Biography
Sydney Galindo is a first-generation Filipina American of Visayan and Indigenous descent whose curatorial practice engages decolonial praxis and artistic autonomy to examine how cultural narratives are formed within collective lived experience. Her work bridges curatorial and archival practices to build ethical, inclusive art ecosystems that foreground collaborative authorship and reimagine how contemporary art is produced and experienced.
She is the director and producer of Unseen Territories (2025), an award-winning documentary film and public art project developed on Southern Paiute land in Las Vegas that brings together BIPOC artists through performance, installation, and collective practice. The project was nominated for Best Nevada Film and the Spirit of Activism Award at the Nevada Women’s Film Festival (2026). It will be featured as part of the national Civic Season initiative at the Japanese American National Museum’s Democracy Center in summer 2026.
Her curatorial work includes Women’s Rights Are Human Rights: International Posters on Gender-Based Inequality, Violence, and Discrimination (2025), co-organized with Laura Solsona Plazaola at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art; Living in a Memory (2025), a solo exhibition with Rick R. Ledesma at the East Las Vegas Library; and Home Means Nevada (2025), a solo exhibition with Sarah Robles at Sahara West Library. Earlier projects include Son de Mi Ser (2024) at Grant Hall Gallery and Jones Ranch Egypt (Part One) (2024) at Available Space Art Projects.
Her writing has been published by the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, including Balancing Empathy and Action in Curatorial Practice (2025) and A Space where Tradition and Contemporary Thought Collide (2024), as well as in The Mundane Zine, Issue 3 (2024).
Galindo is the founder of the Artist Resistance Through Solidarity (ARTS) Foundation, an initiative supporting BIPOC artists through microgrants, advocacy, and community-based programming. Her work has been featured in KNPR (2025), Couch in the Desert (2025), Rawfemme (2025), Double Scoop (2025, 2024), Latin Pop Magazine (2024), and Chic Compass (2024), among others.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from the University of Nevada and a Master of Arts in Museum Studies from the University of Oklahoma.
Curriculum Vitae
Publications
Balancing Empathy and Action in Curatorial Practice, Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art (2025)
A Space where Tradition and Contemporary Thought Collide, Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art (2024)
I remember the first moment I fell, The Mundane Zine, Issue 3 (2024)
Press
Short film allows Las Vegas artist to express their Indigenous roots, KNPR (2025)
Claiming Space Through Flags: A Conversation with Sydney Galindo about Unseen Territories and ARTS, Couch in the Desert (2025)
Meet Sydney Galindo: Founder of ARTS—Artist Resistance Through Solidarity and Our Creator of the Week, Rawfemme (2025)
Unseen Territories, Double Scoop (2025)
Poetry to Praxis: Yesenia Moya & Community Art Resistance in Southern Nevada, Latin Pop Magazine (2024)
Son de mi Ser, Brent Holmes (2024)
ASAP: Las Vegas’ Hidden Art Gem, Chic Compass (2024)
At Home on the Range, Double Scoop (2024)
Projects
Unseen Territories - Documentary Film (24 min)
Directed/Produced by Sydney Galindo, Shahab Zargari as Director of Photography, Original Score by Alexander Pijuan-Galindo
2025, Las Vegas, NV
Unseen Territories - Public Art Performance Piece
Participating Artists: Alexys Quezada, Brent Holmes, Brian Martinez, Emily Sarten, Haide Calle, Hue, Isaac Roman Quezada, Jesus Orozco, Lance L. Smith, Luis Avila Chavez, Luvriot, Montaysia Yuneek, Naes Pierott, Xochil Xitlalli
2025, Las Vegas Art District & East Fremont Street
Solo Exhibition with Rick R. Ledesma
2025, East Las Vegas Library, Las Vegas, NV
Solo Exhibition with Sarah Robles
2025, Sahara West Library, Las Vegas, NV
Curatorial co-organizer with Laura Solsona Plazaola
2025, Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, Las Vegas, NV
Group Exhibition with Amanda Zuniga, Clara Tang, Hue, Lille Allen, Margaux Herron, Montaysia Sims, Quindo Miller
2024, Grant Hall Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
Solo Exhibition with Brent Holmes
2024, Available Space Art Projects, Las Vegas, NV
Experience
Graduate Researcher
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art | Las Vegas, Nevada
August 2024 - December 2024
Senior Visual Arts Technician
City of Las Vegas; Office of Cultural Affairs | Las Vegas, Nevada
June 2023 - June 2024
Studio Assistant
Sana Sana, Justin Favela | Available Space Art Projects, Las Vegas, Nevada
August 2023
Gallery Assistant
Available Space Art Projects, Las Vegas, Nevada
February 2023 - June 2025
Skills
Gallery Practices: Exhibition Design and Planning, Art Handling and Installation, Art Transport and Logistics, Artist Contracts, Collections Management, Publication Design, Curatorial Writing, Marketing and Public Relations, Fundraising, Audience Engagement and Education.
Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook.
Communications & Social Media: Zoom, Google Meet, Team Up, Microsoft Teams, MailChimp, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram.
Project Management Tools: Trello, Asana.
Database Management: TMS, PastPerfect, Artwork Archive.
Education
Master of Arts | University of Oklahoma, OK
Museum Studies, 2025
Bachelor of Arts | University of Nevada - Las Vegas, NV
Art History, 2022