Solo Exhibitions: 2010 Galeria de la Alcaldia de Cuenca Ecuador - Mayor's (municipal) Gallery 2009 Galeria El Otorongo, Cuenca, Ecuador 2008 Bienal International de Pintura, Casa deCoco, Cuenca, Ecuador CIDAP (Centro Interamericano de Artesaniasy Artes Populares), Cuenca, Ecuador
Juried Exhibitions: 2010 International juried exhibition -Maplestone Gallery, Creemore, Canada Third annual international juryselection Ciel Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A. 2009 International juriedexhibition, 2nd City Council Art Gallery, Long Beach, California,U.S.A. 2007 Atelier, Miami, Florida - AnnualInternational Juried Exhibition 2006 Studio 2600, Regional Juried Exhibition,Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
Group Exhibitions: 2010 Group exhibition - Ciel Gallery,Charlotte, North Carolina, USA La Esquina de las artes, Cuenca, Ecuador Galeria El Otorongo, Cuenca, Ecuador (April) Galeria El Otorongo, Cuenca, Ecuador(March) 2009 Galeria El Otorongo, Cuenca Ecuador(November) Pontefract Museum, Pontefract, WestYorkshire, England (BAMM) Education: Design degree, Romania Team member with mosaic masters, Romania1995 – 2004 Publications: 2010 InternationalDictionary of Artists (2011) Best of Worldwide Artists 2009 - 2010 glass publication Mosaic Fine Art Books (ThePortraits Book) Cuenca High Life (September) Artist Spotlight - Contemporary Mosaic Art (CMA) El Mercurio (Newspaper) 30 June El Mercurio (Newspaper) 3 June ETV Telerama - N'BOGA 3June La Tarde(Newspaper) 2 June Mosaic Yearbook (CD) 2009 Mosaic Yearbook (CD)
2008 Mosaic Yearbook (CD) ETV Telerama - N'BOGA - 16 September Diario El Tiempo - 15 October El Diario Hoy - 12 September Diario El Mercurio – 10 September Diario El Tiempo – 9 September Cuenca High Life – 6 September Diario El Mercurio – 5 September Diario El Tiempo - 14 February Diario El Mercurio – 14 February
Public Works: 2010 IESS (Social Security) building, “El Tucan”, Cuenca,Ecuador 2009 Galeria El Otorongo “El Otorongo”, Cuenca, Ecuador 2008 Hogar Infantil Tadeo Torres (orphanage),“El Primer Paso”, Cuenca Ecuador
Instruction - Workshops: 2010 Introduction to Glass Mosaics -Alcaldia de Cuenca(Municipality) June: Selected students of Academia Olmeda, Cuenca EcuadorArtists selected by IESS (Social Security) art program, Cuenca, Ecuador
Affiliations: AIMC (Associazione Internazionale Mosaicisti Contemporanei) MASA (Mosaic Association South Africa) SAMA (Society of American MosaicArtists) BAMM (British Association of MosaicArtists) CMA (Contemporary Mosaic Artists) IGS (Internacional Gem Society)
During design graduate school, my interest in producing fine figurative art increased each year. After graduation, I began the search for an art style and medium that would be most gratifying.
In 1995 I joined a team of mosaic artists working principally in spiritual surroundings, largely producing icons and murals. I soon realized that this was the art form for which I had been searching, as it incorporates most major art forms, bringing a little of each into each mosaic. The years of inspiration and training received from some of Europe’s most talented mosaic artists and masters taught me that by joining glass tiles, varying effects and illusions could be created by their selection, cut and placement, bringing life to a creation through the lines and reflection of light.
During the past several years in an effort to make finer mosaics resembling renaissance era, micro mosaics, we are cutting glass 1 mm to 3 mm in width, which are joined very closely and often include precious and semi-precious gemstones. With the use of light weight substrate, also reducing transport damage risk and cost.
