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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=150 BGCOLOR="#C0DCC0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="laotracasa"><U>laotracasa</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="art work"><U>recent work</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id11.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="maria a. lopez"><U><U>Back to</U></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id11.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="maria a. lopez"><U><U>Maria Lopez</U></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="035361b0.png" border=0 width="54" height="27" ALT="Ulead PhotoImpact Image" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=50 BGCOLOR="#EEEEEE" TEXT="#080000"> <div> maria a.lopez<FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#DDDDDD" FACE="Square721 BT" >cv</FONT></div> <div> </div> </td> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=165 BGCOLOR="#DDDDDD" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=430 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="843" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FFFFFF" BORDERCOLORDARK="#FFFFFF" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD HEIGHT= 13 WIDTH="839"><div> <I><B>CURRICULUM VITAE</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#EEEEEE HEIGHT= 212 WIDTH="839"><bR> <div> Maria Adelaida Lopez</div> <bR> <div> Av / Carrera 20 # 86 - 48  </div> <div> Apto.301</div> <div> Bogota, Colombia. </div> <bR> <div> Phone: (57-1) 236 5512</div> <div> Cell: (57-3) 320-304 8091</div> <bR> <div> E-mail: lacasademaria@msn.com</div> <bR> <div> www.laotracasa.net</div> <div> www.dusthouses.com</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD HEIGHT= 13 WIDTH="839"><div> <I><B>EDUCATION</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 472 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <I><B>1999</B></I></div> <div> Master of Fine Arts. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Philadelphia, PA</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1989-93</B></I></div> <div> Fine Arts. Universidad Nacional. Medellín</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1984-87</B></I></div> <div> Architectural Draftsman. Academia Superior de Artes. Medellín</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1986-88</B></I></div> <div> Interior Architecture studies. Academia Superior de Artes. Medellín</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>2003-08</B></I></div> <div> Visible Thinking. Dr. David Perkins. United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education. Miami, FL</div> <div> Teaching for Understanding I & II. On-line Course, Wide World Harvard Graduate School of Education.</div> <div> International Study Tour. International Center Loris Malaguzzi. Reggio Emilia. Italy</div> <div> Making Learning Visible. Understanding, documenting and supporting individual and group learning. Seminar. Harvard     </div> <div> Graduate School of Education. Cambridge, MA</div> <div> Documenting Children's Work and Play. George Forman, Ph.D. On-Line Course, University of Massachusetts. Amherst.</div> <div> Documentation in the Digital Age. George Forman, Ph.D. On-Line Course, University of Massachusetts . Amherst.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>2002</B></I></div> <div> The Reggio Emilia Approach to Education. North American Reggio Emilia Alliance. L'Atelier School. Miami, FL</div> <div> Early Childhood Education of Tomorrow: Strengthening our Programs for the Future. Miami-Dade Community College</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>2001</B></I></div> <div> The Reggio Emilia Approach Conference. Boulder Journey School. Boulder, CO</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1994</B></I></div> <div> Seminar on Projects and Spaces in Urban Memory. The Public Library of Medellin</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1991-92</B></I></div> <div> Seminars on Aesthetics and Hermeneutics of Art. Dr. Pere Salabert Sole. Museum of Modern Art. Medellin</div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD HEIGHT= 13 WIDTH="839"><div> <I><B>SOLO EXHIBITIONS</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 325 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <I><B>2009</B></I></div> <div> IDA Y VUELTA. Fundacion Gilberto Alzate Avendano. Bogota</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>2004</B></I></div> <div> THE MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS PROJECT, CHAPTER ONE. Vertexlist Gallery. Brooklin, New York,NY</div> <div> ERASE UNA VEZ. Galeria De La Oficina. Medellín</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>2002</B></I></div> <div> STEAL-LIFE. Benedicta Art Center. St. John's University. St. Joseph, MN</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>2000</B></I></div> <div> I AM HERE WE ARE HERE. Visiting Artist Project. Saint John's University. Collegeville, MN</div> <div> THE ROUND TABLE. Tyler Gallery. Tyler School of Art. Philadelphia, PA</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1998</B></I></div> <div> FROM THE 21st OF JUNE TO THE 21st OF JUNE. White Box Gallery. Project Room. Philadelphia, PA</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1995</B></I></div> <div> OJOS QUE NO VEN CORAZON QUE NO SIENTE<I> (EYES THAT DON'T SEE HEART THAT DON'T FEEL).</I> La Oficina Gallery. Medellin</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1995</B></I></div> <div> FROM MEDELLIN - CUBRELECHO. William J. Thompson Gallery. University of Georgia. Athens, GA</div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD HEIGHT= 13 WIDTH="839"><div> <I><B>MOST IMPORTANT GROUP EXHIBITIONS</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 858 WIDTH="839"><bR> <div> <I><B>2009</B></I></div> <div> OUR MAN IN LA HABANA. Art Center. Idaho.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>2008</B></I></div> <div> 41 SALON NACIONAL DE ARTISTAS. Confluencias Arte-Ciudad (Region Centro Occidente) Cali.</div> <div> INTERMEDIOS. Muestra de Egresados Destacados. Sala U Arte Contemporáneo. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Medellin</div> <div> MIAMI:CIUDAD-METAFORA. Centro Cultural Español and Miami DadeCollege -  West Campus  Miami, FL</div> <div> NEO-CONSTRUCTIVISM: ART, ARCHITECTURE, AND ACTIVISM. Paul Robeson Galleries. Rudgers-The  State University of New Jersey. CityNewark, NJ</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>2007</B></I></div> <div> GEISAI MIAMI. PULSE Contemporary Art Fair. Miami, FL</div> <div> FOUNTAIN Art Fair. Vertexlist Gallery. Miami, FL</div> <div> DIASPORAS.  Museum of Modern Art. Medellin, Colombia</div> <div> OUR MAN IN HAVANA: THE VACUUM CLEANER IN ART. Gallery Aferro. Newark, NJ</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>2003</B></I></div> <div> FOREIGN/DOMESTIC. Artspace. New Haven, CT</div> <div> ONE SKY ABOVE. Burnished Chariot Gallery. New London, CT</div> <div> THE SEAT OF THE IMAGINATION. Abington Art Center. Philadelphia, PA</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>2002</B></I></div> <div> WHERE THINGS COME FROM. Valenzuela y Klenner Gallery. Bogota</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>2001</B></I></div> <div> WITH/AGAINST MATERIALS. Bowman, Penelec and Megahan Galleries. Allegheny College. Meadville, PA</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>2000</B></I></div> <div> UTOPIAIRIES: FICTIONS FOR CULTIVATED SPACE. Temple Gallery. Philadelphia, PA</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1999</B></I></div> <div> REFLEXIONES SOBRE LOS SALONES NACIONALES <I>(REFLECTIONS ON THE NATIONAL SALONS)</I>. Museum of Modern Art. Medellin</div> <div> MFA THESIS EXHIBITION. Museum of American Art. Philadelphia, PA</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1998</B></I></div> <div> NUEVOS NOMBRES: APROXIMACIONES A LO PICTORICO <I>(NEW NAMES: APROXIMATIONS TO PAINTING). </I>Luis Angel Arango Library. Bogota</div> <div> EMERGENCY ARTISTS. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. White Box Gallery. Philadelphia, PA</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1996</B></I></div> <div> XXXVI SALON DE ARTISTAS NACIONALES <I>(XXXV NATIONAL ARTISTS SALON) . </I>Colcultura- Corferias. Bogota</div> <div> V BIENAL DE ARTE<I> (V ART BIENNAL).</I> Museum of Modern Art. Bogota</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1995</B></I></div> <div> VII SALON REGIONAL DE ARTISTAS <I>(VII REGIONAL ARTISTS SALON).</I> Museum of Modern Art. Medellin</div> <div> SALON DE ARTE JOVEN <I>(YOUNG ART SALON).</I> Antioquia's Museum. Medellin</div> <div> 15 ANOS DEL SALON RABINOVICH -LOS GANADORES<I> (15 YEARS OF THE RABINOVICH SALON- THE WINERS).