Julia Alexander
Julia Alexander | |
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Alexander in 2018 | |
| Born | Julia Mary Alexander 1967 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | May 4, 2025 (aged 57–58) Towson, Maryland, U.S. |
| Education | Wellesley College (BA) New York University (MA) Yale University (MA, PhD) |
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| Employer | Walters Art Museum (2013–2024) |
| Spouse |
John Marciari
(m. 1996, separated) |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | David Alexander |
Julia Alexander (1967 – May 4, 2025), formerly Julia Marciari-Alexander, was an American art historian and curator who was executive director of the Walters Art Museum in Maryland from 2013 to 2024. As director, she oversaw the completion of a seven-year endowment campaign as well as the renovation of the Hackerman House, which holds the museum's collection of Asian art.
Alexander began her career at the Yale Center for British Art, where she was assistant curator of paintings and sculpture and later an associate director of the museum. In 2008, she joined the San Diego Museum of Art as its head curator, and served as an interim director following the departure of the museum director in 2009.