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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLIC ART PROJECTS |
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| 2012 | BIENNIAL SCULPTURE INVITATIONAL, St. Joseph, Michigan HOME/HOGAR, two person show SOHO20 Chelsea Gallery New York, NY BONE STRUCTURES, Chaffee Gallery, Rutland VT |
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| 2011 | III International Sculpture Symposium, El Trebol, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||||||||||||
| ARTES SIN FRONTERAS, Lima , Peru ENCUENTRO INTERNACIONAL DE ESCULTORES, Ayacucho, Peru |
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| 2010 | INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM – West Rutland, VT Marble sculpture | ||||||||||||
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2010-11 | BENCH PROJECT, Ayacucho, Peru – Rutland, VT stone benches for public places in collaboration with youth and the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center
WALKING WITH MEMORIES – Boston, MA Permanent outdoor sculpture installation |
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| 2006-11 | CULTURAL EXCHANGE, Ayacucho, Peru – Resident Artist sponsored by Carving Studio of VT, MADRE and Chirapaq | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | SOTO STUDIO, Boston, MA Sculpture and installation
STONEFEST 2009, Seattle, WA Guest Carver CULTURAL EXCHANGE, Ayacucho, Peru – Resident Artist sponsored by Carving Studio of VT, MADRE and Chirapaq PARQUE DE LAS AMERICAS, Ayacucho, Peru Monumental Stone Sculptures |
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| 2008 | CARVING STUDIO & SCULPTURE CENTER, West Rutland, VT Solo show “Walking with Memories”
INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM - NWSSA, Mt. Vernon, WA Guest Artist INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM – SIAS International University Zhengzhou, China CULTURAL EXCHANGE, Ayacucho, Peru – Resident Artist sponsored by Carving Studio of VT, MADRE and Chirapaq |
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| 2007 | SCULPTUREFEST, West Rutland, VT Limestone installation “Walking with Memories”
INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM, Brussels, Belgium, Marble sculpture ARTVENTURES, Art Ship Enterprise, Public art installation, Lowell MA NOCHE DE ARTE, Lima, Peru, US Embassy CULTURAL EXCHANGE, Ayacucho, Peru – Resident Artist sponsored by Carving Studio of VT, MADRE and Chirapaq |
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| 2006 | INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM, Sumter, SC - "Connections - Cultural Exchange" Curator & Participant
STONE GARDEN, Boston, MA - Permanent outdoor sculpture installation IN BETWEEN, Boston, MA - Interactive installation/performance at Boston City Hall Plaza with Mobius Artists Group WAITING TO BE TREASURED, Lowell, MA - Public art installation sponsored by the Revolving Museum CULTURAL EXCHANGE, Ayacucho, Peru - Resident Artist sponsored by Carving Studio of VT, MADRE and Chirapaq FIRST NIGHT '06, Boston, MA - "Sowing Wishes, Harvesting Dreams" Interactive installation |
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| 2005 | ACCESSIBILITY 2005, Sumter, SC - Permanent outdoor sculpture installation, Limestone & Granite
COLUMBIA MUSEUM OF ART, Columbia, SC - "Totem" Sculpture Installation 4th INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM, Thassos, Greece - Marble Sculpture 1st INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM, Murnau, Germany - Limestone Sculpture MURAL PROJECT 2, Northhampton, MA - Hampshire County Jail, Interior Mural created with inmates FAMILY ROOMS, Lowell, MA - Revolving Museum, Group Show installation L’INTERNATIONAL DE SCULPTURE SUR NEIGE DU CARNAVAL DE QUÉBEC, |
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| 2004 | FIRST NIGHT ‘05, Boston, MA - “Houses of Hope/City of Dreams” Interactive installation on the Boston Common ANDRES INSTITUTE of ART, Brookline, NH - “Speaking in Stone” Granite sculpture for 6th International Sculpture Symposium MURAL PROJECT, Hampshire County Jail, Northampton, MA - Interior mural created with a group of 6 inmates. NEW CITY ART, Easthampton, MA - “Favorite Things” Totem (Sculpture installation) MOTOAZABU GALLERY, Tokyo, Japan - “Fighting Back” Amnesty International show “Come Back Later” Installation |
