J. Gibran Villalobos
Position title: School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Institute for Museum and Library Service
Website: J. Gibran Villalobos's website
J. Gibran Villalobos has recently accepted a new role at IMLS to support of the forthcoming Latino National Museum. He was formerly an assistant curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, and has also worked for the Chicago Architecture Biennial, the Chicago Park District, and the Chicago Cultural Center. He chairs the Chicago Artists Coalition Board of Directors. He will discuss practices of artmaking that recycle and renew urban environments.