Curriculum Vitae

AREAS OF RESEARCH/ INTEREST:

Art Education/ Culture and Marketing/ Non-Profit Management/ Diversity, Equity & Inclusion/ Special Education/ Cultural Management /Art Education in Museums/ Inquiry and Object-based- learning/ Play-based learning/ Arts Integration / Positive Discipline Behavior

HONORS AND AWARDS:

Austin Emerging Artist Program, May 2021 Cohort

Mentorship Program

Awarded by MindPop and the Dougherty Art Center 

Suma Cum Laude  in  May 2020

Masters of Art Program in Special Education

Awarded by Ana G. Méndez University 

Nido Cultural Entrepreneurship Program October 2019 Cohort

For Concepto (Arts Service Company)
Awarded by Inversión Cultural 

Formative Academic Experience Program (Programa de experiencia académica formativa, PEAF). 

Research and Creative Activities Assistantship (August 2016)

Awarded by the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research (DEGI)

University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras 

Summer Research and Creation Experience (Experiencias de Investigación y Creación de Verano)

Research and Creative Activities Fellowship (June 2014)

Awarded by the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research (DEGI)

University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras 

LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS:

Apr. 2016 Graduate Thesis Titled, Constructed Landscapes

4rth Sub-Graduate Investigation and Creation Meet- Up, The Plaza Hilton Hotel, San Juan, PR

June 2014 Digital Historical Archive for Francisco Oller Art Gallery

  University of Puerto Rico School of Architecture

SELECTED CREATIVE WORKS:

Professional Experience

Aug. 2017-Present Manager and creator, Concepto: arte para todos, Aguadilla, PR

Event Coordinator

NOV 2019 Day of the Dead, Catrina Nights, Museum of Aguadilla and the Caribbean, Aguadilla, PR

OCT. 2019 Conference Train in Puerto Rico Documentary, Museum of Aguadilla and the Caribbean, Aguadilla, PR

AUG. 2019 Conference with theater director Roberto Ramos Perrea, Círculo Histoórico Cultural Aguadillano CHCA, Conference Room Aguadilla Mall

May 2019 International Museum Day, Museum of Aguadilla and the Caribbean, Aguadilla, PR

Oct. 2018 Enchanted Museum, Museum of Aguadilla and the Caribbean, Aguadilla, PR

Dec. 2018 Christmas Celebration, Museum of Aguadilla and the Caribbean, Aguadilla, PR

Feb. 2019 Community Mural for the Museum of Aguadilla, Project Pintalto, Aguadilla PR

Websites

Redesign for Museum of Aguadilla and the Caribbean’s website page: https://www.maacaguadilla.com/

Digital Archive Content Creator Collaborator, Francisco Oller Gallery at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus: http://humanidades.uprrp.edu/galeriaoller/ 

Collective Exhibitions

Collaborator and Curator

Sept. 2015 Francisco Oller's 35th Anniversary Exhibition, Francisco Oller Gallery, Río Piedras, PR

Participant

Mar.  2016         Re-Interpretaciones, Galería Borikén, Río Piedras, PR

Mar.  2015 Artistas en Tránsito, Galería Borikén, Río Piedras, PR

Dec.   2014 Preludio, Casa Aboy, Santurce, PR

SELECTED TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Workshop Instructor and coordinator

Spring 2019 Addition and Subtraction Engraving Techniques for Kids, Museum of Art of Aguadilla and the Caribbean (Museo de Arte de Aguadilla y el Caribe) Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

Winter 2018 Mosaic Taino Symbols Family Workshop, Museum of Art of Aguadilla and the Caribbean (Museo de Arte de Aguadilla y el Caribe) Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

Winter 2018 Puerto Rican Landscapes in Xylography, Museum of Art of Aguadilla and the Caribbean (Museo de Arte de Aguadilla y el Caribe) Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

Fall 2018 Catrina: Learning About Mexico’s Day of the Dead Tradition, Museum of Art of Aguadilla And the Caribbean (Museo De Arte De Aguadilla Y El Caribe) Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

Fall 2018 Vejigantes Mask for Kids, Museum of Art of Aguadilla and the Caribbean (Museo de Arte de Aguadilla y el Caribe) Aguadilla, Puerto Rico