Risë Wilson

Overview

Rise Wilson first conceived of The Laundromat Project in 1998 99envisioning a space for people to be able to create not just consume art. She served on the Board of Directors from incorporation in 2005 through early 2016 and remains a major champion of our work. She is currently the inaugural Director of Philanthropy at Robert Rauschenberg Foundation (RRF). As a member of the foundation s senior leadership team Rise is leading the organization through a new phase of charitable givingone that builds on the legacy of its founder while remaining relevant to contemporary concerns. To that end the foundation supports initiatives at the intersection of arts and political issues particularly those that embody the fearlessness innovation and multidisciplinary approach that Rauschenberg exemplified in both his art and philanthropic endeavors. RRF is particularly interested in the role of creative problem solving in achieving social change. Ms. Wilson s sixteen year tenure in arts and culture includes roles at the Ford Foundation Parsons the New School for Design MoMA and the International Center for Photography. She holds a BA from Columbia University where she was a Kluge Scholar and an MA from NYU where she was a MacCracken Fellow.