelor, Drew University, Madison, New Jersey, 1960. Diploma, Urasenke Tea Ceremony, Kyoto, Japan, 1967. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Drew University, 1992.

Career

With ARTnews, New York City, 1963-1965. Director education Japan Society, 1967-1971, director performing arts, 1981-1986, director Japan House Gallery, 1971-1986. Director Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 1986-1994, director emeritus, since 1994.

Visiting committee Metropolitan Museum Art, 1974-1999. Secretary, member United States-Japan Cultural and Educational Conference, 1972-1986. Member Maine Art Commission, 1997-2001, visiting committee Asian Art, Museum Fine Arts, Boston, 2000-2004.

Senior advisory Sherman E. Lee Institute Japanese Art, 2000-2002. Member North Atlantic Cultural Council, since 2002. Member Canada-American Cultural Board, since 2003.

Achievements

• Rand Castile has been listed as a noteworthy museum director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Panelist California Arts Council, 1986-1991. Board director West-East Council Cathedral Church of St. John the Devine, 1977-1986, AAM/International Council of Museums, 1982-1985, Japan Society Northern California, 1986-1995, San Francisco Bay Area Dance Coalition, 1986-1988, Rock and Roll Museum, San Francisco, 1988-1989, University San Francisco Center for Pacific Rim, 1989-1995, Seoul-San Francisco Sister City Committee, 1987-1993, National Maritime Museum, San Francisco, 1989-1993. Member international advisory committee Center for International Contemporary Arts, 1989-1995.

Chair co-chair governor State California awards for Art and Philanthropy, 1990-1994, others. Chairman Eastport Area Millenium Festival, 1997-2000. Member visiting committee Museum Fine Arts, Boston.

Member Association Art Museum Directors (emeritus), American Association Museum (board directors International council 1982-1986), Museum Trustee Association (advisory council of directors 1989-1995), American Federation Arts (national exhibition committee 1980-1995), Academy Lacquer Research Tokyo (American secretary 1977-1986), Japan Society Northern California (board director 1986-1995, member collections committee Farnsworth Museum since 2000), Century Association, St. Croix Country Club (board directors 2001-2005), Herring Cove Golf Club.

Connections

Married Sondra Meadow Myers, 1960. Children: Leath Willow, Heather Rain.

Father:

Jesse Randolph II Castile

Mother:

Pauline Virginia (Simmons) Castile

Spouse:

Sondra Meadow Myers

child:

Leath Willow Castile

child:

Heather Rain Castile