Meet the Jury Behind Villa Albertine’s 2027 Residency Selection
From November 2025 to January 2026, the call for applications for Villa Albertine’s 2027 residency program was open to creators, researchers, and cultural professionals of all nationalities. Local expert committees in each of Villa Albertine’s 10 cities and three thematic juries (Crafts and Design, Arts in the Age of AI, and Classical Music) convened to shortlist applicants from a pool of about 600 applications. The final jury then faced the difficult task of finalizing the selection of nearly 60 residents.
The final selection jury for Villa Albertine’s 2027 residencies included:
- Glenn D. Lowry (Chair), David Rockefeller Director Emeritus of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York
- Mohamed Bouabdallah (Vice Chair), Director of Villa Albertine
- Katherine Fleming, CEO & President of the J. Paul Getty Trust
- Xavier Rey, Director of the Musée national d’art moderne at the Centre Pompidou
- Gina Duncan, CEO of The MOTH
- Siri Hustved, Novelist, Essayist, and Lecturer in Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College
- Dylan Leiner, Executive Vice President of Acquisitions and Production at Sony Pictures Classics
View the complete list of the 40+ cultural experts who participated in local juries below.
US Experts
- Mickael Rooks, High’s Wieland Family Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
- Clint Flucker, Senior Director of Culture, Community & Partner Engagement, Emory University Libraries & Michael C. Carlos Museum
- Gaetan LeDivelec, VP Artistic Programming, Atlanta Symphonic Orchestra
- Aku Kadogo, Chair of the Department of Theatre and Performance, Spelman College
Villa Albertine and French Government Representatives
- Célia Hinard, Deputy Head of Residencies
- Anne-Laure Desjonquères, Consul General of France in Atlanta
- Fabrice Rozié, Director of Villa Albertine in Atlanta
US Experts
- Tod Machover, Professor of Music & Media, Director, MIT Media Lab’s Opera
- Pieranna Cavalchini, Curator of Contemporary Art, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- Séverine Imbert de Smirnoff, Chief of Staff and Chief of Strategic Initiatives, Museum of Science
- Jeffrey De Blois, Mannion Family Curator
Villa Albertine and French Government Representatives
- Stéphane Foin, Deputy Director of Villa Albertine
- Mustafa Soykurt, Consul General of France in Boston
- Etienne Farreyre, Director of Villa Albertine in Boston
US Experts
- Mariela Acuna, Director of Exhibitions and Residency, Hyde Park Art Center
- Eve Fineman, Director of Exhibitions, Chicago Center for Architecture
- Moira Brennan, Director of Performance and Public Programs, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
- Andrew Fenchel, Director of Lampo
Villa Albertine and French Government Representatives
- Stéphane Foin, Deputy Director of Villa Albertine
- Charlotte Montel, Consul General of France in Chicago
- Nathalie Filser, Director of Villa Albertine in Chicago
US Experts
- Laura Augusta, Director & Chief Curator, Blaffer Art Museum, University of Houston
- Kyle Hobratschk, Founder, Executive Director, Corsicana Artist & Writer Residency
- Sabrina Lejeanvre-Matheis, Co-Founder, MAINTENANT Marfa; Communications Officer, Galerie Max Hetzler
- Jazmyne Moreno, Head of Film & Creative Media, Austin Film Society
Villa Albertine and French Government Representatives
- Mohamed Bouabdallah, Director of Villa Albertine
- Karl Cogard, Director of Villa Albertine in Houston
US Experts
- Alan Benson, Senior Programmer, LA Phil
- Hamza Walker, Artistic Director, The Brick
- Alex Sloane, Curator Performing Art, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
- Matthew Takata, Assistant Director, Feature Film Program, International at Sundance Institute
Villa Albertine and French Government Representatives
- Stéphane Foin, Deputy Director of Villa Albertine
- Adrien Frier, Consul General of France in Los Angeles
- Olivier Tournaud, Director of Villa Albertine in Los Angeles
US Experts
- Kimberly Green, President of the Green Family Foundation
