Kent Devereaux
| Kent Devereaux | |
|---|---|
 Kent Devereaux | |
| Born | California, United States |
| Education |
University of California, Santa Cruz, Cornish College of the Arts, B.F.A. School of the Art Institute of Chicago, M.F.A. |
| Occupation | President and Chief Executive Officer of the New Hampshire Institute of Art |
| Website | www.nhia.edu |
Kent Devereaux is the President of the New Hampshire Institute of Art (NHIA) a private, nonprofit, accredited college for art and design. He was named President by the college Board of Trustees[1] on November 24, 2014, and took office on January 5, 2015.[2][3]
Early life
Devereaux attended the University of California, Santa Cruz and Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, where he graduated magna cum laude with a BFA in music composition (1982). His teachers included Lou Harrison, Anthony Braxton, and Gil Evans. He subsequently studied computer science at Stanford University and earned an MFA in Art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (1985), where he was an Andrew W. Mellon Fellow. He also lived in Surakarta, Indonesia studying Javanese shadow puppetry on a Fulbright Fellowship.
Career
Before arriving at NHIA in 2015,[4] Devereaux served as Professor and Chair of the Music Department at Cornish College of the Arts[5] from 2008 to 2014. While there, he curated the college’s presenting series, Cornish Presents, and co-founded and directed the Seattle Jazz Experience youth jazz festival.[6] Prior to that, he also served on the faculty of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the California Institute of the Arts.
While serving as Senior Vice President of Editorial and Product Development at Encyclopædia Britannica, Devereaux helped transform the publisher from a print to online business.[7] He subsequently served as Senior Vice President and Dean of Curriculum at Kaplan University from 2001 to 2008.
As a composer and director,[8] Devereaux’s work includes collaborations with artists from around the world and performances at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre and the Walker Arts Center. He has been a recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. He was also honored with the Cornish College of the Arts Distinguished Alumni Award.
Devereaux’s recent initiatives at NHIA include co-founding the Manchester Cultural District Coalition, which successfully advocated for the city to establish an official cultural district,[9] the launching of a new Certificate in Creative Placemaking program,[10] and the formation of an academic partnership with the University of New Hampshire at Manchester.[11]
References
- ↑ "New Hampshire Institute Of Art Names New President | New Hampshire Public Radio". Nhpr.org. 2014-11-24. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- ↑ "The Hippo : New Hampshire's Weekly : Introducing Kent Devereaux". www.hippopress.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- ↑ "Q&A with NH Institute of Art President Kent Devereaux - New Hampshire Business Review - July 24 2015". www.nhbr.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- ↑ "Cornish's Kent Devereaux Named Next President of NHIA | Western Arts Alliance". westarts.org. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- ↑ "Cornish College names new music chairman". Seattletimes.com. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- ↑ "New Youth Jazz Fest to Debut in Seattle". Jazzedmagazine.com. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- ↑ Tam, Pui-Wing (11 December 2000). "One for the History Books". Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ "Mythological Multimedia". Articles.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- ↑ "Manchester aldermen OK establishment of six-block 'cultural district' | New Hampshire". UnionLeader.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- ↑ "NH Institute of Art offers ‘creative placemaking’ certificate - New Hampshire Business Review - February 3 2017". www.nhbr.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- ↑ "UNH Manchester, NHIA Expand Innovative Partnership". UNH at Manchester. 2016-05-14. Retrieved 2017-03-14.