Kris McGhee

- Received Adjunct - Assistant Professor Appointment for 2024-2025 Academic year

- Emergency course substitute for AH 351 - Renaissance Art in Fall 2023 term

- Co-Traveler for Jan 408: Engaging Christian Art in Italy & France

• Organizing Committee Member of the Materiality of Resistance Symposium, a two-day Terra Funded event hosted in March 2024.
• Promoted to Humanities & Sciences Divisional Manager in July 2023.
• Partner with Divisional Dean and Program Chairs in all aspects of graduate and undergraduate programming and/or support.
• Assist in creation and development of divisional academic schedule.
• Partnered with the History of Art & Visual Culture Chair in securing a Terra Foundation grant for the Materiality of Resistance Symposium hosted by CCA in March 2024.
• Hosted & Co-Chaired the 2023 Annual Bay Area Art History Undergraduate Research Symposium.
• Work with Provost, Associate Director, and program chairs in curricular development of CCA minors including launching minor in Critical Ethic Studies and initiating formal proposal for Art Market minor.
• Partner in the Curriculum Revision Proposal for the History of Art & Visual Culture Department.
• Oversee program and divisional budgets, including payment of guest speakers and ordering of course materials.
• Partner with Student Records and Academic Advising in development and implementation of academic information systems reports in Workday.

• Promoted from Coordinator to Fine Art Specialist in 6 months.
• Co-curated and managed company's first two specialised sales: Modern + Contemporary Art and European + Early American Fine Art; Head of November 2021 Sale.
• Leading strategic marketer for Fine Art department, including planning advertisements with Artnet, AskArt, and Barnaby’s as well as local print campaigns.
• Set world auction records in 2020 for Andy Warhol’s Mick Jagger Suite ($817,000) and Raimonds Staprans Still Life with Red Piano Stool ($147,600).
• Actively liaise with private clients and galleries throughout sales process, including advising in fine art consignment and acquisition.
• Work daily with internal/online databases for client management and online auction platforms such as Invaluable, LiveAuctioneers, and Auction Mobility.
• Catalogue and research incoming works including partnering with outside institutions and experts to ascertain artistic authenticity for COAs or as additions to catalogue raisonnés.

• Traveled with Engaging Christian Art in Italy and France January Term Class in 2015 and 2016, assisting and teaching alongside Professor Tom Poundstone.
• On-campus lectures included: David & Neoclassicism, Development of Modernism, German Expressionism: Art, Film & Opera, Italian Futurism & the World Wars, Auction & The Contemporary Art Market, and Arts of the Islamic World.
• Maintained interdisciplinary study as guiding principle, establishing partnerships with faculty in other departments to draw parallels with other subjects including musicology and religious studies.

• Oversee, coordinate, and schedule all appointments, travel, and reservations for Deputy Chairman of San Francisco region in addition to all specialists from visiting regions.
• Partner with local, national, and international museums in facilitating appraisals and loan requests.
• Successfully manage all aspects of San Francisco stage of Christie's 20th century May Sales Tour, including shipping, installation, private viewings, and VIP client dinner.
• Work across all specialized art and luxury departments liaising between clients, specialists, art handlers, and sale coordinators through entirety of consignment process.

• Promoted to Store Leader and RH Contemporary Art educator within seven months.
• Gallery key holder managing over 50 employees in addition to payroll, scheduling, ensuring achievement of sales goals, and assisting in associate on-boarding processes.
• Selected by Sr. Vice-President as ambassador for local RH Contemporary Art (RHCA) artists.
• Partnered with RHCA Corporate offices in selection of official artworks for artMRKT 2014.
• Created and implemented educational system for familiarizing employees with artists and art works of newly launched RH Contemporary Art.
• Regularly sent out to support other Bay Area galleries to increase sales numbers.