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| 2003 | HAMPDEN GALLERY, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA - “The Journey - part 2” Interactive commentary REVOLVING MUSEUM, Lowell, MA - “LocalMotive: Public Art Off the Beaten Path” Outdoor mural, installation BUTTSTOP ART, Springfield, MA - Two benches for City of Springfield/PVTA bus routes (Sculpture, painting) |
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| 2002 | REVOLVING MUSEUM, Lowell, MA - “HOME-MADE pioneers & public art” Group show MANHAN RAIL TRAIL MURAL, Easthampton, MA - Mural with community participation for bicycle trail |
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| 2001-03 | HAMPDEN GALLERY, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA - “The Journey” Sculpture Installation SPRINGFIELD ART MUSEUM, Springfield, MA - Faculty Show |
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| 2001-02 | WORCESTER ART MUSEUM, Worcester, MA - Faculty Show |
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| 2000 | JEKYLL ISLAND MUSEUM, Jekyll Island, GA - Gallery show: Driftwood Beach Project DRIFTWOOD BEACH PROJECT, Jekyll Island, GA - Public art event: Sculpture, installation, performance and video GLYNN ART ASSOCIATION, St. Simons Island, GA - 13th Coastal National - Juried Exhibition (sculpture) |
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| 1999 | LA PEÑA GALLERY, Austin, TX - “Barro, Piedra y Madera” Group Show (sculpture, drawings) ALMA DE MUJER/LAS MANITAS, Austin, TX - International Women’s Day - Group Show (sculpture) |
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| 1998 | CHILDREN’S UNIVERSE MURAL PROJECT, Austin, TX - Mural with community youths MEXIC-ARTE MUSEUM, Austin, TX - Group show GUADALUPE CULTURAL CENTER, San Antonio, TX - 14th Annual Juried Women’s Art Exhibit - Group Show (Sculpture) |
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| 1997 | SHIPE PARK POOL MURAL PROJECT, Austin, TX - Mural with community youths, Hyde Park Recreation Center BOSNIA BOOK PROJECT, Chelsea, MA - Book/Poster project with Bosnian immigrant children. |
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| 1996 | FIRST NIGHT ‘97, Boston, MA - “A Wish for a Wish” Installation on the Boston Common with neighborhood youths FULLER MUSEUM OF ART, Brockton, MA - “Walk Down Memory Lane” - Outdoor installation for the 8th Triennial Show FULLER MUSEUM OF ART, Brockton, MA - “Art Works!” - Group Show MUSEUM OF URBAN ART & CULTURE, Boston, MA - “The Journey Home” Group Show and Fundraiser. |
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| 1995 | FIRST NIGHT ‘96, Boston, MA - “Trees of Hope - Bosque de Esperanza” Installation with neighborhood youths. DECORDOVA MUSEUM, Lincoln, MA - “Strokes of Genius - Miniature Golf by Artists” “Passport please” Multimedia installation dealing with immigration issues. INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Boston, MA - “Expressions of Who We Are” Community mural project. MILLS GALLERY - BOSTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Boston, MA - “Pinball ARTcade” Installation with community youths. |
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GRANTS, AWARDS AND COMMISSIONS |
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| 2012 | Monumental Sculpture, Private Collector , San Luis Argentina | |
| 2009-12 | The Bench Project (with Carving Studio and Sculpture Center), Vermont Cultural Council | |
| 2011 | Honorary Member of the Asociacion Peruana Ayacuchana, Qory Allpa Distinguished Award by the Town Hall of San Juan Bautista, Ayacucho, Peru for Public Art |
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| 2010 | The Marble Symposium (with Carving Studio and Sculpture Center), NEA | |
| 2009-10 | “Walking with Memories Project” Boston Day & Evening Academy, Boston, MA, MCC | |
| 2008 | Selected Best of Latino Art Celebration in the Arts, The 17th Annual Massachusetts Housing, Boston,MA | |
| 2006 | New England Foundation For The Arts | |
| 2005 | L’INTERNATIONAL DE SCULPTURE SUR NEIGE DU CARNAVAL DE QUÉBEC, Quebec City, Canada 1st Prize (Province of Quebec) FIRST NIGHT, Boston, MA - “Houses of Hope/City of Dreams” |
