EvaMayha Projects
A platform for cultural productions presented by Eva Mayhabal Davis in collaboration with exhibition spaces and publications. Facilitating interconnected conversations with empathy and intention, centering visibility, and nurturing creativity amongst artists and audiences.
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Photo by Xicanayork, 2023
ABOUT
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Eva Mayhabal (b. Toluca, Mexico) is a cultural advocate and curator, collaborating with artists and creatives in the production of exhibitions, texts, and events. She is a co-director at Transmitter, a collaborative curatorial initiative in Brooklyn, NY. In 2021 she was the co-curator of ‘Bronx Calling: The Bronx 5th Biennial’ at The Bronx Museum of Arts. Her writing has been featured in exhibition catalogs and various art publications.
Her work in advocacy and equity is rooted in Indigenous and diasporic dialogues. At this time she serves as the Director of Community Programs and Engagement for UnLocal, Inc. She’s been a fellow of the Art & Law Program (2018), The National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures Leadership Advocacy (2019), New York Foundation of the Arts Leadership Boot Camp (2019), and the Artistic Freedom Initiative Art & Cultural Heritage Law Certificate Program (2020). She is a founding member of El Salón, a creative meetup based on a soulful potluck.
She is a guest working from the occupied territory of Lenapehoking (New York City).
writing/ escritura
Published on the occasion of the exhibit “Un Nuevo Manglar” at Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. 2023
interview with ricardo cabret
In Movement / En Movimiento
Material Witness, published on the occasion of Jorge Rojas's mid-career retrospective exhibition at Granary Arts, Utah 2022.
Encoded marks, unwinding paths
Published on the occasion of A.I.R Mary Valverde’s residency at The Latinx Project, NYU. Designed in collaboration with Liz Martinez.
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meeting points
Published by Temblores Publicaciones, published on the occasion of the exhibition: Brad Kahlhamer: Swap Meet at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, AZ. 2022
patchwork
Published on the occasion of Transmitter’s exhibition Patchwork with artists: Manuela Gonzalez, Esteban Ramón Pérez, and Micheal Two Bulls.
writing/
escritura
Alicia Grullón
“On Disturbing History.” The Problematics of Passage, The Hemispheric Institute for Politics and Performance, New York University, 2019.
beyond the pale
Zac Hacmon at the Border. Edited by Etty Yaniv, Art Spiel
ENFOCO
“On Portraiture .” Nueva Luz, vol. 23, no. 1, 2019
The Future of Cultural Production
Catalog transcript for The Immigrant Artist Biennial (TIAB) ‘Here, Together!’ Curator: Katya Grokhovsky,
LIVE and in person
Catalog transcript for The Immigrant Artist Biennial (TIAB) ‘Here, Together!’ Curator: Katya Grokhovsky, Panel Discussion
INTERVIEW WITH ZAC HACMON
ARTE FUSE – interview on the occasion of Beyond the Pale at The Border Gallery
THE COOP
WORKSHOP ON COLLABORATION AND COOPERATIVE VALUES, New New Yorkers Education Program 2019
Curatorial Projects
COMMUNITY curator
CULTURAL COYOTE
COLLABORATIVE MODELS
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Mary Valverde at Latinx Projects NYU
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Concrete Realities: A Solo Exhibition By Dionis Ortiz, The Children’s Art Carnival, Harlem, NY, Fall 2023
Stories and more... a selection of works by Nicolas de Jesús, Transmitter, New York, NY, Spring 2023
Encoded marks, unwinding paths, NY Latinx Project, Works by Mary Valverde, New York, NY, Spring 2022
Next Chapter, TSA Chicago/Transmitter, Works by Victoria Martinez, Chicago, IL Summer 2021
Beyond the Pale, The Border Project Space, Works by Zac Hacmon, Brooklyn, NY Spring 2020
El Worker’s Studio / El Estudio de los Trabajadores, Works by Sol Aramendi, Queens Museum & Photoville, Brooklyn, NY Fall 2019
Bronx Calling: The AIM Fifth Biennial, The Bronx Museum of the Arts
Nicolás de Jesús, Transmitter NYC
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Nesting/Anidaciones, EFA, Co-curator William Chan, New York, NY, Winter 2023
No place like home, Transmitter, Brooklyn, NY, Summer 2022
(Be)longing, TSA New York, Co-curator Cecile Chong, Brooklyn, NY Winter 2022
Bronx Calling; AIM 5th Biennial, Co-curator Ian Cofre, Bronx Museum of the Arts Bronx, NY, Fall 2021
Hush, NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY, Spring 2021
Patchwork, Transmitter, Brooklyn, NY Winter 2021
Mining Memory, Lower East Side Printshop, New York, NY Spring 2020
I come to this place... ,Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, NY
Humble, BronxArtSpace, Co-curator Cougar Vigil Bronx, NY Fall 2018
PRESS/PRENSA
Critical Bounds Podcast, founded, produced, and hosted by Nicole Bearden.
“Globally Connected: Conversations for the Future: Mapping the Art World after the Pandemic,” Archive on Demand, accessed June 10, 2023,
Now What? Art History, interviewed by Talia Desai
The Remix Podcast: Batch 4 for Independent Curators, NYC Fall 2019.
Wages of Whiteness in the Art Economy for Decolonize This Place at Artists Space, NYC 10 Dec, 2016.
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Victoria Martinez, TSA Chicago, IL
Workers' Studio: El Co-op, Sol Aramendi, Queens Museum
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EvaMayha Projects
Una plataforma cultural presentada por Eva Mayhabal Davis en colaboración con espacios expositivos y publicaciones. Con el propósito de facilitar conversaciones interconectadas con empatía e intención, centrar la visibilidad y fomentar la creatividad entre artistas y audiencias.
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Photo by Xicanayork, 2023
acerca de
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Eva Mayhabal (n. Toluca, México) es defensora cultural y curadora, colabora con artistas y creativos en la producción de exposiciones, textos y eventos. Es codirectora de Transmitter, una iniciativa curatorial y colaborativa en Brooklyn, Nueva York. En 2021 fue cocuradora de 'Bronx Calling: The Bronx 5th Biennial' en el Museo de Artes del Bronx. Sus escritos han aparecido en catálogos de exposiciones y diversas publicaciones de arte.
Su trabajo en defensa y equidad tiene sus raíces en los diálogos indígenas y de la diáspora en el contexto de los EEUU. En este momento se desempeña como Directora de Programas Comunitarios y de Participación de UnLocal, Inc. Ha sido miembro del Programa de Arte y Derecho (2018), la Asociación Nacional de Defensa del Liderazgo de las Artes y las Culturas Latinas (2019), la Fundación de Nueva York de el Campamento de entrenamiento de liderazgo artístico (2019) y el Programa de certificación en derecho del patrimonio cultural y artístico de la Iniciativa de libertad artística (2020). Es miembro fundadora de El Salón, un encuentro creativo basado en una comida compartida y conmovedora.
Es una invitada que trabaja desde el territorio ocupado de Lenapehoking (Nueva York).
Proyectos curatoriales
Curadora comunitaria
COYOTE
CULTURAL
MODELOS COLABORATIVOS
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Mary Valverde at Latinx Projects NYU