Curriculum Vitae

 

Affiliations

Art for Art's Sake, Member, Winston-Salem, NC 

McColl Center for Art + Innovation, Charlotte, NC

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Grants

18 Arts and Science Council (ASC) Culture Block Program, National Night Out Art Project, Charlotte, N.C.

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Public Art

19 C.A.A.P.A. (Celebrating African Americans Through Public Art) Art Ecologie Collective Group, Asheville, N.C. 

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Juried Exhibitions

18  AFAS Center for the Arts, Juried Member Show, Bloom, Winston-Salem, NC

18  Artfields, Art Festival Competition, Lake City, SC

17  GreenHill Center for Arts, Collector's Choice, Greensboro, NC 

17  C3 Lab, Futurism? Art In The Age Of Post-Truth, Charlotte, NC 

17  AFAS Center for the Arts, Juried Member Show, Unbound and Unleashed, Winston-Salem, NC

17  Artfields, Art Festival Competition, Lake City, SC

16  Artfields, Art Festival Competition, Lake City, SC

15  Durham Arts Council,  I Am Quijote, Durham, NC 

15   Hart-Witzen Gallery, Showdown 4, Art Competition, Charlotte, NC

02  Mint Museum of Art, Celebrating the Legacy of Romare Bearden, Juried by David C Driskell, Charlotte, NC 

01   Charlotte Art League, Fall into Art, Charlotte, NC

01   Waterworks Visual Art Center, 11th Annual Regional Exhibition, Salisbury, NC

00  Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, Dimensions 2000: 35th Annual National Art Competition, Winston-Salem, NC

00  Museum of York County, Border Biennial 2000 Art Competition, Rock Hill, SC

00  Waterworks Visual Art Center, 10th Annual Regional Exhibition, Salisbury, NC 

99  Waterworks Visual Art Center, 9th Annual Regional Exhibition, Salisbury, NC

99  Associated Artist of Winston-Salem, Spring for Art, Winston-Salem, NC

99  Associated Artist of Winston-Salem, Summer Select, Winston-Salem, NC 

98  Waterworks Visual Art Center, 8th Annual Regional Exhibition, Salisbury, NC 

 

Selected Solo Exhibitions

17  Butteroni's Emporium, Little Treasures, Charlotte, NC

15  Modern Charlotte Realty, Modern Art & Architecture, Charlotte, NC

03 Cuvee Art & Wine Gallery, Printing Thoughts, Charlotte, NC

02 Blue Pony Gallery & Press, The Unconditional Process of Inking, Charlotte, NC

01  Green Tara Gallery, Landing Colors, Chapel Hill, NC

00  Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce, Winston-Salem, NC

00  The Tower Club, Charlotte, NC

99  WSOC-TV, Charlotte, NC

98  Federal Reserve Bank, Charlotte, NC

98  Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, NC

98  The Old Firehouse, Charlotte, NC

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

24  Hart Witzen, Spring Free for All, Charlotte, N.C.

23  VAPA Center, FUERZAfest, Charlotte, N.                                                                                                                                                23 The Summit, "Arts Mount Holly", Mount Holly, N.C.

