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b. Columbus, OH
Hannahrosefitzgerald@icloud.com | (614) 813-7399
Education
Columbus College of Art & Design — BFA, Fine Arts
The Ohio State University — Certificate, Public & Non-Profit Leadership
Professional Experience
Assistant Director of Development
Wexner Center for the Arts — Columbus, OH (2024–Present)
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Cultivate donor relationships and support fundraising strategies through research, proposals, and communications.
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Draft event materials, institutional correspondence, and stewardship documentation.
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Collaborate across departments to align exhibitions, programming, and philanthropy initiatives.
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Maintain CRM records, donor portfolios, and reporting accuracy.
Gallery Director
Adamah Ceramics — Columbus, OH (Dec 2023–Oct 2024)
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Directed gallery operations, artist support, and public programming.
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Developed exhibition texts, promotional copy, and digital communications.
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Managed contracts, scheduling, installation, and lender coordination.
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Supported photography and documentation of collections and displays.
Internships
Learning & Public Practice: Public Programming Intern
Wexner Center for the Arts — Columbus, OH (Aug 2021–May 2023)
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Planned community-focused programs, workshops, and engagement events.
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Conducted research supporting contemporary art and education initiatives.
Art Administration & Education Intern
Children’s Museum of Art — New York City, NY (Dec 2019–Mar 2020)
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Supported studio programming and family-based arts education.
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Assisted in exhibition preparation, outreach, and visitor engagement.
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Ended due to COVID-19
Artist Residencies
R.A.R.O BCN — Barcelona, Spain & Paris, France (May–July 2022)
Metáfora Studio Arts — Barcelona, Spain (Sept–Dec 2023)
Burren College of Art — Ballyvaughan, Ireland (Jan–Feb 2024)
Mineral House Digital Residency (Sept 2024)
Dream Clinic Project Space — Columbus, OH (2024–Present)
Awards, Grants, & Publications
Joan Hall Fellowship Award — $10,000 (2023)
GCAC Public Artist Grants — $500 (2023), $1,200 (2024), $1,200 (2025)
GCAC Community Project Award (with Dream Clinic) — $10,000 (2024)
Ohio Arts Council Emerging Artist Grant — $500 (2025)
Suboart Magazine — March 2024
Columbus Dispatch — September 2024
CUE Art — January 2025
FOA (Friend of Artist) — April 2025
Solo Exhibitions
Smoke & Dust — CCAD Thesis, Design Studios on Broad (May 2023)
Lily-of-the-Valley — 700 Bryden (Aug 2024)
There Are No Lies That Change the Version of You I Had — Urban Arts Space (Sept 2024)
Shedding Bedding — Dream Clinic (May 2025)
Not Everything We’ve Inherited Is Worthy — ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL (Nov 2025)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026
Dream Clinic Group Exhibition — Beeler Gallery at CCAD (Projected Feb 2026)
934 Gallery (3-Person Exhibition) - 934 Gallery, (Projected July 2026)
2025
Front Yard Party (3-Person Exhibition) — Wild Goose Creative (Mar 2025)
The Other Side of the Moon — Dream Clinic Curated Exhibition (Mar 2025)
ABC Gallery Annual Gala — ABC Gallery (July 2025)
Dream Clinic Open Call — Juried Exhibition (2025)
ROY G BIV (3-Person Exhibition) - ROY G BIV Gallery (August 2025)
2024
Artist-in-Residence Exhibition — Burren College of Art (2024)
Dream Clinic Open Call — Juried Exhibition (2024)
2023
Young Hearts 2023 — Sean Christopher Gallery (Third Best Overall)
Ohio Art League Spring Juried Exhibition — Cultural Arts Center
CHROMA — Columbus College of Art & Design
Becoming Objectified — La Galería
YellowCube Gallery Anniversary Exhibition
2022
Fresh Looks — Eastern Michigan University
Young Hearts — Sean Christopher Joseph Gallery
Assembled Identities — New Beyers Gallery
Small Works — ROY G BIV Gallery
Act 1 — YellowCube Gallery
OpenBach — Barcelona, Spain
2021
Acock Gallery — Columbus College of Art & Design
Canzani Gallery — Columbus College of Art & Design
BIO
Hannah Fitzgerald (she/her) holds a BFA in Fine Arts from Columbus College of Art & Design, where she primarily focused on sculpture. Prior to CCAD, Fitzgerald interned at The Children’s Museum of Art (NYC, New York) as an Art Administration and Education intern. This experience led her to The Wexner Center for The Arts, where she interned in the Learning and Public Practice department for two academic years. After earning her BFA, she dedicated time to international artist residencies, which included The Burren College of Art (Ballyvaughan, Ireland,) Metafora Studio Arts (Barcelona, Spain,) and R.A.R.O BCN (Barcelona, Spain & Paris, France.) Back in Columbus, Fitzgerald has completed solo and juried exhibitions, was the gallery director at Adamah Ceramics, and is establishing her studio practice at The Dream Clinic. She is the Assistant Director of Development at The Wexner Center for the Arts and looks forward to her upcoming exhibitions at Beeler Gallery and 934 Gallery.
