Experience

Decorative Arts Trust

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contributing writer

  • Jul 2021 - Present

  Nueva York, Nueva York, Estados Unidos



Museo Franz Mayer

• Mexico
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Exhibition Curator

  • May 2022 - May 2023

  Ciudad de México, México Curated the exhibition "Hilando rituales: diez años Bi Yuu" at the Franz Mayer Museum. This exhibition celebrated the 10th year anniversary of Bi Yuu, a textile design studio based on Mexico City and Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, that creates rugs, tapestries, and tableware, exploring design as a method of social and environmental impact.



The Metropolitan Museum of Art

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 700 & Above Employee

• Tiffany & Co. Foundation Twelve-Month Curatorial Intern in American Decorative Arts

  • Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

  Nueva York, Estados Unidos



Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-producer of the Fields of the Future podcast

  • Jun 2021 - May 2022

  Nueva York, Nueva York, Estados Unidos Co-producing the second season of the Fields of the Future podcast, which will raise the voices of scholars, makers, and educators working on Indigenous textiles and textile history of the Southwestern United States and Mexico.

• Gallery Educator

  • Sep 2019 - May 2021

  Nueva York y alrededores, Estados Unidos

• Digital Media Lab Assistant

  • Sep 2019 - Jul 2020

  Nueva York y alrededores, Estados Unidos



Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Curatorial Intern

  • Jul 2020 - Dec 2020

  Manhattan, Nueva York, Estados Unidos Researched the influence of Pre-Columbian material culture in 20th century US and European design.



New York City Archaeological Repository

• Remote Graduate Intern

  • Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  Manhattan, Nueva York, Estados Unidos Researched the Native American ceramics of the Kazimiroff Collection, cataloguing the materials and preparing a public piece for the Repository's website.



Universidad de los Andes - Colombia

• Colombia
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager at the Museo Casa de Bolivar

  • Mar 2019 - Aug 2019

  Bogotá D.C., Colombia Supervised the classification, cataloging and registration of the archaeological collection of the Museo Casa de Bolivar. Oversaw the evaluation of the museum’s collection, the conditions of custody and its museographic potential. Formulated and managed the correct execution of the budget. Prepared monthly reports presenting the progress and development of the project. Provided the necessary equipment and supplies for the development of activities.

• Prehispanic art curator and exhibition designer

  • Aug 2017 - Nov 2018

  Bogotá D.C., Colombia Catalogued and housed a collection of ca. 1000 Pre-Hispanic art pieces for the Laboratory of Andean Art and Archaeology. Co-curated with the director of the Laboratory the exhibition “Bueno para Pensar”, which displays the Laboratory’s most iconic and interesting pieces. Designed the visual identity, graphics and layout of the exhibition, and performed editorial duties for the collection’s catalogue. Directed a research project about Pre-Hispanic textile technology centered on the Laboratory’s… Show more Catalogued and housed a collection of ca. 1000 Pre-Hispanic art pieces for the Laboratory of Andean Art and Archaeology. Co-curated with the director of the Laboratory the exhibition “Bueno para Pensar”, which displays the Laboratory’s most iconic and interesting pieces. Designed the visual identity, graphics and layout of the exhibition, and performed editorial duties for the collection’s catalogue. Directed a research project about Pre-Hispanic textile technology centered on the Laboratory’s collection of spindle whorls, and taught a series of hand-spinning and Wayuu knitting workshops. Show less

• Peter A. Krueger Summer Intern, Curatorial Department

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Nueva York y alrededores, Estados Unidos Conducted research for an upcoming exhibition on designer and silversmith William Spratling focusing on a group of pieces he created for the Indian Arts and Crafts Board based on Native Alaskan imagery. Conducted archival research in the Rene D’Harnoncourt papers and the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, in addition to research on Northwest Coast art and mythology, and its presence in Smithsonian collections. Presented this research to the museum’s staff and internship funders and wrote a 20-page… Show more Conducted research for an upcoming exhibition on designer and silversmith William Spratling focusing on a group of pieces he created for the Indian Arts and Crafts Board based on Native Alaskan imagery. Conducted archival research in the Rene D’Harnoncourt papers and the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, in addition to research on Northwest Coast art and mythology, and its presence in Smithsonian collections. Presented this research to the museum’s staff and internship funders and wrote a 20-page document outlining my findings. Contributed to Cooper Hewitt’s “Object of the Day” blog with a post entitled “Golden Imperfections” that focused on a brooch designed by German goldsmith Manfred Bischoff. Show less

• Research assistant for the project “The Genesis of Videoart in Colombia 1976-1991”

  • Nov 2016 - Dec 2016

  Bogotá D.C., Colombia Researched the origins of videoart in Colombia and its relationship with the international movement, exploring its transnational quality, for the project “Genesis of Videoart in Colombia 1976-1991”. Organized and classified archival records to trace the evolution of the movement throughout the second half of the 20th century.



Ittala (Contemporary Furniture Company)

• Strategic Designer

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

  Bogotá D.C., Colombia Provided a market positioning strategy based on Human-Centered Design methods and principles to increase the company’s competitive qualities.