EDUCATION

B.A. Art History, 2011 San Diego State University

LANGUAGES

Fluent in English and Spanish

EXPERIENCE

Director of Education & Engagement 8/2021 - Present— Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, CA

  • Write all educational content for the museum including exhibition-related public programs such as lectures, film screenings, panels, and workshops.

  • Review and edit in both spanish and english curatorial texts.

  • Engage in powerful storytelling through marketing campaigns to share museum's mission and educational initiatives, helping raise over 1.3M to date.

  • Provide external and internal strategic leadership in the development of museum’s educational initiatives and public engagement.

  • Lead bilingual tours, in which visitors gain a greater understanding of works on view through visual inquiry and dialogue.

Arts and Culture Project Manager 4/2019 - 7/2021— City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, San Diego, CA 

  • Developed, strategized, and produced all marketing and communications content for the department.

  • Managed the City of San Diego’s 12M dollar annual arts and culture grant program which awards 160+ arts and culture nonprofit organizations citywide.

  • Spearheaded content refinements to funding applications for best practices and IDEA focus through data analysis and community feedback.

Co-Founder 3/2020 - Present— all of us, Remote/San Francisco, CA

  • Co-conceptualize and produce all online and pop-up exhibitions showing the work of 22+ contemporary artists annually.

  • Co-write all online exhibition descriptions, website, and social media content.

Director of Education and Public Programs 2/2018 - 3/2019 San Diego Art Institute,  San Diego, CA

  • Developed the museum's education vision and led the education department.

  • Assisted with all marketing efforts including writing content for social media posts, eblasts, promotional materials, and videos.

  • Wrote, reviewed and edited in both spanish and english exhibition-related texts. 

  • Wrote educational materials, including curricula and in-gallery documents.

Gallery Educator 1/2014 - 9/2017— Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, CA

  • Reimplemented the “X”- periodical art zine. Led talks and developed X lecture content for numerous workshops.

  • Oversaw all aspects of arts integration partnerships with K-12 schools.

  • Led bilingual tours and developed arts education public programs and curricula for the museum’s thousands of visitors.

VIP Coordinator 11/2015 - 2/2016— Material Art Fair, Mexico City, MX

  • Assisted in bilingual marketing, advertising, and event planning. 

  • Helped organized an international art fair for thousands of attendees and 64 galleries, nonprofits, and artist-run spaces from 34 cities and 15 countries representing nearly 200 artists.

PUBLISHED WORKS

HereIn Journal (Contributing Writer): Portfolio: Brianna Rigg

Space For Art (Curator): The Possibility of Something Happening

all of us (Curator): Constructive Eviction, Frequence of Sequence, 100 Seconds to Midnight, Another Day Ok

Francisco Eme (Contributing Writer):Planos Paralelos/ Parallel Planes