Aimé Iglesias Lukin Is Awarded the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Curatorial Work
Aimé Iglesias Lukin Is Awarded the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Curatorial Work
The director and chief curator of art at Americas Society won the prize, which recognizes immigrant contributions in the United States.
New York, February 3, 2025 – The Vilcek Foundation has named Director and Chief Curator of Art Aimé Iglesias Lukin as one of the three recipients of the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Curatorial Work. The award recognizes immigrant contributions in the United States in the arts and sciences.
Iglesias Lukin is being recognized “for her leadership promoting the art of the Americas, and her focused initiatives to achieve recognition for historically underrepresented migrant and women artists,” said the foundation.
Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Iglesias Lukin moved to New York in 2011. Her doctorate in art history from Rutgers University, titled “This Must Be the Place: Latin American Artists in New York 1965–1975,” became an exhibition at Americas Society in 2021. Iglesias Lukin completed her M.A. at The Institute of Fine Arts at New York University and her undergraduate studies in art history at the Universidad de Buenos Aires. She curated exhibitions independently in museums and cultural centers and previously worked in the Modern and Contemporary Art Department of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Institute for Studies on Latin American Art, and Fundación Proa in Buenos Aires.
"I am thankful to the Vilcek Foundation for this prize," said Iglesias Lukin. "I am very proud to be an immigrant and to work for an organization that values immigrants' contributions and thinks about art and culture beyond borders."
Iglesias Lukin has served as director and chief curator of Art at Americas Society since 2019. Her exceptional curatorial work has been key in advancing Americas Society's mission of curating both historical and contemporary art exhibitions that foster cultural understanding and dialogue about the region.
About Americas Society
Americas Society is the premier organization dedicated to education, debate, and dialogue in the Americas. Established by David Rockefeller in 1965, our mission is to foster an understanding of the contemporary political, social and economic issues confronting Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada, and to increase public awareness and appreciation of the diverse cultural heritage of the Americas and the importance of the inter-American relationship.
