https://ashleymendelsohn.com Ashley Mendelsohn Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:44:01 +0000 https://ashleymendelsohn.com en https://ashleymendelsohn.com/about Tue, 13 Oct 2020 22:18:10 +0000 Ashley Mendelsohn https://ashleymendelsohn.com/about &nbsp; Ashley Mendelsohn is a multidisciplinary strategist, curator, and educator focused on engaging and strengthening communities by demystifying the barriers to access and understanding. <img width="3619" height="5428" width_o="3619" height_o="5428" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f32155d758e843e2cce8a13ac641f5ea60a50dd9cb891dabb182cb0144e97883/DSC08228.jpg" data-mid="95604124" border="0" alt="Photo: Ren Reese" data-caption="Photo: Ren Reese" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f32155d758e843e2cce8a13ac641f5ea60a50dd9cb891dabb182cb0144e97883/DSC08228.jpg" /> https://ashleymendelsohn.com/Money-shot Sat, 17 Oct 2020 21:50:27 +0000 Ashley Mendelsohn https://ashleymendelsohn.com/Money-shot Mendelsohn&nbsp;brings strategic organizational and storytelling expertise to audience building, space planning and content development.&nbsp; Mendelsohn moderating Responding to Wright: Architects Design for the Guggenheim (2019) a program celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Guggenheim Museum building, featuring a conversation between architects Meejin Yoon, Lise Anne Couture, and Hani Rashid. Photo: Ed Marshall © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York. https://ashleymendelsohn.com/Select-Work Fri, 13 Nov 2020 21:52:34 +0000 Ashley Mendelsohn https://ashleymendelsohn.com/Select-Work <img width="3000" height="2165" width_o="3000" height_o="2165" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c8698003e37d9cb4a8f28412ebbee74df0e9d0e25eb8cd3b75a1327fc45aa836/Countryside-The-Future-exh_ph-57.jpg" data-mid="88760119" border="0" alt="&quot;Countryside, The Future&quot; (2020) at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Organized with Troy Conrad Therrien, Curator, Architecture and Digital Initiatives, in collaboration with Rem Koolhaas and Samir Bantal, Rita Varjabedian, Anne Schneider, Aleksandr Zinovev, Sebastian Bernardy, Yotam Ben Hur, Valentin Bansac. Key collaborators include Niklas Maak, Stephan Petermann, Irma Boom, Janna Bystrykh, Clemens Driessen, Lenora Ditzler, Kayoko Ota, Linda Nkatha, Etta Mideva Madete, Keigo Kobayashi, Federico Martelli, Ingo Niermann, James Westcott, Jiang Jun, Alexandra Kharitonova, Sebastien Marot, Fatma al Sahlawi, and Vivian Song. Photo: David Heald &copy; Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York." data-caption="&quot;Countryside, The Future&quot; (2020) at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Organized with Troy Conrad Therrien, Curator, Architecture and Digital Initiatives, in collaboration with Rem Koolhaas and Samir Bantal, Rita Varjabedian, Anne Schneider, Aleksandr Zinovev, Sebastian Bernardy, Yotam Ben Hur, Valentin Bansac. Key collaborators include Niklas Maak, Stephan Petermann, Irma Boom, Janna Bystrykh, Clemens Driessen, Lenora Ditzler, Kayoko Ota, Linda Nkatha, Etta Mideva Madete, Keigo Kobayashi, Federico Martelli, Ingo Niermann, James Westcott, Jiang Jun, Alexandra Kharitonova, Sebastien Marot, Fatma al Sahlawi, and Vivian Song. Photo: David Heald © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c8698003e37d9cb4a8f28412ebbee74df0e9d0e25eb8cd3b75a1327fc45aa836/Countryside-The-Future-exh_ph-57.jpg" /> <img width="3000" height="2000" width_o="3000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/022bd8b8a7a804e01e0f2db683a4a192d3aea278edb04652f96156905cd24e65/IMG-4857.JPG" data-mid="88760117" border="0" alt="Mendelsohn (left) moderating a 2019 conversation conversation featuring architect Anna Puigjaner, co-founder of MAIO, and Jessica Katz, Executive Director of Citizens Housing &amp; Planning Council, in a discussion about the social impacts of housing design. Photo: Ed Marshall &copy; Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York." data-caption="Mendelsohn (left) moderating a 2019 conversation conversation featuring architect Anna Puigjaner, co-founder of MAIO, and Jessica Katz, Executive Director of Citizens Housing &amp; Planning Council, in a discussion about the social impacts of housing design. Photo: Ed Marshall © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/022bd8b8a7a804e01e0f2db683a4a192d3aea278edb04652f96156905cd24e65/IMG-4857.JPG" /> <img