Callen McJunkin
Callen McJunkin is a native of Charleston, WV and a graduate of the Garrison Forest School in Baltimore, MD and Hollins University (’72), earning a BS with honors in Art History.
She and her husband, attorney Tom McJunkin (W&L ‘70, ‘74L), moved to Charleston from Washington, DC in 1975, beginning a long career in support of the arts.
She served on the Sunrise Museum board (now the Clay Center) continually from 1978 until her present involvement on the Clay Center Advisory Committee, and was a founding member of the Collectors Club at the Clay Center.
She worked as an art consultant and gallerist in Charleston (Callen McJunkin Gallery) for more than 25 years, serving on numerous arts boards, including Children’s Theater, Fund for the Arts, and FestivALL.
She was appointed to serve as a Commissioner for the WV Commission on the Arts.
She was selected as a YWCA Woman of Achievement for initiating the Art Walk in Charleston, and establishing a visual arts component for FestivALL with the Capitol St. Art Fair.
She and Tom (deceased) are the parents of three children and four grandchildren.
