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Meet the 2024 Interns: Santa Fe

July 22, 2024

Just as flowers bloom in the summer, nine interns began their professional growth and educational blossoming at the O’Keeffe this June. Each intern participates in a paid, ten-week-long position throughout various departments across the Museum.

Three interns were selected to assist Museum staff with curatorial and archiving duties.

Meet the Museum Interns:

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Miranda Hynes
Austin, Texas | Senior at the University of Texas

Library & Archives Intern, supported by the BF Foundation

Future Goals: Miranda has already secured a position working in an art gallery in Austin, Texas post internship. She plans to work while applying to graduate schools and continuing practices in yoga and art. She has previous experience in archives including as a Collections Intern at the Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory and as a Research Assistant responsible for digitizing the archive at the University of Texas’s Center for Teaching and Learning. 

In the Library & Archive, Miranda’s main duties will focus on two collections of papers; One from Jan Castro, who donated the research for her book The Art and Life of Georgia O’Keeffe, and the other from William Innes Homer, a professor of art history, with extensive insights on modern and postmodern art. Miranda will rehouse the collections and write the finding aids to create public access.

Ligaia Meyer
Santa Fe, New Mexico | Incoming graduate student at the University of Hawaii Manoa

Library & Archives Intern, supported by the BF Foundation

Future Goals: Ligaia, who holds two degrees from Boston University and is a former Visitor Services Associate at the Museum, will soon begin her studies in Contemporary Art of Asia and the Pacific this fall. She hopes to build on her previous experience as an intern in the collections department of the Museum of International Folk Art and at the O’Keeffe to begin a career in art history. When she’s not at the Museum, she enjoys making art, relaxing in nature, and reading fiction or poetry. 

Paulina Rosiles
El Paso, Texas | Senior at the University of Notre Dame

Exhibition Planning Intern, supported by the BF Foundation

Future Goals: Paulina will complete her senior art thesis this year and graduate with a degree in studio art and economics. She is interested in how museums interact with their communities and how those relationships guide the conceptualization of exhibitions, especially in Santa Fe. She enjoys learning new skills, painting, and crocheting.

 

Ligaia and Paulina will be researching for upcoming and potential exhibitions at the Museum. Both will learn about collections care, art handling, and exhibition planning and design. All three Museum interns will collaborate on a capstone project, which will plan a mock exhibition from idea conception to opening day!

Six interns from across the country were selected to lead and facilitate the Art & Leadership (A&L) program.


Meet the Art & Leadership Interns:

Summer Rektenwald
Abilene, Texas | Current student, Abilene Christian University

Art & Leadership Program Intern

Future Goal: Summer will continue her studies in graphic design while enjoying working with ceramics and photography. When she’s not in classes, she enjoys her work at a maker lab, where she designs projects and operates laser cutters, engravers, 3D printers, and woodworking tools.

Rose Doyle
Santa Fe, New Mexico | Current student, Mississippi State University

Art & Leadership Program Intern

Future Goal: Rose’s long-time dream and goal is to pursue a PhD in history before starting a career in museums or becoming a professor. She is passionate about advocating for the stories of women and minorities during the American Revolution. She enjoys reading, hiking, swimming, crafting, and spending quality time with her friends and family.

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Anoosha G. Redd
Lawrence, Kansas | Current student, University of Kansas

Art & Leadership Program Intern, supported by the BF Foundation

Future Goals: Anoosha hopes to earn a Master’s degree in education and art, an area for which she has great passion. She hopes to spend her career inspiring youth to explore their creativity and discover the therapeutic nature of art. She has studied painting, drawing, textiles, printmaking, and ceramics at the Institute of American Indian Arts, Indira Kala Sangit Vishwavidyalaya in India, and the University of Kansas.

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Rowan MacLean
Lake Forest, Illinois | Current student, Dartmouth College

Art & Leadership Program Intern, supported by Kappa Delta Foundation

Future Goals: Rowan MacLean is an aspiring art teacher from Illinois double majoring in Studio Art and Psychology at Dartmouth College. In her spare time, you might find her reading, sketching, or enjoying time outside. She has loved getting to know Santa Fe and the museum this summer, growing, learning and being inspired by the campers and interns along the way!

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Caitlin Hoilman
Chattanooga, Tennessee | Current student, Middle Tennessee State University

Art & Leadership Program Intern, supported by Kappa Delta Foundation

Future Goals: Caitlin hopes to complete a semester of student teaching in the fall and become a full-time, middle school art teacher in the spring. She has worked as a substitute teacher and hopes the A&L program can help her grow as an educator through lesson planning, instruction, and building positive relationships with students.

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Teresa Wright
Lawrence, Kansas | Current student, the University of Kansas  

Art & Leadership Program Intern

Future Goals: Teresa plans to continue her education post-graduation and become a Montessori Internationale Teacher. She has taught English in Seville, Spain, worked as a paraeducator, and as a Montessori assistant teacher. This summer, she is excited to teach in a museum setting, learn from Museum staff, and build relationships with students that can support an artistic life. She enjoys working in many art forms including ceramics, drawing, painting, and collage.

The A&L Interns spent the summer under the guidance of two A&L Program leads, Anna Samson (left) and Veronica Zavala (right).

The Art & Leadership program interns facilitate daily lessons exploring different art media and methods, chaperone field trips, design the annual program magazine, and put on the annual art show of the student’s work. A&L welcomes about 100 middle-school students from across Northern New Mexico. The interns also serve as role models, offering support and encouragement to students focusing on independent thinking, building self-esteem, and strengthening self-respect. 

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