Kirstin Pires

What I do at the Chazen: I direct the museum’s communications program.

When I started: January 2, 2014

On Saturdays you’ll find me: on the lake, with my dog, outside

What I love about the Chazen: It is the living embodiment of the Wisconsin Idea.

My alma mater: Carleton College (B.A.), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (M.A.)

My college major: studio art-printmaking

My favorite artwork not at the Chazen: Any of Aggie Zed‘s little people.

Last job before the Chazen: director of communications for a Washington, DC-based trade association

First job: Picking up walnuts from my grandmother’s yard. Five cents each.

Side hustle: Teaching puppy kindergarten and all manner of dog-training classes

My creative outlet: knitting, spinning, making pictures

Most unusual job: director of media relations for the men’s professional billiards tour