Steven Lavine

Steven D. Lavine is an American academic administrator who was the president of the California Institute of the Arts. He stepped down from that position in June 2017, after 29 years in the post.

Steve Lavine
Born
Steven Lavine

Sparta, Wisconsin, U.S.
Academic background
EducationStanford University (BA)
Harvard University (MA, PhD)
3rd President of the California Institute of the Arts
In office
1988–2017
Preceded byRobert Fitzpatrick
Succeeded byRavi Rajan

Early life

Lavine was born in Sparta, Wisconsin.Lavine grew up in Superior, Wisconsin. His father was a house call doctor, and his mother was a gifted pianist, reciting compositions of Sergei Rachmaninoff and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky at home. Lavine cites artistic works like Bob Dylan's debut album and Alain Resnais' film Hiroshima mon amour as early influences in developing his interests in the arts.

He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University, followed by a Master of Arts and PhD in English and American literature from Harvard University.[1] While at Stanford, he was influenced by his professors H. Bruce Franklin, and Larry Friedlander.

Career

Through the professional recommendation of Martin Friedman, then-director of the Walker Art Center, Lavine was put in contact with CalArts's Board of Trustees. In 1988, he was appointed its president, after serving as associate director for arts and humanities at the Rockefeller Foundation.[1]

In 1991, with Ivan Karp, Lavine co-edited "Exhibiting Cultures: The Poetics and Politics of Museum Display".[2]

CalArts

As the third president of CalArts, Lavine oversaw the naming of The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance, The Herb Alpert School of Music, and REDCAT, the Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater that opened in the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles.[3]

Personal life

Lavine is married to writer and artist Janet Sternburg.[3]

References
  1. DUBIN, ZAN (10 February 1988). "Steven Lavine of Rockefeller Foundation to Head CalArts" – via LA Times.
  2. "National Advisory Board - SNAAP: Strategic National Arts Alumni Project". snaap.indiana.edu.
  3. "CALARTS PRESIDENT STEVEN D. LAVINE TO STEP DOWN IN SPRING OF 2017 | CalArts". Archived from the original on 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
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