Cecilia Leonora Vargas is a Southern New Mexico-based curator and arts administrator who established her career in Chicago. After returning to the region, she has been involved with the Las Cruces City Art Board, and the Doña Ana County Government’s 2024 Creative IndustriesProject.

Currently, she is offering curatorial and project management to collectors, artists, and organizations. Her passion for making contemporary art accessible drives the work she does within culture and community. 

Vargas earned a dual M.A. in Art History, Theory and Criticism, as well as in Arts Administration and Policy from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; and a B.F.A. in Painting and Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Robynne Raye is the co-founder of Seattle-based Modern Dog Design Co., an internationally recognized design and illustration studio established in 1987. Her clients include Showtime, The New York Times, Coca-Cola, Nordstrom, HarperCollins, Warner Bros. Records, Hillary Clinton, and K2 Snowboards. Her posters have been exhibited internationally and are part of major library and museum collections, including the Library of Congress, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, Guan Shanyue Art Museum, and the Louvre’s Musée des Arts Décoratifs.