Gibran Villalobos

J. Gibran Villalobos is an administrator, curator, and art historian. In 2016 he was elected to attend the Advocacy Leadership Institute where he was invited to the White House Office of Public Engagement, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to speak to key issues affecting Latinos in Chicago. He served as the 2017 resident curator at the Chicago Cultural Center where he launched an inaugural summit of Latino artists and administrators across the United States. For this project, he received the Act Up Awards from the Chicago Community Trust, and a Propeller Grant. He has held the posts of Cultural Liaison for the Chicago Park District in the department of Culture, Arts, and Nature, and Public Programs and Partnerships Manager for the Chicago Architecture Biennial. He currently serves on the Auxiliary Board for the National Museum of Mexican Art and on the executive board of The Association of American Culture (TAAC). He is faculty lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the Department of Arts Administration & Policy and is Assistant Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.

J. Gibran Villalobos es administrador, curador e historiador del arte. En 2016 fue elegido para asistir al Advocacy Leadership Institute donde fue invitado a la Oficina de Participación Pública de la Casa Blanca, el National Endowment for the Arts, y el Caucus Hispano del Congreso para hablar sobre temas claves que afectan a los latinos en Chicago. Se desempeñó como curador en el Chicago Cultural Center donde lanzó una cumbre inaugural de artistas y administradores latinos en los Estados Unidos. Por este proyecto, recibió los premios Act UP de la Chicago Community Trust, y una beca Propeller. Ha ocupado los puestos de Enlace Cultural para el Distrito de Parques de Chicago en el departamento de Cultura, Artes y Naturaleza, y Gerente de Programas Públicos y Asociaciones para la Bienal de Arquitectura de Chicago. Actualmente es miembro de la Junta Auxiliar del National Museum of Mexican Art y de la junta ejecutiva de The Association of American Culture (TAAC). Es profesor en la School of the Art Institute of Chicago en el Departamento de Administración y Política de las Artes y es curador asistente del Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Chicago.