e.: esperanzaradical@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
(Exhibition record bellow)
Awards
2023- The Catalyst for Change Fellowship Recipient, National Association for Latino Arts & Culture (NALAC), Nationwide
2021- Artworks Grant Recipient, Forman Arts Initiative & Philadelphia Foundation, Philadelphia PA
2012- Cindi Royce Ettinger Award, Second State Press, Philadelphia, PA || Nature & Printmaking Award , Casa Paoli, Ponce, Puerto Rico
2009- Carlos Marichal-Excellence on Printmaking Award, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
EDUCATION:
-Masters of Fine Art, Printmaking, May 2011, Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia,
-Bachelor of Art, Printmaking, May 2008, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Artistic, Curatorial, Teaching & Cultural Organizing experience (selected):
-Host Artist - Convalescent Project, Philadelphia Contemporary, - May 2022-Present
-Panelist - El Anatsui Visiting Artist Fellowships for Africa-Based Artists - May 2023 - Present
-Resident & Exhibiting Artist - Umbral residency and individual exhibition, Berman Museum - November 2022-Present
-Lead Artist - The Summoning of Memory Project, Mural Arts Philadelphia, - January 2023 - Present
-Lead Artist - Memorializing Fairhill Project, Taller Puertorriqueno - July 2019 - Present
-Community Art Practices Adjunct Professor - Tyler School of Art, Temple University - January 2022-May 2022
-Lecturer - Community Art Practices in Latin America, Fleisher Art Memorial - November 2022
-Community-Based Artist (Southeast Philadelphia)- The Trust for Public Land, Heat Response Project - May 2020-May 2022:
-Lead Artist - “Solitary Procession (performance)”, Fleisher Art Memorial, - May-November 2020
-Co-leading artist - DYNAMO Performance, Lenapehoking~Watershed, - September 2021
-Lead Community Liaison - Lenapehoking~Watershed, Alliance for the Watershed Education May 2019 - Present
-Visiting Curator -Portales Exhibition for Samuel Lind, Taller Puertorriqueno May 2019 - January 2020
-Project Manager and Collaborating Artist - La Ofrenda Project - Philadelphia Folklore Project May 2019 - November 2019
-Marketing and Latinx Engagement Advisor - Strange Currencies Exhibition, Galleries at Moore College of Art and Design November 2013- February 2014
-Guest Curator - Mohamed-Dino-José-Yangbin, The Brandywine Workshop & Archives- November 2012
-Exhibitions Manager - Fleishert Art Memorial - August 2012-May2018
-Printer - The Brandywine Workshop & Archives- August 2012
EXHIBITION RECORD (selected)
Individual
2023 - Umbral, Berman Museum at Ursinus College, Collegeville PA
2021 - Atolón, Galería de Arte de la Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, Santurce, PR
2016 - Zénit (Addendum), Cindi Royce Ettinger Gallery, Philadelphia, PA || -Zénit, RACSO Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2015 - Join or Die, House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA || -La Bóveda, AREA, Caguas, Puerto Rico
2012 - T.R.A.P., Napoleon Artists-Run Space, Philadelphia PA
2011 - Fragment Dissection, Art Gallery, Temple University, Rome, Italy
Group
2023 - Ida y Vuelta, Hunter College Gallery @ El Centro, New York, NY || -Ida y Vuelta, Taller Puertorriqueño, Philadelphia, PA
2022 - Identity, Saint Joseph University Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2020 - JUNTXS, Museo de Arte y Diseño de Miramar, San Juan, PR
2019 - 22nd Anniversary Exhibition, Museo de Arte de Caguas, Caguas, Puerto Rico,
2017 - Ida y Vuelta, Museo Arte y Antropología de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico || Decay, Chemical Heritage Museum, Philadelphia PA
2015 - 4ta Trienal Poligráfica, Museo Arsenal de la Puntilla, San Juan, Puerto Rico || -Visual Narratives: Prints from the Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia City Hall -Gallery || -Imprecisiones, Gráfica Contemporánea, Museo de Arte UPR, Cayey, Puerto Rico || -Filadelfia, Taller Puertorriqueño, Philadelphia, PA
2014 - Bronx Latin American Art Biennial, Allan Poe Park Center Gallery, Bronx, NY || -Neighborhood Workshop, Asian Arts Initiative, Philadelphia, PA
-International Biennial Print Exhibit, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan (R.O.C.) || -Mohamed-José-Yangbin Dino, Brandywine Workshop Gallery, Philadelphia, PA || -Issue 110 (curator: Al Minor), New American Paintings
COLLECTIONS
The Philip & Muriel Berman Museum || Mural Arts City of Philadelphia Collection || Brandywine Workshop & Archives, Philadelphia, PA || National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taiwan (R.O.C.) || Art and Anthropology the Museum University of Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico || Dr. Pio Lopez Museum of Art University of Puerto Rico Cayey, Puerto Rico || Reyes-Veray Collection, San Juan, Puerto Rico||Hernandez Castrodad Collection, Caguax, Puerto Rico || Private collections in Puerto Rico, Italy & United States.
PUBLICATIONS (selected):
2023 Hope Back to Kensington: A Community Procession and Celebration, Mural Arts Blog
2021 Extreme heat in Philly should be a year-round concern | Opinion, The Philadelphia Inquirer
2021 Vision Geografica del Ayer y el Mañana, El Vocero, PR
2021 Atolón: Una Reflexión…., 90 Grados, PR
2018 & 2019 cover for Lo Terciario, Roque Rivera Salas (both editions)
2019 Wind down Philly’s epic election week with a Bittersweet…., WHYY (NPR), Philadelphia, PA
2017 El Arte de los Ciudadanos del Mundo, Indice PR
2016 José Ortiz-Pagán talks of etching on steel and curating a booth at “Unlisted”
2015 GHOST, a Short story in collaboration with Printeresting