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| 2004 | MANHAN RAIL TRAIL STELE, Easthampton, MA Commissioned limestone monument UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS Umass Cultural Council grant for “The Journey part 2” Interactive commentary/installation |
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| 2003 | LOCALMOTIVE: Public Art Off the Beaten Path, Lowell, MA National Endowment for the Arts Creativity Grant w/ Revolving Museum BUTTSTOP ART, Springfield, MA Federal Transit Enhance,ment Grant - Springfield Business Improvement District/Pioneer Valley Transit Authority Two of twelve benches commissioned for SBID/PVTA HESTIA MURAL RESTORATION, Northampton, MA Artistic Director large scale (4,000 sq ft) mural restoration “WOMEN ON THE RISE”, Northampton, MA Commissioned murals, poster for Safe Passage offices and fundaiser |
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| 2002 | SPRINGFIELD CULTURAL COUNCIL, Springfield, MA Artist Fellowship Grant |
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| 2001 | MANHAN RAIL TRAIL MURAL, Easthampton, MA Massachusetts Cultural Council/National Endowment for the Arts UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS Student Affairs Cultural Enrichment Fund for “The Journey” Sculpture Installation |
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| 2000 | DRIFTWOOD BEACH PROJECT, Jekyll Island, GA Grassroots Art Grant (Ga. Council for the Arts/National Endowment for the Arts) |
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| 2000-03 | WHO’S WHO IN THE WORLD Selected for inclusion since the 2001 edition |
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| 1999 | ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, Austin, TX Fountain, bas-relief and murals commissioned for Plaza Saltillo |
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| 1998 | CHILDREN’S UNIVERSE MURAL PROJECT, Austin, TX Mural with community youths - commissioned by La Peña with a grant from Time Warner Cable and the Bravo Network |
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| 1998 | THIRD PRIZE (Sculpture) 14th Annual Juried Women’s Art Exhibit, Guadalupe Cultural Center San Antonio, TX |
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| 1997 | BOSNIA BOOK PROJECT, Chelsea and Boston, MA Book/Poster project with Bosnian immigrant children. Funded by grants from Very Special Arts Massachusetts and the Revolving Museum (Mass. Cultural Council/National Endowment for the Arts) |
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| 1993-96 | FIRST NIGHT, Boston, MA First Night ‘97 “A Wish for a Wish” Installation on the Boston Common with neighborhood youths First Night ‘96 “Trees of Hope - Bosque de Esperanza” Installation on the Boston Common with neighborhood youths First Night ‘95 “Boston T - Party” Installation at Back Bay Station with neighborhood youths First Night ‘94 “Safe Neighborhood Tower” Installation at Government Center with neighborhood youths |
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| 1994 | DECORDOVA MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE PARK, Lincoln, MA “Passport Please” Installation as part of “Strokes of Genius - Minigolf by Artists” |
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| 1993 | NEW ENGLAND FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS “On the Wall” Mural Project |
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| 1992 | MASSACHUSETTS CULTURAL COUNCIL Individual Project Grant for “Interpretations: Festival of Dreams” with Jeff de Castro |
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EDUCATION |
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| ARGENTINE INSTITUTE OF MUSEOLOGY, Buenos Aires, Argentina Certificate in Restoration of Antique Furniture, 1983 COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS OF MERCEDES, Mercedes (San Luis) Argentina Curriculum: Art Education, Drawing, Painting, Sculpture. Graduated 1982 Title: Professor of Fine Arts UNIVERSITA PER STRANIERI, Perugia, Italy Italian Studies, 1984-1985 MASS. COLLEGE OF ART, Boston, MA Individual Study: Welding |
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WORKSHOPS, PANELS AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE |
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2006-2012 |
