Bernardo Mosqueira Appointed Chief Curator of ISLAA

The Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA) is proud to announce the appointment of Bernardo Mosqueira as the institute’s first Chief Curator. Mosqueira's dedication to developing innovative institutional practices and his recognized experience supporting emerging, radical, and overlooked artists from Latin America will make a significant contribution to ISLAA’s exhibition program. As Chief Curator, Mosqueira’s long-standing connection to ISLAA will bolster its mission to expand scholarship, public engagement, and the international visibility of art from Latin America during an exciting period of growth.

"I'm thrilled to join ISLAA as Chief Curator. I look forward to engaging with and expanding the ISLAA Collection and the Library and Archives and developing exhibitions and programs highlighting the strength, multiplicity, and complexity of art produced in Latin America. I'm excited to collaborate with ISLAA's incredible team and wide network of partners to nurture alternative and innovative narratives about Latin American art and its contributions to the world," says Mosqueira.

Mosqueira comes to ISLAA from the New Museum, where he was the inaugural ISLAA Curatorial Fellow (2021–2023). This curatorial position, sponsored by ISLAA in partnership with the New Museum, supports emerging curators dedicated to Latin American and Latinx art. During his fellowship, Mosqueira curated shows such as Daniel Lie: Unnamed Entities; Screens Series: Naomi Rincón Gallardo; Vivian Caccuri and Miles Greenberg: The Shadow of Spring; Screens Series: Aline Motta; and Bárbara Wagner and Benjamin de Burca: Five Times Brazil (co-curated with Margot Norton); and was part of the curatorial team of the Fifth New Museum Triennial: Soft Water Hard Stone (co-curated with Margot Norton and Jamillah James). Mosqueira also curated Wynnie Mynerva's first solo exhibition in the United States and co-curated the most comprehensive exhibition to date by Pépon Osorio, both open at the New Museum through September 17.

In 2022, Mosqueira curated Eros Rising: Visions of the Erotic in Latin American Art at ISLAA alongside curator Mariano López Seoane. Eros Rising presented a cross-section of intergenerational artists, including Wynnie Mynerva (b. 1992, Peru) and Carlos Motta (b. 1978, Colombia), and David Lamelas (b. 1946, Argentina), whose works challenge codified expressions of sensuality and static definitions to explore more expansive conceptions of the self and the erotic.

Photo: Daniel Arnold