Allison Perkins

Executive Director of Reynolda House, Associate Provost for Reynolda House and Reynolda Gardens
336.758.3096
allison@reynolda.org

Allison Perkins joined the staff of Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem as executive director in 2006. She was named Wake Forest University’s associate provost for Reynolda House and Reynolda Gardens in 2015. Annually, more than 180,000 visitors come to the historic 1917 estate. Perkins considers herself an audience advocate and, in her role at Reynolda, she upholds the institution’s mission to connect people with the beauty and complexity of the American story through the integration of art, nature, and history.

Perkins spent the first half of her career in art museum education, holding prior positions at the Baltimore Museum of Art, moving there from her previous role as education director of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth. Perkins received a Bachelor of Arts in art history from Lake Forest College and completed graduate work in art history at the University of Chicago. In August 2022, she was appointed to the National Museum and Library Services Board by President Biden. Perkins is married to Cliff Dossel and they have two young adult children, Colin and Kate.