CARMEN FIGUEROA

 

www.carmen-gallery.com

  

NYC based artist. Currently enrolled in Brooklyn College M.F.A. program.

 

UPCOMING AND RECENT EXHIBITIONS

 

-The Sketchbook Project Limited Edition 2012

www.arthousecoop.com/users/carrrrmen2002

Brooklyn Art Library

June 22 2012

  

-Brooklyn College MFA Open Studios Spring 2012

March 23rd & 24th

Brooklyncollegeopenstudios.com

Brooklyn College

Boylan Hall

2900 Bedford Ave

 

Brooklyn NY

 

-DOUBLE SPACED

December 12th 2011-March 2012

Opening December 12th 2011 5pm

Dean's Office of Visual, Media and Performing Arts

Brooklyn College

Boylan Hall, Room 1234

2900 Bedford Ave

Brooklyn NY

 

-DISAMBIGUATION

December 29th-January 30th

Opening New Years Eve 8pm

in Freddy's Back room

627 5th Ave

Brooklyn NY

 

-SIZE MATTERS

January 6th- January 28th

Opening January 6th 7pm

At Two Moon Art House

315 4th Ave.

Brooklyn, NY

     

PAST EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS

 

2011

 

-Brooklyn College MFA Open Studios Fall 2011

November 18th,19th & 21st

Brooklyncollegeopenstudios.com

Brooklyn College

Boylan Hall

2900 Bedford Ave

Brooklyn NY

-SURREAL VISIONS

September 1st- October 8th 2011

Opening Saturday September 10th 5pm

Limner Gallery

123 Warren Street

Hudson NY

 

-Brooklyn College OPEN STUDIOS

April 8th & 9th 2011

Brooklyn College

Boylan Hall

2900 Bedford Ave

Brooklyn NY

 

-M.F.A. Showcase

in Brooklyn College Student Center

February 2011- February 2012

 

2010

 

Brooklyn College OPEN STUDIOS

November 19th & 20th

 

2008

 

-“Self-Induced”

Individual exhibition

Brooklyn College Art Gallery

May 5th, Brooklyn College

Boylan Hall

2900 Bedford Ave

Brooklyn NY.

 

2007

 

- “Encuentro”. Brooklyn College Library. November 2007. Brooklyn, NY.

 

2003

 

-“The Art and the Act of Spells”. In U.T.A. counter cultural space. November 1st, 2003. Mexico City, Mexico

 

-“Utilities”. In Bizarre Café. August 22nd, 2003. Mexico City, Mexico

 

2002

 

-“Venuses Night: Dedicated to Electric Beings” October 20th, 2002. Mexico City, Mexico

 

-“Counterpoint…” In DADA X counter cultural space.. September 26th, 2002. Mexico City, Mexico

 

-“5th National Fine Arts Institute End of School Year Exhibition”. In The Journalist Club. June 2nd, 2002. Mexico City.

 

-“Collective Exhibition In the Faculty of Superior Studies in U.N.A.M.”. April 4th, 2002. Mexico City, Mexico

 

2001

 

-“Collective Visual Art Exhibition”. In The House Round the Corner Art collective. December 14th, 2001. Mexico City, Mexico

 

-“2001 Day of the Dead Commemorative Exhibition”. E.I.A. #2 National Fine Arts Institute School. October 30th, Mexico

City.

 

-“Collective Exhibition in Huixquilucan City Hall”. September 30th, 2001. Huixquilucan, Mexico

 

-“Collective Graphic Exhibition”. In The House of Matus art collective. August 18th, 2001. Mexico City.

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“4th National Fine Arts Institute End of School Year Exhibition”. In The National Education Library. June 25th, 2001.

Mexico City.

 

-“2001 E.I.A. #2 National Fine Arts Institute Exhibition”. June 22nd, 2001. Mexico City, Mexico

 

-“Collective Work Sample”. In Living House art collective. June 8th, 2001. Mexico City, Mexico

 

-“Mirrors”. In Cultural House: Griselda Alvarez. April 20th, 2001. Mexico City, Mexico

 

2000

 

-“2000 Day of the Dead Commemorative Exhibition”. E.I.A. #2 National Fine Arts Institute School. October 30th, 2000.

 

1999

 

-“2nd National Fine Arts Institute End of School Year Exhibition”. In The National Education Library. June 25th, 1999

Mexico City, Mexico

 

-“1999 E.I.A. #2 National Fine Arts Institute Exhibition”. June 29th, 1999. Mexico City, Mexico

 

1998

 

-“1998 Day of the Dead Commemorative Exhibition”. E.I.A. #2 National Fine Arts Institute School. October 27th, 1998

Mexico City, Mexico

  

FILM

 

2007

 

- “Beautiful” 2006. Winner National Board of Review Award. Short Film Directed by David Figueroa Garcia. Art Director, Set design and Story-Board Artist

 

-“El Sueño Americano” 2006. Winner National Board of Review Award. Short Film Directed by Robert Moore. Art Director and Set Design

 

2005

 

“White Light” 2005. Short Film Directed By David Figueroa Garcia. Art Director and Story-Board Artist

 

2004

 

“Mona” 2004. Short Film Directed by David Figueroa Garcia. Art Director, Set Design and Story-Board Artist

  

AWARDS & ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

 

2007 and 2008 Silver Prize Recipient of the 2007 Shaw Awards held by Brooklyn College Department of Art.

 

2002

 

Acknowledgement from DADA X counter cultural collective for contributing in the propagation of underground counter culture. 2002

 

2001

 

Acknowledgement from the Morelos, Mexico local government for realizing a mural in a municipal orphanage.

 

2000

 

First Prize Winner in the “2000 Day of the Dead Commemorative Exhibition”

E.I.A. #2 National Fine Arts Institute School. October 30th, 2000 Mexico City, Mexico

 

REVIEWS

 

2002

 

Interview for Directriz X monthly magazine. “Portrait of Adolescent Artist”

September 2002 Issue

 

2001

 

Newspaper review in Radar: Everybody’s Newspaper. “Government Inaugurates Visual Arts Exhibition in Huixquilucan” Friday October 12th, 2001. Issue # 985

 

EDUCATION

 

-Brooklyn College 2004-May 2008

B.F.A. in Fine Arts

General G.P.A. 3.723 Art G.P.A 3.825

Recipient of Brooklyn College Art Department Shaw Awards in 2007 and 2008

 

- National Institute of Fine Arts I.N.B.A. Mexico City, Mexico. 1998-2002

B.A. in Studio Arts

 

-Visual Arts Institute of Puebla Puebla, Mexico March 2002

Workshop in the application of texture in paint