width="4000" height="3000" width_o="4000" height_o="3000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/88dcafacee18f90266417534ead599f7d688d8c039534e0f1e0d9fe01cf79293/IMG_0147.JPG" data-mid="88760118" border="0" alt="&quot;Architecture Effects&quot; (2018) at Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Curated with Manuel Cirauqui, Curator, and Troy Conrad Therrien, Curator of Architecture and Digital Initiatives, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Featuring work by Nina Canell, Frida Escobedo, Mikel Eskauriaza, Didier Fi&uacute;za Faustino, Frank O. Gehry, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Oliver Laric, Leong Leong, MOS, MAIO Architects, Nemesis, PWR Studio, and Jenna Sutela. Graphic design: Wkshps. " data-caption="&quot;Architecture Effects&quot; (2018) at Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Curated with Manuel Cirauqui, Curator, and Troy Conrad Therrien, Curator of Architecture and Digital Initiatives, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Featuring work by Nina Canell, Frida Escobedo, Mikel Eskauriaza, Didier Fiúza Faustino, Frank O. Gehry, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Oliver Laric, Leong Leong, MOS, MAIO Architects, Nemesis, PWR Studio, and Jenna Sutela. Graphic design: Wkshps. " src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/88dcafacee18f90266417534ead599f7d688d8c039534e0f1e0d9fe01cf79293/IMG_0147.JPG" /> <img width="3000" height="2000" width_o="3000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e3bb3296f3d3e5c292cf3512fc41941c9a2a7508dea5fc8972f8d253ae2fd6a5/EMPNYC24.jpg" data-mid="88760114" border="0" alt="Mendelsohn (left) moderating a 2018 conversation about activating overlooked urban spaces with activist and community organizer Stephanie Alvarado and architect Jennifer Newsom, Principal, Dream the Combine. Photo: Ed Marshall &copy; Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York." data-caption="Mendelsohn (left) moderating a 2018 conversation about activating overlooked urban spaces with activist and community organizer Stephanie Alvarado and architect Jennifer Newsom, Principal, Dream the Combine. Photo: Ed Marshall © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York." src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e3bb3296f3d3e5c292cf3512fc41941c9a2a7508dea5fc8972f8d253ae2fd6a5/EMPNYC24.jpg" /> <img width="1265" height="620" width_o="1265" height_o="620" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ff5ec7c3c09b612cc7fc39555299662ee7febaab29d9ade57a03c37f36af6006/homepage-3-copy.gif" data-mid="88760116" border="0" alt="&quot;&Aring;zone Futures Market&quot; (2015) organized with Troy Conrad Therrien, Curator, Architecture and Digital Initiatives, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Design by Studio Folder (team: Marco Ferrari, Elisa Pasqual, Aaron Gillett, Alice Longo). Development by Charles Broskoski, Hugo Liu, Dan Brewster, Damon Zucconi, built with Are.na" data-caption="&quot;Åzone Futures Market&quot; (2015) organized with Troy Conrad Therrien, Curator, Architecture and Digital Initiatives, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Design by Studio Folder (team: Marco Ferrari, Elisa Pasqual, Aaron Gillett, Alice Longo). Development by Charles Broskoski, Hugo Liu, Dan Brewster, Damon Zucconi, built with Are.na" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ff5ec7c3c09b612cc7fc39555299662ee7febaab29d9ade57a03c37f36af6006/homepage-3-copy.gif" /> <img width="5616" height="3744" width_o="5616" height_o="3744" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8ffa2903107b84507ae302cd76ee7538c3901ae4f048ada7d51e4e5f75377e5b/circus---best.jpg" data-mid="88760122" border="0" alt="Circus for Construction (2014-2015) an event platform for collecting, constructing, and curating &mdash; located on the back of a traveling truck. A winning entry of WorldWide Storefront, a Storefront for Art and Architecture project which networked 10 galleries globally.In collaboration with Ann Lui, Ben Widger, Craig Reschke, Larisa Ovalles" data-caption="Circus for Construction (2014-2015) an event platform for collecting, constructing, and curating — located on the back of a traveling truck. A winning entry of WorldWide Storefront, a Storefront for Art and Architecture project which networked 10 galleries globally.In collaboration with Ann Lui, Ben Widger, Craig Reschke, Larisa Ovalles" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8ffa2903107b84507ae302cd76ee7538c3901ae4f048ada7d51e4e5f75377e5b/circus---best.jpg" /> https://ashleymendelsohn.com/Bio-text-1 