Lisa Fischman is the Ruth Gordon Shapiro '37 Director of the Davis Museum at Wellesley College. She held previous appointments at the University of Arizona Museum of Art, the Atlanta College of Art Gallery, and the UB Art Gallery / SUNY Buffalo. A specialist in contemporary art, she has curated numerous exhibitions and written and/or contributed to many publications; several of her recent projects have focused on art of the Middle East. She earned a Ph.D. degree from the University of Minnesota in Art History and American Studies.