Meet Our Summer 2026 Interns

Thanks to our summer interns for all their hard work!

My name is Kristen Lauritzen and I was a Curatorial Intern working with Clarisse Fava-Piz and Tie Jojima, the Curators of Modern and Global Contemporary Art, respectively. I recently graduated from Tufts University, earning my MA in the History of Art and Architecture with a focus on modern European and Latin American art. This summer, I was able to apply my own research interests to numerous projects at The Phillips Collection. Some of my projects included the forthcoming Juan Sánchez exhibition, scanning archival materials to be reproduced in the accompanying catalogue; editing labels for the Juried Exhibition; preparing for and participating in the Pierre Bonnard Living Room Chat, where I spoke about Bonnard’s love for his pets and animal motifs in his works; research for exhibition proposals; and writing a blog post (coming soon) for the reinstallation of the two Puvis de Chavannes sketches. This was such a fulfilling internship experience, complementing my academic background while reaffirming my passion for curatorial work. The Phillips is such a welcoming environment, and I cannot adequately express my appreciation for my mentors here (Clarisse, Tie, and Shelby), as well as my fellow interns. This fall, I will be continuing my studies in art history, beginning a PhD program at Bryn Mawr College.

Zoé de Bretagne obtained her BA in Art History from Columbia University. After interning for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s European Paintings department, she continued at the Met as a Research Assistant. She contributed to several exhibitions, including most recently Seeing Silence: The Paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck. This summer, she was a Curatorial Intern for Chief Curator Elsa Smithgall and focused on research for Vuillard and the Theater, opening October 2027. Not only will it explore Vuillard’s explicit role in theater as a set and program designer, but it will also reveal the theatricality of his paintings that evoke the drama of daily life. As a native French speaker, Zoé read and translated French primary sources including letters between Vuillard and other artists, theater reviews of productions for which he designed sets and programs, and reviews of exhibitions featuring his works. Zoé’s goal was to select quotations from primary sources that would support and enrich the curator’s essays for the exhibition catalogue. She also compiled object files, creating annotated bibliographies with folders of research that will serve the label-writing process. Lastly, she enjoyed mining the museum’s archives to identify sources mentioning Duncan Phillips’s views of Vuillard as he was acquiring the artist’s works. Her favorite part of the internship was getting to experience firsthand the collaboration and discussion that occur in curatorial department meetings. At the end of the summer, she also had the opportunity to bring together her interests in art history and music by meeting with Music Director Jenny Lin. She presented research on Vuillard’s relationship with music to help shape future music programming once the exhibition opens. Zoé is grateful for her internship experience at the Phillips and the colleagues she met along the way. She is excited to continue building a career in curatorial work.

I am Daniella Meza, a fourth-year undergraduate student at The George Washington University, completing my Bachelor of Arts and Science in Anthropology with a sociocultural concentration and Public Health. As a double major in public health and anthropology, I was drawn to The Phillips Collection because of its emphasis on the connections between art, wellness, and community. I was a Communications and Marketing Intern under the guidance of Vivian Djen, Head of Editorial and Design. This internship was my first in both a museum setting and as part of a communications and marketing department. Our weekly department meetings opened my eyes to the amazing work that can be done in communications. I had the opportunity to work on promotional content for Tomorrow the Sun Will Rise: The Phillips Collection Juried Exhibition and meet several of the participating artists for interviews. I was able to gain marketing and community engagement experience through working events, including Phillips after 5: Party with Pride and the Phillips’s booth at the Capital Pride Festival. I also worked on two internal research projects: one that assessed the structure of the marketing department and its effectiveness and another that investigated new partnership opportunities with local businesses and non-profit organizations. As a result of the internship, I discovered that the work I find most meaningful is centered on people, listening to their stories, connecting communities, and communicating messages. 

My name is Elizabeth Moore, and I spent my summer with the Marketing and Communications department. I am originally from Birmingham, Alabama, and I am about to start my senior year at the College of William & Mary, where I am pursuing a double major in history and art history. I worked with Marketing Manager Emily Ames this summer and worked on a variety of projects. I created social media content and email marketing campaigns, developed a preliminary marketing calendar for an upcoming exhibition, assisted with interviewing artists and guests surrounding Tomorrow the Sun Will Rise, and learned about how the Marketing and Communications department collaborates with the rest of the museum to make exhibitions and events successful! My favorite part of the summer was creating content around and observing the reinstallation of Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party. I had never seen the painting before, so seeing it for the first time while the installation team was hanging it up was such a cool experience. I am so grateful to everyone at the Phillips, especially to everyone in MarComm, for an incredible summer! 

I’m Gigi Weislogel, an aspiring arts administrator, musician, and gallery attendant. I recently graduated from American University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies as well as two certificates in Women, Politics, and Public Policy, and Advanced Leadership Studies. At American University, I participated in three musical ensembles as a vocalist and cellist, continuing my lifelong passion for music and the arts, and inspiring my career in arts administration. As the Music Intern, I worked on the 2026-27 season of Phillips Music with Jenny Lin, which has been an incredible experience. In this role I wrote program notes for two-thirds of the season’s concerts, helped with the launch and marketing efforts by finding artist bios and videos for the website, jumped on a research project for the director’s office, and sat in on curatorial team meetings where I learned about exhibition logistics and planning. I look forward to visiting next year to see the hard work of the music department come to fruition and the pieces I spent so much time with this summer come to life. 

Bella Panteledes is a recent graduate from American University, getting her BA in History and a minor in African American and African Diaspora Studies. As the Library & Archives intern this summer, Bella processed and reprocessed files from the Phillips’s Research Office and Vertical Files for a cleaner look, safer storage, and easier research access. She separated exhibition photographs into three binders: negatives, slides, and photos, using archival grade materials for long-term preservation and better organization. She also scanned concert programs from the 1950s to grant public access to Phillips’s history and aid in preservation. Her favorite find over the summer has been the research on Albert Pinkham Ryder’s painting Gay Head, which is near where Bella is originally from in northeastern Massachusetts. During her time here, Bella has learned that she really likes working in a museum setting, particularly in a library. This internship has opened up so many possibilities! Thank you to Juli, Amanda, Shelby and the fellow interns for a great summer!