The Idol: Virginia Perez Ratton, photo from Perfil magazine.
Virginia Pérez-Ratton, senior scholar and curator of the visual arts in Central America, passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at the age of 60. Virginia Pérez-Ratton devoted the majority of her life to the development and support of the visual arts and artists of the Central American region. In the mid-nineties, she organized a series of unique exhibitions on Central American art as director of San José’s Museum of Contemporary Art and Design. Since then, she had become a consistent and driving force behind many initiatives. She was the founder and director of TEOR/éTica, an independent non-profit in San José dedicated to the research and diffusion of contemporary artistic practice throughout the Caribbean, Central America, and internationally. She was also known for having organized a number of international exhibitions, workshops, conferences and for producing a series of excellent publications. Her professional work served to underscore the significance of contemporary Central American and Caribbean art. Last year, she was awarded the Magón Prize, a lifetime achievement award for work in the field of culture, given by the government of Costa Rica. Virginia was also a member of our Caribbean Crossroads curatorial team. Her expertise will be sorely missed.
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