Follow-up Orientation trip 2023

Erika Martin Arroyo

Function: Independent art curator, cultural practitioner, graphic designer and founder and director of satis.FACTORY Country: the Netherlands Visiting period: 08 - 12 April Part of Follow-up Orientation trip 2023

She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Virginia with an emphasis in Comparative Literature. Since 2021 she hosts an artist-in-residence program from her home, with the interest of nurturing affective ties and cultural exchange within Central America.

She was co-founder and served as head curator for Veinti4/Siete Galería (2017-2019), a gallery project focused in promoting Central American contemporary art. With this project she participated in Feria Odeón (Colombia), curated by Miguel López in 2017, and ArtLima (Perú) in 2018, in a section curated by Fernando Chavez Mesa. Through these projects she has curated numerous exhibitions, working primarily with artists from Central America whose work either has a political or social impact, and who through their practice create interactive and engaging communal experiences. She also worked as curatorial assistant for Jacob Karpio Galería (2009-2011), and was artist coordinator and graphic designer for the local annual international exhibition and fundraiser Valoarte (2011-2012). Winner of the Proartes Fund for Performing Arts 2021 and 2022, and of the Museum of Contemporary Art & Design Open Call for Sala 1:1 in 2022, as curator for her project with the feminist-activist collective Las Hartas, winners of the Francisco Amighetti National Award in Visual Arts 2023 for this exhibition.