Education
1997 Master of Fine Arts, University of Miami
1995 Bachelors of Fine Arts, Florida International University
Exhibitions
2008 New York/Tampa, Signatures d’Artistes: Dessin
Artists Handwriting: Drawing, New York/Tampa)Bleu Acier Gallery, Tampa
Faculty Exhibition, Miami Dade College, Miami Fl.
Tales from the far side, Group exhibition, Farside Gallery, Miami Fl.
Horseplay, Miami International University, Miami Fl.
Un Tiempo Blanco, Dorsch Gallery, Miami Fl.
Scrambled, Soya and Pomodoro, Miami Fl.
2007 Breaking the Waves, Dorsch Gallery, Miami Fl.
Petit Fours, Two person show, Bleu Acier Gallery, Tampa Fl.
Faculty Exhibtion, Miami Dade College, Miami, Fl.
Nova Art Fair, Chicago, IL.
2006 Catalina Art Fair, during Basel Art week, Catalina Hotel, Miami Beach, Fl.
Twenty Questions, Group Exhibition, Dorsch Gallery, Miami Fl.
Nova Art Fair, Chicago, Il.
Selected Works, Miami Herald, Miami, Fl.
…for the life of me…, Solo Exhibition, Dorsch Gallery, Miami, Fl.
Petit fours, Solo Exhibition, Stephen P. Clark Gallery, Government Center, Cultural Consortium Award Finalist Exhibition. Downtown Miami, Fl.
2005 Meditations from the Harness, Dorsch Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Miami, FL.
Mujeres, Group Exhibit, Free Space, Downtown Miami, Fl.
2004 Art Expressions 2004, Matheson Hammock Park, Art in the Park Series, Group Exhibit, Miami Dade Parks Division of Arts and Culture, Miami, Fl.
Miami Valise, Roder Studio, Hornby Island, British Columbia
Till the End of the Year, Dorsch Gallery, Group Exhibition, Fl.
Within these Walls, Dorsch Gallery, Group Exhibition, Miami, Fl.
Print Exhibition, Amity Art Foundation, Woodbridge, Ct.
2003 I Sing the Body Electric, Dorsch Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Miami, Fl.
Group Print Exhibition, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.
Figures and Faces- American Art Today, Group Exhibition, Art Museum, F.I.U., Miami, Fl.
Group Print Exhibition, The Amity Art Foundation, Woodbridge, Ct.
Drawings, By Design, Solo Exhibition, Coral Gables, Fl.
2002 The No Show, Fred Snitzer Gallery, Group Exhibition, Coral Gables, Fl.
Body Count, South Florida Art Center, 4-person Show, Miami Beach, Fl.
The Miami Alphabet, Miami Dade Public Library, Group Exhibition, Miami, Fl.
Four Painters, Dorsch Gallery, Miami, Fl.
Print Exhibition, University of West Australia, Australia
2001 Sears Building Exhibition, Group Exhibition, The House, Miami, Fl.
Faculty Exhibition, Miami Dade Community College, Wolfson Campus, Miami, Fl.
Latin American Artists' Drawings, Miami Dade Community College, North Campus, Miami, Fl.
2000 Shakin' It, Group Exhibition, Mississippi Mud Gallery, Alton, IL
Books, Boxes and Objects, Group Exhibition, Robert Hittle Book Co., Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.
Faculty Exhibition, Miami Dade Community College, Wolfson Campus, Miami, Fl.
To the Edge of the Page, Group Exhibition, Dorsch Gallery, Miami, Fl.
F.I.U.- U. Miami Alumni Print Exhibition, Historical Museum of South Florida, Miami, Fl.
Small Works, Group Exhibition, Dorsch Gallery, Miami, Fl.
1999 Transcending the Limits, Juried Exhibition, Beaumont Museum, Texas (traveling exhibit)
Women in the Visual Arts, Erector Square Gallery, N.J.
Books, Boxes and Objects, Group Exhibition, Robert Hittle Book Co., Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.
The Faculty Collects, Truman State University, Kirksville, MO
1998 Fugue, Solo Exhibition, Dorsch Gallery, Miami, Fl.
A.K.A., Collaborative Book Project, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, Fl.-Grammercy Art Fair NY
Artists Books Exhibition, Miami Dade County Library, Miami, Fl.
