Meet the Board:
Tiarna Doherty
Tiarna is the Deputy Director for Curatorial, Exhibitions, and Collections at the Wolfsonian-FIU.
Tiarna Doherty has twenty years of experience working in museums. Before joining The
Wolfsonian, as Deputy Director for Curatorial, Exhibitions, and Collections, Doherty was a
Program Manager for Collections Support Teams at the Smithsonian Institution. From 2011-
2017 she ran dynamic programs for conservators and allied professionals that served to foster
leadership, strengthen networks, and promote the exchange of complementary knowledge out of
the Lunder Conservation Center where she was Chief of Conservation for the Smithsonian
American Art Museum. Previously, she worked for ten years as a Paintings Conservator at the J.
Paul Getty Museum.
Tiarna holds a PhD in Art History from the University of Delaware; a Master of Science degree
in Art Conservation from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation; a
Certificate in Executive Non-profit Management from Georgetown University; Bachelor degrees
in Art History and Chemistry from Tufts University.
Her scholarly interests include artistic identity, connoisseurship, and the confluence of art and
science. Doherty has published in the fields of conservation, technical art history, and art history.
Wolfsonian, as Deputy Director for Curatorial, Exhibitions, and Collections, Doherty was a
Program Manager for Collections Support Teams at the Smithsonian Institution. From 2011-
2017 she ran dynamic programs for conservators and allied professionals that served to foster
leadership, strengthen networks, and promote the exchange of complementary knowledge out of
the Lunder Conservation Center where she was Chief of Conservation for the Smithsonian
American Art Museum. Previously, she worked for ten years as a Paintings Conservator at the J.
Paul Getty Museum.
Tiarna holds a PhD in Art History from the University of Delaware; a Master of Science degree
in Art Conservation from the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation; a
Certificate in Executive Non-profit Management from Georgetown University; Bachelor degrees
in Art History and Chemistry from Tufts University.
Her scholarly interests include artistic identity, connoisseurship, and the confluence of art and
science. Doherty has published in the fields of conservation, technical art history, and art history.
