About the Founder

Ivory Clark is a public historian, museum educator and digital curator with experience across art museums, history museums, children’s museums, galleries and cultural institutions.

His professional background spans museum education, historical interpretation, exhibition management, collections research, digital humanities and visitor engagement. He has developed learning experiences for children and families, managed a technology exhibition and makerspace, researched and digitized museum collections, supported public programs, installed exhibitions and helped care for and document cultural objects.

Ivory holds a master’s degree in Museums, Heritage and Public History and a bachelor’s degree in Art History, Heritage and Museum Studies. He founded the Digital Exhibit to unite these experiences in a museum created specifically for digital audiences.

Through original artwork, historical research and interactive interpretation, Ivory explores how portraits, objects and technologies shape the ways people understand history. His work includes Painted Pasts, the SEE³ visual-analysis method, digital exhibitions and educational resources connecting close looking with evidence-based historical inquiry.

Experience

• The Digital Exhibit
  Founder and Digital Curator

• The Magic House, St. Louis Children’s Museum
  STEAM Educator and Exhibit Manager

• Missouri History Museum
  Early Childhood and Family Programs Educator

• National Blues Museum
  Museum Associate

• St. Louis Mercantile Library and Art Museum
  Research Assistant

• Plains Art Museum
  Education and Social Engagement

• Hjemkomst Center
  Collections and Visitor Services Assistant

• Cyrus M. Running Gallery
  Assistant Gallery Director

• Concordia College Art Department
  Co-Curator, Mind on Art and Art at the Park

• Rourke Art Museum
  Museum Assistant