78 ABOUT THE FOSTER MUSEUM OPPOSITE Tony Foster, Vilamendhoo— Dive 20, 2004 (detail, p. 37) The Foster Museum 940 Commercial Street Palo Alto, CA 94303 www.thefoster.org The Foster Museum was established as Foster Art & Wilderness Foundation in 2013 as a 501(c)(3) non- profit organization. Its mission is to unite, understand, and share Tony Foster’s watercolor wilderness Journeys, inspiring connection to art, nature, and the protection of place. The museum actively loans its Journeys by Tony Foster to museums and like-minded institutions around the world, and manages a deep archive of the artist’s body of work. The museum presents the watercolor Journeys of British artist Tony Foster in a contemplative space and offers related lectures and education programs for adults, children, and families. It maintains a commit- ment to environmental education and stewardship. The museum is open to the public free of charge and produces an educational newsletter that can be sub- scribed to at www.thefoster.org. The Foster Museum also makes its facility available to local education, environment, art, and community groups for events and programs. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jane Woodward, Founder Beth Bartlett Holly Knapp Maryellen Myers Sara Shifrin STAFF Bianca Patel, Executive Director Anne Baxter, Art Director Eileen Howard, Archive Director Kristin Poole, Artistic Director Deb Waltimire, Museum Operations Manager Linda Miller, Museum Events Manager Anna Gawarecki, Senior Museum Associate Chloe Howard, Museum Associate Mattias Lanas, Consultant Dan Saal, Design Consultant ADVISORS James K. Ballinger, Director Emeritus of the Phoenix Art Museum Graham W. J. Beal, Director Emeritus of the Detroit Institute of Arts Michael Engl, Philanthropist, collector, and former Board Chair of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Karen Kienzle, Director of the Palo Alto Art Center Karen McWhorter, Collier-Read Director of Curatorial, Education, and Museum Services of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West Paul Salisbury, Retired architect, lifelong arts supporter, founding Board Member of The Foster Museum Gail Severn, Owner of the Gail Severn Gallery, Ketchum, Idaho Natasha Skok, Senior Advisor at WovenEarth Ventures and former Chief Executive Officer of Tallwood Venture Capital Kirsten Stasio, Chief Executive Officer of Nevada Clean Energy Fund and Adjunct Lecturer at Stanford University Annie and Bill Vanderbilt, Wilderness educators and adventurers
