CV
Summary
Student-centered educator with background in higher education environments. Teaching students primarily in Sculpture from basic undergraduate to advanced courses.Directing programs within art departments and museum settings. Well-versed in course planning, research oversight, management, curation and student mentoring with special focus on the potential overlaps between traditional folk arts and advanced manufacturing.
Areas of Expertise
Teaching, Scenic Arts, Leadership, Curation, Museum Program writing, Folk art, Latin studies, Asian studies, Syllabus writing, Technicianing, Grant writing, Contract writing, Sculpture, Caribbean Arts, Diasporic studies, Studio Management, Budget Management, 3D Printing Welding, Mold making.
Education
Master of Fine Arts, Fine Arts: Sculpture
State University of New York at New Paltz, NY. Graduate School of Fine Arts
Concentration in Sculpture
Dean’s list Academic Honoree
Education Outreach coordinator, Dorsky Museum
Director, Visiting Artist Lecture series
Assistant instructor, Advanced Casting and Mold Making
Instructor of Record, Basic/ Intro to Sculpture
MFA in Sculpture
Bachelor of Fine arts, Sculpture
State University of New York at New Paltz, NY
Graduated Magna Cum Laude
Dean’s list Academic Honoree
Scholars Mentorship Program, SUNY New Paltz, NY
BFA in Sculpture
Additional Education
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Meiji University School of international Japanese studies, Tokyo, Japan
- Recipient of foreign scholar grant (JASSO) by the Japanese Government.
- Certification in Japanese cultural studies, (International Japanese)
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SUNY Cortland artist Studio at Dingle, Ireland
Higher Education Professional Experience
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Teaching Fellow, Stony Brook University, 2020-2021
Fall 2020, Teaching Assistantship, Idea and form (Ars205)
Spring 2021, Instructor of Record, Foundations: Idea and form (Ars 205)
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Visiting artist Lecture series Director, SUNY New Paltz 202
Coordinated prestigious lecture series featuring esteemed artists such as Shimon Attie, Haruka Sakaguchi, Natalia Arbelaez and Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz.
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Guest speaker at SUNY New Paltz, Design:form spring 2022
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Studio Safety assistant technician SUNY New Paltz 2018-2018, 2021-2023
Managed and ran a 1000 square foot sculpture studio outside of lead technician hours.
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Education and outreach coordinator, Samuel Dorsky Museum 2022
Designed curriculum compliant to k-12 common core as well as communicated with local schools to create working relationships with the museum.
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University Wood design and fabrication Studio Assistant technician SUNY New Paltz 2021-22
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Guest Artist Lecture, the Dorsky Museum, Diasporican, Spring 2023
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Instructor SUNY New Paltz 2022-2023
- Fall 2022, Teaching assistant Basic Sculpture (Ars 780)
- Fall 2022, Classroom assistant, Casting and Mold Making (Ars 313)
- Spring 2023 Instructor of Record, Intro to/ Basic Sculpture (Ars 220/780)
Museum Experience
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Education and outreach coordinator, Samuel Dorsky Museum, New Paltz, NY
Designed curriculum compliant to k-12 common core as well as communicated with local schools to create working relationships with the museum.
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“Show Up!” pop up museum take over exhibition and round table discussion, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, NY
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Artist Lecturer, Woodstock Artist Association Museum, Woodstock, NY
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Volunteer Reserve Docent, The Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY
Scenic Arts
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Hudson Valley seed Co.
