Vania Montgomery Yulis

Art historian and archivist specialised in Chilean art, archives, collection management and documentation. Research-oriented professional with extensive experience in curatorial projects, archival description, and the development of digital repositories and publication projects in visual culture and contemporary art.

Research Assistant – Book 'RONDA. Arte desde un lugar más allá de Chile, 2006–2026' - ProChile / Fundación Antenna

(2025 - 2025)

• Authored fourteen artist texts and provided research support for an anthology on Chilean contemporary art abroad, liaising between editorial and institutional partners

Researcher – Archivo Ronald Kay

(2025 - 2025)

www.archivoronaldkay.org

• Conducted research, management, and description of archival documents

Archivist - Corporación de Memoria Borgoño

(2024 - 2025)

Archivist for the Memory Building web site Memoria Borgoño.

Principal Researcher – Project 'Militancias subterráneas: estética de las organizaciones lésbicas en Chile'

(2022 - 2025)

• Led research on aesthetic and political practices of Chilean lesbian organisations from 1984 to the present, in collaboration with Alejandro de la Fuente and Fernanda Carvajal

Coordinator – Primer Laboratorio Nacional de Archivos de Arte (Chile)

(2024 - 2024)

www.laboratorioarchivosdearte.cl

• Coordinated the first national laboratory for art archives, bringing together key institutional and independent archives in Chile and hosting international guest Suely Rolnik
• Organised seminars and workshops around preservation, access and curatorial strategies for art collections

Co-investigator – Exhibition 'Carlos Leppe: el día más hermoso' - Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Chile

(2024 - 2024)

www.eldiamashermoso.carlosleppe.cl

• Co-investigated and co-authored the exhibition catalogue, working closely with curator Amalia Cross and scenographer Smiljan Radic
• Contributed to the conceptual framework, archival research and visual documentation

Research Assistant – Exhibitions 'Enrique Lihn: fantasma de carne y hueso' - Galería Gabriela Mistral and Centro Cultural Matta - Santiago and Buenos Aires

(2023 - 2023)

• Assisted in the research and preparation of two exhibitions on Enrique Lihn's visual production within the 50th anniversary commemorations of the 1973 coup in Chile
• Curated by Ana María Risco

Principal Researcher – Project 'Las imágenes encontradas de Eugenio Dittborn' - D21 Proyectos de Arte and Pedro Montes collection

(2020 - 2024)

• Led research on 'found images' from 20th-century newspapers, police and sports press used by Eugenio Dittborn in his work
• Collaborated with D21 Proyectos de Arte and the Pedro Montes collection
• Results published in the homonymous book and made available online. Website: www.imagenesencontradas.eugeniodittborn.cl

Co-investigator & Archivist – Project '2011: 10 años'

(2021 - 2021)

• Co-investigated art practices developed by students of the Universidad de Chile in the context of the 2011 student movement
• Responsible for archival organisation and documentation
• With Alejandro de la Fuente and Rosa Santibañez

Archivist – ATECA: Archivo de Teatro de Calle 1980–1990

(2021 - 2021)

www.ateca.cl

• Archivist for a project on street theatre during the Chilean dictatorship
• With Nora Fuentealba and Horacio Videla

Archivist - Corporación Chilena de Video (CCHV)

(2021 - 2021)

www.cchv.cl

• Archivist and descriptor of audiovisual and administrative records

Press Officer / Gallery Assistant / Archivist - D21 Proyectos de Arte

(2014 - 2021)

• Press officer and gallery assistant at Galería D21 Proyectos de Arte
• Cataloguer and document manager for the Pedro Montes archive

Co-investigator – Project 'e. dittborn 74/86'

(2019 - 2019)

www.eugeniodittborn.cl

• Co-investigated registration, cataloguing, and description of the Eugenio Dittborn fonds within Pedro Montes's collection of artworks and graphic documents
• With Vicente Domínguez

Research Assistant – Exhibition 'Autocríticas: Marcela Serrano' - D21 Proyectos de Arte

(2019 - 2019)

• Compiled critical reception and researched materials for an exhibition on Marcela Serrano's visual and performative work

Research Assistant – Platform Arte y Medios (PAM)

(2019 - 2019)

www.arteymedios.org

• Supported research on contemporary media artists in Chile, led by Valentina Montero

Research Assistant – Project 'Cuerpos Poliamorosos'

(2019 - 2019)

www.cuerpospoliamorosos.cl

• Assisted in research and management of digital archives for a project on aesthetics and sexualities in dating apps in Chile, led by Dr. Valeria Radrigán

Co-investigator – 'Corpus de obra Víctor Hugo Codocedo' - D21 Proyectos de Arte

(2018 - 2018)

www.victorhugocodocedo.cl

• Co-investigated artistic works and documents by Víctor Hugo Codocedo
• Led by Justo Pastor Mellado, with Alejandro de la Fuente and D21 Proyectos de Arte

Assistant Tutor – Academic Writing Programme - Universidad de Chile

(2014 - 2017)

Faculty of Arts, Universidad de Chile

• Supported students in reading and writing academic texts, including final thesis preparation
• Adapted ideas for deaf students in collaboration with sign-language interpreters, ensuring clear academic writing

MA - Research Architecture - Goldsmiths, University of London (2025 - 2026)

Diploma - Archivistics - Universidad de Chile (2019 - 2019)

BA - Arts with mention in Theory and History of Art - Universidad de Chile (2018 - 2018)