Curator | Artist

Jayling Drowne Rodríguez is an independent curator and multidisciplinary artist whose work explores the intersections of contemporary art and socially engaged practices.

With a background rooted in arts nonprofits and cultural institutions, she has worked with prominent museums such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, and the Museo de Historia, Antropología y Arte. Her professional experience spans curatorial work, research, and educational programming.

With a growing portfolio of independent curatorial projects, Drowne Rodríguez most recently organized De lo Mecánico a lo Orgánico (2024). Featuring eleven artists and collectives from Latin America and the Caribbean, the exhibition explored the ecological crisis and the shift from mechanistic systems to organic worldviews, highlighting art’s role in imagining sustainable futures in the Anthropocene.

As an artist, Drowne Rodríguez utilizes a range of techniques to explore themes of the body and emotional landscapes. Her work has been exhibited in spaces such as Westbeth Gallery in New York, NY (Westside Exposure, 2023), Galería Guatíbiri in Río Piedras, PR (Entre formas, 2023), CRiiAS Gallery at UPRRP (Entre formas, 2024), La Lineal in San Juan, PR (Expresiones Convergentes, 2024), and El Schomburg in Chicago, IL (Puerto Rican Women in Arts, 2025).

Drowne Rodríguez holds a B.A. in Art History and Arts Administration from the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, and is currently pursuing her master’s degree at the Williams College | The Clark Art Institute Graduate Program in the History of Art.