Recipient Information
Location
Tampa, Florida
Year of Award
2022
Grant or Fellowship
Leaders of Color Fellowship
Grant Amount
$0
Karla aguayo
Program director, arts4all florida
Karla Aguayo is a first generation Mexican-American. She is the Program Director at Arts4All Florida with experience in hospitality, museum education, event management, and adjunct teaching. She earned her M.A. in Art History from the University of South Florida; her Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Florida. Karla has held positions at The Harn Museum of Art in Gainesville, The Salvador Dalí Museum in St. Pete, and the Tampa Museum of Art. She transitioned to teaching hybrid courses in 2020 at USF and the University of Tampa. Karla is passionate about engaging with community members through accessible youth and family programs. She hopes to connect young creatives to opportunities as diverse as they are. Her research interests include Renaissance art and cross-cultural exchanges from the early modern period, especially the translation of consumer and material culture. Most recently, she has been exploring issues in Latinx representation and identity, art, as well as the consumption of Latinx culture in the U.S. In her leisure time, Karla experiments in baking and cooking -- seeking to further her understanding of the world through the food on her plate. She lives in Tampa with her husband and two furry rascals.