Alfonsina Martínez

Biography

Alfonsina Martínez is a visual arts professional with ten years of experience in collection research and exhibition project coordination. Trained in Fine Arts and Graphic Design, her career has been closely tied to cultural institutions in the Dominican Republic.

Between 2022 and 2025, she served as Exhibition Coordinator at the Centro Cultural de España in Santo Domingo, where she managed the exhibition program and related public activities, working closely with artists, researchers, and designers. Recent projects include Hojas de un Diario Viajero, a project based on the life of Abigail Mejía, a Dominican transatlantic woman from the early 20th century; FASE UNO by Juan Butten, a reflection on environmental pollution through miniatures made with found waste materials; and Lecturas de la calle El Conde, a multidisciplinary exhibition exploring memory, symbolism, and urban life.

Prior to this, she spent more than six years at Centro León in Santiago, where she was part of the team responsible for cataloguing and researching the Eduardo León Jimenes Visual Arts Collection. There, she also collaborated on landmark exhibitions such as the 28th Concurso de Arte Eduardo León Jimenes, Ser Oscar de la Renta, and the traveling show La Muñeca Viajera.

Her practice is grounded in collaboration, context, and care. She is interested in curatorial methodologies that engage with Caribbean identity, memory, and material culture.

Alfonsina Martínez, Coordinator at Fundación Alberto Cruz in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, has been awarded by Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros (CPPC).