Dr. Claudia Zapata is the Inaugural Associate Curator of Latino Art, Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas. Their research interests include curatorial methodologies of identity-based exhibitions, Chicanx and Latinx art, digital humanities, BIPOC zines, and designer toys. Dr. Zapata will lead a combined discussion and a presentation on their work as a humanities scholar in curatorial methodologies of Chicanx and Latinx art identity-based exhibitions, as well as their experiences as the Associate Curator of Latino Art.