Barbara Mumby Huerta | Press, Media & Professional Background

Barbara Mumby Huerta

Artist, Cultural Strategist, and Equity-Centered Leader

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Barbara Mumby is an interdisciplinary artist, curator, and executive leader with more than three decades of experience advancing ethical cultural practice, equity-centered grantmaking, and community-rooted institutional change.

Her work spans public agencies, national foundations, and nonprofit cultural organizations, where she has stewarded multimillion-dollar funding portfolios, curated large-scale exhibitions, and designed trauma-informed frameworks that support artists and communities historically excluded from resources and decision-making.

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Professional Focus

Barbara’s practice bridges creative production and strategic leadership. She works with institutions and artists to strengthen systems that are transparent, accountable, and sustainable—ensuring cultural work is both impactful and responsibly managed.

Her areas of expertise include:

• Public and philanthropic grantmaking

• Equity-centered policy and program design

• Trauma-informed organizational frameworks

• Cultural strategy and institutional transformation

• Visual art, curation, and public programming​

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Selected Leadership & Impact

• Oversight of $20M+ in public and philanthropic grantmaking

• Development of nationally recognized equity and trauma-informed tools

• Leadership roles within public agencies and national foundations

• Curation of major exhibitions and citywide cultural initiatives

• Earned revenue growth through strategic diversification and partnerships

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Artistic Practice

As a visual artist, Barbara works across painting, sculpture, and mixed media. Her artwork explores memory, land, lineage, and resilience, with exhibitions in galleries, museums, and public spaces across the United States.

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Ethics, Accountability & Growth

Barbara approaches leadership with a strong commitment to ethical practice, transparency, and continuous learning. Her career reflects an understanding that public trust is essential to cultural work—and that responsible stewardship, reflection, and growth are fundamental to long-term impact.

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Current Work

Barbara continues to support artists, cultural organizations, and institutions through consulting, speaking, and collaborative projects focused on equity, sustainability, and community-centered outcomes.

Media inquiries, speaking requests, and professional collaborations:
📩 barbaramumby1@gmail.com
🌐 barbaramumbystudios.com
🔗 linkedin.com/in/barbara-mumby