Curreri makes the script for For a Future Now in the spirit of a cento – an Italian poetic structure translating to “patchwork.” The cast of characters are based on real and fictional people, as well as contemporary and historical figures, including Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, Italian-American anarchist Bartolomeo Vanzetti, and Katya Zamolodchikova of RuPaul’s Drag Race fame.

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About the Artist

Amanda Curreri (she/they) is an artist and educator. Her artwork is situated between textiles, painting, and performance, characterized by an engagement with social histories of resistance. Textiles are key for their ability to invite an experience of collectivity and connection. She lives on the unceded territory of Tiwa and Pueblo Peoples, also known as Albuquerque, NM. 

Her artwork has been featured in the New York Times, Artforum, VICE, Hyperallergic, Frieze Art, KQED Arts, San Francisco Chronicle, and more. Curreri will be a 2025 Artist in Residence at Os Icelandic Textile Center and was a 2023 Artist in Residence at Praxis Digital Weaving Lab. Her artwork was recently commissioned by Facebook Open Arts, the University of New Mexico Art Museum, and the Cincinnati Art Museum. Her work has been exhibited at the Oakland Museum of California (Queer California), Cincinnati Art Museum (Women Breaking Boundaries), Contemporary Arts Center (Archive as Action), Asian Art Museum, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Ortega y Gasset Projects, and the Incheon Women’s Biennale, Korea. Curreri holds an MFA from the California College of the Arts, a BFA from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and a BA from Tufts University in Sociology and Peace & Justice Studies. She is a faculty member in the Department of Art at the University of New Mexico. Her work is represented by Romer Young Gallery in San Francisco, California where she will present a new solo exhibition in January 2025.