Pedro Felipe Vintimilla

Art Director Programs

His practice in art making, art education, and culture care. Born in Ecuador and based in Queens, mediums like papermaking, textiles, and digital imagery allow him to reflect on personal questions of cultural identity, immigration, gender, and belonging.

In 2012, he develops a laboratory of experimental and multidisciplinary artistic processes. This led him to focus on community projects with different organizations in the US and South America. In 2018 he receives a master’s degree in Fine Arts and Social Practice. In 2022 he is invited as an advisory member in 'The Art of Engagement', a research project organized by the University of Middlesex in London and the Tate Museum. This project investigates collaborative platforms between higher education and cultural institutions to strengthen the teaching of art as a social practice.

His work has been exhibited at the Queens Museum-New York, Museo de Arte de Nogales-Mexico, and Casa del Artista-Ecuador. Pedro Felipe is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art Education at City College - CUNY, and of Studio Art at Connecticut State Community College – Norwalk. Connecticul State Community College – Norwalk.

Melissa Montalvo

Project Assistant

Bilingual professional from Ecuador with office management experience. Self-motivated and detail-oriented personal assistant with excellent communication skills. Proficient in organizing tasks and coordinating appointments as well as customer communications and coordinate appointment schedules.

Provide support in the promotion of marketing and business services.

Sylvia Mata

President and Co-Founder

She has an MBA from The Business Institute in Madrid, Spain. She also has a degree in Economics and a BA in Statistics, both from the Central University of Ecuador. She is the National Commissioner of the North East Women for The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and President of the LULAC Council for Education in Queens, New York. Sylvia has vast experience as an executive for more than twenty years in Business Services, Non-Profit organizations, and Public Institutions in Latin America and the United States.

Carlos Torres Machado

CEO and Co-Founder

He has a BA in Contemporary Art and Communication with studies in Photography and Psychology of the University of San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador and the University of Arts from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Torres Machado is a visual artist and independent art curator who received the Award New York Regional Award in 2017 by the Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series and awarded have awarded art residencies at the Brooklyn Art Space (2016) and the Bushwick Generator (2020). In 2018, he was named President of the League of United Latin American Citizens. (LULAC) for the Brooklyn Art and Culture Council, New York. LULAC.

Nancy Rodríguez

Operations Manager

She has a Master's Degree in Skills Development from the Complutense University of Madrid, and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from the Technological University of Santiago, Dom. Rep. (UTESA). She is an Organizational Consultant with more than twenty (20) years of experience in Human Management, Strategic Project Planning, and Organizational Development in different national and international companies such as Grupo M-Zona Franca, and Sivory Punta Cana, among others. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Dominican Association of Human Management, and she was a teacher at the Pontificia Universidad Católica "Madre y Maestra" (PUCMM), and at the University of Continuing Education (UAPA).

Pamela Espinal

Community Manager

She has a degree in Social Communication, graduated from the Technological University of Santiago (UTESA, Headquarters). Professional Announcer, graduated from the Cibao Voice Over School in Santiago, Dominican Republic.

Professional Announcer licensed by the Ministry of Culture and the National Commission of Public Entertainment and Radiophony (CNEPR), Dominican Republic.Skills in conducting and producing radio and television broadcasts, Journalistic Writing, Planning creative content for social networks.

Jovanny Dilone

Web developer

He is a Venezuelan Systems Engineer, graduated from the Bolivarian University of Venezuela (UBV) in Caracas, Venezuela. With more than 8 years of experience in development and design of web pages, graphic design and digital marketing.
Founder and manager of the company Dilone System; which is currently in charge of making improvements, develop, optimization and maintenance to the ArteLatAm website.

Carlos Rojas

Art Curator and Critic, ArteLatAm Ecuador

Doctor in Latin American Cultural Studies. Professor of Aesthetics at the University of Cuenca and University of Azuay. National and international curator of several editions of the International Biennial of Cuenca, Ecuador. Curator of national and local exhibitions in Ecuador. Curator for four editions of the Paris Salon of the French Alliance in Lima, Perú. Curator of the Mariano Aguilera National Hall of the Municipality of Quito, Ecuador. Curator of the July Hall of the Municipality of Guayaquil, Ecuador. Collaborator of Anaconda and El Apuntador cultural magazines. Several publications on art and aesthetics, especially three volumes of Cannibal Aesthetics.

