JOVANNA VENEGAS

CURATOR, SCULPTURECENTER · NEW YORK, NY

POSITIONS

YEARPROJECTLOCATIONINSTITUTIONSCOPE
2024–PRESENTCURATORNEW YORK, NYSCULPTURECENTERPOSITION
2017–2023CURATORIAL ASSISTANT TO ASSOCIATE CURATOR OF CONTEMPORARY ARTSAN FRANCISCO, CASFMOMAPOSITION

EXHIBITIONS

YEARPROJECTLOCATIONINSTITUTIONSCOPE
2027BERENICE OLMEDO: EPITHUMIANEW YORK, NYSCULPTURECENTERCURATOR
2027THE KTX BIENNIAL (INAUGURAL EDITION)DALLAS, TX—CURATOR
2027MARNIE WEBERNEW YORK, NYSCULPTURECENTERCURATOR
2026PAT OLESZKO: FOOL DISCLOSURE (TOURING TO MUSEUM COBRA, AMSTELVEEN, FALL 2026; CENTRO PECCI, PRATO, SPRING 2027)NEW YORK, NYSCULPTURECENTERCO-CURATOR WITH SOHRAB MOHEBBI
2026AKINSANYA KAMBON: SOUL SESSIONSNEW YORK, NYSCULPTURECENTERCO-CURATOR WITH SOHRAB MOHEBBI
2026CEVDET EREK: AMERICASNEW YORK, NYSCULPTURECENTERCURATOR
2025LUANA VITRA: AMULETSNEW YORK, NYSCULPTURECENTERCURATOR
2025TO IGNITE OUR SKIN: ELAINE CAMERON-WEIR, PATRICIA AYRES, YU JINEW YORK, NYSCULPTURECENTERCURATOR
2025IN PRACTICE: KEVIN HERNÁNDEZ ROSANEW YORK, NYSCULPTURECENTERCO-CURATOR
2025IN PRACTICE: COCO KLOCKNERNEW YORK, NYSCULPTURECENTERCO-CURATOR
2024ASMA: IDEAL INSTITUTION FOR MUSICNEW YORK, NYSCULPTURECENTERCURATOR
2024OPEN PROCESS: ALEXA WESTNEW YORK, NYSCULPTURECENTERCURATOR
2023SITTING ON CHROME: MARIO AYALA, RAFA ESPARZA, GUADALUPE ROSALESSAN FRANCISCO, CASFMOMACO-CURATOR WITH MARIA CASTRO AND TOMOKO KANAMITSU
2023NEW WORK: FERNANDO PALMA RODRÍGUEZSAN FRANCISCO, CASFMOMACURATOR
2022SECA ART AWARD: BINTA AYOFEMI, MARIA A. GUZMAN CAPRON, CATHY LU, MARCEL PARDO ARIZA, GREGORY RICKSAN FRANCISCO, CASFMOMACO-CURATOR WITH ANDREA NITSCHE-KRUPP
2022SHIFTING THE SILENCESAN FRANCISCO, CASFMOMACO-CURATOR WITH EUNGIE JOO
2021NEW WORK: WU TSANG PRESENTS MOVED BY THE MOTIONSAN FRANCISCO, CASFMOMACO-CURATOR WITH EUNGIE JOO
2021BAY AREA WALLS: LIZ HERNÁNDEZSAN FRANCISCO, CASFMOMACURATOR
2021THE HARVEST: ANDREW ROBERTS AND MAURICIO MUÑOZSAN FRANCISCO, CADELAPLANECURATOR
2021TRAMITE 005, SECTION: JALISCOQUERÉTARO, MEXICOBURÓ DE COLECCIONISTASSECTION CURATOR
2021BAY AREA WALLS: EMORY DOUGLASSAN FRANCISCO, CASFMOMAASSISTANT CURATOR
2021NEW WORK: CHARLES GAINESSAN FRANCISCO, CASFMOMAASSISTANT CURATOR
2020BAY AREA WALLS: TWIN WALLS MURAL COMPANYSAN FRANCISCO, CASFMOMAASSISTANT CURATOR
2020BAY AREA WALLS: MARCEL PARDO ARIZA AND JUAN CARLOS RODRIGUEZ RIVERASAN FRANCISCO, CASFMOMAASSISTANT CURATOR
2019SOFT POWERSAN FRANCISCO, CASFMOMAASSISTANT CURATOR
2019NEW WORK: RODNEY MCMILLIANSAN FRANCISCO, CASFMOMACURATORIAL ASSISTANT
2018NEW WORK: ETEL ADNANSAN FRANCISCO, CASFMOMACURATORIAL ASSISTANT

ART FAIRS AND CURATORIAL ADVISORY

YEARPROJECTLOCATIONINSTITUTIONSCOPE
2026PLATFORM SECTIONNEW YORK, NYTHE ARMORY SHOW, JAVITS CENTERCURATOR
2021WHITNEY BIENNIAL 2022, U.S./MEXICO BORDER REGIONNEW YORK, NYWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ARTCURATORIAL ADVISOR

