Cristobal Alday

Cristobal Alday (he/him) is a Queer Latinx curator and creative from the south side of Chicago. He focuses on photography and film, particularly dealing with queerness, familial dynamics, and space. As an independent curator, he currently conducts research for Johalla Projects as well as utilizing his room to curate exhibitions with works by local artists. His artistic practice influences his curatorial and writing approaches. Using collage-making and poetic responses, he reflects on artists, their works, and their exhibitions, and focuses on the collaborative aspect of projects and art-making through audience interaction via online platforms such as Instagram as well as in person. He has held previous positions at the Art Institute of Chicago: Prints and Drawings Department, Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University: Art Theory and Practice Department, National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago Artists Coalition, and Johalla Projects.