Elizabeth Cerejido

Elizabeth Cerejido is an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Florida’s School of Art + Art History, specializing in Latin American and Latinx art with a focus on Cuba and its diaspora. She holds a Ph.D. and has held roles such as Chair of the Cuban Heritage Collection (2018–2022) and Curator for Cuban Collections. Her work bridges academic research and museum curation, emphasizing cultural politics and transnational art movements.

Professional Affiliations:

• Former Curator, Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum, Florida International University
• Former Assistant Curator of Latin American and Latino Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Research Interests:
Dr. Cerejido explores modern/contemporary Latin American art, particularly Cuban and Cuban American artists. She examines how cultural institutions and exhibitions reflect political and social dynamics, as seen in her award-winning project 'Dialogues in Cuban Art' (2014), fostering dialogue between Cuban and Cuban American creators.

Grants & Recognition:

• 2014 Knight Arts Challenge Grant

Key Projects:

• Catalogue: Museum as Battleground: Exile and Contested Cultural Representation in Miami’s Cuban Museum (2018)
• Curated exhibition Radical Conventions: Cuban American Art from the 1980s (University of Miami, 2020s)

Labs/Teams: Active in the Cuban Heritage Collection at the University of Miami, collaborating on preservation and exhibition initiatives.