More about Claudia Zapata

Zapata has curated several exhibitions for Texas institutions and is currently a curatorial assistant of Latinx art at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. They have published articles in Panhandle-Plans Historical Review, JOLLAS: Journal of Latino/Latin American Studies, El Mundo Zurdo: Selected Works from the Meetings of the Society for the Study of Gloria Anzaldúa, Hemisphere: Visual Cultures of the Americas, and Aztlán: A Journal of Chicano Studies. Their recent essay “Chicanx Art in the Digital Age” is featured in the ¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965-Now exhibition catalogue, published by Princeton University Press in association with the Smithsonian American Art Museum. They co-founded the Latinx art project Puro Chingón Collective in 2012. This experimental art group develops art zines, prints, apparel, designs, and art toys. Their work has been featured at the Hawn Gallery in Dallas, the Blanton Museum of Art, the Mexic-Arte Museum, and the Mexican American Cultural Center in Austin; the Carver Community Cultural Center and Lady Base Gallery in San Antonio; and the Trans-Pecos Festival in Marfa. Their designs have been part of Austin’s Fusebox Festival and Pachanga Music Festival, and the International Women's Day March in San Antonio.