</I> Museum of Modern Art. Medellin</div> <div> V SALON DE ARTE JOVEN <I>(V YOUNG ART SALON). </I>DC Planetarium, Santa Fe Gallery. Bogota</div> <div> XXXV SALON DE ARTISTAS NACIONALES <I>(XXXV NATIONAL ARTISTS SALON)</I> Colcultura- Corferias. Bogota</div> <div> XII SALON COLOMBIANO DE FOTOGRAFIA <I>(XII COLOMBIAN PHOTOGRAPHY SALON)</I> Suramericana de Seguros Art Gallery. Medellín</div> <div> XIV SALON ARTURO RABINOVICH. Museum of Modern Art. Medellin</div> <div> 50 ANOS DE LA PINTURA Y LA ESCULTURA EN ANTIOQUIA <I>(50 YEARS OF PAINTING AND</I> <I>SCULPTURE IN</I> <I>ANTIOQUIA). </I>Museum of Modern Art. Medellin</div> <div> TRANSGRESIONES <I>(TRANSGRESSIONS).</I> Valenzuela & Klenner Gallery. Bogota</div> <div> IV SALON DE ARTE JOVEN <I>(IV YOUNG ART SALON).</I> DC Planetarium, Santa Fe Gallery Bogota</div> <bR> <div> <I>Her work is part of several public and private collections, among them are the collection of the Museum of Modern Art of Medellín, Museum of Antioquia and the Banco de la Republica's Biblioteca Luis Arango. Her work has been published in printed and electronic magazines as well as blogs like Semana Magazine in Colombia, Wynwood Magazine, Art Nexus Magazine, Journal of National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Blend Magazine of Germany, MoBuzzTV.com, Mocoloco.com, Boingboing.net, Tecnomadas XXXL. Press articles in the Colombian Newspapers' El Colombiano and El Tiempo, the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Miami Herald.</I></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD HEIGHT= 13 WIDTH="839"><div> <I><B>AWARDS</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 306 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <I><B>2005</B></I></div> <div> ART SUMMER PROGRAM. 1ST PRIZE. Miami Art Central Museum. Miami, FL</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1996</B></I></div> <div> SCHOLARSHIP AWARD. Pennsylvania  Academy of the Fine Arts. Philadelphia, PA</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1995</B></I></div> <div> 1st.PRIZE. VII SALON REGIONAL DE ARTISTAS <I>(VII REGIONAL ARTISTS SALON).</I> Museum of Modern Art. Medellin</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1994</B></I></div> <div> 1st PRIZE. IV CONCURSO DE ARTE JOVEN GALERIA SANTA FE <I>(IV YOUNG ARTISTS CONTEST GALLERY</I> <I>SANTA FE).</I> DC Planetarium. Bogota</div> <div> HONORABLE MENTION. XIV SALON ARTURO RABINOVICH. Museum of Modern Art. Medellin</div> <div> GRANT. WINNER OF THE POST-GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP OF THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY-Medellin</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1993</B></I></div> <div> HONORABLE MENTION. VI SALON DE ARTISTAS REGIONALES <I>(V REGIONAL ARTISTS SALON).</I> Museum of Modern Art and The Public Library of Medellin</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1992</B></I></div> <div> 2nd PRIZE. PRIMER ENCUENTRO IBEROAMERICANO DE UNIVERSIDADES <I>(FIRST IBEROAMERICAN ENCOUNTERS OF UNIVERSITIES)</I>DC.Planetarium. Bogota </div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#DDDDDD HEIGHT= 13 WIDTH="839"><div> <I><B>ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 834 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <I><B>2008-Currently</B></I></div> <div> Pedagogical Director<I>.</I> FUNDACION CARULLA. AEIOTU (For the early childhood education of Colombia). Bogota.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>2001-2008</B></I></div> <div> Director<I>/Atelierista.</I> THE JOY OF LEARNING (Early Childhood “state of the art” educational center). Miami, FL</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>2007-08</B></I></div> <div> Adjunct Faculty. Art in Elementary Education. Carlos Albizu University. Miami, FL</div> <div> Visiting Professor at Florida International University. Education Department. Fall 2003, Summer 2004-08. Miami, FL</div> <div> Lecturer-Instructor. Library and Resource Center. United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education. Miami, FL</div> <div> Member of Visible Thinking Miami, Action Research Group in Early Childhood Education. FIU, United Way Center for Excellence, Biltmore School, Good Sheppard School, </div> <div> Education First Inc and The Joy of Learning. Miami, FL</div> <div> Creative and Pedagogical Collaborator. Re-Think & Re-Use Center. Children's Trust Program. Miami, FL</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>2003-07-08</B></I></div> <div> Key Note Speaker. Third Reggio Emilia Spring Conference. Miami, FL</div> <div> Seminar Series on the Learning Environment. Centro Hispano Catolico. Miami, FL</div> <div> NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) National