JURIES, REVIEWS AND CRITIQUES

YEARPROJECTLOCATIONINSTITUTIONSCOPE
2026NYSCA/NYFA ARTIST FELLOWSHIP IN CRAFT/SCULPTURENEW YORK, NYNEW YORK FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTSJUROR
2026TRAVESÍAS: CAER EN TIERRA AMFIBIA RESIDENCYMOMPOX, COLOMBIATERREMOTOJUROR
2026GRANTSURUGUAY AND ARGENTINAFUNDACIÓN AMA AMOEDOJUROR
2026QM-JEROME FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR EMERGING ARTISTSQUEENS, NYQUEENS MUSEUMJUROR
2025ARTIST RESIDENCYFIRE ISLAND, NYFIRE ISLAND ART RESIDENCYJUROR
2025ARTIST RESIDENCYKNOXVILLE, TNLOGHAVENJUROR
2025CORE RESIDENCY PROGRAMHOUSTON, TXGLASSELL SCHOOL OF ART, MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTONGUEST CRITIC
2025ARTIST CRITIQUESKANSAS CITY, MOCHARLOTTE STREET FOUNDATIONGUEST CRITIC
2024AWARDSNEW YORK, NYNATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGNJUROR
2023JURIED COMPETITIONMONROE, LAMASUR MUSEUM OF ARTJUROR
2022SAN DIEGO ART PRIZESAN DIEGO, CA—JUROR
2021INTRODUCTIONS 2021SAN FRANCISCO, CAROOT DIVISIONJUROR
2021BI-ANNUAL ARTIST PORTFOLIO REVIEWSSAN JOSÉ, CAINSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN JOSÉREVIEWER

MENTORSHIP AND TEACHING

YEARPROJECTLOCATIONINSTITUTIONSCOPE
2026SEED FUNDMEXICO CITY AND SAN FRANCISCOPATRONATO DE ARTE CONTEMPORÁNEO AND KADISTMENTOR TO ALAN HERNÁNDEZ
2022ART & EXPERIENCES, MA IN CURATORIAL PRACTICESAN FRANCISCO, CACALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTSADJUNCT PROFESSOR
2021A JOY UNEXPECTEDSAN FRANCISCO, CAROOT DIVISIONCURATORIAL MENTOR

TALKS, PANELS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS

YEARPROJECTLOCATIONINSTITUTIONSCOPE
2026BELIEVING IN ART, WITH LIBERTY ADRIAN, ANNA ROBERTA GOETZ, ROBERT LECKIEMEXICO CITY, MEXICOMATERIAL ART FAIR X SALON ACMEPANELIST
2026ORIGIN OF THE TIGER, WITH YU JINEW YORK, NYP·P·O·WCONVERSATION
2026REEL LIFE PERFORMANTZ, WITH PAT OLESZKO AND DREW SAWYERNEW YORK, NYWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ARTCONVERSATION
2022A CONVERSATION WITH LIZ HERNÁNDEZSAN FRANCISCO, CASFMOMAMODERATOR
TBCCURATORIAL LEADERSHIP SUMMITNEW YORK, NYTHE ARMORY SHOWPANELIST
TBCARMORY SHOW LIVE: PASSAGES AND THRESHOLDS, WITH JESÚS HILARIO REYES, ZENOBIA LEE, GAËLLE CHOISNENEW YORK, NYTHE ARMORY SHOWMODERATOR
TBCGUADALUPE ROSALES, EAST OF THE RIVER BOOK LAUNCHNEW YORK, NYRIZZOLI BOOKSTOREMODERATOR
TBCCURATORS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP, WITH BERNARDO MOSQUEIRA, SUSANNA TEMKIN, ROBIN FARRELLNEW YORK, NYSCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTSCONVERSATION
TBCDUFFY SPEAKER SERIESDETROIT, MIWAYNE STATE UNIVERSITYCURATORIAL TALK
TBCMASTER OF ARTS STUDENT ORGANIZATIONNEW YORK, NYHUNTER COLLEGECURATORIAL TALK
TBCLUANA VITRA BOOK LAUNCH, WITH DENISE FERREIRA DA SILVANEW YORK, NYSCULPTURECENTERMODERATOR
TBCRAFAEL DOMENECH BOOK LAUNCHNEW YORK, NYSCULPTURECENTERMODERATOR
TBCTO IGNITE OUR SKIN ARTIST TALKNEW YORK, NYSCULPTURECENTERMODERATOR
TBCSMALL WORLD CINEMA, WITH JEN LIU AND BRIAN KUAN WOODNEW YORK, NYSCULPTURECENTERMODERATOR
TBCWHO BENEFITS FROM DIVERSITY: INSTITUTIONAL EQUALITY TODAY, WITH DEJA BELARDOSANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLICMECA ART FAIRCONVERSATION
TBCPANEL WITH VICTOR BARRAGAN, KARLA KAPLUN, CARLA FERNÁNDEZ—TALKING GALLERIESMODERATOR
TBCSITTING ON CHROME, CONVERSATION WITH THE ARTISTSSAN FRANCISCO, CAFOG ART FAIRCO-MODERATOR
TBCDIÁSPORA, ¿QUÉ? LOCALIDAD, INTERNACIONALIDAD, DIÁSPORAS, TOKENISMOS Y EXOTISMOSBOGOTÁ, COLOMBIAARTBOPANELIST
TBCENRIQUE BOSTELMANN TALKPHILADELPHIA, PABERMAN MUSEUMMODERATOR
TBCSHIFTING THE SILENCE ARTIST PANEL, WITH TANIA PÉREZ CÓRDOVA, AYESHA SULTANA, HAEGUE YANGSAN FRANCISCO, CASFMOMACO-MODERATOR WITH EUNGIE JOO
TBCMESA EN CONSTRUCCIÓN, WITH INGRID HERNANDEZ, MÓNICA ARREOLA, GUADALUPE VIDAL, ROXANA ALVARADO——MODERATOR
TBCRADIO RUMOROSA, 20 SPANISH-LANGUAGE INTERVIEWS WITH ARTISTS ACROSS THE BORDER—NETT NETT RADIOHOST
TBCCATCHING UP! WITH FIRELEI BAEZSAN FRANCISCO, CASFMOMAINTERVIEWER

