Constanza founded Terra Cotta with the belief that socially engaged art can lead to social change.

Previously, she held leadership roles at the Arts & Business Council of Chicago, the Museum of Pre-Columbian Art Casa del Alabado, and the Art Institute of Chicago, where she led the foundational research for their first guidelines on inclusive writing.

Constanza has worked on multiple social issues, including museum decolonization, inclusive education, and gender equity. She was selected to be a 2024-2025 fellow at the Intercultural Leadership Institute, a one-year leadership program jointly organized by organizations rooted in Black, Indigenous, and Latinx cultures. She was also a guest speaker at the 2019 Museums Different Conference, where she discussed how museums can navigate collaborative projects through a critical and decolonized lens.

She has served on various grant panels at federal and state-level organizations, including the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Association Latino Arts and Culture, and the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.

She holds a master’s degree in Arts Administration & Policy from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a Post-Bac Certification in Museum & Heritage Studies by UASB-Quito, and a bachelor’s degree in Art History from the Universite Paris-Sorbonne.

Through Terra Cotta, Constanza designs and facilitates culturally responsive, collaborative, and inclusive consulting offerings to socially engaged art projects and organizations. Her mission is to help them build stronger management, strategy, and impact foundations while uncovering opportunities for transformational conversations.