We’re excited to introduce Miguel Fernández, who has been working as TimeLine’s new Director or Development since March 24!
Miguel joins TimeLine with more than 17 years of fundraising experience, primarily focused on major gifts for Chicago cultural organizations including the Art Institute of Chicago, WTTW | WFMT, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Joffrey Ballet, and Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. He has raised funds for capital projects, art exhibitions, ballet productions, symphony concerts, local independent news, PBS programs, local history documentaries, classical radio broadcasts, arts education, community engagement, and numerous special events.
Miguel’s campaign experience includes the Art Institute’s Building of the Century Campaign for the Modern Wing and the Imagining More Campaign for WTTW and WFMT. He is thrilled to lead TimeLine’s development team and contribute to the successful completion of IT’S TIME: The Campaign for TimeLine’s New Home.
A native Chicagoan, he holds a BFA in Fine Art from Columbia College Chicago. Before becoming a professional fundraiser, he was a Gallery 37 apprentice and freelance artist, creating commissioned artwork for clients as diverse as Starcom, McDonald’s, LaSalle Bank, L’Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Chicago, the Field Museum, and more.
In his spare time, Miguel enjoys live music at venues such as the Auditorium Theatre, Empty Bottle, Salt Shed, and at TimeLine’s Uptown neighbors, the Aragon Ballroom and Riviera Theatre.
I am inspired by TimeLine’s commitment to examining history. I believe that history is essential to understanding the world today and theatre allows historical themes to resonate in a powerful way. It’s an experience you don’t get through a screen—making direct eye contact with artists on stage, being in an environment meticulously designed from the set, to wardrobe, to lighting.