​Wilson Valentín-Escobar

Wilson Valentín-Escobar, Ph.D. is co-curator of the exhibition,¡Presente! The Young Lords in New York. An Associate Professor of American Studies, Critical Ethnic Studies, and Sociology at Hampshire College, he is the Chair of the Five College Latin American, Caribbean, and Latin@ Studies Program. A Brooklyn New York-native, Dr. Valentín-Escobar is currently completing his forthcoming book, Bodega Surrealism: The Emergence of Latin@ Artivists in New York City (New York University Press). He holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Michigan.