Rachelle Anayansi Mozman Solano and Quincey Spagnoletti on Matriarchy, Psychoanalysis, and Photography
In August 2026, Lenscratch's series 'Photographers on Photographers' showcased a dialogue between Quincey Spagnoletti and Rachelle Anayansi Mozman Solano. Spagnoletti, an artist from Boston and the 2025–2026 artist-in-residence at Pratt Munson College, was mentored by Mozman Solano, a Professor of the Practice at Tufts University. Their conversation delves into Mozman Solano's artistic journey, educational insights, and psychoanalytic influences. She reflects on her matriarchal roots from Panama and discusses her latest publication, 'Venas Abiertas.' Notably, Mozman Solano earned the Guggenheim Fellowship in 2024 and the NYFA/NYSCA award in 2025. Spagnoletti's artistic focus centers on identity and womanhood, highlighted by her recent exhibition, 'Home Studio,' at Pratt Munson Gallery.
Key facts
- The interview is part of Lenscratch's annual 'Photographers on Photographers' series.
- Quincey Spagnoletti interviewed Rachelle Anayansi Mozman Solano.
- Mozman Solano is a Professor of the Practice in the Photography Department at SMFA at Tufts University.
- Mozman Solano received the NYFA/NYSCA award in 2025.
- She was awarded the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship and the Aperture Creator Labs Photo Fund in 2024.
- Her solo exhibition 'All These Things I Carry with Me' was held at South Bend Museum in 2021.
- Mozman Solano published the monograph 'Colonial Echo' with Kris Graves Projects in 2020.
- She trained as a psychoanalyst and integrates psychoanalysis into her teaching and art.
- Mozman Solano's work often features her mother and explores matriarchal themes.
- She recommends Chantal Akerman's 'Je Tu Il Elle' and Federico García Lorca's 'The House of Bernarda Alba.'
- Spagnoletti presented her debut solo exhibition 'Home Studio' at Pratt Munson Gallery in 2025–2026.
- Spagnoletti will be an artist-in-residence at Wassaic Project in August 2026.
Entities
Artists
- Quincey Spagnoletti
- Rachelle Anayansi Mozman Solano
- Marissa Herrmann
- Chantal Akerman
- Federico García Lorca
Institutions
- Lenscratch
- School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University
- Bennington College
- NYFA/NYSCA
- John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
- Aperture
- Smack Mellon
- South Bend Museum
- Kris Graves Projects
- Light Work
- LMCC
- Baxter St at CCNY
- Jerome Foundation
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Center for Photography, Kingston
- The Lumber Room
- Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
- El Museo del Barrio
- National Portrait Gallery at Smithsonian Institution
- Americas Society
- National Hispanic Cultural Center
- The Studio Museum in Harlem
- Chelsea Museum
- DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
- Museum of Latin American Art
- Shore Institute of Contemporary Art
- Festival de la luz at the Centro Cultural Recoleta
- Instituto Cultural Itau
- Friese Museum
- Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
- Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales
- Centro Cultural de España
- Festival Biarritz
- IX Bienal de Cuenca
- Pratt Munson College of Art & Design
- Pratt Munson Gallery
- Munson Museum of Art
- Wassaic Project
- Colgate University
- Levitate Foundation
- CAA
- The Boston Globe
- Boston Art Review
- Der Greif
- Photoworks UK
- Critical Mass
Locations
- Boston
- Massachusetts
- United States
- Panama
- New York
- South Bend
- Indiana
- Brooklyn
- Kingston
- Portland
- Oregon
- Bentonville
- Arkansas
- Washington D.C.
- Albuquerque
- New Mexico
- Lincoln
- Long Beach
- California
- Long Branch
- New Jersey
- Buenos Aires
- Argentina
- São Paulo
- Brazil
- Berlin
- Germany
- Santiago
- Chile
- Montevideo
- Uruguay
- Mexico City
- Mexico
- Biarritz
- France
- Cuenca
- Ecuador