AUTHOR

Irene Urrutia

Irene Xochitl Urrutia (she/her) is a Mexican/Canadian curator and PhD candidate at Leiden University. Currently, her focus is on media art, materialist posthumanism, and rethinking plant-human relationships through artistic practice. In her curatorial work, she is interested in decentralization and accessibility. In 2016, she co-founded Galería Tu Mamá, an independent contemporary art gallery in Xochimilco, Mexico City. Currently, she is a curator for Media Art Friesland in Leeuwarden, where she mainly works on the LUNA Young Masters program. She is also a fellow of TASAWAR Curatorial Studios. She is currently based in Plymouth.uk and in Leeuwarden.nl.

FORMATION

2021 | Tunis.tn | TASAWAR CURATORIAL STUDIOS | Certficate of Excellence
2020 | Leiden.nl | Leiden University | Arts and Culture | MA
2016 | Mexico-City.mx | Academia de San Carlos FAD UNAM | Mexican Art History | Diploma
2015 | Mexico-City.mx | FAD UNAM | Design and Visual Communication | BA

LINKS

mediaartfriesland.nl
galeriatumama.com

PHOTO
Gabe Kamphuis

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