About
City-life, the arts, comida and always, la cultura.
My background is rooted in geography, urban planning, photography, and contemporary art. As a bicultural Latina, my work in cultural production prioritizes artists of color and marginalized voices in museums and media. I’ve had the pleasure to interview curators, artists, and cultural workers, like Tiona Nekkia McClodden (Bucksbaum Award, Whitney Biennial), Mel Chin (MacArthur fellow), Carmen Hermo (Curator, Brooklyn Museum), and more.
In May 2020, I launched Soft Power Vote, a New York City voting initiative that produces voter guides and content that illuminates the connectivity between art, pop culture, and local politics. Our Level Up interview series celebrates elected officials, organizers, and creatives and so far features Jabari Brisport, Phara Souffrant Forrest, and Zenat Begum of Playground Coffee in Brooklyn. The series was also expanded into a podcast featuring electeds and conversations around issues that New Yorkers need to know about.
In 2020, I received a full scholarship to Transom Traveling Audio Workshop which took place at WPLN in Nashville, TN, and received a grant from the San Francisco Art Book Fair, awarded to fifteen BIPOC artists and publishers across the nation. My work has been featured in Hyperallergic, NYU’s Latinx Project, Remezcla, SFMoMA’s Open Space, Art21, Whetstone, New Latin Wave, and in the San Francisco newspaper, El Tecolote.
Published in:
Hyperallergic, “We Need More Creatives In Politics.”
Latinx Project, NYU, “Jose Campos’ Studio Lenca: Creating Salvadoreño Visibility in the UK”
Whetstone Magazine, Volume 2.
Remezcla, “6 Queer Latinx on How They Formed Their Own Communities in San Francisco.”
Remezcla, “6 Atlanta Residents on the Future of the City’s Latinx Music Scene.”
SFMOMA Open Space, “The View From Here.”
Art and Book Fairs
The Red Stage by Creative Time, 2021
Brooklyn Art Book Fair, 2021 [Virtual]
Brooklyn Art Book Fair, 2020 [Virtual]
Los Angeles Art Book Fair, 2020.
La Cosecha, 2019.
The Bettyz Zine Fair, 2018.
Press Play Fair, Pioneer Works, 2018.
New Latin Wave Festival, 2018.
8-Ball Zine Fair, 2018.
New Latin Wave Festival, 2017.
Press Play Fair, Pioneer Works, 2017.
Workshops
Transom, Nashville, 2020. Audio intensive.
Eyes in Progress, Mentored by Ed Kashi, 2017. Visual storytelling.
Arts administration
New Latin Wave, 2017-Present.
Art21, 2018-2020.
Dolby Art Gallery, Dolby Headquarters, San Francisco, 2016.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2013-2016.