Maya Manley Completes Artpace 2026 Curatorial Residency

Key facts

• Maya Manley completed a three-week curatorial residency at Artpace in San Antonio from June 9 to June 26, 2026.
• She visited artist studios in Dallas, Austin, Corsicana, and McKinney.
• Artists visited include Anne Allen, Jarrod Beck, Ari Brielle, Daniela Flint, Weeda Hamdan, Gaurii S. Kumaar, Ivette Ramos Levy, Kevron Madden, Tina Medina, Leigh Merrill, Bao Nghi Ngo, Rita Obelleiro, Georgina Padilla, Anna Redman, Elijah Ruhala, and Laidric Stevenson.
• The curatorial residency program started in 2022, initiated by Marcela Guerrero and developed by Riley Robinson and Chad M. Dawkins.
• The program is for student members of the Atlanta University Center Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective (AUC Art Collective) from Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, and Spelman College.
• Manley is a Clark Atlanta University graduate in Art History and Curatorial Studies.
• She described the residency as a 'crash course in Texas contemporary art.'
• After the residency, she began an archival internship at Faith Ringgold's Anyone Can Fly Foundation in New York City.
• She plans to curate an exhibition in Atlanta and create an arts education after-school program.