Barbara Calderón is a writer and cultural advocate. Her work is guided by a background in journalism, Xicana studies, and art history. She has produced programs and exhibitions for cultural institutions across New York City and received the Andy Warhol Foundation Artist Writers grant in 2020.

Please contact her for her CV.

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Recent Writing

June Canedo: All Top Teeth Knocked out at Once, Los Angeles, Nicodim Gallery, March 2026

Esteban Cabeza de Baca: Memories of the Future exhibition catalogue, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, February 2025

Press

Swipe-Through Activist Guides Are the New Zines, The New York Times, August 19, 2020.
‘El Zine,’ an Exhibition Spotlighting Latino DIY Artists & Creatives, Remezcla, December 9, 2019.

Preserving Latinx History through Vintage Photographs, The New York Times, August 23, 2019.

Latinx Artists Explain Their Process, The New York Times, June 15, 2019.

Talks

Artist Talk: Felipe Baeza with Leslie Martinez and Barbara Calderón, Print Center New York, April 2026