Alexis Mendoza

Art Curator and Critic, ArteLatAm New York

Cuban-born Bronxite Alexis Mendoza is an interdisciplinary artist, independent curator, and author. Mr. Mendoza had curated projects in museums and galleries around the world in countries such as: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Cuba, England, France, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, and United State. Co-founder and co-creator of the Bronx Latin American Art Biennial project that evolved into the New York Latin American Art Triennial (Active Chief Curator); Founding member of BxArts Factory; currently he is the Artistic Director of Tabula RaSa NYC Theater and Performance Lab, New York. Alexis Mendoza is also the author of books, such as: “Latin America, The Culture and the New Men” (2007); “Objective Reference of Painting: The work of Ismael Checo, 1986-2006” (2006); “Reflections: The Sensationalism of the Art from Cuba” (2009); “Dear Democracy” (2019). All four published by Wasteland Press; and Rigo Peralta: Revelaciones de un Universo Mistico (2010), publish by Argos Publications, Dominican Republic. Alexis Mendoza lives and works in The Bronx, New York.

Miguel Ángel Muñoz

Art Curator and Critic, ArteLatAm México

He is a poet, historian, and art critic. He studied history at the National School of Anthropology and History, and completed a master's and doctorate in Art History at UNAM. His dedication to current artistic creation is absolute, he works in press media (El Financiero, La Jornada Semanal, Crónica) and as an art curator. He has worked with many artist like Eduardo Chillida, Rafael Canogar, José Luis Cuevas, Josep Guinovart, Roberto Matta, Antoni Tàpies, Richard Serra, Chema Madoz, Ignacio Iturria, Albert Ràfols-Casamada, Robert Rauschenberg and Luoise Bourgeois.

Mariojosé Ángeles

Art Curator, ArteLatAm Dominican Republic

Since 1997, in parallel to his professional career as an artist, he has been curating and organizing events and exhibitions, decentralizing the culture of traditional spaces in the Dominican Republic. Among which stand out, the Festival "ARTE TOTAL'' in 1997, 98 and 99, held in the city of Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic. From 2001 to 2005, he held the position of Cultural Affairs Attaché to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the European Community, organizing multiple art exhibitions and becoming a founding member of the Ibero-American Forum in Europe, at the Cervantes Institute in Brussels. In 2015, 2016, and 2018, he was the organizer and art curator of the group exhibitions, “DONE HERE”, in commemoration of World Art Day, at Casa de la Cultura de La Vega, Museo de Arte Sacro, and Museo del Carnaval Vegan, held in the City of La Vega, Dominican Republic. In 2017, “IMAGINACION EMPAPELADA'', Yoryi Morel Room, at the Cultural Center of Santiago, Dominican Republic. In 2019, “BYBLOS” on the occasion of World Book Day, a curatorial project held at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. He is currently the art curator and organizer of the collective exhibition "MASCARILLA'', whose central theme is the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ana María Trujillo

Art curator, ArteLatAm Miami and Colombia

A B.A. in Visual Arts from the School of Arts and Letters, with Museum and Curatorial Studies, Photography, and Culture Management Minors from the National University of Colombia. Ana is currently the manager of the Arts and Culture department in Chia, Colombia. She has an artistic background of more than twenty years of experience working with non-profit organizations and also, she has been an advocate of social programs against violence in Colombia. Additionally, she was a Photography Professor at La Sabana University in Colombia. As an artist, she has several international exhibitions and awards for her photographs and paintings, such as her inclusion in "The 100 Book" of the best 100 Photographs in Colombia and “The best ten Latin-American artists” exhibit in New York, 2012.

Melania Maldonado

Project Manager of Dance & Music Programs

Melania is an Ecuadorian mezzo-soprano singer, lyrical and popular, soloist. She is also a voice coach, with 28 years of experience teaching singing; she developed a musical-pedagogical plan with cultural and therapeutic activities for young people called "Music for Life." She works with students of different levels and styles at MelaniaMusic; Her private studio is located in the heart of Manhattan where she transmits her knowledge and experience to students from different parts of the world. She also provides her services to "Western Kentucky University" in the area of Latin American Music.

Melania with a 12-year career and constant work with the Latino community from LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens), a non-profit organization, the largest in the United States with more than 94 years of service and fight for the civil rights of Latin American citizens. She leads LULAC NY Council #23199, Integrated Arts in Midtown Manhattan, focusing on cultural development for the Latin American community-based in New York through vocal, musical education, and art in general.

Santiago Robayo

Branding and Design Coordinator

Is a highly skilled Graphic Design Technologist based in Quito, Ecuador. He graduated from the Metropolitan Institute of Design and has amassed extensive experience in the design and advertising industry over the years. Starting as a Technical in Images at C.A. El Comercio in Quito, Ecuador, Santiago honed his image manipulation skills. He then moved on to serve as an Art Director at Rivas Herrera Young&Roubicam, where his creativity and visual prowess shone through in numerous projects.

Throughout his career, Santiago has held roles such as Creative Art Director at Lowe-Delta Publicidad and Art Director at TBWA, showcasing his ability to create visually compelling content. He has also freelanced as an Art Director for various brands and agencies including Maruri Gray, Publicis Ecuador, and El Santuario.