23  Mint Museum Uptown, "Color, Culture & Cubism", Artist Respond to Pablo & Romy. Charlotte, N.C.

22 Carillon Tower, VoZes "Here To Stay", Charlotte, N.C.

22 Ernst & Young, Hispanic Heritage Month, Charlotte, N.C.

22 International House, The Journey, Charlotte, N.C.

22 Queens University, Arte Latino Now, Charlotte, N.C.

22 Petra's Bar, Amor y Desamores (Obra Collective), Charlotte, NC

20 Alchemy at C3Lab, Modifyed, Charlotte, N.C.

20 Hart Witzen, Spring Free for All, Charlotte, N.C.

20 Red Dog Gallery, Reawakening, Winston Salem, N.C.

19 Waterworks Visual Art Center, Unity Through Art, Salisbury, NC

19 Delurk Gallery, Eidolon, Winston-Salem, NC

18 Anderson Arts Center, ReCurrent Exhibition, Anderson, SC

18 Hart-Witzen Gallery, Spring Free for All, Charlotte, NC

18 Jones-Carter Gallery, ReCurrent, Lake City, SC

17 Hart-Witzen Gallery, Free for All, Charlotte, NC

17 Southpaw Studio, Made in America (Obra Collective), Charlotte, NC

17  Neighborhood Theatre, Planned Parenthood's Condom Couture, Charlotte, NC

17  McColl Center for Arts + Innovation, Studio Party, Charlotte, NC

17  Cornelius Arts Center, Home Grown, Cornelius, NC

17  Mint Museum Uptown, Latino Music Series-Mexico, Charlotte, NC

17  Queens University, Arte Latino Now, Charlotte, NC

16  Gallery Twenty-Two, Facets, Charlotte, NC 

16  Cone Center McKnight Auditorium, UNC-Charlotte, Artistic Protest, Charlotte, NC

16  The Gallery, SouthEnd, Art Si Member Show, Charlotte, NC

16  Modern Furniture Studio, Debut Opening, Charlotte, NC

16  C3 Lab, Day Of The Almost Dead, Charlotte, NC

16  C3 Lab, DaDa-Soiree, Charlotte, NC

16  Free Range Brewery, One Year Anniversary, Charlotte, NC

16  Tapp's Art Center, Deja Vu, Columbia, SC

16  Union Shop Studios, Ballantyne Village Artists, "The Collective", Charlotte, NC

16  The Grace Church, Culture Initiative 7, "Spaces", Charlotte, NC

16  Queens University, Arte Latino Now, Charlotte, NC

16  Delurk Gallery, The Kitchen Sink- 2016 Curated Exhibition, Winston-Salem, NC

15  The Art Institute of Charlotte-Guinan Gallery, Deja Vu #2, Charlotte, NC

15  Gallery Twenty-Two, Facets, Charlotte, NC

15  Union Shop Studio, The Mythbusters Edition, Obra Collective, Charlotte, NC

15  City of Raleigh Museum, Day of the Dead/Dia de Muertos, Raleigh, NC

15  The Dirty Hippie, Grand Opening, Charlotte, NC

15  Hart-Witzen Gallery, Free for All, Charlotte, NC

15  Aloft Ballantyne, Ballantyne Eco-Expo, Charlotte, NC 

15  Art Ecologie, EcoFab Trash Couture, Ballantyne Village, Charlotte, NC 

15  Gaston County Art Guild, Deja Vu, Gastonia, NC

15  Mint Museum Uptown, Mint to Move Cultural Dance Night, Charlotte, NC 

15  Brick Row Gallery, Element, Cornelius, NC 

15  Spiral-Channels.net, Spiral-World in 3 Words, HR-Liznjan, Croatia

15  Mint Museum, Opera Carolina, ArtSi, Arte-Poesia-Música, Charlotte, NC

15  City of Raleigh Museum, MEXhibit 2015, Raleigh, NC

15  Ciel Gallery, Back to the Garden, Charlotte, NC

15  Ballantyne Village, Art In The Village, Charlotte, NC

15  Queens University, Family Day/Día Familia, Charlotte, NC

15  Pura Vida Worldly Art, Charlotte, NC

15  Ciel Gallery, Unstructured, Charlotte, NC

15  Ballantyne Village, Art In The Village, Charlotte, NC

15  Queens University, Arte Latino Now, Charlotte, NC

14   Belk Headquarters, Group Show, Artsí, Charlotte, NC

06  Pura Vida Worldly Art, Charlotte, NC

04  LGBT Community Center, Whatever Your Art Desires Auction, Charlotte, NC

04  McColl Center for Arts + Innovation, Salon Carlota, Charlotte, NC