Conference. Presenter. Chicago, IL</div> <div> Guest Speaker. ECA (Early Childhood Association) Conference. Palm Beach, FL</div> <div> Guest Speaker. FAYEC (Florida Association for the Education of Young Children) Conference. Orlando, FL</div> <div> REFLECTIONS ON THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. Seminar Series. The Joy of Learning. Miami, FL</div> <div> NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) National Conference. Presenter. Atlanta, GA </div> <div> Workshops for United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education. Miami, FL</div> <div> Guest Speaker at placeSouth Florida Association for Young Children. November 2006. West Palm Beach, FL</div> <div> Key Note Speaker at Artist Residency Training for Early Childhood. Art for Learning. Miami, FL</div> <div> Guest Speaker at Quality Through Children's Eyes. April 2005. South Florida Association for Young Children. Miami, FL</div> <div> Guest Speaker at FACC Reggio Emilia Philosophy. November 2004. Cape Canaveral, FL</div> <div> Guest Speaker at The Reggio Emilia Approach Conference. February 2004. L'Atelier, Miami, FL</div> <div> Workshops conducted for The Early Childhood Club. May 2003, June 2004. Florida International University. Miami, FL</div> <div> Guest Speaker for various Art Educational Programs with Channel 44, Univision and Little Productions Inc. Miami, FL</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>2002</B></I></div> <div> Visiting Artist College of Saint Benedict and St. John's University. St. Joseph, MN</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>2000-01</B></I></div> <div> 3D-Design, Color-Design, Photography. ART DEPARTMENT. FACULTY MEMBER.  SAINT JOHN'S UNIVERSITY AND THE COLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT. Collegeville,MN</div> <div> Critics to Advanced Sculpture students at MINNEAPOLIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN. Minneapolis, MN</div> <div> Lecture and Studio Critics to graduate students at TYLER SCHOOL OF ART. Philadelphia, PA</div> <div> Lecture and Studio Critics to Senior Thesis Seminar Class. SJU and CSB, Collegeville, MN</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1992 -96</B></I></div> <div> Color/Theory, Visual Communication I, II, III, Art Appreciation. ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT. ACADEMIA SUPERIOR DE ARTES. Medellín</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1994 -96</B></I></div> <div> 2D and 3D Basic Design and Color/Theory. FASHION DESIGN DEPARTMENT. ESCUELA DE DISENO ARTURO TEJADA CANO. Medellín</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1995 -96 </B></I></div> <div> Director of Fashion Design Portfolios. ESCUELA DE DISENO ARTURO TEJADA CANO. Medellin</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1995</B></I></div> <div> Lecture. “Installation Artist and Sculpture from CityMedellin” THE AUDITORIUM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA. Athens, GA</div> <div> Lecture. “Installation Artist and Sculpture from CityMedellin” ATLANTA COLLEGE OF ART. Atlanta, GA</div> <div> Lecture. “Installation Artist and Sculpture from CityMedellin” MOORE COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN. Philadelphia. PA</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1993</B></I></div> <div> Lecture.” Work and Context” VI SALON DE ARTISTAS REGIONALES <I>(V REGIONAL ARTISTS SALON)</I> Museum of Modern Art. and The Public Library of Medellin</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>1992</B></I></div> <div> Aesthetics. 8th and 9th Grade. SAN JOSE DE LAS VEGAS HIGH SCHOOL. Medellin</div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#EEEEEE HEIGHT= 407 WIDTH="839"><div> <IMG SRC="6ed6b6c0.jpg" border=0 width="107" height="108" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Maria Adelaida Lopez</div> <div> Medellin, 1966</div> <div> Visual Artist/Educator</div> <bR> <div> Home: Av / Carrera 20 # 86 - 48</div> <div> Apto. 301</div> <div> Bogota, Colombia</div> <div> Phone: (57-1) 236 5512</div> <div> Cell: (57-3) 320-304 8091</div> <div> E-mail: lacasademaria@msn.com</div> <div> www.laotracasa.net</div> <div> www.dusthouses.com</div> <bR> <div> Work: AEIOTU - Fundacion Carulla</div> <div> Carrera 13 A # 86 A 74 / 76</div> <div> Oficina 302</div> <div> Edificio Park Office</div> <div> Bogota, Colombia</div> <div> Phone: (57-1) 642 7133 Ext:122</div> <div> Fax: (57-1) 642 7133 Ext:108</div> <div> E-mail: malopez@aeiotu.org</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>