SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE APPOINTS CHARLES DEMARAIS PRESIDENT

Charles Desmarais, deputy director for art at the Brooklyn Museum, was today appointed the president of the San Francisco Art Institute. Desmarais succeeds Roy Eisenhardt, interim president since July 2010. Desmarais will assume his responsibilities as president of SFAI on August 1.

“We are thrilled to welcome Charles Desmarais as the new president of SFAI,” said Diane Frankel, chair of the board of trustees. “His broad experience brings significant management, financial, and fundraising skills, and successes to our institution. In addition, Charles has played a major role in American and international art through the institutions he has led and through his writing and curatorial work.”