Skills
I am trilingual and have experience in international project development and video production.

Education
2011
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris)-- Master in Museum Studies--on-going

2009
Ecole du Louvre, Art history Degree, Premier cycle

1994-1997
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), IL, USA
BFA, Honorary Leadership Award, final work "Legends of Guatancuy". Recipient of several SAIC's grants 1994-1997 (The Merit and Dean's Grants) and from the Organization of American States (Leo S. Rowe Panamerican Fund)

Seminars et Conférences
2010
March Conference honnoring the legacy of Francisco de Miranda (1750-1816), organized by the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in France, la Maison de l'Amérique Latine (Paris), and the associations Enlaces artisticos et APECE (Co-organizer)

May Seminar on the History, Memory and the Rapprochement of Cultures -- UNESCO (atendee)

Nov.Colloque international franco-argentin : Aimé Bonpland (1773-1858) et les naturalistes-voyageurs français en Amérique du Sud au siècle des indépendances -- Université de La Rochelle dans le cadre de l'exposition au Muséum de La Rochelle Aimé Bonpland de l'orchidée à la Yerba Mate. (Guest Speaker)

2008
Colloquium on the Intercultural Dialogue in Europe -- UNESCO / Centre Georges Pompidou (Atendee)

Languages - Fluent in written and spoken English, Spanish and French.

Computer Skills - MS Office, DreamWeaver, Photoshop, Premiere, AVID, and Final Cut Pro

Administrative Experience

2007-2011 Association Enlaces artisticos in partnership with the Maison de l'Amérique Latine, Paris – Chief Project for the up-coming exhibit Francisco de Miranda et l'époque des Lumières (www.expo-miranda.org) which will be held at the Maison de l'Amérique Latine.

Responsible for the conception, the writing and the scenographie of the projet working together with the Scientific Committee.

2005-2007 ORC-Image & Stratégies d'Employeur, Paris – Translator (English to French)

The interviews were conducted in English to several professionals working for TOTAL. The French translations were published on-line on TOTAL's website.

2001 Grants Writer, The Three Arts Club of Chicago (English)
In charge of writing and preparing grants for this non-for-profit organization. Responsible for meeting all renewal grant deadlines and applying to other matching grants agencies and foundations in the Chicago area and the U.S.

1997-1999 New Business Development, Atomic Imaging, Inc. (English/Spanish)
Established relationships with clients, developed Web design, multimedia interfaces, interactive brochures and computer based training (C.B.T.) proposals. Directed from start to finish the Website production for Colombian-based company, Compensar.

1995-1997 Intern, Gold'n'Group Productions, Inc. and Hammer & Pixel
Digitized, did off-line editing, and program transfer to tapes. I also assisted in production and color retouching projects.

1994-1997 Office Assistant/Peer Advisor, Office of International Services, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (English, French and Spanish)
Provided administrative support to the director and acted as liaison in transition of directors. I also produced the International Student Awareness video.

Video Work and Teaching experience

2010
Lycée Antoine de St Exépury de Créteil
As a result of the 2009 exhibit "La Peur : Singulier/Pluriel" by MILKSHAKE's association, she was invited by the Lycée to pursue a one-year school program as a guest artist. The subject explored was : The Carnival: Transgressing bounderies of performance. The masks were exhibited at the City of Paris" stand at the Foire de Paris. The performance was presented at the Cultural Center and the Conservatory of the City of Créteil.

2009
Lycée Antoine de St Exépury de Créteil
"Surfaces" (5' SAIC, 1995) a vidéo exhibited at the collectif show "La Peur : Singulier/Pluriel" by MILKSHAKE's association whiwh was held at la Galerie du Temps Présent. She co-directed a workshop on the body movement with the dancer Sigrid Pawelke from ART EN MOUVEMENT.

2006-2007
Amazonas Mia catalogue p 1 2 3 4
A video installation on the Amazon universe experienced from two contrasting perspesctives : the Pre-Hispainc and the Post-Colonial. Sponsored by the Mairie de Paris, the Association OCEA, the Colombian Ambassy in France and the Ministry of Culture of Colombia, Caracol TV and Arte. The installation
is currently at the Hotel de Ville de Paris at the exhibit "Latitudes: Terres d'Amazonie".

2005-2006
Terra Incognita: A Journey to an unknown land (A work in progress)
A video installation on the cross-Atlantic slavery trade. It received the "Quality Label" fromUNESCO's International Fund for the Promotion of Culture.

2001
The Three Arts Club of Chicago, Illinois (IL), USA
Directed and edited a video about the Club's Mentorship Program "Let's Pierce the Sky" (5 min.) Project sponsored by an Oprah Winfrey's grant

2000
Chicago Park District, John G. Shedd Aquarium et Field Museum, Chicago, IL, USA
Directed a video documentary on a Junior Earth Team (J.E.T.) - Project sponsored by the Joyce Foundation

1998-2000
"Mazamorreo: In search of Memory " in 2007 this research project received the support of the Slave Route Project at UNESCO (Production USA/Colombia) Produced and directed first independent documentary on the Afro-Colombian traditions and oral memories on the Pacific Lowlands of Colombia. (55 min. / shot on MINIDV / edited on AVID)
The documentary is now available at UNESCO's e-platform and is distributed by National Film Network.
Grants received for this project (double-click)
Festivals and other presentations of this work (double-click)

1999
In relation with the documentary, promoted Grupo Bahia in their first visit from Colombia to Chicago.
The group played at the Hot House, the Old Town School of Folk Music Roots & Folk Music Festival among other venues. (Promotion of the Music from the Pacific Lowlands related to the documentary)

1999
The P.E.A.C.H. Club/Gallery 312, Chicago, IL, USA - (a non-for-profit arts organization in the Chicago area)
Produced and directed the program's promotional video piece (6 min.). Video funded by the City of Chicago's CAAP grant and Gallery 312.