Assembly Line, Group Exhibition, Dorsch Gallery, Miami, Fl.
1997 That's Life, Group Exhibition, Space Gallery, North Miami, Fl.
Midsummer Art Scene, 4-person Show, New Gallery, Coral Gables, Fl.
Master of Fine Art Exhibition, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, Fl.
Weather Works, Group Exhibition, National Hurricane Center, Miami, Fl.
Portraits, Group Exhibition, New Gallery, Coral Gables, Fl.
1996 Annual Dean of Education Exhibition, Solo Show, University of Miami, Fl.
1995 37th Annual Hortt Memorial Exhibition, Museum of Art, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.
1994 36th Annual Hortt Memorial Exhibition, Museum of Art, Ft, Lauderdale, Fl.
Related Work
2006-2008 Current- Instructor, Miami Dade College
2003-2006 Chair, Visual Arts Department, Palmer Trinity School, Palmetto Bay, Fl.
Courses Taught: Drawing, Figure Drawing, Painting I & II
Art History, Two-Dimensional Design, Figure Sculpture, Advanced Placement Art.
1997-2003 Adjunct Instructor Miami Dade Community College, Wolfson Campus
Courses Taught: Drawing, Figure Drawing, Beginning and Advanced Painting.
2001-2003 Adjunct Instructor, University of Miami, Department of Art and Art History
Courses Taught: Figure Drawing
2000-2001 Full-time Instructor, International Fine Arts College, Fine Arts Department
Courses Taught: Drawing, Figure Drawing, Figure Sculpture, Two-Dimensional Design.
1995-1998 Adjunct Instructor, University of Miami, Dept. of Art and Art History
Courses Taught: Drawing 101, Figure Drawing.
Awards
2008 Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant Nominee. Pending
2006 Finalist-Cultural Consortium Grant, Miami, Dade County
“Petit Fours” Exhibition, Stephen Clark Gallery, Miami
Selected Works. Miami Herald Exhibition
1999 Transcending the Limits, Group Exhibition, Texas, Honorable Mention
1997 Art in Public Places Purchase Award, Florida International University Athletic Center
Thompson Photo Lab Award, Best Painting, University of Miami
Alumni Award for Painting, University of Miami
1996 Award of Merit, College of Arts and Sciences, Florida International University
1995 Academic Excellence Award, College of Arts and Sciences,
Florida International University
Fine Arts Express Award, Florida International University
Collections:
Barbara Gillman Gallery, Miami, Fl.
Arturo Mosquera Gallery, Miami, Fl.
Ambrosino Gallery, University of West Australia, Printmaking Department
Miami Dade County Library System, Miami Beach Public Library
University of Miami, Department of Art and Art History
Florida International University Athletic Center, Art in Public Places
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Printmaking Department
Various Private Collections
Reviews
Herrera, Adriana, “Veinte maneras de contar historias de hadas o monstrous contemporaneos”, El Nuevo Herald, August 10, 2008
Suarez De Jesus, Carlos, Go to a West-Miami Dental Office for Comical Art”, Miami New Times, August 7, 2008
Triff, Alfredo, “The Art of Suburbia”, Sun Post. March 20th, 2008
Triff, Alfredo, Miami Arts Explosion, pgs.33 and 116. Thompson Custom Publishing, 2006
Feinstein, Roni. “Reports from Miami, expanding horizons”. Art in America. December, 2003.
Schudel, Matt. “Go Figure, The power of the portrait shines in FIU’s rediscovery of a critically dismissed genre”. Sun Sentinel. Sunday, February 2, 2003
Turner, Alisa. “Sharp FIU exhibit nails complex human condition”. The Miami Herald. Sunday, January 19th 2003
Barney, Diana. “Facing the truth about the human figure in art”. Metropolis, MDC, Wolfson, February 2003
Turner, Alisa. “Portraits capture pride and struggle of humanity”. The Miami Herald. Sunday, May 19, 2002
Turner, Alisa. “Shows contrast Texan’s bigness and local artist’s sensual bodies”. The Miami Herald. Friday, March 13, 1998 |
