Background
Ball, Susan was born on May 25, 1947 in Pasadena, California, United States. Daughter of Charles Russell and Catherine (Piller) Ball.
art historian arts association administrator
Ball, Susan was born on May 25, 1947 in Pasadena, California, United States. Daughter of Charles Russell and Catherine (Piller) Ball.
Student French art history, Ecole Du Louvre, Paris, 1967; Bachelor in European Thought and Culture, Scripps College, 1969; Master of Arts in Art History, University of California, Riverside, 1974; M of Philosophy, Yale University, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1978; postgraduate, University of Chicago, 1984-1986; certified in careers in business program, Columbia University, 1981.
Research assistant, University of California, Riverside, 1972-1974;
research assistant, Yale University, 1974-1975;
teaching fellow, Yale University, 1974-1976;
assistant professor art history, U. Delaware, Newark, 1978-1981;
research associate, Real Estate Board New York, 1981-1982;
assistant treasurer, Chase Manhattan Bank, New York City and Chicago, 1982-1985;
director government foundation affairs, The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, 1985-1986;
executive director, College Art Association, New York City, since 1986. Senior honors examiner Swarthmore College, 1981. Panelist women's admission Doctor of Philosophy program Yale University, 1992, arts service organizations New York State Council Arts,1989-1991, Delaware State Arts Council, 1980.
Planning consultant Delaware HumanitiesForum, 1978-1981. Juror Congressional Arts Caucus Art Competition, 1993. Mem.adv. committee culture and arts 8th Congressional District, since 1993, creative caucus Scripps College, 1993-1996, advisory board Council American Overseas Research Centers, since 1996.
Speaker in field.
Board of directors National Cultural Alliance, since 1989, New York Foundation Arts, since 1996, vice president, since 1997. Board directors, chairman exhibitions and gallery committee Delaware Center Contemporary Art, 1978-1981. Invited participant advisory panel art history National Endowment for Humanities, 1988.
Member United States civil society observer delegate to 50th anniversary of UNESCOconstn. Americans Universality United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Paris, 1995. Member National Humanities Alliance (board directors since 1988, Chairman of Commission policy andplanning 1994), National Cultural Alliance (founding member, board directors since 1989), American Council Learned Socs.
(board directors, representative committee Conference Administrative Officers since 1986, Executive Committee 1989-1992, member numerous other committees).
Married Edward Kaufman, March 19, 1983. 1 child, Emily Catherine.