EDUCATIONThe Corcoran Art School, Washington D.C. 1977-1979NYU- International Business Management 1982-1985SELECTED EXHIBITIONS








EXHIBITIONS:

Museum of the Americas - Doral, Florida - July8th - 30th,2011

Museum Art Contemporary - Sao Gonzalo - Brazil - Permanent Collection Opening August,2011

SOFA Art Fair - Santa Fe, New Mexico -USA - August 4th - 7th , 2011- Maria Elena Kravetz Galleryhttp://www.sofaexpo.com/santa-fe/2011/index.htm

Rainforest Art Foundation - Earth Day - April 22,2011 - December, 2011

SOFA Art Fair – Chicago 2010, Maria Elena Kravetz Gallery, Festival Hall, Navy Pier-Chicago, November 5 – 7, 2010- Website: www.sofaexpo.com Selected Group Exhibition

Galerie Artitude at Espace Pierre Cardin - October14 - 17th, 2010 - Paris, France
website: http://www.artitudeparis.com/

Museo De Arte Contemporaneo " Antonio Gualda" Durango, Mexico - Opening of Museum August 1,2010

III Bienal De Arte MIAB - Madeira, Las Azores - June - July 31st - Opening June 15th

Permanent Collection - Landfillart Proyect - http://www.landfillar.org/index-l.htm

Fellini Galllery - Shanghai, China - May 10 - 16th, 2010 Selected Group Show
Website: http://www.fellinigallery.com/About%20fellini.html

Rainforest Art Exhibition - 2010 -Long Island City, New York - April 10th thru December - website: http://www.rainforestartfoundation.org

SOFA Art Fair – Chicago 2009, Maria Elena Kravetz Gallery, Festival Hall, Navy Pier-Chicago, November 6 – 9, 2009- Website: www.sofaexpo.com Selected Group Exhibition
Chateau De Stuarts -(City Hall)- 2009 -June20th - July 20th - Solo Exhibition - Sologne - France
Brick Lane Gallery - 2009 -April 29th - May 11th - Brick Lane, London - England --Selected Group Exhibition Website: http://www.thebricklanegallery.com/
Enriqueta Hueso Gallery – O + O 2009 - Permanent collection - Valencia, Spain: Website: http://galeriaomaso.com/
2008SCULPTURE OBJECTS FUNCTIONAL ART SOFA New York, Maria Elena Kravetz Gallery - JuneNEW ART CENTER New York, NY - SeptemberSCULPTURE OBJECTS FUNCTIONAL ART- SOFA Chicago, Maria Elena Kravetz Gallery - NovemberCANAL PICTURES AND ART Paris, France January -February 20082007GALERIE MICHALSKY DVORS- Slovaquia, Bratislava July 1-31CANAL PICTURES AND ART Paris, France November - DecemberSCULPTURE OBJECTS FUNCTIONAL ART SOFA Chicago, Maria Elena Kravetz Gallery - NovemberCASA DE LA CULTURA MARCENA Granada, Spain - OctoberVENEZUELEN CENTER, Inner Bridges to Outer Scenes, New York, NY May - JuneCASTILLO D'AYALA VALVA de CAROSINO - SGUARDI DI DONNA EXPO with the Assoziacione culturale SEMATA de Taranto (Italy) - MarchNEW ART CENTER, New York, NY - July2006SCULPTURE OBJECTS FUNCTIONAL ART - SOFA - Chicago, - NovemberMaria Elena Kravetz GallerySCULPTURE OBJECTS FUNCTIONAL ART- SOFA - New York, Maria Elena Kravetz Gallery - MayWOMEN IN THE ARTS FOUNDATION - GROUP SHOW, Tribeca NY - JuneVIA ANTICA - Paris, France January thru September2005ASIAN FUSION GALLERY - RAIN FOREST FOUNDATION - Asian CultureBuilding ,New York, NY September - OctoberSCULPTURE OBJECTS FUNCTIONAL ART - SOFA - New York, Maria Elena Kravetz Gallery - JuneSCULPTURE OBJECTS FUNCTIONAL ART - SOFA - Maria Elena Kravetz Gallery -Convention Center, Palm Beach, FL January2004SCULPTURE OBJECTS FUNCTIONAL ART- SOFA - Chicago, Artempresa Gallery, - November2003CARNEGIE-ELLSWORTH MUSEUM - 520 Rocksylvania Avenue, Iowa Falls. IW AMSTERDAM WHITNEY FINE ARTGALLERY, Chelsea, NY - 2002NEW YORK INDEPENDENT ART FAIR - PLAZA HOTEL, New York, NYSOLO EXHIBITIONS2005COMPTOIR DU MARAIS Paris, France - CADOGAN TATE 41-20 39th Street, Sunnyside ,NY January - DecemberLE CAFE DE LETTRES 53 Rue Verneuil, St.Germain Paris, France June - July2004FRANCIS CLEMENT GALLERY - 3 Rue des Piliers, Sancerre, France January - DecemberLE CAF DE LETTRES 53 Rue de Verneuil, St. Germain Paris,France May - JuneCADOGAN TATE 41-20 39th Street, Sunnyside, NY January - December2003CADOGAN TATE 41-20 39th Street, Sunnyside ,NYAWARDFIRST PRIZE ASOCIACION VALENTIN RUIZ AZNAR CASH PRIZE 1500 eurosMEMBERSHIP Member of Yecca Young and Emerging Art Collectors Association of America Since 2006Member of M!WAA New Art Center Since 2006Member of Women in the Arts Foundation Since 2003Member of APIAC Paris, France Since 2007Member of the Rainforest Foundation Since 2005PERMANENT COLLECTION:Alphonse Mellot Sancerre, FranceCultural Association Valentin Ruiz Aznar -Granada, SpainBoricua College Manhattan, New YorkTrading Places- Paris, FranceCarnegie Ellsworth Museum, Iowa Falls, Iowa- USARomanos Decor LondonBIOGRAPHYAs a child, I was given a picture postcard of a girl whose dress was a piece of material affixed to the card. The 3-dimensional extension of that dress compelled me, and the image of that card inspired me continually as I sought to bring dimensionality to my paintings.I grew up in Seville and Madrid, places renown for their mosaics. My study of art began with mosaics, and proceeded to drawing and painting. Although I have worked with many media, the sensuality, depth and potential of painting have always captivated me.At the age of 18, I moved to Washington D.C. and enrolled at the Corcoran Art School where I studied painting in depth. Although I received several invitations to exhibit my work, I declined them; I was not clear about my goal as an artist, and felt that prematurely presenting my work might inhibit me from finding it.The career of an artist is seldom confined to the arts, and I have had to rely on a number of side-careers to sustain myself. I worked for a while as an artists model, during which time I learned about the art of photography. The transformation of figures through photographs had a huge influence on my later work in which figures are often presented as theatre puppets or idealized versions of humans. I later worked on Wall Street in a financial capacity quite the opposite from the art world! The time I spent in the corporate world helped me to fund my artistic future, but allowed me little outlet for my creativity; when I finally left that job, my creativity was ready to explode.My life has been a roller coaster of emotions. One thing that is clear is that I have always turned to painting as a means of turning off from the world. Sometimes, I paint on impulse, letting my imagination run wild. At other times I spend days planning every detail of a piece. All my paintings have a story and in some way reflect life., … Read More