Experience
2021 – present / Institute of Texan Cultures / San Antonio, TX
Curator of Education
Developed multicultural curricula, improved the visitor services experience and revitalized
the educational resources available to educators and students on the museum website.
2019 – 2020 / Ambreen Butt Art / Southlake, TX
Studio Assistant
I digitized one of her concepts using Adobe Illustrator, from a sketch to a large-scale vinyl
site-specific installation at Gallery Wendi Norris.
2015– 2020 / The Warehouse / Dallas, TX
Art Guard
Promoted the physical and environmental security of visitors and exhibited art objects.
2018– 2019 / The University of North Texas / Denton, TX
Teaching Assistant
Attended lectures, facilitated discussions, revised papers, and tutored students in Art
History Survey I, II, III, Modernism, and Online Art Appreciation.
2019/ WAAS Gallery / Dallas, TX
Experiential Lecture and Collage Workshop: Nature of Reality: Doris Salcedo
Presented a public lecture with multi-sensory components to aid the audience’s connectivity
to the themes drawn out by the artist’s work.
2018/ Texas Fashion Collection / Denton, TX
Digitization Technician
Updated meta-data to images of garments in the collection, assisted the photography team
in staging the garments, and produced a social media exhibit showcasing the use of chiffon
by several designers.
2018/ IZIKO Slave Lodge / Capetown, South Africa
Co-curator of KEMET: Life in Ancient Egypt
Re-arranged the artifacts and burial installation in the exhibit to integrate an Augmented
Reality video game, re-wrote exhibit panels to portray a more inclusive narrative and
advocated for the availability of text in more than one language.
2018/ Aurora 2018 Biennial: “Future Worlds” / Dallas, TX
Co-curator of CYCLES
Group exhibition of 6 artists working in audio-visual installations and performances.
2016 – 2018/ WAAS Gallery / Dallas, TX
Curatorial Assistant & Graphic Designer
Re-branded gallery identity revitalized its web and social media presence.
2015/ Dallas Contemporary / Dallas, TX
Performance Artist for Nadia Kaabi-Linke’s “Walk the Line”
Worked closely with artist and team by walking across a gallery to wrap two poles with
thread the length of the Texas-Mexico border until it formed a dense wall.
2015-2016/ Lilliana Bloch Gallery / Dallas, TX
Gallery Assistant & Graphic Designer
2015/ Dallas Contemporary / Dallas, TX
Visitor Services Representative
2015/ The Nasher Sculpture Center / Dallas, TX
Visitor Services Volunteer
MISSION
I specialize in American Contemporary Art & Culture since the 1960s, particularly focusing on hybridity, identity, and memory. My strengths are my craving to know more, deliberativeness, and intellection.
Education
(2020) Master of Art in Art History
Thesis: Mexican Historical Contexts and No Solid Form Can Contain You: Exploring Mestiza Identity Using the Work of Gloria Anzaldúa
University of North Texas, Denton,TX
(2019) Graduate Academic Certificate in Museum Education
University of North Texas, Denton, TX
(2016) Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Art & Design Studies
University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Skills
Museological
Curatorial, Exhibition Design, Education, Research Design, Visitor Experience, Docents,Public Programming, Virtual, Multi-lingual Programs, Outreach
Digital Design
Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign), Squarespace, WordPress, VR, ARCGIS, Blender and Unity
Communication
Multi-Lingual, Customer Service, Writing: Technical, Scholarly, Analytical, and Creative
Administrative
Organization, Strategizing, Yardi, Microsoft Suite, GalleryManager, Canvas/Blackboard
Awards
Judith D. & Thomas A. Donahue
Graduate Scholarship in Art History
Arabic Heritage Society Scholarship
Languages
English ++++++++++
Spanish ++++++++++
French +++−−−−−−−