Fabiola Alondra
ISOVIST Guest Curator (Fall 2025)
Fabiola Alondra (b. 1984, Mexico City) is a researcher, writer, and curator drawn to the pre-modern world, esoteric traditions, and ritual practices. Her interdisciplinary work, informed by art history, cultural histories, and archaeology, examines how ancient practices intersect with contemporary understanding through curatorial projects, research, and writing.
She holds a BA in Art History/History from Hunter College in New York and an MLitt in Art History from the University of Glasgow. Her Master’s thesis, Labyrinths of Curiosity, examined the cultural and art-historical significance of wonder and curiosity through an imaginary exhibition at Oxford’s Bodleian Library, focusing on the intersections of history, myth, and fantasy.
She began her professional experience in New York City as a cataloguer for artist Alex Katz's drawing archive before serving as director and researcher for rare-book dealer John McWhinnie. The rare bookshop and gallery featured an eclectic collection ranging from signed first editions by James Joyce and Bram Stoker to 19th-century esoterica and counterculture ephemera. In 2012, she launched artist Richard Prince's invitation-only art-and-book space, Fulton Ryder. She later became Publishing Director at 303 Gallery, where she led 303inPrint, the gallery's artists' book imprint.
As co-founder, director, and curator of the art gallery Fortnight Institute (2016–2024), she championed underrepresented and emerging artists and fostered interdisciplinary dialogue. She is fluent in English and Spanish, and conversational in Italian.
Photo Credit: Balarama Heller