Cristie Scott is a committed visual arts administrator and nonprofit professional with years of experience in the realms of curation, exhibition design & installation, arts education, program development, and organizational management. She holds a BA in studio art from the University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, WA), and a MA in Visual Arts Administration with a concentration in nonprofit management from New York Univ.-Steinhardt (New York, NY).

As Exhibition Center Manager for the Idyllwild Arts Academy & Summer Program, Cristie was charged with the administrative and curatorial oversight of a 1300 sq. ft. gallery space and its year-round exhibition program. From 2018-2024, she installed upwards of 60 shows featuring the work of hundreds of talented students and contemporary artists. Cristie also served as Visual Arts faculty and Assistant Chair, developing and implementing art foundations and senior seminar curriculum for high school students.

From 2014-2018, Cristie was Executive Director of the Durango Arts Center, a decades-old visual and performing arts hub housed in a converted car dealership in downtown Durango.  As director, she managed the staff, fundraising efforts, strategic planning, community advocacy and services for regional artists, such as micro-grants and residencies. Cristie has also served on various boards and special cultural planning committees, including eight years with City of Durango’s Public Art Commission, as well as terms with Visit Durango, the Durango Arts Center, and the Idyllwild Community Fund.

Cristie currently lives and works in her hometown of Durango, CO, where she is the Curator of Exhibitions & Educational Outreach for the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College, which is settled upon the ancestral and traditional homelands of the Nuuchiu (Ute), Jicarilla Abache (Apache), Pueblo, Hopi Sinom (Hopi), and Diné (Navajo) Peoples.