- Cathy Leff, CEO of Bakehouse Art Complex
- Cornelius Tulloch, Interdisciplinary Artist and Architect; Artistic Director of AIRIE (Artist in Residence in the Everglades)
- Marc Aptakin, President of Mad Arts
Villa Albertine and French Government Representatives
- Célia Hinard, Deputy Head of Residencies
- Raphaël Trapp, Consul General of France in Miami
- Nicolas Doyard, Director of Villa Albertine in Miami
US Experts
- Greg Lambousy, Director of New Orleans Jazz Museum
- Michelle Schulte, Chief Curator, Louisiana State University Museum of Art
- Maurita Poole, Executive Director of Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane
- Heather Hodges, Former-Director of Institutional Advancement – Historic New Orleans Collection
Villa Albertine and French Government Representatives
- Célia Hinard, Deputy Head of Residencies
- Rodolphe Sambou, Consul General of France in New Orleans
- Thibault Bladek, Director of Villa Albertine in New Orleans
US Experts
- Jordana Leigh, Senior VP, Artistic Programming, Lincoln Center
- Mark Mazower, Professor of History at Columbia University and Board Member of the Institute for Ideas and Imagination
- Josh Astrachan, Producer; Principal at Animal Kingdom
- Mathilde Guidelli Guidi, Co-Head of the Curatorial Department, DIA Foundation
- Vallejo Ganter, Artistic & Executive Director, PS 21
Villa Albertine and French Government Representatives
- Mohamed Bouabdallah, Director of Villa Albertine
- Célia Hinard, Deputy Head of the Residencies
US Experts
- Naz Cucuoglu, Curator of Contemporary Art, Asian Arts Museum
- Christa Cesario, Director of Public Programming, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
- Kathleen McGuire, Director of Public Engagement, SF MOMA
- Michelle Witt, Director of Meany Center for the Performing Arts
- Melanie Desliens, Board Member, Albertine Foundation (San Francisco)
- Dolly Chammas, Board Member, Albertine Foundation (San Francisco)
Villa Albertine and French Government Representatives
- Célia Hinard, Deputy Head of the Residencies
- Valérie Brisset, Consul General of France in San Francisco
- Rouksana Simjee, Director of Villa Albertine in San Francisco
US Experts
- Aviva Rosenthal, Director of the Smithsonian’s Office of Global Affairs
- Ryan Williams, Digital and Special Events Producer, D.C. Public Library
- Tony Gittens, Director of Washington, DC International Film Festival
- Asma Naeem, Director, The Baltimore Museum of Arts
- LaMarr Funn, Director of Community Affairs, Duke Ellington School of Arts
Villa Albertine and French Government Representatives
- Mohamed Bouabdallah, Deputy Director of Villa Albertine
- Caroline Monvoisin, Consul General of France in Washington, DC
- Lynda Frenois, Director of Villa Albertine in Washington, DC
US Experts
- Odile Hainaut, Co-founder WantedDesign
- Claire Pijoulat, Co-founder WantedDesign
- Emmanuel Tibloux, Director of École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD) Paris
- Wendy Kaplan Curator and Department Head of Decorative Arts and Design LACMA
Villa Albertine and French Government Representatives
- Zoé Appy, Program Officer, Craft & Design
- Lou Gaudin, Coordination Officer for Cultural Projects and Artists Residencies
US Experts
- Refik Anadol, New media artist, filmmaker, and pioneer of AI aesthetics
- Marcella Lista, Art historian and Chief Curator at the Centre Pompidou, in charge of the New Media collection
- Jazia Hammoudi, Program Director at Onassis ONX NY
- Pierre Zandrowicz, Filmmaker specializing in AI-generated films, based in New York
Villa Albertine and French Government Representatives
- Camille Jeanjean, New Media Officer
- Célia Hinard, Deputy Head of the Residencies
US Experts
- Edouard Foure Caul Futy, Director of Artistic Programming at the Philharmonie de Paris
- Chloé Dufresne, Music Director at Colorado Springs Philharmonic
- Elizabeth Helgeson, Director of artistic planning at NY PHIL
Villa Albertine and French Government Representatives
- Célia Hinard, Deputy Head of the Residencies
- Dylan Hadida, Program Officer, Music & Family Programs
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