Tiffany Fairall

Museum Professional Board Member

Tiffany Fairall is a visual arts expert with over 25 years of museum and contemporary art experience. For 18 years,
Tiffany’s career flourished at Mesa Contemporary Arts (MCA) Museum at Mesa Arts Center, where she evolved
from Associate Curator to managing the department as Chief Curator. Under Tiffany’s leadership, MCA Museum
was named “Best Museum” by NewTimes two years in a row (2019 and 2020) and received national acclaim for its
edgy, thought-provoking commentaries. She was also listed by NewTimes as one of the “15 Women Curators to
Know in Arizona” and selected as a 2019 Piper Fellow to study American civil rights and social justice focused
cultural institutions and historic sites. From this experience, Tiffany refocused her curatorial vision to empower
underrepresented voices and artforms and found her purpose as a First Amendment advocate.


Prior to this appointment, Tiffany was the Curatorial Assistant / Assistant Registrar for the ASU Art Museum, where
she implemented events and programming for the Ceramics Research Center and helped manage the museum’s
collection and exhibitions. A Regent Scholar, Tiffany received her MA and BA in Art History as well as her BFA in
Graphic Design from Arizona State University. Tiffany was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, where she resides
with her husband, Terence, and two cats, Houdini and Jasper.