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Claudia Cruz Hidrogo

Secretary/Art Gallery Director Department of Art Office Location: Kelso Art Center, Room 109 Phone: (210) 829-3852

Claudia Cruz Hidrogo serves as the Art Department Secretary and Kelso Art Gallery Director at the University of the Incarnate Word. She supports faculty and students while overseeing gallery operations and coordinating exhibitions that foreground student, faculty and visiting artist work across the Kelso Art Center’s gallery spaces. Claudia collaborates with campus and community partners to cultivate a dynamic creative environment, support interdisciplinary exchange, and expand opportunities for artistic visibility, experimentation and professional growth. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with minors in English and Psychology from UIW and is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Administration with a concentration in Industrial and Organizational Psychology.

B.A., Sociology, University of the Incarnate Word

2024-Present: Art Secretary/Gallery Director, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio Texas

2023-2024: Middle School LPAC Representative, Seguin ISD, Seguin Texas

2020-2023: LPAC Clerk, Jack C. Hays High School, Buda Texas

2018-2023 Board Member, Director of Volunteers Sights & Sounds of Christmas, San Marcos Texas