Christian in NYC & DC

Christian brings unique perspective and expertise to our roster — one that extends to an astonishing wide variety of art periods and museums, both in NYC and DC; he lectures on art history at the university level at two NYC Institutions, has a curatorial certificate and an MFA, and is also an artist who shows his work both in NYC and in Italy. Christian specializes in both modern/ contemporary art and in global artistic influences throughout art history and can provide foreign language art tours in Spanish and Italian, as well as English, of course.

Anna in NYC

Anna is a PhD candidate at The City University of New York, working on her dissertation on Medieval Art and Architecture. She is also a professor of art history at the college level where she teaches art history from the prehistoric era through the art of today. She has been leading museum tours to groups of all ages, including families, since she was an undergraduate student at the University of Chicago and has worked at multiple museums across the country. Anna is passionate about designing tour experiences that show connections between different eras in history.

Whitney in NYC

Whitney received her PhD in Art History from the Graduate Center, City University of New York. She specializes in colonial American and U.S. art and has a particular research interest in nineteenth-century immigrant artists working in the United States. Although she currently teaches the history of American and European art at a local university, she has broad professional experience, including research and curatorial fellowships at the U.S. Capitol Building and the Metropolitan Museum’s American Wing. Whether she is giving a tour to families or a group of adults, Whitney brings objects to life with her engaging enthusiasm, vivid storytelling, and passion for historical detail.

Christalina in NYC

Christina is currently a fellow at NYU’s Institute of Fine Arts working on expanding the category of American art by exploring perspectives from Latin America and the Atlantic World. Having lived in the Middle East, the United States, Europe, and South America, her presentations fluidly connect to fascinating cultural concepts from around the world. While her major is modern and contemporary art, she is dedicated to expanding her knowledge set and is passionate in sharing that will others learning more about art from various cultures and periods.  She is a native English and Spanish speaker.

Ana in DC

Ana obtained her PhD in art history from the Graduate Center-City University of New York. Her specialization is modern and contemporary art with a focus on Latin American art and photography. She has taught art history at university level and has worked hands-on with objects at the curatorial departments of El Museo del Barrio, The Americas Society, and at The International Center of Photography in NYC. She was also a lecturer at The Museum of Modern Art-MoMA where she enjoyed the challenges of engaging diverse audiences to modern art. Her family moved to DC where she now tours in English, Italian and Spanish to both adults and families.

Judith, Founder

Judith developed ART SMART’s unique approach during her time lecturing and leading art tours for The Metropolitan Museum of Art.  She earned her two master’s degrees from the Department of Art History and Archeology at Columbia University —home to one of the foremost graduate art history programs in the nation.

Walsh has lectured for The Cloisters Museum, taught art education at the Cleveland Museum of Art, and was a graduate teacher of art history for Barnard College. She also has worked as a business staff member at Sotheby’s art auction house.