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Scott A. Shields

Scott A. Shields

December Competition

Scott A. Shields, Associate Director and Chief Curator at the Crocker Art Museum, is the December judge.

Scott A. Shields is the associate director and chief curator at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. He holds an MA and PhD in art history from the University of Kansas and has twenty-five years of museum experience. During his tenure in Sacramento, he has curated more than seventy-five exhibitions and authored numerous exhibition catalogues, including Artists at Continent’s End: The Monterey Peninsula Art Colony, 1875–1907; Edgar Payne: The Scenic Journey; A Touch of Blue: Landscapes by Gregory Kondos; Armin Hansen: The Artful Voyage; E. Charlton Fortune: The Colorful Spirit; Richard Diebenkorn: Beginnings, 1942–1955; Granville Redmond: The Eloquent Palette; and others.