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Mikayla<\/span>\u00a0is an art historian, curator, and artist originally from East Nashville, Tennessee. They found a love for art at a young age, and later grew to find these artistic expressions to be vital in preserving and understanding their emotions and personal cultural experiences. Previously,\u00a0<\/span>Mikayla<\/span>\u00a0has held positions as Community Engagement Intern and Gallery Facilitator at the Frist Art Museum in Nashville. Now as a second-year graduate student of Art History and Arts Administration at the SAIC, their interests have grown to focus on Chicana art, racial and ethnic hierarchies in Mexico, and issues concerning Mexican diaspora and borderland aesthetics. In addition to their position at INCUBATOR,\u00a0<\/span>Mikayla<\/span>\u00a0also works as a Graduate Curatorial Assistant at SAIC Galleries at 33 E Washington.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”75%” custom_padding=”39px||39px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/sites.saic.edu\/sitegalleries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/09\/Llewyn_headshot.png” title_text=”Llewyn_headshot” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”80%” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Alata||||||||” text_font_size=”16px” custom_margin=”-3px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Llewyn is an arts administrator, writer, and artist currently pursuing a dual degree MA in Arts Administration and Policy and Modern and Contemporary Art History at SAIC. They have previously worked at art organizations such as MCA Chicago, Walls Turned Sideways, and the Green Family Art Foundation. 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They began working in the Department of Exhibitions at SAIC in 2020 as a Graduate Gallery Install Assistant, continued in 2022 as a Gallery Technician, and in 2023 as an Exhibition Manager (Art and Media Specialist). 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Navya<\/span>\u00a0Kowligy Raviraj<\/span> (she\/her)<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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Th\u01b0\u01a1ng Ho\u00e0i Tr\u1ea7n (she\/they)\u00a0<\/h4>\n
Assistant Director of Exhibitions, Staff Advisor for SITE Galleries and INCUBATOR<\/h4>\n
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