Overview

• Johanna Burton will assume the directorship of ICA Philadelphia on November 1, 2025, succeeding Zoë Ryan who left to head the Hammer Museum earlier this year.
• Hallie Ringle continues as interim director during the transition period ahead of Burton’s arrival.
• At MOCA Los Angeles, Burton stabilized the museum’s programming, reinstated its annual gala to raise about $3 million each year, and secured a $1 million gift for arts education.
• Burton’s background includes serving as executive director of Ohio State’s Wexner Center for the Arts and directing the graduate program at Bard College’s Center for Curatorial Studies.
• ICA Philadelphia’s affiliation with the University of Pennsylvania positions it as a hub for emergent, risk-taking art linked to academic and community engagement.