Meet The Director

Gretchen Burau

Director of the American Museum of Asmat Art

Art History

Contact

Email: bura8354@stthomas.edu

Research Interests

Burau’s research is focused on Asmat art. She is particularly interested in the collection activities of Tobias Schneebaum, an American artist and anthropologist that worked in the Asmat region during the 1970s and 1980s. Burau also has a strong interest in the digital humanities, ecological art, and fresco painting.

BOARD OF ADVISORS

Mr. Gerald D. Brennan, Chair

Mrs. Carole Boyum

Mrs. Gretchen Burau, Director & Curator

V. Rev. Tom Enneking, osc

Dr. Bernice Folz

Dr. Tom Harkcom

Ms. Phyllis Hischier

Fr. Kermit Holl, osc

Mr. Joshua Irwandi

Ms. Ursula Konrad

Mr. David Kostik

Fr. Onesius Otenieli Daeli, osc

Fr. Virgil Petermeier, osc

Dr. Tom Powell Davies

Ms. Topsy Simonson

Dr. Nick Stanley

Dr. Victoria Young

Mrs. Donna MacMillan, honorary member

Mrs. Suzanne Burke, College of Arts and Sciences staff