The Aldrich In Ridgefield Names Diana Bowes Board Chair

RIDGEFIELD, CT — The Board of Trustees of The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum has announced that Diana Bowes was elected Board chair at their most recent meeting. She succeeds Eric Diefenbach, who held the position since 2012 and who will remain an active trustee.

Bowes, who a Westport resident, has been on The Aldrich’s Board since 2014 and has served as vice chair since 2017.

"For close to ten years, Eric successfully guided The Aldrich as the Chair of the Board of Trustees, steering the museum into its 6th decade. In recent years he has been ably supported by Diana in the role of vice chair and I am thrilled to work with her now as she steps into this new role as the chair of the Board," said Cybele Maylone, The Aldrich's executive director.

A longstanding member of the Fairfield County community, Bowes has worked on behalf of many educational, arts, and civic organizations in the area. A native of San Francisco, she has been an active collector and champion of contemporary artists for decades.

"It has been an absolute pleasure to work alongside Eric Diefenbach these last few years," Bowes said. "The Aldrich is on a great upward trajectory, with renewed excitement in our programs along with the critical acknowledgement the museum deserves. I look forward to this next phase, working with the Board to help make The Aldrich the best it can be."

Andrew J. Pitts, a Greenwich resident and partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, has been elected as vice chair and will support Bowes in her role leading the museum's trustees.