Amanda Raquel Dorval Email & Phone Number

Amanda Raquel Dorval, originally from Queens, NYC, is a Nuyorican-Dominican artist, library professional, Middle Eastern Studies scholar, and anti-war veteran who served seven years in the US Air Force as an Arabic linguist. She received her BA in art history from Barnard College and graduated in May 2022 with an MS in Library and Information Science from Long Island University with a concentration in Archives Management, Rare Books and Special Collections. She recieved her second masters in Near Eastern Studies from New York University in 2024.Amanda currently works as Curatorial Associate in the Exhibitions Department at The New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. Previously, she was the Bibliographer of Indigenous American Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Watson Library from 2021 to 2022. She was a 2022-2023 Research Fellow at the Hispanic Society Museum & Library, and also has library/archive experience at the American Museum of Natural History, NYU Special Collections, the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, World Monuments Fund, Brooklyn Museum, Jewish Museum, and Wildenstein Plattner Institute. As an artist, Amanda receives inspiration from her cultural heritage and military experiences. She is interested in the exploration of traditional and popular Puerto Rican, Nuyorican, and Taíno heritage and culture through use of photography, photocollage, sewing, beadwork, painting, embroidery, weaving, and costume design.Amanda is also currently pursuing a third masters degree, a low-residency MFA in Studio Arts from the Institute of American Indian Arts. In this program, she will continue to explore the cross-cultural influences between the Middle East/North Africa and Puerto Rico.

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  Curatorial Associate, Exhibitions

  The New York Public Library

  Dec 2023 - Present - New York, New York, United States