Sierra Van Ryck deGroot — ars moriendi

the individual.





Sierra Van Ryck deGroot is doing the best she can.

Born off of Exit 148 and raised off of Exit 114, she is a staunch supporter of the existence of Central Jersey.

She has a BA in Art, Design, and Interactive Media; Fine Art; and Art History from Seton Hall University. Sierra also has a MSEd in Museum Education with a specialization in Childhood Education from Bank Street College of Education.

She currently works for The Metropolitan Museum of Art as the Assistant Educator for College and University Programs. 

Sierra serves as a board member of ArtTableNew Jersey Association of Museums (NJAM), and the New Jersey Council for the Humanities. She was previously on the National Emerging Museum Professionals Network (NEMPN) board as a Co-President (1/2 of the former Sierras Leadership team).

In her free time, Sierra enjoys visiting museums, reading, eating good food with good company, and craft beers.

You can find her having a lot to say on Twitter as @sierra_vrd or occasionally posting on Instagram as @sierragoesthere.

Sierra is a small but crackly portion of Dead Dreams Club Live.