2026 Emerging Curator: Krys Ortega

Krys Ortega is curator and public programs organizer based in Miami, Florida. Their work considers queer world-making—how queer communities respond to political structures that render them “other” and how visibility amidst erasure might forge a future of Queer self-determination. Their curatorial practice is grounded in the possibilities manifest through representations of queerness as an interstitial relational space, and act as a reimagination of intimacy, rigid social truths, and bodily autonomy.

Krys is a graduate of Williams College, where they earned dual degrees in Art History and Political Theory. During this time, they interned at the Williams College Museum of Art, supporting a range of exhibitions and public programs. They have also held roles at the Whitney Museum of American Art and MoMA PS1 supporting exhibition production, development, and community-based initiatives. Krys currently serves as Curatorial & Public Programs Manager at Bakehouse Art Complex, where they curate and support exhibitions, installations, and public programming. Recent projects include Strange Natures (2025) and Bakehouse at Forty: Present (2025–2026).