Mary Jo Sutton

• What I do, where I work

• I’m an exhibit wrangler and planner these days. I’ve worked both independently and inside for museums for about 20 years. At my heart, I believe the museum experience should have an element of delight, pleasure and beauty. Though poignant sadness can be part of the deal too as I’ve done a fair bit of shows about traditional cultures and nature. I’m very interested in outdoor learning environments having grown up mostly outside, often in trees and having spent the last 8 years creating a magical outdoor learning environment for families with very young kids. I’m currently working with The Oakland Museum of California as part two teams redoing of 2 of their permanent galleries.

• Current position

• Exhibit Wrangler at Oakland Museum

Earlier positions

• Director of Exhibitions at Bay Area Discovery Museum

• Lead Designer at California Academy of Sciences

• Instructor Exhibit Design/Development at JFK University

• Designer at Gordon Chun Design, Berkeley