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Bonnie Levinson

Bonnie Levinson‘s career spans three decades in museums and cultural organizations. She was VP for Development for the New York Public Library and Deputy Director for External Affairs at SFMOMA. She is a graduate of Kenyon College and holds a Master of Arts in teaching Museum Education from George Washington University. She is a recipient of a T.J. Watson Foundation Fellowship, serves on the Boards of the Kenyon Review and Gund Gallery at Kenyon College and the San Francisco Art Institute.She is Associate Producer of ANN, a play on Broadway about Governor Ann Richards written and starring Holland Taylor. Her play with music, Whoops, I Forgot to Have Kids is currently in development.

Summer 2013

Sun on Your Back

By Bonnie Levinson

A young enthusiastic woman in her early twenties with an interest in the arts approached me recently, curious about my career path. Was there a particular experience or person that motivated or inspired me?