CV
Lives and works in South Florida
EDUCATION
MFA Rhode Island School of Design, School of Fine Arts, Providence, RI
Painting, May 2005 (Summa Cum Laude)
Additional Studies: Digital Arts, African Graphic Writing Systems
BFA University of Miami, School of Arts & Science, Coral Gables, FL
Drawing and Painting, May 1994 (Cum Laude)
Additional Studies: Art History
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2019 - 2023 Adjunct Professor, Drawing and Painting, Visual Arts Department
Miami International University, Miami, FL
· Courses Taught: Undergraduate and Graduate courses - Fine Arts BFA & MFA Programs
· Online Course: 2D Design and Color Theory
2015 - 2021 Adjunct Professor, Drawing and Painting, Department of Art & Art History
Broward College Central, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
· Courses Taught: Art History Appreciation
· Online Courses: Art History Appreciation
2015 - Present Instructor, ART K-12 Certified, Department of Fine Arts, Electives
Miami Dade Public Schools, Miami Florida
2023 – 2024 Ada Merritt K-8 Center, Miami, FL
2017 – 2023 Ronald Reagan Doral Sr High, Miami, FL
2015 – 2017 Citrus Grove Middle, Miami, FL
· Courses Taught: Art 2D & 3D Studio / Ceramics I, II & III
2013 - 2015 Assistant Professor, Painting, Visual Arts Department
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
· Courses Taught: Beginning Painting; Intermediate Painting; Advanced Painting; Beginning Drawing; Intermediate Drawing; Advanced Drawing; Idea generation
· Administrative: BFA Portfolio Review Committee, Gallery Committee, Workshops for high school art teachers of Norfolk Public Schools, Visiting Artist for Norfolk Public Schools Magnet Programs
2007 - 2013 Instructor, Drawing and Painting, Visual Arts Department
Miami International University, Miami, FL
· Courses Taught: Beginning Drawing; Intermediate Drawing; Advanced Drawing; Principles of Design; Color Theory; Narrative and Sequence; Mural and Scenic Techniques; Idea Generation; Digital Art I & II; Beginning Painting; Figure Drawing; Studio Concentration I & II; Graduate Studio Courses; Thesis Committee
· Administrative: Chair of the Technology Committee, Graduate Thesis Committee Member
2006 - 2007 Adjunct Professor, Drawing and Painting, Department of Art & Art History
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
· Courses Taught: Introduction to Drawing; Principles of Design: Black and White with Color Theory
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
ArtCenter/South Florida, 2011-2013, Miami Beach, FL
Three year renewable residency awarded to contemporary artists working in South Florida
Fine Arts Work Center, 2005-2006, Provincetown, MA
One of the most renowned long-term residency programs for emerging artists and writers
Summer Residence At West Dean College, 2004, The Slade Post Graduate School
West Dean College, West Sussex, England
UM Artist in Residence, 1995, School of Arts & Science, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Invited by the Department of Art and Art History to a one-year residence program created specifically for me
Vermont Studio Centers, 1993, Fellowship Residence, Johnson, VT
AWARDS and HONORS
Cintas Foundation Fellowship Finalist, 2012, Miami Dade College and Cintas Foundation, Miami, FL
One of ten finalists selected. The CINTAS Foundation Fellowship is awarded annually to artists of Cuban lineage who live outside of Cuba
Seven-Month Residency Fellowship, 2005-2006, Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA
One of ten awarded at one of the country’s most renowned long-term residency programs. One of two fellows invited for a second term. Invited to participate in the panel of jurors for the Winter 2006-07 applicants
Summa Cum Laude, School of Fine Arts, 2005, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Presidential Scholarship, 2003-2005, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
One of five awarded within the School of Graduate Studies
Fellowship, School of Fine Arts, 2003-2005, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Full Art Departmental Scholarship, 1990-1995, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014 Archetypes, Nobile & Amundsen Gallery, Norfolk, VA
2006 Ramon F. Bofill: Recent Works, Hudson D. Walker Gallery, Provincetown, MA
2005 Dowsing- Intuition-Invocation-Mapping, Emerson-Dorsch Gallery, Miami, FL
