Laura Allred Hurtado, co-curator of the exhibition, is the Executive Director of UMOCA. She has published broadly, including two books, has worked and/or curated exhibitions in New York City, San Francisco, and throughout Utah, at such places as San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Nox Contemporary, The Granary Art Center, The Utah Museum of Fine Arts, CUAC Contemporary, Riverside Church, the Rio Gallery, Columbia University, and the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art.

Jared Stefensen, curator of the exhibition, is an artist and curator at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art in Salt Lake City, UT. He earned a BFA in Intermedia Sculpture from the University of Utah in 2002 and an MFA in Studio Art from the University of Texas at Austin in 2006. He was a recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant in 2006. His curatorial work is largely focused on local and regional issues of the Intermountain West, including Cities of Conviction (Contemporary Artists from Saudi Arabia), Desire Lines, Working Hard to Be Useless, and Shady Acres.

Golda Dopp Ovalles, UMOCA education coordinator, is a proud alumna of Utah Valley University. Graduating summa cum laude, Golda received the Art History Award of Merit in 2020. She now works at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art in visitor services, educational programming, and intern management. She is passionate about promoting curiosity and critical thinking surrounding contemporary art. Beyond museums, Golda enjoys collecting art, and teaching ballet and flute.

…speaking about various aspects of the work that has gone on to create the exhibition.