CARVING STUDIO and SCULPTURE CENTER, W. Rutland, VT Stone sculpture classes | ||||||||||||
| 2006-2011 | CULTURAL EXCHANGE, Ayacucho, Peru – Resident Artist sponsored by Carving Studio of VT, Chirapaq | ||||||||||||
| 1993-2012 | VSA Arts of Massachusetts, Boston, MA A series of art workshops with children of various ages. | ||||||||||||
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2004 |
SPRINGFIELD MUSEUM of FINE ARTS, Springfield, MA Creating Art for the Public - The work of Nora Valdez” - Lecture | ||||||||||||
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2002-04 |
THE GUILD SCHOOL, Easthampton, MA Stone Sculpture classes | ||||||||||||
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2000-04 |
SPRINGFIELD ART MUSEUM, Springfield, MA Stone Sculpture classes - Museum School | ||||||||||||
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2002 |
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, Washington, DC Panelist, Visual Arts Access, Heritage & Preservation Grants MASSACHUSETTS CULTURAL COUNCIL Panelist, YouthReach grants |
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2000-01 |
WORCESTER ART MUSEUM, Worcester, MA Portrait Painting WORCESTER ART MUSEUM, Worcester, MA “Art All State” - Mentor for youth program with artists and high school art students |
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1998 |
ELISABET NEY SCULPTURE CONSERVATORY, Austin, TX Stone Sculpture classes LAGUNA GLORIA - AUSTIN MUSEUM OF ART, Austin, TX Sculpture and Painting classes MEXIC-ARTE, Austin, TX Art workshops in Austin elementary schools |
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1997 |
LA PEÑA, Austin, TX Art workshops with youths from Meadowbrook Housing Project as part of the Y.W.C.A. summer program |
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1996 |
MOBIUS, Boston, MA “Collectivism, Collaboration, Cooperation and Consensus” - Panel discussion INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Boston, MA Artists on Artists - gallery talk on exhibition “Inside the Visible” WOMEN’S CAUCUS FOR THE ARTS NATIONAL CONFERENCE, Boston, Ma Panel Discussions: “Freedom of Expression” and “New Genre Public Art/Art Activating Communities” |
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1995-97 |
WORCESTER ART MUSEUM, Worcester, MA “Art All State” - Mentor for youth program with artists and high school art students |
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1995-96 |
WANG CENTER, Boston, MA “Arts by Kids” - Judge for show as part of educational outreach program “Young at Arts” |
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1995 |
THE SCHOOL AT THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Boston, MA Lecture to graduate students about Community Art |
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1994 |
INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Boston, MA “Public Interventions” - Panel discussion on Public and Community Art | ||||||||||||
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1993-96 |
VERY SPECIAL ARTS, Boston, MA A series of art workshops with children of various ages and disabilities |
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| 1993 | CHILDREN’S MUSEUM, Boston, MA Visiting Artist November 1993 |
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1990-94 |
THE LEARNING CENTER AT VILLA VICTORIA, Inquilinos Boricuas en Accion, Boston, MA A series of after-school art workshops for various age groups ARTSTART Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA A series of workshops with homeless children focusing on developing self-expression and self-confidence BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION PROJECT, Boston, MA A series of workshops designed to engage students in issues of First Amendment rights in the Arts |
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1985-86 |
NORA VALDEZ STUDIO OF ART, Zaragoza, Spain Organized and conducted classes and private lessons in drawing, composition and painting |
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| 1983 | COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS OF MERCEDES, Mercedes (San Luis) Argentina Professor of Art - conducted classes in Composition, Artistic Analysis and Art History | ||||||||||||