TBC = YEAR NOT GIVEN IN THE ORIGINAL CV.

TEXTS AND PUBLICATIONS

YEARPROJECTLOCATIONINSTITUTIONSCOPE
2026*PAT OLESZKO: FOOL DISCLOSURE, EXHIBITION CATALOGUENEW YORK, NYSCULPTURECENTERCO-EDITOR
2025*LUANA VITRA: AMULETS, EXHIBITION CATALOGUENEW YORK, NYSCULPTURECENTEREDITOR
2022*PATCHWORK LANDSCAPES: RELATIONAL NETWORKS AT THE U.S./MEXICO BORDER, WHITNEY BIENNIAL 2022 CATALOGUENEW YORK, NYWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ARTAUTHOR
2022*SECA ART AWARD, EXHIBITION CATALOGUESAN FRANCISCO, CASFMOMACO-EDITOR; ESSAYS ON CATHY LU AND MARCEL PARDO ARIZA
2021*INTRODUCTIONS, EXHIBITION CATALOGUESAN FRANCISCO, CAROOT DIVISIONAUTHOR
2019*SOFT POWER, EXHIBITION CATALOGUESAN FRANCISCO, CASFMOMAAUTHOR
TBCUN DESAFÍO EN FRAGMENTOS: SOBRE TANTA CURVA DE RAFA ESPARZA, PARA MORELIO CATALOGUE——AUTHOR
TBCCRITICS’ PICKS: LYDIA OURAHMANE; JASON MORANNEW YORK, NYARTFORUMAUTHOR

* = YEAR TAKEN FROM THE MATCHING EXHIBITION. TBC = YEAR NOT GIVEN IN THE ORIGINAL CV.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

YEARPROJECTLOCATIONINSTITUTIONSCOPE
2017PROGRAM INTERNNEW YORK, NYE-FLUXINTERNSHIP
2016–2017CURATORIAL INTERNNEW YORK, NYCOLECCIÓN PATRICIA PHELPS DE CISNEROSINTERNSHIP
2016CURATORIAL FELLOW TO ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MARIA LINDGWANGJU, SOUTH KOREAGWANGJU BIENNALEFELLOWSHIP
2015CURATORIAL INTERN TO ELISABETH SUSSMANNEW YORK, NYWHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ARTINTERNSHIP
2014GALLERY ASSISTANTMEXICO CITY, MEXICOGAGA FINE ARTSPOSITION
2013CURATORIAL INTERN TO ALEJANDRA LABASTIDAMEXICO CITY, MEXICOMUSEO UNIVERSITARIO ARTE CONTEMPORÁNEO (MUAC)INTERNSHIP
2008–2010PUBLIC PROGRAMS DEPARTMENTLOS ANGELES, CAHAMMER MUSEUMWORK-STUDY

EDUCATION

YEARPROJECTLOCATIONINSTITUTIONSCOPE
2017MA, CURATORIAL PRACTICE (MENTOR: MARIA LIND)NEW YORK, NYSCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTSMASTER OF ARTS
2010BA, ART HISTORYLOS ANGELES, CAUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELESBACHELOR OF ARTS

GRANTS

YEARPROJECTLOCATIONINSTITUTIONSCOPE
2016TRAVEL GRANT FOR THE GWANGJU BIENNALE 2016MEXICO CITY, MEXICOALUMNOS47TRAVEL GRANT
2015–2017GRANT FOR MA AND PHD STUDIESMEXICO CITY, MEXICOJUMEX FOUNDATIONGRANT
2009MULTICULTURAL SCHOLARSHIPLOS ANGELES, CAGETTY FOUNDATIONSCHOLARSHIP