Victoria Sancho Lobis (née Victoria Ana-Teresa Sancho;[1] born 1976[1]) is an American art historian and curator. She is the director of the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College in Claremont, California.[2][3]

Early life

Lobis was born in 1976 as Victoria Ana-Teresa Sancho,[1] and grew up in Kansas City, Missouri.[4] Her mother emigrated from Costa Rica and her father's family is from Puerto Rico.[4] She attended Yale University, and then earned master's degrees from Williams College and Columbia University and a doctorate in art history from Columbia.[4]

Career

Lobis was a curator at the University of San Diego.[2] She then moved to the Art Institute of Chicago, before returning to Southern California to become the Sarah Rempel and Herbert S. Rempel Director of the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College and an associate professor of art history at the college.[2][5]

Personal life

Lobis is married and has a daughter.[4] She lives in Claremont, California.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Marta Isabel Zamora". Chestnut Hill Local. December 17, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Kendall, Mark (January 2, 2020). "Victoria Sancho Lobis Named Director of New Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College". Pomona College. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College Names Victoria Sancho Lobis Director". Artforum. January 2, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Rhodes, Mick (December 1, 2020). "Benton Museum director prepares for opening day". Claremont Courier. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Victoria Sancho Lobis". Pomona College. September 14, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2021.


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