About Me.
|
I love experimenting with new and different art mediums. My creative research combines performance, video, sound, installation art with extensive research on environmental issues. I specifically look at soil. Soil reclamation and the remediation of polluted and depleted soils is at the heart of my latest artworks. EDUCATION
PHD. Visual Art and Philosophy. Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, Portland, ME Dissertation: BECOMING SOIL: FIVE CONTEMPORARY CASES IN ECO MATERIALISM (ON ART, FERMENTATION, AND SOIL REMEDIATION) “Thinking with and through soil is an ethical and aesthetic practice. Soil is the interface of life. Art is creative way to engage with soil remediation of depleted soils. Can art cultivate ethical bonds for recovering soil’s vitality?” 2001 MFA Fine Arts |Sculpture-Installation Art. University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO Thesis: “Where is Home? Where is House? 1998 BFA Visual Arts | Sculpture and Drawing. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fl. Thesis: “where memories die, dreams begins” 1988 BS Business Administration. Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador. EXPERIENCE / SKILLS
Drawing + Art Foundations+ Cold and Hot Casting + Video Production + Spanish-English Translation + Managerial Skills AWARDS / RECOGNITION
2013 National Association of Latino Artists | Fund for the Arts grant 2013 Manhattan Community Arts Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council |Project Grant 2010 American Academy in Rome | Associated Fellowship 2004 Science Cultural Facility District, Boulder, CO | Special Project Grant 2003 Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, CO Biennale| First Place Winner Award 2002 Boulder Arts Commission | Mini Grant 1998-2001University of Colorado, Boulder | Merit Award Fellowship |
