Top Industry Professionals Come Together to Select Villa Albertine’s 2026 Resident Cohort
Spanning disciplines and continents, Villa Albertine reimagines the traditional residency model. In addition to hosting location-specific residencies, Villa Albertine tailors each residency to the unique needs of the creator and their project as well as offering a select number of multi-city opportunities. These residencies prioritize exploration and deep engagement with the American context, focusing on the development of new ideas rather than the completion of a finished work.
The final selection jury for Villa Albertine’s 2026 residencies included:
- Glenn D. Lowry (Chair), David Rockefeller Director of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York
- Mohamed Bouabdallah (Vice Chair), Director of Villa Albertine
- Katherine Fleming, President of the J. Paul Getty Trust
- Gina Duncan, President of BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music)
- Laurent Le Bon, President of the Centre Pompidou
- Matthew Bolish, Deputy Director of Film at Lincoln Center
- Siri Hustvedt, Author and Essayist
Jury member Katherine Fleming noted, “Not only Villa Albertine’s residencies have a tremendous impact on the careers and thought processes of the artists and creators selected, but they also have a big impact on the institutions with which they interact during their residencies, and over time, the outcomes of the residencies has a huge impact on audiences.”
From November 2024 to January 2025, the call for applications for Villa Albertine’s 2026 residency program was open to creators, researchers, and cultural professionals of all nationalities. Local expert committees in each of Villa Albertine’s 10 locations convened to shortlist candidates. The final selection jury had the difficult task of choosing nearly 60 residents from amongst the pre-selected applicants.
View the complete list of the 40+ cultural experts who participated in local juries below.
US Experts
- Ellen Basset, Dean of the Georgia Tech College of Design
- Clint Flucker, Senior Director of Culture, Community & Partner Engagement for Emory University Libraries and the Michael C. Carlos Museum
- Floyd Hall, Executive Director of Atlanta Contemporary
- Cheryl Finley, Art Historian, Curator & Contemporary Art Critic at Spelman College
Villa Albertine and French Government Representatives
- Mohamed Bouabdallah, Director of Villa Albertine
- Anne-Laure Desjonquères, Consul General of France in Atlanta
- David Ruffel, Director of Villa Albertine in Atlanta
US Experts
- Tod Machover, Professor of Music & Media, Director of MIT Media Lab’s Opera Pieranna Cavalchini, Tom and Lisa Blumenthal Curator of Contemporary Art, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- Séverine Imbert de Smirnoff, Chief of Staff and Chief of Strategic Initiatives, Museum of Science
Villa Albertine and French Government Representatives
- Judith Roze, Deputy Director of Villa Albertine
- Mustafa Soykurt, Consul General of France in Boston
- Frédérique Horn, Director of Villa Albertine in Boston
US Experts
- Mariela Acuna, Director of Exhibitions and Residency at Hyde Park Art Center
- Faheem Majeed, Artist, Educator, Curator, Co-Founder, & Co-Director of the Floating Museum
- Ryan T. Nelson, Associate Professor of Instruction in Musical Theatre and Music Supervisor for the Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts at Northwestern University
- Eliana Vãgãlãu, Associate Professor of French and Undergraduate Program Director at Loyola University
Villa Albertine and French Government Representatives
- Lina Pamart, General Coordinator of Residencies
- Yannick Tagand, Consul General of France in Chicago
- Axelle Moleur, Director of Villa Albertine in Chicago
- Caroline Hourdy, Deputy Director of Villa Albertine in Chicago
US Experts
- Holly Herrick, Head of Film & Creative Media, Austin Film Society
- Frauke V. Josenhans, Curator, Moody Center for the Arts, Rice University
- Will Evans, Founder & CEO, Deep Vellum Books
