Staff Picks

Hi! I'm Ambar Vasquez-Mitra, a recent graduate from Middlebury College with a BA in History and Museum Studies and part of the Studio Institute Arts Intern Program. As this year's summer research intern at the Woodman Family Foundation, I've been tasked with organizing and compiling enhanced information on the numerous exhibitions of Francesca Woodman’s work over the past forty years.

Hello, this is Rehan Miskci. I recently joined The Woodman Foundation as their Digital Imaging and Photography Manager. I’m lucky to be involved with Francesca, Betty and George Woodman’s works on a daily basis and oversee any image-based needs.

As the Woodman Family Foundation’s Collections Researcher, I spend a good amount of my working hours digging around libraries and special collections scattered throughout New York City. I believe the artists of the Woodman Family Foundation were equally as inspired by this bustling and beautiful metropolis as I am.

As the Foundation’s registrar, I have the privilege of managing Betty, George, and Francesca Woodman’s artwork inventories. Though impossible to select a favorite object from such a prolific inventory, one of my favorite groups of works are Betty’s paintings on sketch paper.

Becoming the archivist at the Woodman Family Foundation sometimes feels oddly inevitable to me. I was introduced to Francesca Woodman’s images as a photography major at RISD twenty years after her time there and remember being both besotted with and intimidated by her work.

Hello! I’m Layaan Roufai, the Woodman Family Foundation’s Library and Archives Intern. As I perused the many publications filled with works by the Woodmans, I found myself particularly interested in the art of George Woodman.

Eliza Guzman, our intern through the Studio Institute’s Summer Arts Intern program: As the Cataloguing and Library Intern at the Woodman Family Foundation this summer, I have had the opportunity to peruse various publications showcasing the exceptional artworks by the Woodman family. Betty Woodman’s artistry, in particular, caught my attention. Her ceramic pieces have undergone a significant transformation throughout her career, illustrating her versatility across several artistic styles.

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.