As a nonprofit leader with a strong foundation in postdoctoral academic research, I specialize in participatory methods, inclusive program design, and impact measurement that prioritizes lived experience. My work sits at the intersection of critical race theory, gender studies, cultural and artistic traditions, and immigrant insights. Currently leading strategy and evaluation at the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum while supporting artists through residencies and writing projects.
Building Impact Ecosystems in Harlem and the Bronx
A summary annual report for Communitas America showcasing their work building inclusive economic ecosystems with BIPOC entrepreneurs serving New York City's underserved communities.
Don’t Come Crying to Me: Artist Melanie Ubaldo’s take on Immigrant Identity
Icelandic-Filipino artist Melane Ubaldo reflects on immigrant identity, placemaking, and her relationship with her mother in her solo show at Gallery Gudmundsdottir.
Dreaming of Amphitheaters
This series of cultural travelogues explores local culture, food, and art in different communities around the globe. Essay series published in Flung Magazine.
Art and Resistance: in Solidarity with Iran
An interview on Unite and Conquer’s livestream rally in support of Iran’s “Women Life Freedom” movement, capturing a brief summary of artistic suppression since the 1979 revolution and art’s potential in the current resistance movement.
Artist Katrín Inga Jónsdóttir Hjördísardóttir Spanks the Canvas
Exploring Jónsdóttir Hjördísardóttir’s take on kink as process, and her pioneering role in Iceland’s post-fluxus feminist contemporary art movement. Collaboration with Gallery Gudmundsdottir, The Government of Iceland, Icelandic Art Center, and Business Iceland. Published in Kunstleben Berlin.
Diaspora Comes Home
A round-up of the cosmopolitan classical musical culture in Iran circa 2020. Funded by the German Federal Cultural Foundation as part of “Klangteppich: Festival for music of the Iranian diaspora.” Published in Norient Magazine.
Artists Elín Hansdóttir and Úlfur Hansson on the Beauty of Rubber Bands
Ad Infinitum is a thought-provoking collaboration between visual artist Elín Hansdóttir and composer/sound artist Úlfur Hansson. Together, the Icelandic duo (and siblings) explore subtle phenomenological aspects of spatial orientation. Hansdóttir and Hansson invite the viewer to dwell in a liminal space that evades concrete meaning but foregrounds the embodied awareness of being present in an environment. Catalog essay for Gerdarsafn Kópavogur Art Museum.
Director Miriam Ibrahim on Movement Theatre and Conversations without Talking
Director Miriam Ibrahim reflects on mundane moments, repressed workers, and conversations without talking in her movement theatre production Piece/Peace of Mine. Program notes for Label Grey Productions.
WhiteBox Zooms in on Arab Artists
Transnational reflections on the Kafiye and Arab identity in this explosive group show showcasing emerging contemporary Arab artists. Collaboration with KAFLab. WhiteBox exhibition catalog essay.
Critic’s Lens: Performing Fluxus
Critic Nöel Carroll’s Living in An Artworld revisits New York’s vibrant 1970s downtown avant-garde performance scene. Book review published in ASAGE.
Art Bites Back: The Subversive Wit of Romulo Sans
Spanish artist Romulo Sans and his acerbic take on the icons of power that shape today’s world. Collaboration with Sans in Media. Published on Saatchi Art.
Pigments, Magnets, and More: Artist Anna Rún Tryggvadóttir on material agency and her solo exhibition “Three Norths” at Berlin’s Gallery Gudmundsdottir
A meditative exploration of intersections between nature, materiality, temporality, and artistic process. Catalog essay for Gallery Gudmundsdottir.
Happiness, Money, and Making it Work: Musician Asal Kheradyar Weighs In
Musician Asal Kheradyar on balancing artistic and economic goals as a gigging artist. Commissioned by Hochschule Luzern. Published in Musik.