Clarissa M. Esguerra

2025-2028

Clarissa M. Esguerra is Curator of Costume and Textiles at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) where she has overseen and advised on numerous fashion and textile installations and acquisitions. She curated Power of Pattern: Central Asian Ikats from the David and Elizabeth Reisbord Collection (2019) and co-curated Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015 (2016)--both were awarded CSA’s Richard Martin Award. In 2022, Esguerra co-curated Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse (2022). Other curatorial contributions include Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700 – 1915 (2010-2011); the online resource Undertaking the Making: LACMA Costume and Textiles Pattern Project; and Timeless: J. Moreno (2025) at The M Museum, Manila. Esguerra lectures regularly and has authored and contributed to various book and journal publications. She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Brenau Women’s College and the University of Georgia. Most recently, Esguerra curated for LACMA’s David Geffen Galleries (2026) and is currently organizing an exhibition on the woven arts of the Philippines.