1995-1997
Gold'n Group Productions,Inc. Chicago, IL, USA - Intern/ post-production assistant/video digitizing on AVID and Media 100 - "off-line" Cut

Exhibitions & Screenings

2011
January Presented my research at the Muséum: Aimé Bonpland: Témoin des indépendances latino américaines -- 16ème Congrès des étudiants doctorants et en Master au Muséum de Paris (Guest-Speaker)

2010
Nov. Presented : Aimé Bonpland: Témoin des indépendances latino américaines at the 'Colloque International franco-argentin sur Aimé Bonpland (1773-1858) et les naturalistes-voyageurs français en Amérique du Sud au siècle des indépendances' --Organized by the Université de La Rochelle during the exhibit Aimé Bonpland de l'orchidée à la Yerba Mate at the Muséum of La Rochelle. (Guest-Speaker)

July- Co-organization of the presentation of the Banda Folclorica Distrital de Barranquilla in Paris. For more information on this event, please visit :www.enlacesart.org

May - Together with Professor Jean-Rodolph LOTH, direction of Créteil's art students Performance at the Cultural Center of the Ville de Créteil, Lycée St Exupéry / Screening of Mazamorreo : In Search of Memory at Ville de Créteil

2009
July - Organized the Colombian Carnival at the Parisian Tropical Carnaval, Paris France with Enlaces artisticos Association (www.enlacesart.org)

June - Photo exhibition at Pictomos Space, Paris France

May - Hôtel de Ville de Paris – May 28th, Presentation of Mazamorreo : In Search of Memory with the presence of Paz Nuñez-Regueirio, Marcel Dorigny et Jean-Michel Deveau

2008
October- "La Diaspora" film festival at Barcelona (www.fundacionimago.org.co)

May - Musée du Quai Branly -- "Slavery Abolition Commemoration"

April-La Maison de l'Amérique Latine "Slavery Abolition Commemoration"

2006-07, Amazonas Mia - "Latitudes 2006 : Terres d'Amazonie", Hôtel de Ville de Paris, from December 15th, 2006 through January 27th, 2007.

2006 Ecole du Louvre – A presentation on my video work since 1993-2006

2006, UNESCO – Slavery Route -Scientific International Committee Screening of "Mazamorreo: In Search of Memory/En busqueda de memoria-- (the Colombian marimba)

2006 Maison de l'Amérique Latine, Tribune de la Musique, "Mazamorreo: In Search of Memory/En busqueda de memoria"-- (the Colombian marimba)

2005 the Colombian Consulate, Paris, Presentation on the music of the Pacific Lowlands, Guest speaker : Candelario Gonzalez

2004 Biennale d'art contemporain de St. Cloud , "Legends of Guatancuy"

2002 Mfive Project

2001 The 24thAnnual San Antonio Cine Festival

2000 The Lake Forest College, Lake Forest

2000 The XV Festival de Cinema Latino Americano in Trieste, Italy

2000 The Colombian American Foundation, Chicago

2000 The 16th Chicago Latino Film Festival

1997 The S.A.I.C. Bachelor of Fine Arts Video and Film screening, Film Center, Chicago

1997 The Young Colombian Artists in the U.S. show, Colombian Embassy, Washington, D.C.

Grants, Scholarships & Awards
2010, UNESCO : 2010 YEar of the Rapprochement of Cultures Label , for the Association Enlaces artisticos

2006, Mairie de Paris, la Association OCEA, Caracol TV, la Embajada de Colombia en Francia y el Ministerio de Cultura de Colombia, la Embajada de Francia en Colombia, y Arte/Actions Culturelles, for "Amazonas Mia"


2006, UNESCO : The International Fund for the Promotion of Culture -- The Quality Label for a video installation called Terra Incognita: A Journey to an unknown land (A work in progress)

For Mazamorreo : In Search of Memory :

2007, UNESCO : The Slave Route Project Label

2002, The Community Arts Assistance Program (C.A.A.P.) Grant, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs

2001, The Community Arts Assistance Program (C.A.A.P.) Grant, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs

2000, The Community Arts Assistance Program (C.A.A.P.) Grant, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs

1999, The Illinois Humanities Council Major/Media Grant (I.H.C.) and The US National Endowment for the Humanities

1998, C.A.A.P. Grant / Project development with the P.E.A.C.H. Club, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs

1998, Chicago Cultural Affairs - Chicago Artists International Program Grant (C.A.I.P.), Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs

As a Fine Art's student :

1997, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (S.A.I.C.), Honorary and Leadership Award

1996, Organization of American States (O.A.S.), Leo S. Rowe Pan American Fund

1995, S.A.I.C. Dean's Grant

1995, Colombianos Unidos Para Una Labor Unida (C.U.P.U.L.A.) Scholarship

1994, S.A.I.C. Merit Scholarship

Affiliations & Mentorships

2009-2011 Association de l’école du Louvre, Member

2009-2011 L’ICOM, Member

2008 Assocation Enlaces artisticos, Cultural Project Responsible www.enlacesart.org

2007 Creation of the Association Enlaces artistiscos with chilean artists Andres GLEIXNER and Christain MCMANNUS

2002, Guest speaker at the Three Arts Club of Chicago

2002, Women in the Director's Chair, Jury

2001, The Three Arts Club Mentorship Program, Mentee

2000, The P.E.A.C.H. Club, Mentor

1999, The Colombian American Foundation, Member