MaryAnn Wilkinson is a former head of the Modern and Contemporary Art department at the Detroit Institute of Arts. She subsequently became the Exhibition Director at Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan, and is currently the Executive Director of Detroit’s Scarab Club. She has written extensively on art, design, and artists, with a particular emphasis on European modern painting, sculpture, and decorative art. She is currently on the board of Midtown Detroit, Inc., and on the steering committee for the (Detroit) Cultural Center Planning Initiative