CGM

Carlos García Montero (Lima, 1978) is a Peruvian curator, educator, researcher, and art dealer whose work bridges artistic innovation, academic leadership, and the contemporary art market across Latin America, the U.S., and Europe. He has collaborated giving lectures, clinics, and advising artists at the New York Foundation for the Arts and Residency Unlimited (NYC). Recognitions include grants from the Fulbright Commission, the International Institute for Education (IIE), LASPAU (Harvard University), and the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI).

He has been a jury member for the Peruvian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale (2019, 2021, 2023) and the National Contemporary Art Award granted by CCU in Santiago de Chile (2015). From 2013 to 2017, he served as Director at Y Gallery in New York, co-curating the gallery’s program and launching several curatorial projects. He also co-directed the curatorial program at Fleisch Gallery in Madrid (2022–2023). Since 2024, he leads the Visual Arts Program at Gaya Galería in Lima, a unique space where contemporary art and jewelry design converge through bi-monthly exhibitions and artist collaborations.

Over the years, he has also established himself as a trusted art dealer, building long-standing relationships with collectors in Latin America, the United States, and Europe. His work in the art market is rooted in deep knowledge of contemporary Latin American art and is supported by consistent sales, artist representation, and strategic advising to private and institutional collections.

In parallel to his commercial and curatorial practice, García Montero has played a leading role in academic innovation and arts education. He is currently the Exhibition & Academic Director at Corriente Alterna School of Visual Arts and at Centro de la Imagen Photography School, both part of InLearning Institutos in Lima, Peru. He also coordinates Corriente Alterna’s Cultural Center, fostering exhibitions, talks, and regional artistic networks.

He has designed and implemented academic programs in Visual Arts, Graphic and Interior Design, and Visual & Photographic Project Management. He has led initiatives for research-based learning, ABP methodology, and institutional alliances across Europe and Latin America. In recent years, his research has focused on pedagogy in the arts, particularly on the implementation of Project-Based Learning (ABP) in visual arts curricula. He has worked closely with faculty to develop the formative line known as Experiencias Formativas en Situaciones Reales de Trabajo (EFSRT), which bridges academic training with professional practice.

His academic work remains informed by a curatorial perspective that values experimentation, community-building, and time-based media.

He holds an MA in History and Theory of Contemporary Art from the San Francisco Art Institute, where he was a Fulbright Fellow in the Art History Department. In addition, he holds a Bachelor’s and Licenciatura degree in Social Communication and Journalism, and earned a specialized Diploma in Museography from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, deepening his engagement with exhibition design and spatial narratives.

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