Lolita Fierro is the Director of Development at Art21, where she leads fundraising for the organization’s annual operating budget and multifaceted strategies to expand and diversify its donor community. Since joining Art21 in 2016, she has strengthened its fundraising, launching its biennial gala, cultivating corporate partnerships, and establishing patron groups and travel initiatives that connect supporters with artists and cultural communities worldwide. She works closely with staff and board on Art21 for Everyone, a $10 million capacity-building campaign designed to strengthen operations and expand programs that bring contemporary art to a wider audience.

Prior to Art21, Lolita worked at ArtTable and the Chinati Foundation. She holds B.A.s in Art History, Graphic Design, and Marketing from the University of Texas at El Paso and is an alum of Seth Godin’s altMBA and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs Leadership Accelerator.