Richard McCoy, born and raised in the Midwest, is an American arts administrator, curator, and former conservator-restorer, who is the founding executive director of Landmark Columbus Foundation.
During this time, he also taught as an adjunct faculty instructor at IUPUI and Johns Hopkins University.
Additionally, he completed numerous conservation treatments on iconic works at the museum and curated the exhibition "Indiana: By the Numbers" which focused on the artist Robert Indiana's work from the 1980s.
During this tenure, the museum received the prestigious Ross Merrill Award, among other distinctions.
[5] Highlights of McCoy's projects at IMA: In 2013, he began working for the Columbus, Indiana redevelopment commission to create a plan and process to care for the world-renowned cultural heritage.