- Sabrina Lejeanvre-Matheis, Co-Founder of MAINTENANT Marfa
Villa Albertine and French Government Representatives
- Mohamed Bouabdallah, Director of Villa Albertine
- Valérie Baraban, Consul General of France in Houston
- Bettina Gardelles, Director of Villa Albertine in Houston
US Experts
- Bernardo Rondeau, Curator & Programmer, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art
- Hamza Walker, Artistic Director, The Brick
- Katy Dammers, Steven D. Lavine Deputy Director & Chief Curator, REDCAT
- Julia Ward, Director of Humanities & Senior Communications Advisor, LA Phil
Villa Albertine and French Government Representatives
- Mohamed Bouabdallah, Director of Villa Albertine
- Adrien Frier, Consul General of France in Los Angeles
- Olivier Tournaud, Director of Villa Albertine in Los Angeles
US Experts
- Tom Healy, Writer, Trustee, Chair, Advisory Council Member
- Arden Sherman, Senior Curator of Contemporary Art, Norton Museum of Art
- Melody Santiago, Executive Director, O, Miami
- Lindsay Grace, Professor at the University of Miami’s School of Communication
Villa Albertine and French Government Representatives
- Judith Roze, Deputy Director of Villa Albertine
- Raphaël Trapp, Consul General of France in Miami
- Nicolas Doyard, Director of Villa Albertine in Miami
US Experts
- Greg Lambousy, Director, New Orleans Jazz Museum
- George Marks, Artist & Founder of the NUNU Collective
- Alana Harris, Deputy Director of Culture, City of New Orleans
- Heather Hodges, Director of Institutional Advancement, Historic New Orleans Collection
Villa Albertine and French Government Representatives
- Lina Pamart, General Coordinator of Residencies
- Rodolphe Sambou, Consul General of France in New Orleans
- Jacques Baran, Director of Villa Albertine in New Orleans
US Experts
- Mariët Westermann, CEO, Guggenheim
- Jed Rapfogel, Anthology Film Archives
- Adam Gopnik, Journalist & Author
- Janet Wong, Associate Artistic Director, New York Live Arts
Villa Albertine and French Government Representatives
- Mohamed Bouabdallah, Director of Villa Albertine
- Judith Roze, Deputy Director of Villa Albertine
- Myriam Gil, Deputy Consul General of France in New York
US Experts
- Gamynne Guillotte, Chief Education and Public Engagement Officer, SFMoMA
- Hakki Serhat, Senior Director, Jessica Silverman Gallery
- Mari Robles, Director, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
- Michelle Witt, Director, Meany Center for the Performing Arts
Villa Albertine and French Government Representatives
- Lina Pamart, General Coordinator of Residencies
- Florian Cardinaux, Consul General of France in San Francisco
- Sabine de Maussion, Director of Villa Albertine in San Francisco
US Experts
- Aviva Rosenthal, Director of the Smithsonian’s Office of Global Affairs
- Susan R. Stein, Richard Gilder Senior Curator, Special Projects, Thomas Jefferson Foundation
- Ryan Williams, Event Producer, Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, D.C. Public Library
- Tristyn Francis, Chair, Technical and Design Production, Duke Ellington School of the Arts
- Tony Gittens, Founder and Director, DC International Film Festival
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
- Jean-Philippe Billmann, Former Villa Albertine Resident, Choir Conductor
- Edouard Fouré Caul-Futy, Co-Director of the Concerts and Performances Department at the Philharmonie de Paris
- Cristina Rocca, Vice President of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Odile Hainaut, Co-Founder of WantedDesign
- Claire Pijoulat, Co-Founder of WantedDesign
- Zoé Appy, Project Manager for Crafts & Design, Villa Albertine
- Olivier Le Falher, Project Manager for Visual Arts, Architecture and Design, Villa Albertine
- Refik Anadol, New Media Artist, Filmmaker, and Pioneer of Artificial Intelligence Aesthetics
- Marcella Lista, Art Historian and Chief Curator at the Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre Pompidou, in charge of the New Media Collection
- Chad Nelson, Creative Specialist at OpenAI
- Mathieu Lorrain, Head of Creative at Google DeepMind