Sheila Bergman

Dr. Sheila Bergman is an accomplished museum executive, curator, and cultural leader with a passion for connecting art, history, and community. She currently serves as Executive Director of the Catalina Museum for Art & History (CMAH), where she has strengthened the museum’s profile as a dynamic cultural destination. Under her leadership, CMAH has expanded exhibitions, educational programs, and community initiatives, reaching tens of thousands of residents and visitors annually.

Her career spans decades across multiple institutions, combining curatorial expertise, educational vision, and organizational leadership. At the University of California, Riverside’s UCR ARTS, she curated major exhibitions including a retrospective of David C. Driskell and Intolerable Beauty by Chris Jordan. At CMAH, she has championed exhibitions such as Catalina Clay and From Los Angeles to Catalina: The Art of Sonia Romero. She has instituted bilingual exhibitions to increase accessibility and engagement.

Earlier in her career, she helped reopen the Strand Theater in Dorchester, collaborated with Jonas Mekas at Anthology Film Archives in New York, and led programming for the Zeum Art & Technology Center in San Francisco. She earned her PhD in Human and Organizational Systems from Fielding Graduate University and an MA in Interdisciplinary Arts from San Francisco State University.

• Executive Director, Catalina Museum for Art & History (CMAH), USA (2022-present)
• Executive Director, UCR ARTS of University of California, USA (2017-2022)
• Director, UCSC Foundation of University of California, USA (2015-2017)
• Assistant Dean of External Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles, USA (2008-2015)
• Executive Director, P.S. ARTS, USA (2002-2006)
• Director of External Affairs, Children's Creativity Museum, USA (2000-2001)
• Director of Artistic and Educational Programs, Children's Creativity Museum, USA (1994-2000)

• PhD in Organizational Development, Fielding Graduate University, USA
• Masters in Organizational Behavior & Development, Fielding Graduate University, USA
• Executive Program, Stanford University Graduate School of Business, USA
• Masters in Interdisciplinary Arts, San Francisco State University, USA
• Bachelors in Fine Art/ Studio Art/ Theater, Immaculate Heart College, USA