Irene Xochitl Urrutia is a Mexican/Canadian curator and researcher.
Her research focus is on materialist posthumanism and plant-human relationships in artistic practice. Her curatorial work currently centers on media art and vegetal art, and she is particularly interested in contemporary art’s ecological, political, and epistemological possibilities. As a cultural worker, she strives to foster accessibility and decentralization.
PRACTICE
Since 2020 | Leeuwarden.nl | Curator for Media Art Festival
2020 | Leeuwarden.nl | Coordinator of Artist in Space program “FRAMEWORK”
2018 | Rhodes.gr | Volunteer gallery manager Art Park Rhodes
2016 | Mexico City.mx | Co-founder of Galería Tu Mamá, contemporary art gallery
FORMATION
2020 | Leiden.nl | Leiden University | MA Arts and Culture
2016 | Mexico City.mx | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | Diploma in Mexican Art History
2015 | Mexico City.mx | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | BA Design and Visual Communication
LINKS
mediaartfriesland.nl
galeriatumama.com
talks.tasawar.net
PHOTO
George Katsogridakis