CURATORIAL WORK
Latina and Latinx MN: Re/claiming Space in Times of Change, an exhibition celebrating art
created by self-identifying Latina women and non-binary, Latinx
Minnesota-based artists with ancestral roots in Latin America. Co-curator. The
Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, St. Catherine University, St. Paul.
September-December 2024

Rituals, a mobile art exhibit on stories and objects from artists’ daily routines in
partnership with photographer Lauren Bína. Lake Elmo Regional Park Preserve,
Afton State Park, William O’Brien State Park, Interstate Park-MN, Walker Art
Center, and Guillermo Cuellar and Friends Fall Pottery Sale. ArtReach St. Croix,
Minnesota.
July-September 2021

Mending, a mobile art exhibit and a conversation of a world in crisis: an exhibition
of damaged objects and unfinished works reflecting on anxiety, fear, human
fragility, and hope by 25 local and regional artists. Brown’s Creek Trail, Afton
State Park, Lake Elmo Regional Park Preserve, and the Walker Art Center.
ArtReach St. Croix, Minnesota.
July-September 2020

Caravan: collaborative teams of artists making artworks addressing the migrant caravan
crisis. Concordia Gallery, Concordia University St-Paul.
November 21- Dec 13, 2019.

Downstream Environmental Film Festival, Third Edition: local, national, and
international short films on the environment. Co-curator. Cannon River
Watershed Partnership. Northfield, Minnesota.
February 20 & 22, 2019

Art-Inspired Music & Music-Inspired Art Project, Third Edition: artistic collaborations across
six colleges. McNally Smith College of Music Gallery. Saint Paul, MN.
October – December 2017

Latino, Art Migration: fifteen MN-based artists reflecting on the nostalgia for a home left
behind by people who migrate. Concordia Gallery, Concordia University Saint
Paul. Saint Paul, MN.
January - February 2017

Art-Inspired Music Project 2nd Edition: 33 composers paired with 32 local visual artists.
Saint Paul: McNally Smith College of Music Gallery,
February – April 2015

A Fine Line: Cecilia Ramón, sculptural work of Argentinian artist Cecilia Ramón. Saint
Paul: The Gordon Parks Gallery, Metropolitan State University.
November – December 2013

Voyage: Alonso Sierralta, mixed media sculptural work of Chilean artist Alonso
Sierralta. Saint Paul: The Gordon Parks Gallery, Metropolitan State University.
February – March 2012

Breath of Life: Interactive Art / Music Improvisation & Solo Exhibition on Ta-coumba T. Aiken,
twenty-five work retrospective on MN-based painter and art activist. Saint Paul:
McNally Smith College of Music Atrium.
October 2011

Art-Inspired Music Project: An Interdisciplinary Initiative Featuring Musical Compositions In
Response to Nine Minnesota-based Works Of Art. Saint Paul: McNally Smith College
of Music Gallery.
February – April 2010

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Part-Time Educator, Public Engagement Learning and Impact, Walker Art Center,
Minneapolis, MN,
November 2022 – present

Curator in Residence, Amy Marie Sears Series, St. Catherine University, Saint Paul, MN,
September – December 2024

Juror, Emerging Artist Residency Program, Anderson Center at Tower View, Red Wing,
MN, February – March 2023

Translator and bilingual tour guide, exhibit Mestizaje: Intermix-Remix, Minnesota
Museum of American Art,
March – June 2022

Juror, Anderson Center Residency Program, Red Wing, MN,
February – March 2022

Juror, Grand Prize Poster Winner and 9 Media Winners, Saint Paul Art Crawl,
August 2018

Panelist, VSA Minnesota Panel Review of Emerging Artist Applications for Grants from
the Jerome Foundation,
April 2017

Juror, 17th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Department of Art & Design, Concordia
University Saint Paul, Minnesota,
April 2017

PUBLICATIONS AND COLLABORATIONS
The Art of Luis Fitch, Contributing Writer, UNO Branding, July 2024.

