Donna R. Kessinger

As the Matawan Studio and Gallery Manager, Donna is an arts educator and curator who is currently focused on connecting with the artist community that thrives along the New York/New Jersey corridor. She received her Masters in Arts Administration from the University of Kentucky, and has produced several independent curatorial projects in New York and New Jersey since 1999. Donna has also produced emerging artist residency programs and related exhibitions at the Bronx Museum of the Arts and Aljira, A Space for Contemporary Art, in Newark, NJ. She is a shy painter who loves wax medium and has recorded many hours of short, oral herstories on ancient video tape from the 90’s, including Nancy Spero, Carolee Schneeman and Kate Millett. Donna believes having space to create is crucial to making art and that’s what it’s all about!