Cristina Vives
curator in residence
January 20, 2026 - February 20, 2026
Cristina Vives
Cuba
1955
Cristina is our first curator-in-residence. Her residency will take place from January 20 to February 20, 2026
Cristina es nuestra primera curadora en residencia. Su período de residencia tendrá lugar del 20 de enero al 20 de febrero de 2026.

Interview with the curator

Residency work
About the curator
Cristina Vives is a curator, researcher, and art critic. She has been a two-time fellow of the J. Paul Getty Center (Los Angeles) and is the founder of the independent space Estudio Figueroa-Vives in Havana. She has worked extensively with key figures of Cuban and Latin American contemporary art and curated the traveling retrospective exhibition of Belkis Ayón, presented at institutions such as the Fowler Art Museum (UCLA), El Museo del Barrio (New York), the Chicago Cultural Center, the Museum of Contemporary Art Houston, and the Museo Reina Sofía (Madrid).
Cristina Vives es curadora, investigadora y crítica de arte. Ha sido becaria en dos ocasiones del J. Paul Getty Center (Los Ángeles) y es fundadora del espacio independiente Estudio Figueroa-Vives en La Habana. Ha trabajado extensamente con la obra de artistas clave del arte contemporáneo cubano y latinoamericano, y fue curadora de la exposición retrospectiva itinerante de Belkis Ayón, presentada en instituciones como el Fowler Art Museum (UCLA), El Museo del Barrio (Nueva York), el Chicago Cultural Center, el Museum of Contemporary Art Houston y el Museo Reina Sofía (Madrid).



