Overview
Work History
Education
Articles
Grants/Awards
Conferences, Chaired Panels, & Public Presentations
Curated Exhibitions
Accomplishments
Languages
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Mercedes Muratalla

Denton,TX

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Gallery Attendant

CVAD Galleries
Denton, TX
08.2021 - Current
  • Ensures gallery and artwork security before, during, and after gallery hours.
  • Greets and educates visitors on current and past exhibitions.
  • Assists with art-handling and exhibition preparation/de-install.
  • Digitizes archive holdings to gallery's shared drive, in order to preserve and maintain exhibition records.
  • Keeps records of daily visitor counts.

Collections Research Intern

Texas Fashion Collection
Denton, TX
05.2022 - 08.2022
  • Conducted background curatorial research for upcoming exhibitions and acquisitions.
  • Developed object acquisition proposals for the expansion of the collection's holdings.
  • Gained hands-on experience through object handling during digitization sessions.
  • Documented and surveyed collection holdings.
  • Completed digital records using the university's library database.

Summer Research Student

University of North Texas Honors College
Denton, TX
05.2023 - 07.2023
  • Conducted independent research under the supervision of faculty mentor, Dr. Tiffany Floyd.
  • Utilized methodologies of abjection and affective-reception to analyze a particular group of artwork, and its spatial role within the constraints of an art gallery.
  • Analyzed contemporary art-historical literature to further discussions surrounding the role of grief in Mexican contemporary artwork.

Undergraduate Research Fellow

University Of North Texas Honors College
Denton, TX
08.2023 - Current
  • Conducted independent research for faculty mentor, Dr. Mónica Salzar, in order to assist with an upcoming publication.
  • Wrote reports summarizing research findings and conclusions.
  • Reviewed and gathered relevant literature to Dr. Salazar's investigations

Summer Research Student

University of North Texas Honors College
Denton, TX
05.2024 - 07.2024
  • Conducted independent research under the supervision of faculty mentor, Dr. Denise Baxter.
  • Analyzed literature surrounding processes of grief to substantiate object-based research.
  • Gathered information regarding a particular mourning garment to further understand its manufacturing processes, cultural significance, and contemporary usage in Tenancingo, State of Mexico.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Art History

University of North Texas
Denton, TX
05-2025

Bachelor of Arts - Spanish Language And Literature

University of North Texas
Denton, TX
05-2025

Articles

Muratalla, M.I. and Floyd T., “Invisibility, Grief, and Death: A New Burial in Mexican Contemporary Art,” North Texas Journal of Undergraduate Research, vol. 1, no. 3, 2023, https://doi.org/10.12794/journals.ntjur.v3i2.258.

Grants/Awards

2022 - Texas Fashion Collection Research Grant - $1000

2023 - Honors College Summer Research Scholarship - $4000

2023 - Undergraduate Research Fellowship Award - $500

2024 - UNT Scholar's Day Research Paper Competition - 2nd Place

2024 - Honors College Summer Research Scholarship - $4000

2024- Student Government Association Raupe Travel Grant - $750

Conferences, Chaired Panels, & Public Presentations

  • Panelist: Undergraduate Research Program Panel, Honors College Pre-Flight, 2023, Denton, TX
  • Presentation: "Artificial Intelligence in Contemporary Artwork," 2023 Capital of Texas Undergraduate Research Conference, Austin, TX
  • Presentation: "Invisibility, Grief, and Death: A New Burial in Mexico’s Contemporary Art," 2024 Capital of Texas Undergraduate Research Conference, Austin, TX
  • Keynote Speaker: "The Gift of Research," University of North Texas Scholars Day, 2024, Denton, TX
  • Presentation: "A Labor of Grief: The Dying Mourning Shawls of Tenancingo, Mexico," 2024 Symposium for Undergraduate, Independent, and Technical Scholarship (SUITS) in Costume Studies, Bryn Mawr, PA
  • Panelist: Undergraduate Research Program Panel, Honors College Pre-Flight, 2024, Denton, TX

Curated Exhibitions

  • "Love Letters to DALLE-2," Paul Voertman Gallery, Denton, Texas, 2023; Curated by Mercedes Muratalla
  • "Swimming Through History," Texas Fashion Collection Research Gallery, Denton, Texas, 2024: Curated by Mercedes Muratalla

Accomplishments

  • Terry Foundation Scholar, North Texas Chapter, 2021-2025
  • Student Ambassador, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, 2023-2024
  • Member of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 2023-Present
  • Terry Foundation Freshman (Art History/Fashion) Mentor, North Texas Chapter, 2023-2025
  • Member of La Sociedad Nacional Honoraria Hispánica, Sigma Delta Pi, 2024-Present

Languages

  • English: Native Speaker
  • Spanish: Advanced Speaker

Timeline

Summer Research Student

University of North Texas Honors College
05.2024 - 07.2024

Undergraduate Research Fellow

University Of North Texas Honors College
08.2023 - Current

Summer Research Student

University of North Texas Honors College
05.2023 - 07.2023

Collections Research Intern

Texas Fashion Collection
05.2022 - 08.2022

Gallery Attendant

CVAD Galleries
08.2021 - Current

Bachelor of Arts - Art History

University of North Texas

Bachelor of Arts - Spanish Language And Literature

University of North Texas

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