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Education
2023 MA, Art History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM)
Thesis: BEYOND THEIR SMILING FACES: RECONSTRUCTING THE REMOJADAS RITUAL AND CULTURE THROUGH
THE SONRIENTES FIGURINES FROM THE MPM COLLECTION
Advisor: Professor David Pacifico
2020 BFA, Art Studio; Minor: Art Management, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD)
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
2018 AFA, Art Studio, City Colleges of Chicago Harold Washington College
Phi Theta Kappa, Mu Pi Chapter
Areas of Specialization: Pre-Columbian art and sculpture; focus on ancient Mesoamerican regions, Native American Art, Contemporary Art from 1970 to present
Medium Specialization: watercolor, charcoal, ink, sculpture, glass, and ceramics
Relevant Professional Experience
Employment
Visitor Services Associate
Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
November 2019 – August 2023
Teaching Assistant, Academic Operations
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI
August 2020 – May 2021
Lab Monitor/Tech Assistant, Sculpture Lab
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI
February 2019 – May 2021
Internships
Curatorial Intern
The Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery and UWM Art Collection, Milwaukee, WI
September – December 2022
Curatorial Research Intern, Modern and Contemporary Art
Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee, WI
October 2019 – May 2020
Curatorial Intern
The Warehouse MKE, Milwaukee, WI
June – September 2019
Gallery Intern
Gallery 2o7, Milwaukee, WI
May – August 2019
International Experience
Independent Graduate Thesis Researcher, Study Abroad (non-credit)
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Veracruz, Mexico
June 2023
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Proyecto de Investigación Arqueológico Sechín, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Yaguar Institución Cultural Deportivo del Perú
Cerro Sechín, Perú
May – June 2023
Exhibitions
Co-Curated/Assisted
2022 - 2023 Material Agents: Objects as Intermediaries, The Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery and UWM Art Collection, Milwaukee, WI
2019 Carve, Cast, and Coil International Sculpture from the Permanent Collection, The Warehouse MKE, Milwaukee, WI
2018 Scattered: The Intricacies of Dispersions, Genesis Gallery MKE, Milwaukee, WI
Group Shows/Featured In
2020 [Virtual] MIAD Senior Exhibition, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI
2019 Junior Projects, Meltwater Studios, Milwaukee, WI
Cats Vs. Dogs, Between Two Galleries, Milwaukee, WI
2018 NSP Connections, MIAD third floor gallery #399, Milwaukee, WI
Scholarly and Professional Publications
Thesis and Dissertations
Munoz, Abigail, "BEYOND THEIR SMILING FACES: RECONSTRUCTING THE REMOJADAS RITUAL AND CULTURE THROUGH THE SONRIENTES FIGURINES FROM THE MPM COLLECTION" (2023). Theses and Dissertations. 3424. https://dc.uwm.edu/etd/3424.
Exhibition Catalogues
Drabiszczak, M. B., Munoz, A., Ranney, N., Syzmanzik-Stock, D., and Vespalec, V. “Material Agents: Objects as Intermediaries,” The Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery and UWM Art Collection, Milwaukee, 2022.
Other
Munoz, Abigail, “Examples from the Field: Curatorial,” Series 1, [Unpublished Capstone Project], 2020.