Hometown: San José, Costa Rica Major: Business Administration with a specialization in Classical Studies Why were you interested in the Development Communications internship? The Development Communications internship gave me the perfect opportunity to use my background in business administration to interact with the arts, one of my life-long passions. I’ve...
Hometown: Miami, FL Major: English and Mathematics Who is your favorite artist? My favorite artist is Ana Mendieta. Her creative approaches to representing the female form are unparalleled. What’s a new skill that you’ve learned at the Harn? I’ve learned a variety of art techniques throughout my internship, especially how...
Hometown: Orlando, Florida Major: BFA Studio Art What is your favorite work of art in the Harn? This is a hard question because there are so many fascinating works in the Harn, especially those featured in Under the Spell of the Palm Tree: The Rice Collection of Cuban Art. My...
Hometown: Fort Myers, Florida Major: Landscape Architecture What got you interested in your major? My decision to study landscape architecture stems from my interest in design, ecology and sociology. I’ve always loved the idea of using conservation to pursue humanitarian goals. Landscape architecture blends all those aspects and gives me...
Hometown: Jupiter, Florida Double Major: Art History and Public Relations What’s your favorite work of art in the Harn? My favorite work of art is George Grosz’s Manhattan (1946) from the Harn’s Modern Collection. I was born in Manhattan, so I have always felt a personal connection. Grosz’s distressed painting...
Hometown: Gainesville, Florida Major: Art History, Minor: Studio Art What do you work on during your internship? As Photography Intern, I work with Communications Specialist Heather Bjorn to develop visual media for creative marketing content. This includes planning, capturing, and creating photography for print, web, and social media goals and...
Hometown: Tampa, Florida Major: Art History; Minor: Geology; Certificate: Graphic Design What does a day in your internship look like? Recently I have been working on deinstalling past exhibitions and installing new exhibits, including Jerry Uelsmann: A Celebration of His Life and Art and Under the Spell of the Palm...
Hometown: Born in New York City, raised in South Florida Major: Double Major in Art History and Political Science What’s something memorable for you that has taken place at the Harn? In February, I attended a very insightful HESCAH lecture by Professor of Art History at Dartmouth College, Mary Coffey,...
