Education:
BS, MS, PhD and Post Doctoral Fellowship
Training in painting and print-making at the University of Miami, Coral Gables and the Davis Art Center, Davis, CA
Writings:
-Many juried scientific publications and book chapters
-Children’s articles and photographs: Highlights for Children and Ranger Rick magazines, state and corporate testing services
-Book critiques
Art Awards:
2007 Winner: Miami Herald Art Basel Newspaper Contest
2005 Thomson Photo Award, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL
2004 Anne Lemos Award in Painting, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL
2003 Art Department Award for Painting on Paper, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL
Research Awards from: National Science Foundation; NIH; Whitehall Foundation; American Museum of Natural History; State of Florida; and others.
Art Exhibits and works:
2009 Salon colada - A 4-month series of house-salons performed as part Convention at MOCA NOMI, curated by Ruba Katrib, and in collaboration with Fritz Haeg
Group
2010 Red Dot, NYC
2008 MMAS, Florida International University, Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Miami Beach
2007 MMAS, Florida International University, Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Miami Beach
2007 Cane Show at University of Miami Project Space, Miami
2007 MIX at Deluxe Gallery, Miami
2007 Apexart's "The Most Curatorial Biennial of the Universe”, NY
2005 Annual Student Exhibition, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, juried, selected one photo-collage and one painting
2004 Summer Showcase, New Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, seven paintings
2004 Annual Student Exhibition, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, juried, selected one painting
2003 Annual Student Exhibition, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, juried, selected two paintings
2002 Annual Student Exhibition, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, juried, selected two paintings
2001 Yolo County, CA, juried show, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA, painting selected
Solo
2001 “Pathos” Roma’s Coffee Shop, Davis, CA
2009 Salon Colada: a four month salon series designed to bring communities (neighbors, artists and scientists together to produce). This was a collaboration with MOCA-NOMI and Fritz Haeg.
Art Academic Committees:
Graduate student committees at the University of Miami