FOUNDATION STATEMENT
The Andrews-Humphrey Family Foundation (AHFF) was established in 2005 by artists Benny Andrews and Nene Humphrey. The Foundation builds knowledge and fosters understanding around the life and work of Benny Andrews. It upholds Andrews’s commitment to education, social justice and the project of creating a fuller, more accurate historical canon that acknowledges the contributions of women and people of color to the arts.
The Foundation oversees the Benny Andrews Estate: the artists’ personal archive and an extensive collection of his artworks located in his former studio in Brooklyn, NY. The AHFF’s mission is to provide educational programming on Andrews’s life and work, including online resources, student outreach, access for academic researchers, and an artist fellowship through MacDowell.
The foundation is a Section 501(c)(3) charitable and educational organization. It is guided by a board of trustees and an advisory board comprised of people who are deeply knowledgeable of Andrews’s legacy as an artist and an activist.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Nene Humphrey, President
Julia Andrews, Trustee
Elizabeth Wang, Esq., Trustee
DIRECTOR
Kyle Williams
ADVISORY BOARD
Dr. Randall Burkett, Curator Emeritus of African American Collections at Emory University’s Rose Library
Dr. Connie H. Choi, Curator at The Studio Museum in Harlem
Dr. Clinton Fluker, Emory Museums and Libraries Senior Director of Culture, Community and Partner Engagement
Dr. David Houston, Executive Director and Chief Curator at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum
Dr. Lowery Stokes Sims, Independent Curator and Art Historian
Prof. William Villalongo, Associate Professor at the Cooper Union School of Art