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

Education
2009
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle -- Master in Museum Studies--on-going

Ecole du Louvre, Art history Degree, Premier cycle

2008
Crosscultural Dialogue in Europe -- UNESCO / Centre Georges Pompidou

2006
Guest speaker of UNESCO's Permanent Colombian Delegation at UNESCO's Slave Route's Program International Cientific Committee meeting

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)

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

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

Video Work and Teaching experience

2010
Lycée St Exépury de Créteil
As a result of the 2009 exhibit "La Peur : Singulier/Pluriel" by MILKSHAKE's association, she was invited by the two organisations to pursue a one-year school program as a guest artist. The subject explored is : The Carnaval: Transgressing bounderies of performance. Les masques furent exposés à la Foire de Paris au stand de la Mairie de Paris dans le cadre de la vitrine du Carnaval Tropical de Paris. La performance sera présentée le prochain 26 mai, 2010 à la Maison des arts de Créteil et en juin au Conservatoire de Créteil. Pour plus d'information cliquez ici.

2009
Lycée St Exépury de Créteil
Exhibit : "La Peur : Singulier/Pluriel" by MILKSHAKE's association. Invited to present her video "Surfaces" (SAIC, 1995). She 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. Received the "Quality Label Award" 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.)

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 " 2007-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.

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 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 piece. Partially funded by the C.A.A.P. (6 min.)

1995-1997
Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, Video Assistant
Conducted interviews to survivors of the Holocaust in the Chicago area.

Exhibitions & Screenings


2010
Le 14 mai - Mexico DF : Screening of the documentary Mazamorreo : in Search of Memory en at the video research festival 'Patrimonio y memoria de la esclavitud y del trafico en el Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropologia Social (CIESAS)' co-organized by the par le CNRS & Afrodesc.

Le 22 mai- ScreeningMazamorreo : in Search of Memory at Creteil's 'Centre Socio-Culturel Madeleine Rebérioux'. For further information, please click here. and Here

Le 26 mai - Co-direccion con los estudiantes del Lycée St Exupéry de Créteil -- Performance en la Maison des Arts Créteil en collaboration avec le Professeur Jean-Rodolph LOTH, dans le cadre du projet au Lycée St Exupéry.

Le 4 mars - Maison de l'Amérique Latine : Co-organized a conference to celebrate the 200th B-day publication of the newspaper El Colombiano by Francisco de Miranda,on March 15th, 1810. For futher information: www.expo-miranda.org


2009
July - Co-organized the Colombian Carnaval at the Parisian Tropical Carnaval, Paris France with Enlaces artisticos Association (www.carnavalesdecolombia.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
2007, UNESCO : Slavery Route Project Support

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

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

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

2008 Assocation Enlaces artisticos, Cultural Project Manager

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