Each year, the Art Institute hosts interns and fellows through multiple training programs.
These include the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Chicago Objects Study Initiative, the Rhoades Foundation Curatorial Internship, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Undergraduate Curatorial Fellowship, and the McMullan Arts Leadership Internship.
Current Interns and Fellows
Ruby Anderson
McMullan Arts Leadership Intern in Photography and Media
Mentored by Liz Siegel, curator
Elisa Elena Benzo
McMullan Arts Leadership Intern in Learning and Public Engagement — Innovation and Creativity
Mentored by Sam Ramos and Maura Flood, associate directors
Annika Bohanec
Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellow in Arts of the Americas
Mentored by Elizabeth McGoey, Ann S. and Samuel M. Mencoff Associate Curator
Elise Colón
Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellow in Arts of the Americas
Mentored by Sarah Kelly Oehler, Field-McCormick Chair and Curator
Sarah Estrela Beck
Mellon Foundation COSI Fellow in Photography and Media
Mentored by Matt Witkovsky, Richard and Ellen Sandor Chair and Curator, and Antawan Byrd, associate curator
Rosalyn Farney
McMullan Arts Leadership Intern in Prints and Drawings
Mentored by Kate Howell, study room manager and collection assistant, and Jay Clarke, Rothman Family Curator of Prints and Drawings
JB Fry
McMullan Arts Leadership Intern in Experience Design — Exhibition Design
Mentored by Samantha Grassi, senior exhibition designer, and Leticia Pardo, creative director
Carl Fuldner
Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow in Photography and Media
Mentored by Photography and Media curatorial staff
Denise González
Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellow in Textiles
Mentored by Erica Warren, associate curator
Doyun Kim
Korea Foundation Curatorial Intern in Arts of Asia
Mentored by Yeonsoo Chee, associate curator for Korean Art
Craig Lee
Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow in Architecture and Design
Mentored by Alison Fisher, Harold and Margot Schiff Associate Curator
Mariana Mejía García
McMullan Arts Leadership Intern in Architecture and Design
Mentored by Elizabeth Mescher, collections manager
Alivé Piliado
McMullan Arts Leadership Intern in Modern and Contemporary
Mentored by Caitlin Haskell, Gary C. and Frances Comer Curator
Taj Pollard
Mellon Undergraduate Curatorial Fellow In Modern and Contemporary
Mentored by Robyn Farrell, associate curator
Janet Purdy
Daniel F. and Ada L. Rice Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow in Arts of Africa
Mentored by Constantine Petridis, chair and curator of Arts of Africa
Arianna Ray
Mellon Foundation COSI Intern in Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Mentored by Jacquelyn Coutré, Eleanor Wood Prince Associate Curator
Mimosa Shah
McMullan Arts Leadership Intern in Photography and Media
Mentored by Matthew Witkovsky, Sandor Chair and Curator of Photography, and Antawan Byrd, associate curator
Yunfei Shao
Mellon Foundation COSI Research Fellow in Arts of Asia
Mentored by Colin Mackenzie, curator for Chinese Art
Nadine Siddharta
McMullan Arts Leadership Intern in Experience Design — Web Engineering
Mentored by Illya Moskvin, web developer
Nathalie Silva
McMullan Arts Leadership Intern in Architecture and Design
Mentored by Irene Sunwoo, John H. Bryan Chair and Curator and Alison Fisher, Harold and Margot Schiff Associate Curator
Gabriela Trinidad-Pérez
McMullan Arts Leadership Intern in Learning and Public Engagement — Youth and Families
Mentored by Ayana Chavis, educator, and Hillary Cook, associate director
Loren Wright
McMullan Arts Leadership Intern in Publishing — Editorial and Interpretation
Mentored by Lisa Meyerowitz, editorial director, and Emily Fry, director of interpretation
Sylvia Wu
Mellon Foundation COSI Research Fellow in Arts of Asia
Mentored by Madhuvanti Ghose, Alsdorf Associate Curator of Indian, Southeast Asian, and Himalayan Art
Yin Wu
Rhoades Foundation Curatorial Intern in Applied Arts of Europe
Mentored by Jonathan Tavares, associate curator
Read more about our current cohort of interns and fellows.