Catapulta welcomed curator Marielsa Castro Vizacarra to Spain as part of its first group curatorial research trip in October 2025. Marielsa Castro Vizcarra centers her practice at the intersection of pedagogy and curatorial work. With over 15 years of experience in cultural institutions, she is currently the Chief Curator at the Museum of Modern Art of Medellín. From 2021 to 2025, she served as Associate Curator at Museo Jumex in Mexico City, where she led exhibitions, public programs, and the community project Museos en común. Between 2017 and 2019, she was head of educational and public programs at the Unidad de Artes del Banco de la República in Bogotá, promoting initiatives with communities traditionally marginalized from museums. Previously, from 2012 to 2015, she directed LIGA | Espacio de Arquitectura | DF, a platform dedicated to Latin American architecture.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Universidad Iberoamericana in Ciudad de México and a Master’s in Art, Design, and Public Domain from Harvard University.
