Ann was the director of the Hammer Museum at UCLA from 1999 until 2025. She built a renowned exhibition program, a strong and distinctive institutional identity, and an international reputation for scholarly excellence and cutting-edge programming. Major programs launched since her arrival in 1999 include the acclaimed Hammer Projects series showcasing young and emerging artists and the museum’s signature Made in L.A. biennial.
Also under Ann's leadership, the Hammer developed a robust calendar of more than 300 free public programs per year spotlighting many of the most provocative and creative thinkers of our time. In 2022 she completed $180 million renovation of the museum’s building. The museum functions as a lively cultural center at the middle of one of the most creative cities in the world – and admission is free to all.
Prior to her arrival at the Hammer Museum, Ann was director and chief curator of The Drawing Center in New York City for nine years where she introduced the work of hundreds of emerging artists through its much-lauded viewing program as well as curated and presented major contemporary and historical drawing exhibitions.
Ann serves on the boards of the Foundation for Arts Initiatives and (FfAI) the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation. She was elected to the American Academy of Arts and
Sciences in 2020.
