JD DiFabbio
JD DiFabbio is an independent curator, grant writer, and nonprofit program producer of live performance operating under the moniker DiFabbio Projects. Her work has bridged experimental art with community engagement across Texas since 1998. As co-founder and producer of Marfa Sounding, featuring artists Alvin Lucier, Ana Halprin, and Tarek Atoui, she has cultivated interdisciplinary programming that explores sound, movement, and geographic specificity through collaborations with international artists and significant Texas-based cultural institutions. She has built strategic partnerships with organizations including: Ballroom Marfa, Marfa, TX; the Chinati Foundation, Marfa, TX, Judd Foundation, Marfa, TX; Mass Ambient, Austin, TX; The Contemporary, Austin, TX; OUTsider Festival, Austin, TX; Fusebox Festival, Austin, TX; Co-Lab Projects, Austin, TX; the Jung Center, Houston, TX; The Orange Show, Houston, TX; and Nameless Sound, Houston, TX. DiFabbio has over two decades of experience developing innovative projects that position Texas as a destination for cultural exchange on the cultural vanguard.
DiFabbio’s curatorial practice centers on supporting emerging artists by pairing them with her vast network of established, internationally known artists and creating sustainable pathways for experimental work to reach broader audiences through grassroots community engagement. Her expertise in arts development and grant writing has enabled ambitious collaborations that span multiple cities and institutions, always with an emphasis on authentic artistic dialogue rather than conventional programming. Based between Austin and Marfa, she continues to champion queer and BIPOC artists whose work challenges traditional boundaries, fostering connections between experimental practitioners and the communities they serve (with bonus points for artists who were born in Texas or are Texas-based for at least three years).
DiFabbio has a long history with Fusebox. In 2014, she first worked with their team to bring Suzanne Bocanegra’s “Rerememberer” to Marfa, TX. As part of an ongoing collaboration with Fusebox Festival and Co-Lab Projects, Austin, TX, she assisted with “String Room” by Maria Chávez in 2017 and is curating an exhibition featuring Mark Flood and Victoria Shen, slated for the 2026 Festival.
DiFabbio has served on the boards of Marfa Public Library, Marfa, TX; Marfa Live Arts, Austin, TX; Glasstire, Houston, TX; and Co-Lab Projects, Austin, TX.