Miguel Fernández

Miguel Fernández

Director of development

Timeline theatre

Miguel Fernández 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.