04  Green Tara Gallery, A Collaborative: Color & Form, Chapel Hill, NC

03  Union County Public Library, Hispanic Heritage Month, Monroe, NC

02  Blue Pony Gallery & Press, Winter Show, Charlotte, NC

02  Charlotte Latin School, Art Auction, Charlotte, NC

02  United Family Services, Art Auction, Charlotte, NC

02  Charlotte Art League, Spring into Art, Charlotte, NC

02  Camden Square, Artist Market, Charlotte, NC

02  Spirit Square, The World of Regional Latin American Visual Artist, Charlotte, NC

02  Foust Studio, Holiday on Park, Charlotte, NC

02  Gonzalez Studio, Home Is Where the Art Is, Charlotte, NC

02  Blue Pony Gallery & Press, Art for the Holiday, Charlotte, NC

01  Cork Gallery at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, Asolare Fine Arts Acedemy Exhibition VI, New York, NY

01  Blue Pony Gallery & Press, Winter Show, Charlotte, NC

01  Urban Artware Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC

01  Foust Studio, Night on Park, Charlotte, NC

01  Blue Pony Gallery & Press, Explorations IV, Charlotte, NC

01  Toe River Arts Council, Fellows of Asolare Fine Arts Academy, Spruce Pines, NC

01  Foust Studio, Holiday on Park, Charlotte, NC

01  Blue Pony & Press, Art for the Holiday, Charlotte, NC

00  Maude Kerns Arts Center, Print Show 2000, Eugene, OR

00  Spotlight on Southern Artist, Market 2000, Atlanta, GA

00  Blue Pony Gallery & Press, Explorations III, Charlotte, NC

00  The Light Factory, 2000 Members Show, Charlotte, NC

00  Foust Studio, Holiday Arts Celebration, Charlotte, NC

00  Witzen Gallery, Visions Explosion 9, Charlotte, NC

00  Blue Pony Gallery & Press, Art for the Holiday, Charlotte, NC

99  Associated Artist of Winston-Salem, Small Works Holiday Show, Winston-Salem, NC

99  Blue Pony Gallery, Art for the Holiday, Charlotte, NC 

99  Founders Hall, Genius/Exodus Benefit Auction, (Benefit Metropolitan Community Church of Charlotte), Charlotte, NC

99  MicoCosm Gallery, Charlotte, NC

99  Blue Pony Gallery, Explorations II, Charlotte, NC

99  The Light Factory, 99 Members Show, Charlotte, NC

99  Wake Forest University, Fall Art Show, Winston-Salem, NC

99  The Studio at Kothe Howard, Printed Matter, Charlotte, NC

99  The Light Factory, 19th Annual Art Auction, Charlotte, NC

99  Blue Pony Gallery, Welcome to Spring, Charlotte, NC

98  The Light Factory, 98 Members Show, Charlotte, NC

98  Blue Pony Gallery, Explorations, Charlotte, NC

98  The Art Collective, (Salvation Army Shelter for Woman & Children Benefit) Annual Holiday Showcase, Charlotte, NC

98  Blue Pony Gallery, Art for the Holiday, Charlotte, NC

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Two Person Show

16  Free Range Brewery, Cultivating Community through Creativity, Charlotte, NC 

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Art Fairs

16 Shook Kelly, Front Porch Sundays, Charlotte, NC

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Articles/Reviews

Hola News, Para la comunidad...con amor, April, 2019, Charlotte, NC

Latina 102.3, Made in America, Radio Interview, May, 2017, Charlotte, NC 

Hola Noticias, Made in America, May, 2017, Charlotte, NC

Mundo Hispanico, Arte Latino Now-Video Interview, January, 2017, Charlotte, NC

Creative Loafing,  Day Of The Almost Dead, October, Issue, 2016, Charlotte, NC

Hola NC (Fox 50), Latino Artist At Work-Video Interview, June, 2016, Charlotte, NC

Q-Notes, Art and the Artist: Three men and their imaginations, March Issue, 2016, Charlotte, NC

Society Charlotte Magazine, Arte -Poesia- Musica, Opera Carolina, Mint Museum, ArtSi, September, 2015, Charlotte, NC 