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Philadelphia Flower Show 2017
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Sculpture Jam SUNY New Paltz representative competitor/ Inaugural champions 2018
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Multi-Species Commons (2018)
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Scenic Film and Television Art, Local 829 Greater New York Area
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Manifest, ABC
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Dickinson, Apple TV
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The Politician, Netflix
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The Gilded age, HBO
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Poker Face, Peacock TV
Graphic Design
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OnSite Service Pros LLC Primary Logo Design
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Onsite Service Pros LLC Merchandise design
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Dick Mack, New Yorkers in Ireland Annual Arts Exhibit Promotional designs
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SSNAP Clothing, Designs for clothing and merchandise
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Curatorial
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Collaborative Curator Unison Arts Center and Linda Weintraub’s “what's next?”. New Paltz, NY
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Co- Curator Common ground exhibition. New Paltz, NY
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Co-Curator “Dialogue of Forms (an international sculpture day event)”. New Paltz, New York
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Curator, Puerto Ricanish at the PRACTICE Gallery. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Directorial
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“Show Up!” pop up museum take over exhibition and round table discussion, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, NY
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Co-Director “Dialogue of Forms (an international sculpture day event)”. New Paltz, New York,
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SUNY New Paltz Visiting artist Lecture series Director
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Directed and managed prestigious lecture series featuring esteemed artists such as Shimon Attie, Haruka Sakaguchi, Natalia Arbalez and Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz.
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Director of the Advertising Campaign for OnSite Service pros LLC for Film and television clients
Group Exhibitions
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Annual Dick-Mack Art show, Dingle, Ireland 2018
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Radius 50 at Woodstock Artist Association Museum in Woodstock, NY 2018
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Best of SUNY Arts 2018- 2019 (year long)
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New Paltz President's residence exhibition 2018-2019
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Common Ground Curators exhibit, New Paltz 2019
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“Rican-Struction” at The Samuel Dorsky Museum, New Paltz, NY 2019
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Burn This! At the Factory Gallery, Long Island City, NY 2019
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‘Reckoning’ Stony Brook, NY, 2020
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New Normal, Kobe Design University, Kobe, Japan, 2020
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‘Beyond Death curated by Linda Wientraub’, Online Virtual Via Stony Brook University, 2021
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Assembly Art Journal group exhibition, Unison Arts Center, 2021
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Best of SUNY Exhibition, Albany NY, 2022-2023
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“DiaspoRican’ at the Samuel Dorsky Museum, New Paltz NY, 2023
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‘Wepa a la Venta’ at the Humboldt Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2024
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Diasporican behind the Lens Show, CENTRO, New York, NY, 2024'
Solo Exhibitions/ Solo Project Residencies/Curations
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Lawrence Alloway Gallery, Stony Brook, NY
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‘Hecho En Nueva York’ Solo Exhibition April 2021 - May 2021
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Habitat For Artists at Kingston Artport, Kingston NY
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Taino Spirits Mural, May 2021
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Taino Spirits Video Interview series, May 2021
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Practice Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
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Puertoricanish July 2024- September 2024
Grants/ Grant Writing
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Distinguished Accomplished foreign student research grant issued by the Government of Japan for residency and cultural research (JASSO). 2018
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New York Student Pandemic relief Grant for higher education 2021
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Samuel Dorsky Museum education outreach and coordination Award recipient. 2022
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Research and Creative Projects award, SUNY New Paltz Research Grant for the Vejigante Project. 2022-2023
Publications
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Stony Brook students use art to reflect on turmoil of the past year in "Reckoning" showcase – The Statesman
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HFA2021- Taino Spirit by Joseph Kattou (Habitat for Artists Project Video Interview)
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Radius 50 YES - Woodstock Artists Association (WAAM)
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Assembly Art Journal Issue 2 (page 32-33, Interview with Jessica Beckwith)
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Linda Weintraub's Beyond Death, Ecological Resurrections from perishing to flourishing
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Assembly Art Journal Issue 3 Page 44-45
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WICKHAM WORKS Earthfest 2022
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Diasporican: SUNY Open Access Repository
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Assembly Art Journal Issue 4 Pages 59-60
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Diasporican: Artists in Motion CENTRO Center for Puerto Rican Studies Artist Archive
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Joseph Kattou: PUERTO RICANISH Liberty and Justice for Some
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Diasporican: behind the Lens Book, CENTRO, New York, NY, UPCOMING FALL 2024