Tarisse Iriarte

Tarisse Iriarte is an independent curator and arts activist from Brooklyn, New York. with Afro Caribbean Roots in Cuba and Puerto Rico. She is simply known as “Tee” in her beloved Communities. Tee is what happens when a human loves art and community. She is a proud Afro Puerto Rican working diligently on the global liberation of her people across the diaspora through socially-engaged art. Tee curates exhibits that contextualize the intersections of diasporan arts across a socio-political landscape and works tirelessly to sow seeds rooted in liberatory praxis alongside a global community of artists, movement workers and radical thinkers. Tee is currently the Curator at Large for EnFoco INC. She serves on the advisory board for ARTE (Art Resistance Through Education) and is a member of NALAC (National Association of Latino Arts & Culture) AAMC (Association of Art Museum Curators) the Katal Center for Health Equity and Justice and the NY/NJ Cuba Si Coalition.