Exhibitions
Exhibitions
The list of exhibitions I got involved in planning and developing art and museum exhibitions.
(in reverse chronological order)
Location: Streetcar 82 Brewing Co. in Hyattsville, MD
Date: September 10, 2024 to December 21, 2024
Synopsis: A collaboration between Streetcar 82 Brewing Co. and the National Capital Trolley Museum, the pop-up exhibition showcases historical artifacts from the museum's collection, such as tokens and weekly passes, lapel buttons and pins, a motorman hat, and a streetcar handlebar. It also showcases souvenirs that promote the museum in Colesville, MD.
Roles: Curator and Installer
Location: Mehari Sequar Gallery, hosted by the Visionaries of the Creative Arts (VOCA), Washington, D.C., and Online Exhibition [Omeka]
Date: April 23, 2024 to May 5, 2024
Synopsis: The exhibit highlighted the talents of five Latine Deaf artists and their works.
Roles: Art Installer and Volunteer
Online Exhibit Link:
Media Coverage:
Visionaries of the Creative Arts. “Latine Deaf Artists.” https://www.vocarts.org/latinedeafartists.
Location: The Library Vestibule and Hallway in the I. King Jordan Student Academic at Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. and Online Exhibitions [Omeka & PastPerfect Online]
Date: March 1, 2024 to Present
Synopsis: The exhibit showcases the rare collection of twenty-four oil paintings by Cadwallader L. Washburn that Gallaudet University Archives acquired from Robert "Bob" and Jackie Laskoff of Maine.
Roles: Curator, Art Installer, and Author
Online Exhibit Links:
https://gallaudetarchives.omeka.net/exhibits/show/washburn/statement [Omeka]
https://gallaudet.catalogaccess.com/exhibits/14 [PastPerfect Online]
Location: University Library in the I. King Jordan Student Academic at Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. and Online Exhibition [PastPerfect Online]
Date: August 7, 2023 to Present
Synopsis: The exhibition displays selected works from the artwork collection in the Gallaudet University Archives.
Roles: Curator and Art Installer
Online Exhibit Link:
https://gallaudet.catalogaccess.com/exhibits/6 [PastPerfect Online]
Location: Linda K. Jordan Gallery in the Washburn Arts Center at Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. and Online Exhibition [Omeka]
Date: July 5, 2023 to September 25, 2023
Synopsis: The exhibition featured the works of BIPOC Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing artists. This groundbreaking exhibition explored the artists’ experiences of oppression, success, passion, and more. The exhibition was co-curated by Leticia Arellano and Elvia Guillermo Aguilar.
Roles: Assistant to the Curators and Art Installer
Location: Linda K. Jordan Gallery in the Washburn Arts Center at Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
Date: February 23, 2023 to April 3, 2023
Synopsis: The exhibition highlighted 147 works by Black Deaf artists. 11 pieces were loaned from the Gallaudet University Archives. The exhibition explored the experiences and intersectionalities of Black Deaf people. Clifford Earl Terry curated the exhibition with Gallaudet University's Center of Black Deaf Studies.
Roles: Assistant to the Curator and Art Installer
Media Coverage:
Good Morning America - ABC News. “Barrier-Breaking Exhibit Highlights Black Deaf History.” News Video, February 28, 2023. https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/video/barrier-breaking-exhibit-highlights-black-deaf-history-97532642.
Weinstock, Robert. “Black Deaf Art Period Exhibition Open through April 3.” Gallaudet University, March 1, 2023. https://gallaudet.edu/university-communications/black-deaf-art-period-exhibition-open-through-april-3/.
Location: Balcón in La Cosecha at Union Market District, Washington, D.C.
Date: October 1, 2022 to January 4, 2023
Synopsis: The gallery featured works by Deaf artists from Latin American countries, the works were curated by Leticia Arellano.
Roles: Assistant to the Curator and Art Installer
Media Coverage:
Weinstock, Robert. “Spotlight on Deaf Art.” Gallaudet University, September 15, 2022. https://gallaudet.edu/university-communications/spotlight-on-deaf-art/.
Location: Linda K. Jordan Gallery in the Washburn Arts Center at Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.
Date: September 15, 2022 to October 28, 2022
Synopsis: Curated by Leticia Arellano, the exhibition featured works by Daniel Katz-Hernandez and other Hispanic/Latina/o/x Deaf Artists.
Roles: Assistant to the Curator and Art Installer
Media Coverages:
Weinstock, Robert. “Spotlight on Deaf Art.” Gallaudet University, September 15, 2022. https://gallaudet.edu/university-communications/spotlight-on-deaf-art/.
Zornoza, Elvis. “Si Se Puede.” October 21, 2022. YouTube, 00:03:26. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpPynHByVeQ.
Location: University Archives Reading Room in the I. King Jordan Student Academic at Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. and Online Exhibition [PastPerfect Online]
Date: July 28, 2022 to Present
Synopsis: The exhibition displays curated works from the artwork collection and curated historical records such as charters, diplomas, and photographs from the Gallaudet University Archives.
Roles: Curator and Installer
Online Exhibit Link:
https://gallaudet.catalogaccess.com/exhibits/7 [PastPerfect Online - Artwork collection only]
Location: Pop-up Gallery in Hyattsville, Maryland, near the Streetcar 82 Brewing Co.
Date: December 23, 2021 to January 15, 2022
Synopsis: The exhibition highlighted the works of Deaf Art from the permanent collections of the Joseph F. and Helen C. Dyer Arts Center at Rochester Institute of Technology's National Technical Institute for the Deaf and the Gallaudet University Archives.
Role: Art Installer
Media Coverages:
Beckwith, Alison. “New Pop-Up Gallery in Hyattsville Features Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Artists.” The Hyattsville Wire, December 24, 2021. https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/2021/12/23/pop-up-art-gallery/.
McGrain, Vienna. “RIT/NTID Dyer Arts Center, Gallaudet University Archives Announce First-Ever Collaborative Exhibition.” Rochester Institute of Technology, December 17, 2021. https://www.rit.edu/news/rit-ntid-dyer-arts-center-gallaudet-university-archives-announce-first-ever-collaborative.
Prince George's Community Television. "DEAF ART 1." January 5, 2022. YouTube, 00:01:26. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kUDqezj104.
Prince George's Community Television. "DEAF ART 2." January 5, 2022. YouTube, 00:01:20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiJOmCgGip4.
Sereda, Nikolya. “Gallaudet University Archives and Dyer Arts Center Announce Pop-up Exhibit.” Gallaudet University, December 16, 2021. https://gallaudet.edu/archives/gallaudet-university-archives-and-dyer-arts-center-announce-pop-up-exhibit/.
Sereda, Nikolya. “Traversing Boundaries: A Unique Collaboration with RIT/NTID.” Gallaudet Today, Spring/Summer 2022, 70–73. https://ida.gallaudet.edu/gallaudet-today/155/.