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:44:01 +0000 Ashley Mendelsohn https://ashleymendelsohn.com/Bio-text-1 Mendelsohn is a Senior Strategist at PAM, a strategy and planning consultancy for cultural institutions. She is an arts and design leader with a demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, develop and implement long-term visions, and effectively communicate complex initiatives. She previously held positions at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in Curatorial, Exhibition Design and Visitor Experience. During her tenure, she represented the museum during the final stages of the Frank Lloyd Wright building’s UNESCO World Heritage designation process and played a pivotal creative role as the featured voice in the 99% Invisible-produced building audio guide, which has garnered more than 1 million downloads to date. She has supported the organization and design of various exhibitions, workshops, and symposia, including Guggenheim Helsinki Now (2015), Åzone Futures Market (2015), Architecture Effects (2018) at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, and Countryside, The Future (2020). Mendelsohn holds a master’s degree in design studies from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design and a bachelor of architecture from Cornell University, and has taught at both institutions. At Harvard, she founded the GSD Kirkland Gallery, which continues to serve as the only student-run gallery on campus. Mendelsohn currently sits on the advisory boards of Madame Architect, a platform for celebrating women in architecture and Impact Wrkshp, an organization that builds community through design advocacy. https://ashleymendelsohn.com/resume Tue, 30 Jun 2020 17:13:00 +0000 Ashley Mendelsohn https://ashleymendelsohn.com/resume BOARDS AND JURIES• United States Artists 2025 USA Fellowship, Jury Member • Van Alen Institute, Public Realm R+D, Nominator 2020-23 • Art Omi: Architecture Residency, Jury Member 2021 • Future of Ontario Place Project, A Call for Counter-Proposals, Jury Member 2020-21 • Impact Wrkshp, Advisory Board Member 2020 • Madame Architect, Advisory Board Member 2019 - present AWARDS• World Wide Storefront Competition Winner 2014 • Dimitris Pikionis Award, for outstanding performance in the Master in Design Studies Program May 2014 • Harvard Graduate School of Design Urban Project Prize May 2014 • Paul M. Heffernan International Travel Fund Jan 2014 • Harvard Bok Center Certificate Of Teaching Excellence Spring 2013 + Fall 2013 • Harvard Global Health Institute International Research Fellowship Summer 2013 SELECT WRITING Architecture Effects Digital CatalogueSkipping the Manifesto: Introducing the Practices of Didier Fiúza Faustino, MOS Architects, Frida Escobedo, MAIO, and Leong Leong (2019)ArchDailyUnexpected Low-Tech Solutions That Made the Guggenheim Bilbao Possible (2017)The 58-Year Evolution of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim Museum (2017)9 Times Architects Transformed Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim Museum (2017)DVDL DD Dossier Resisting Loneliness with Resilience: Cultural Institutions as Social Infrastructure (2020)Guggenheim Museum BlogWhat We Can Learn from the Guggenheim’s Facade (2023)Artist Danh Vo Opens the Oculus, Guggenheim’s Iconic Skylight Illuminating (2018)Illuminating Details from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim Blueprints (2017)Painting for the Guggenheim: Zaha Hadid’s Exhibition Design Process (2016) PUBLICITY• Featured on&nbsp;Scratching the Surface podcast (2021) • Interviewed by Madame Architect: Curator on the Rise: Ashley Mendelsohn on Making Plans and Finding Fulfillment (2018) • Graduate Thesis Learning From District Six: Drawing on Cape Town (2014) featured in Harvard’s GSD Platform 7 and Design ObserverINVITED GUEST CRITIC Cornell University College of Architecture, Art and Planning • Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation&nbsp; •&nbsp; Harvard Graduate School of Design •&nbsp; New Jersey Institute of Technology Hillier College of Architecture and Design •&nbsp; Pratt Institute School of ArchitectureEDUCATION Harvard Graduate School Of Design Master in Design Studies with distinction Cornell University College Of Architecture, Art And Planning Bachelor of Architecture Find a full work and academic bio on LinkedIn https://ashleymendelsohn.com/Footer Tue, 13 Oct 2020 22:18:10 +0000 Ashley Mendelsohn https://ashleymendelsohn.com/Footer Instagram &nbsp; Email