Episode 942: Embajada Gallery

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Recorded live at NADA Art Fair, Episode 942 features a deeply generous conversation with gallerist and artist Christopher Rivera—founder of Embajada (“Embassy”) Gallery in Puerto Rico. Joined by hosts Ryan Peter Miller, Tom Sanford, and William “Bill” Pereda, Rivera discusses artist-led infrastructures, building a gallery as a political and conceptual project, and the evolving ecosystem of Puerto Rican contemporary art.

At the center of the conversation is Rivera’s presentation of artist Taina Cruz whose hybrid practice—spanning painting, robotics, and installation—anchors the booth. The discussion moves fluidly between artistic identity, diaspora, conceptual vs. formal practices, and the strange alchemy of building a gallery that resists becoming purely commercial.

This is also a conversation about organic growth: careers, relationships, and opportunities that emerge through trust, community, and sustained engagement rather than strategy alone.

NADA Art Fair — https://www.newartdealers.org/
Taina Cruz https://tainacruz.com/
Art Basel Miami Beach — https://www.artbasel.com/miami-beach
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) — https://www.mica.edu/
Yale University — https://www.yale.edu/
Hunter College — https://hunter.cuny.edu/
Marlborough Gallery — https://www.marlboroughgallery.com/
Rachel Uffner Gallery — https://www.racheluffnergallery.com/
Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling — https://www.sugarhillmuseum.org/
Artforum — https://www.artforum.com/Bad Bunny — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Bunny
Joshua Nazario Lugo — https://joshuanazario.com/about
Jan Anthony Olivares — https://www.instagram.com/janthonyolivares/
Carla Acevedo-Yates — https://mcachicago.org/about/who-we-are/people/carla-acevedo-yates
William Wegman — https://www.wegmanworld.com/
Claude Monet — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Monet
Camille Pissarro — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camille_Pissarro

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Christopher Hudgens

Operations Manager at Bad at Sports

Christopher Hudgens is the Operations Manager for BaS and works in various other capacities for other organizations in the Chicago Art & Culture scene. Most recently as Business Operations Manager for the Bridge Art Fair and currently an advocate for all things art & technology.

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