Julieta González Named Head of Exhibitions for the Wexner Center for the Arts The Ohio State University

Beginning October 7, Julieta Gonzalez will assume the new position bringing with her three decades of experience. She has organized or co-organized over 80 exhibitions, has edited or coedited several books, and has published numerous essays in catalogues and periodicals including Flash Art, Parkett and ArtNexus. Recently, González was invited by Adriano Pedrosa to cocurate the 2026 exhibition Histórias latino-americanas, as curator-at-large for modern and contemporary art, at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo, Brazil.
“I am thrilled to join the Wexner Center,” González notes, “because of its extraordinary history supporting emerging and established artists and presenting boundary-defying exhibitions and multidisciplinary programming. This role and its strong connections to The Ohio State University and surrounding communities present an abundance of opportunities. I’m eager to add to the conversation, curiosity, and cultural exchange that is core to the Wexner Center and Ohio State.”
Previously, González served as the artistic director at the Instituto Inhotim, Brazil; as artistic director and chief curator at Museo Jumex, Mexico City; and as senior curator at Museo Tamayo, Mexico City. She has also held curatorial roles at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York; at Tate Modern, London; and at the Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas, Venezuela.
In her new role at the Wexner Center, González will work closely with Gaëtane Verna, Executive Director, the curatorial and exhibitions team, and peers in Performing Arts, Film/Video, Learning & Public Practice, Advancement, and Communications & Marketing. González will conceptualize and enact a robust exhibition calendar; engage with audiences; manage visual arts residencies; and nurture collaborations across the university, in surrounding communities, and within the international art world.