Cristobal Alday
Bachelor of Arts, Latinx Studies and Art History, Northwestern University, 2018
2016 Mellon Summer Academy
2016–18 Prints and Drawings Intern
2020 DAMLI–Emerging Art Leader Intern
Cristobal Alday is a queer Latinx curator and creative from the Southwest Side of Chicago. He focuses on photography and film, dealing in particular with queerness, familial dynamics, and space. He graduated with a BA in Latinx studies and art history from Northwestern University, where he conducted his thesis project on how artists use the tortilla as a form of resistance within their practice. While studying film abroad at Fundación Universidad del Cine in Argentina, he co-created a documentary focusing on the underground queer tango scene. He has previously held curatorial and art handling roles at the National Museum of Mexican Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Block Museum of Art, and is currently using his space at home to curate.
Contact Information: cris.alday14@gmail.com
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