Ursula Davila-Villa

Ursula Davila-Villa is the co-founder of Davila-Villa & Stothart (DVS). DVS focuses on supporting the artistic legacies of artists and families whose work has been historically marginalized or considered unconventional. Her previous roles include being a Partner at Alexander Gray Associates gallery from 2012 to 2017 and Associate Curator of Latin American Art at The Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin from 2005 to 2012. In 2012, she co-curated El Panal/ The Hive: Third Poli/Gráfica Triennal of San Juan de Puerto Rico. She has served as a juror for United States Artists, the National Endowment for the Arts, Fundação Iberê Camargo, Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, Artist Pension Trust, and the II Texas Biennale.

She holds an M.A. in Museum Studies from New York University and a B.A. in architecture and urbanism from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Mexico, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada, and the Delft University of Technology, Netherlands. Ursula is a trustee of the Lorraine O’Grady Trust, previously served on the boards of VisualAIDS and Women Studio Workshop, and is currently a board member of ArtTable.