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Carmen Papalia is a social practice artist who uses organizing strategies and improvisation to address his access to public space, the art institution, and visual culture. His work, which takes forms ranging from collaborative performance to public intervention, is a response to the barriers and biases of the medical model of disability. As a convener, he establishes welcoming spaces where those from historically marginalized groups realize their desires for participation through processes rooted in activism, performance, and institutional critique. Papalia’s work has been featured at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Tate Liverpool, Grand Central Art Center, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, and Gallery Gachet, among others.