2002 Surreptitious: Series 1, Emerson-Dorsch Gallery, Miami, FL
2000 Maferefun Eggun, Emerson-Dorsch Gallery, Miami, FL
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016 Winter Exhibition, Rosemary Duffy Larson Galleries, Davie, FL
2014 Thirty Years on the Road, Project 917, ArtCenter, Miami Beach, FL
Beauty and the Beast, Black Box Stage, Miami Dade County, Miami, FL
Portable Editions Vol.1: Art Locavore, Remarkable Projects’, O’ Cinema Wynwood, Miami, FL
2013 Kindred Spirit, the Baron & Ellin Gordon Art Galleries, Norfolk, VA
(Un) Folding Patterns, ArtCenter/South Florida, Miami Beach, FL
All Media Biennial, Hollywood Art and Culture Center, Hollywood, FL
The Return of WigOut, Tigertail Center, Miami, FL
Abracadabra: Sixth Annual Exhibition, Hollywood Art and Culture Center, Hollywood, FL
2012 Cintas Foundation Fellowship Exhibition, Miami Dade College Museum of Art and Design, Miami, FL
Pulse Art Fair Exhibit, ArtCenter/South Florida, Miami Beach, FL
Art Live Fundraiser, Lotus House, Miami, FL
Double Take, Bake House Art Complex, Miami, FL
Council on Foundations, Family Philanthropy Conference, Exhibition of works, Loews Miami Beach, Miami Beach, FL
2011 Center of Attention, ArtCenter/South Florida, Miami Beach, FL
(Curator Kristen Thiele, Vice Chair of Exhibitions)
Small Works, Pulse Art Fair, Miami Beach, FL
Summer Invitational, David Castillo Gallery, Miami, FL
(Curators Jane Hart, Hollywood Art & Culture Center and Melissa Diaz, DCG Assistant Director)
WHIM, ArtCenter/South Florida, Miami Beach, FL
(Curator Kristen Thiele, Vice Chair of Exhibitions at the South Florida Art Center)
Domesticity, Christopher Miro Gallery, Miami, FL
Bubbling Up, Soho Arts Lounge, Miami, FL
2010 Farm, Alternative Space at Soya & Pomodoro, Miami, FL
9th Annual Faculty Exhibition, Miami International University of Art and Design, Miami, FL
2009 Multiversal for Art Basel Miami Beach, Art Space at The American Legion, Miami, FL
(Juried Exhibition, Curator Cassie Williams)
8th Annual Faculty Exhibition, Miami International University of Art and Design, Miami, FL
Bunker Buster Group Show, The Bunker Art Space, Miami, FL
2008 Feria Mexico Arte Contemporaneo (FEMACO), Galeria Cubo, Mexico City, Mexico
7th Annual Faculty Exhibition, Miami International University of Art and Design, Miami, FL
2007 All-Media Juried Biennial, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL
(Curator Claire Breukel)
Art of Uncertainty, Presented by Edge Zones, San Salvador, El Salvador
Alumni Exhibition, University of Miami, Wynwood Space, Miami, FL
2006 Exhibiting, Studio 17 Gallery, Wynwood Art District, Miami, FL (Curator Naomi Patterson)
Visual Arts at Mass Cultural Council, Massachusetts Cultural Council Building, Boston, MA
The FAWC Fellows Exhibition at PAAM, Provincetown Art Association Museum, Provincetown, MA
2005 First Look, Hudson Valley Center For Contemporary Art Museum, Peekskill, NY
(Juried by board members, invitational)
Out In Front, Collecting Contemporary Art in Rhode Island with Paula and Leonard Granoff, Sol Koffler Gallery, Providence, RI
2003 Miami Hot, Gulf Coast Museum of Art, St. Petersburg, FL
(Curator D. Gerson, Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs, Lowe Museum)
SKILLS and QUALIFICATIONS
Painting and Fibers
Intimately familiar with the use of varied painting methods and techniques including oil paints and acrylics, as well as interdisciplinary and experimental approaches to stitching and quilting
Digital Media
Lectured the use of Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter to visual arts majors
Experienced in Learning Management Systems and E-Learning
Working Knowledge of Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Adobe Acrobat, Flash, Maya, Premiere, Final Cut Pro and Microsoft Office
Experienced in Mac and PC Platforms
Art Handling
Highly developed practical skills resulting from experience with installation, crating and packing fine artworks while being employed by Artex Inc., Miami Art Museum, and Bass Museum of Art
Visual Merchandizing
Commercial experience from working as a visual freelancer in the New York fashion industry for various fashion houses including: A/X (Armani Exchange), French Connection U.K., Diesel, Copy Tone, Tommy Hilfiger and Giorgio Armani Corporate, during the years of 1995-2000
Languages
Bilingual in English and Spanish