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The Woodman Family Foundation was established by Betty Woodman (1930-2018) and George Woodman (1932-2017) during their lifetimes. Love of beauty was at the heart of their lives and art. In this spirit, the Foundation is dedicated to stewarding the artistic legacies of Betty, George, and their daughter, Francesca Woodman (1958-1981).

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Francesca Woodman featured in "The Art Newspaper," June 7, 2023
Francesca Woodman featured in "The Art Newspaper," June 7, 2023
Big thanks to Jori Finkel for this lovely piece in the Art Newspaper! We’re thrilled to have her share more about the Foundation's plans and exciting things on the horizon for Francesca Woodman.
NOW OPEN Francesca Woodman in “The Performative Self-Portrait” at RISD Museum, Providence, Rhode Island, May 13-November 12, 2023
NOW OPEN Francesca Woodman in “The Performative Self-Portrait” at RISD Museum, Providence, Rhode Island, May 13-November 12, 2023
From capturing themselves in shadows and reflections to trying on alternative or speculative identities, "The Performative Self-Portrait” explores the body as material and medium and photography as vehicle to consider ways artists use self-portraiture to enact the self, question history, and articulate identity. Made between 1930 and the present, works in the exhibition range from new acquisitions to older works on view for the first time.
NOW ON VIEW: "Betty Woodman and George Woodman," Charleston, East Sussex, UK, March 25-September 10, 2023
NOW ON VIEW: "Betty Woodman and George Woodman," Charleston, East Sussex, UK, March 25-September 10, 2023
‍The exhibition at Charleston explores ways that Betty Woodman’s and George Woodman’s shared life and experiences over more than six decades found expression in the works that emerged from each artists’ studio. Art history significantly influenced them both, as can be seen in many of the works on view at Charleston as well as numerous other works in the Foundation’s collection, as shown here.
Happy birthday to Betty Woodman
Happy birthday to Betty Woodman
Happy birthday to Betty Woodman, who was born on this day in 1930!
OPENING Friday May 12: "Betty Woodman: Diptychs," David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, May 12-June 16, 2023
OPENING Friday May 12: "Betty Woodman: Diptychs," David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, May 12-June 16, 2023
“Betty Woodman: Diptychs” focuses on two-part ceramic sculptures made by the artist between 1990 and 2013. The exhibition charts the evolution of Woodman's ideas about positive and negative space and sculpture and painting through these carefully composed works.
Happy birthday to George Woodman
Happy birthday to George Woodman
Happy birthday to George Woodman, who was born on this day in 1932!
NOW ON VIEW: "Betty Woodman and George Woodman," Charleston, East Sussex, UK, March 25-September 10, 2023
NOW ON VIEW: "Betty Woodman and George Woodman," Charleston, East Sussex, UK, March 25-September 10, 2023
This exhibition at Charleston—the home and studio of artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant—centers on Betty and George Woodman’s prolific time in Antella, Italy, where they lived and worked together for part each year for nearly 50 years. In addition to presenting a range of artworks exploring the couple’s mutual influences and their ongoing dialogue in a variety of media, the exhibition includes archival photographs documenting their home, life and work in Antella.
Francesca Woodman, "Small sketch for a piece about bridges and tiaras," January, 1980: STAFF PICKS
Francesca Woodman, "Small sketch for a piece about bridges and tiaras," January, 1980: STAFF PICKS
Over many years I’ve had the privilege of being first the curator of Francesca Woodman’s estate and now in my current role with the Woodman Family Foundation, I’ve had an equal number of “favorite” works by the artist. It’s a real challenge to choose just one! “Small sketch for a piece about bridges and tiaras” for me exemplifies the wit, keen observation, and inventiveness characteristic of Francesca Woodman’s photographs and points to her larger concerns as an artist.
Happy birthday to Francesca Woodman
Happy birthday to Francesca Woodman
Happy birthday to Francesca Woodman—lover of sweets and occasional painter of cakes—who was born on this day in 1958!
Irene Clurman on George Woodman, "Arts Magazine," April 1982: READING ROOM
Irene Clurman on George Woodman, "Arts Magazine," April 1982: READING ROOM
READING ROOM highlights past essays, reviews and interviews about Betty Woodman, Francesca Woodman, and George Woodman that provided new insights and lenses through which to understand their work. In her essay for "Arts Magazine” related to George Woodman’s 1982 solo exhibition at Haber-Theodore Gallery in New York, Irene Clurman discusses the transformation of Woodman’s patterns and palette into more representational forms.
"Betty Woodman and George Woodman" featured in "STIR," March 26, 2023
"Betty Woodman and George Woodman" featured in "STIR," March 26, 2023
Read Rahul Kumar's interview with Charleston curator Emily Hill in "STIR" about the exhibition "Betty Woodman and George Woodman" on view now through September 10, 2023 at Charleston, East Sussex, UK.
OPENING SATURDAY "Betty Woodman and George Woodman," Charleston, East Sussex, UK, March 25-September 10, 2023
OPENING SATURDAY "Betty Woodman and George Woodman," Charleston, East Sussex, UK, March 25-September 10, 2023
Representing a decades-long dialogue in ceramics and paint, “Betty Woodman and George Woodman” brings together the artists’ vibrant ceramics, vivid abstract paintings, radical assemblages, and photographs, illuminated by archival materials. Focused on the couple’s prolific time at their farmhouse in Antella, Italy—where they lived and worked for part of each year for nearly fifty years—the exhibition explores the artists’ mutual influences and their shared life immersed in art, culture, travel and experimentation, reflected in kindred palettes and patterns.