Emilia is a curator and writer who considers the arts as a critical tool for education and change. Guided by research and sociopolitical context, and centering lived experience, her work encompasses exhibitions, collaborative public programs, writing, and publications. Her curatorial projects include make_place (2016), Consejos de la Isla/Advice from the Island (2017), Social Objects (2018), and It Feels Like Reality (2019), and As Yet and Still to Come (2023). Her writing can be found in The Dancer-Citizen, New Body (Wolfman Books), The Interjection Calendar 004 (Montez Press) and The Keeper (New Museum). Born and raised in Los Angeles, she is currently based in Oakland, CA.

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