Board Member
Bart grew up on a ranch in western South Dakota. He had many interests growing up from drawing and painting, to building, to exploring the ranch on his horse. He earned his BFA in photography from the University of South Dakota in 1989. Upon completion, he worked as a Curator of Exhibitions for the W.H. Over State Museum in Vermillion, SD. Bart continued his education at the University of Nebraska culminating in a MA in Museum Studies. He would spend the next 25 years as first Curator then Director of the Farmington Museum System in Farmington, NM.
He has had a life-long interest in archaeology, geology, paleontology and natural science. Bart met his future wife Ingrid the month after moving to Farmington in 1998. Since then, they have explored the southwest hiking to many destinations.
Bart has experience in all facets of museum work. He spent seven years as a Museum Assessment Program (MAP) reviewer for the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). He has served on many boards including the Totah Festival Board that organizes a Native Arts Festival in Farmington every year. He was also the President of the Citizens Advisory Board for the New Mexico State University Agricultural Science Center in Farmington. Bart and his wife have two kids, Cy and Emma, and are currently working to start a vineyard and winery outside of Aztec, NM on what is known as “Ruins Road.”