Latin Art in Minnesota–Conversations and What’s Next, Author, Afton Press, Spring 2023.

”Daymé Arocena: For the Cuban Music of Today,” Fourth Wall, walkerart.org, April 24, 2018.

Art-inspired Music & Music-inspired Art Project 3rd Edition:  Oct. 5 – Nov. 21, 2017. Presented by
McNally Smith College of Music. Saint Paul: McNally Smith College of Music Gallery,
2017. Exhibition catalog.

Art-inspired Music Project 2nd Edition:  Feb. 24 – Apr. 30, 2015. Presented by McNally Smith
College of Music. Saint Paul: McNally Smith College of Music Gallery, 2015.
Exhibition catalog.

A Fine Line: Cecilia Ramón. Nov. 15-Dec. 13. Saint Paul: The Gordon Parks Gallery,
Metropolitan State University, 2013. Exhibition catalog.

Voyage: Alonso Sierralta Feb. 27-March 2. Saint Paul: The Gordon Parks Gallery,
Metropolitan State University, 2012. Exhibition catalog.

Breath of Life: Interactive Art / Music Improvisation & Solo Exhibition on Ta-coumba T. Aiken.
Saint Paul: McNally Smith College of Music Atrium, 2011. Exhibition catalog.

“Art, music, and improvisation.” American Composers Forum: Sounding Board
(October-December 2011): 11.

“Curator William Franklin on the Art-inspired Music Project.” American Composers
Forum: Sounding Board (April/May/June 2010): 3.

Art-inspired Music Project: An Interdisciplinary Initiative Featuring Musical Compositions In
Response to Nine Minnesota-based Works Of Art. Saint Paul: McNally Smith College
of Music Gallery, 2010. Exhibition catalog.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Adjunct Faculty, Dunwoody College of Technology, Arts and Humanities Faculty,
Minneapolis. Courses: History of Design and Critical Thinking and Creativity.
Online asynchronous learning. August 2022 – present.

Adjunct Faculty, Liberal Arts, MFA Program. Minneapolis College of Art and Design, MN.
Course: Liberal Arts seminar Criticism and Theory 1. August 2020 – present.

Adjunct Faculty, Liberal Arts, Undergraduate Program. Minneapolis College of Art and
Design, Minneapolis, MN. Course: Introduction to History of Art and Design 2.
Taught Readings in Contemporary Art. September 2018 – present.

Adjunct Faculty, Art Department. Saint Cloud State University, Saint Cloud, MN. Courses:
Contemporary Art and International Modernisms.  August 2020 – May 2021.

Visiting Instructor, Spanish Department. Carleton College, Northfield, MN. Taught basic
structures of the Spanish language, everyday vocabulary and cultural situations.
September – November 2018.

Full Time Humanities Professor, Liberal Arts Department. McNally Smith College of
Music, Saint Paul, MN. Taught art appreciation courses including Exploring the
Fine Arts, Art of Today, and The Art of Cinema. Served as student advisor and
faculty member in International Student Committee. September 2008 –
December 2017.

Adjunct Faculty, Spanish, Department of Spanish and Portuguese. New York University,
New York, NY. Taught Spanish for Beginners. September – December 2007.

Adjunct Faculty, Humanities, General Education Department. Institute of Production and
Recording, Minneapolis. Taught Introduction to the Humanities and Literature.
Served as student advisor. April 2004 – June 2007.

Teaching Assistant, Spanish. Department of Spanish and Portuguese. University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Taught all levels required to fulfill the second
language requirement. Administered Graduate Proficiency Test (GPT).
September 1999 – May 2002.

EDUCATION
Master of Liberal Studies, minor in Art History, University of Minnesota, 2002.
BA in Mass Communication and Rhetoric, University of Minnesota, 1996.
Three-year specialized degree in Advertising, Instituto Universitario de Nuevas
Profesiones, Caracas, 1993.

LANGUAGES
English, Spanish (native speaker), upper level French.