Selected Exhibitions

Artists Space: Benefit/Silent Auction for Groundswell Community Mural Project. NY, NY (2005)

Project Diversity/Tabla Rasa Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2005)

SamSon Projects: SuperSalon Soiree. Boston, NY (2004)

White Columns: Benefit for Groundswell Community Mural Project. NY, NY (2004)

Peter’s Valley Craft Center Gallery: Instructor Exhibition. Layton, NJ (2003)

Brooklyn Academy of Music: Orishas. Brooklyn, NY (2002)

Hotel Nacional, Havana, Cuba (1998-2000)

Galeria Forma, Havana, Cuba (1996-2000)

Galeria Victor Manuel, Havana, Cuba (1996-2000)

Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro, Cadiz, Spain (1998)

Feria de las Americas, Guadalajara, Mexico (1998)

Private Collections include: Spain, Germany, France, US (Danny Simmons), England and the Dominican Republic.

Public Art Commissions & Awards

NYC Percent for Art Program : Commission to create a permanent, public artwork for public school Sunset Park High School in Brooklyn, a project of the School Construction Authority (2007).

Groundswell Community Mural Project & Lutheran Medical Center:Lobby Mural (“Our Eyes are Open to You”) Sunset Park Support Center, Brooklyn NY (2005).

Fifth Avenue Committee: Commission of 50,000 to create sculpture garden, ceramic reliefs and sculptural railing for newly constructed community center. Brooklyn, NY (2004)

Brooklyn Arts Council Regrant Recipient (2004)

Brooklyn Academy of Music/ Restoration Plaza Guest artist. Brooklyn, NY (2002)

Santiago Conservation & Preservation: Monument Restoration, Reproduction & Creation (1998-2000)

Cuban Catholic Church: Founded Medallions for Pope John Paul II’s landmark visit (1999)

Taller Cultural Luis Diaz Oduardo: Member of Artist Collective, Santiago Cuba (1995-2000)

Prehistoric Museum: Lead Sculptor, researched, designed and created life-size reproductions of dinosaurs for national park. Baconao, Cuba (1985-1987)

Other Various bronze plaques for religious, historic and cultural institutions (1996-2000)

Technical Mastery

Bronze using wax displacement and sand methods, founding and soldering.

Cement/Steel soldering and construction of large scale sculpture.

Printmaking including xylography, lithography, silk screen, etching and lino print.

Painting in oil, acrylic and water color.

Selected Teaching

Peter's Valley Craft Center Bronze Sculpture Studio Founder & Instructor. Layton, NJ (2003)

Esteban Salas Conservatory of Music, Art & Dance Director, Dept of Cultural Theory, Professor Art History. Santiago de Cuba (1995-2000)

Instituto Superior Pedagogico Frank Pais Department Director, Studio & Art History Instructor. Santiago de Cuba (1986-1995)

Education

The Center for Art Education (Centro de Ensenanza Artistica) Havana, Cuba (1994)

Eastern University (Universidad del Oriente) Santiago de Cuba. BA Art History (1992)

Upper Middle School for Fine Arts (Escuela Media Superior de Artes Plasticas) Santiago de Cuba (1983)