Curatorial & Executive Leadership

Curatorial Direction
María Virginia Jaua

María Virginia Jaua is an internationally recognized curator and editor with over two decades of institutional experience across Miami, New York, Spain, and Latin America. Her work bridges contemporary art, cultural theory, and critical institutional practice.

She has led major international editorial and curatorial platforms, including the theory journal Salonkritik (2008–2010) and Campo de Relámpagos (2016–2022), contributing to global conversations on contemporary art and cultural memory.

For over a decade, she has served as editor of Líneas de Fuga, part of the International Cities of Refuge Network (ICORN), supporting writers in exile and advancing initiatives related to cultural freedom.

Her curatorial work focuses on migration narratives, cultural memory, institutional critique, and the reconstruction of symbolic infrastructures through contemporary art — positioning culture as a structural civic framework rather than a standalone exhibition practice.

Selected Institutional Exhibitions & Collaborations

El dorado: De la utopía al mito contemporáneo

Una voz / una imagen

Espejo y Reino / Ornamento y Estado

Museo Amparo, Puebla (2024–2025)
In collaboration with Americas Society (New York) and Fundación Proa (Buenos Aires)

Espai d’Art Contemporani de Castelló (2022)
CondeDuque Madrid (2022)
Centro Cultural de España en México (2025)

Museo CA2M, Madrid (2022)

Selected exhibitions and collaborations across internationally recognized institutions:

Editorial & Intellectual Leadership

María Virginia Jaua has directed and edited influential cultural and theoretical publications, including:

• Salonkritik (2008–2016)
• Campo de Relámpagos
(2016–2022)
• Líneas de Fuga (ICORN
International Network)

Her published works include:

• Idea de la ceniza (Periférica, 2015)
• México: ensayo de un mito
(Fundación Iberdrola, 2016),
recognized among the 50
Best Books by AIGA New York (2017)
• 3_ERAS (Metales Pesados /
Museo CA2M, 2019)

Her editorial and intellectual work has shaped contemporary discourse on migration, memory, and cultural infrastructure.

Advisory & Institutional Practice

Beyond curatorial practice, Jaua advises and accompanies artistic and institutional processes through structured methodologies focused on research design, narrative frameworks, governance alignment, and long-term institutional development.

Executive Direction

The Executive Direction of Exodus & Resilience oversees institutional strategy, partnership structuring, governance frameworks, and international development.

* Institutional alignment and strategic positioning
* Partner coordination and stakeholder management
* Governance and reporting compliance
* Financial and operational structuring
* Long-term scalability architecture

The executive function ensures:

Exodus & Resilience integrates curatorial authority with institutional structuring to deliver measurable cultural regeneration programs under clearly defined governance standards.