is an esteemed critic, researcher, and independent curator who currently serves as the Curator of Art Media Gallery in Miami. With a career spanning several decades across Latin America and the United States, his expertise lies in contemporary art, photography, and video.

Before joining Artmedia, Navarrete held significant leadership roles at prestigious institutions, including the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana and the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas Sofía Imber. An accomplished editor and author, he led the specialized magazine Extra-Cámara for a decade and has published influential anthologies on Latin American photography.

His deep academic background includes research for the JP Getty Foundation and serving as a professor of Museological Theory. At Artmedia, he brings this wealth of institutional knowledge to his work in art advising and editorial projects, sharing specialized insights on the intersection of visual culture and intellectual history.