Professional Artist Magazine, Artist Spotlight, July, 2015

Ballantyne Magazine, Summer 2015 Issue, Picture This...Ballantyne Village Artist, Charlotte, NC 

Southern Accent (Federal Reserve Newsletter), November's Featured Artist, Charlotte, NC

La Revista Popular, Cruzando las fronteras del color  (Crossing the Frontiers of Color), Charlotte, NC

The Independence Boulevard (Monthly Regional Billboard for Creative Expression) June's Featured Artist 

La Noticia, Un Mexicano atrapado en su arte... (A Mexican Trapped In His Art...) Charlotte, NC

Charlotte Observer, Spirit Square: Exploring Latin Art's Nuances, Charlotte, NC 

Reven, Un artista mexicano que se destaca en McColl Center, Charlotte, NC 

Q-Notes,  Local Artists Will Help Raise Money At  Genesis Circuit Party, Charlotte, NC

Charlotte Observer, Prints Explore Unexpected, by Lawrence Toppman

Charlotte Observer, Coffee-Piping Hot Pictures, Arts Section, Charlotte, NC

La Noticia, McColl Center presenta "Salon Carlota", Charlotte, NC

Creative Loafing, Gift-Sized Art, by Linda L. Brown

La Noticia, Mexicano de Charlotte Invited por el McColl Center, Charlotte, NC

El Sol, Un exito, la exposicion de artistas latinos en el Spirit Square, Charlotte, NC

Creative Loafing, The Unconditional  Process of Inking by Linda Brown, Blue Pony Gallery, Charlotte, N

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Catalogues 

18 Artfields, The Exhibition, Lake City, SC

16 Artfields, The Exhibition, Lake City, SC

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Education

97-01  Blue Pony Gallery & Press, MaryLou Sussman, Charlotte, NC

96-97  Spirit Square Print Studio, MaryLou Sussman, Charlotte, NC

 

Community Involvement

20 A.S.C. Advisory Council, Charlotte, N.C.

20 Culture Blocks Funding Panel, Charlotte, N.C.

19  Community Art Workshops - Honoring the Block, Y.M.I. Cultural Center, Asheville, N.C.

19  From the East...With Love, Community Art Project, Arts & Science Council-Culture Blocks Grant

18  International House, Hand Press Lino-Cut Workshop, Obra Collective, Charlotte, NC

17  Adopt A City Street, Keep Charlotte Beautiful, Charlotte, NC

17  Yard Art Day, Midcent With Feathers, Charlotte, NC

16  Yard Art Day, The Guardians Of My Marvelous Imagination, Charlotte, NC

16  NC Museum of History, Latino Artists at Work, Raleigh, NC

15  Mama's Coffee House, Doors Outdoors, MAS + arte, Pineville, NC 

15  UNC-Charlotte, Poverty Simulation, Charlotte, NC 

15  Levine Museum of the New South, NUEVOlution, Talk/Collage Demonstration, Charlotte, NC

15  Camino Community Center and ArtSi, Back to School and Health Fair, Mural Collaboration, Charlotte, NC  

04  Thomasboro Elementary School, Pastel Workshop, Charlotte, NC

 

Awards/Honors

17 Certificate of Recognition, Con A de Arte, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC

15  Certificate of Appreciation, Day of the Dead Celebration, City of Raleigh Museum, Raleigh, NC

01  Best in Show, Charlotte Art League, Fall into Art, Christie Taylor Juror

00 Purchase Award, Museum of York County, Border Biennial Art Competition, Rock Hill, SC

00 Purchase Award, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, Dimensions 2000: 35th Annual National Art Competition, Winston-Salem, NC

99 Honorable Mention, Associated Artists of Winston-Salem, Summer Select, Winston-Salem, NC

 

Collections

Institutions:          Queens University, Charlotte, NC

Corporations:       Carolina Brush Company, Winston-Salem, NC, The Tower Club, Charlotte, NC, US LEC, Charlotte, NC, Chaney Clinic

                            Asheville, NC