| Luisa Mesa |
Based in Miami, Florida B. Havana, Cuba |
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Luisa Maria Mesa was born in Havana, Cuba and came to Miami when she was only two years old. Although Mesa lived in Spain, Venezuela and Puerto Rico for a total of twelve years, she has spent most of her life in Miami, where she currently lives and works. Mesa earned her BFA at Florida International University, and she is currently an Artist-in-Residence at ArtCenter/ South Florida in Miami Beach.
EDUCATION
2006 – B.F.A., Painting, Florida International University (magna cum laude), Miami, Florida
2001 – A.A., Miami-Dade College (highest honors with distinction), Miami, Florida
SELECTED AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
2007 - Juried Artist in Residence, ArtCenter/South Florida, Miami Beach, FL
2007 - Best in Show, “Celebration 21” The Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL, Juror: Carol Damian
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006 - “Full Circle: A Journey Within”, Diaspora Vibe Gallery, Miami, Florida
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007
“Controlled Excess”, Miami Beach City Hall, Miami Beach, FL
“Out of Eden”, The Deering Estate at Cutler, Palmetto Bay, FL
“Visage”, The Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL, Juror: Jose W. Perez
“Deviant Behavior”, Artformz, Miami, FL, First National Juried Exhibition
“Infinitely Connected”, The Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL, Juror: Claire Breukel
“Celebration 21” The Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL,
Juror: Carol Damian
2006
“Art Off The Main”, Puck Building, New York, N.Y.
“Exit Inside Out”, Universidad Sagrado Corazon, San Juan, Puerto Rico
“Hispanic Heritage Month 2006”, Florida State Capitol Rotunda, Tallahassee, Florida
“All Members Show”, The Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, Florida
“The Surface and What Lies Beneath”, Estefano Arts Center, Miami, Florida
“Sculptural Objects at the BAC”, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, Florida
“BFA Spring Exhibition 2006”, The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, Florida International University, Miami, FL
“Kontemporary Karma”, Miami-Dade College Interamerican Campus Art Gallery, Miami, Florida
Art Miami 2006, Diaspora Vibe Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida
2005
“Out Castes”, Diaspora Vibe Gallery, Miami, FL (during Art Basel, Miami)
“Breakfast at the Bakehouse” (Winter Juried Art Show), The Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, Florida
Sculptural Objects at the BAC, The Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, Florida
2004
“Five”, Diaspora Vibe Gallery, Miami, FL (during Art Basel, Miami)
“All Members Show”, The Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, Florida
“Annual Student Juried Exhibition”, The Art Museum at FIU, Miami, Florida
“Sankofa”, West Palm Beach, Florida
“18 on the 18th”, The Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, Florida
“About Women”, The Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, Florida, Curated by Virginia Miller
“International Artexpo”, New York, NY
2003
Juried 17th Anniversary Exhibition, The Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami
Culture Embraced; Evolution Through Transitions, Diaspora Vibe Gallery Miami
Women In Art, The Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami
Southern Shift: An exchange exhibit between FIU/UA, ASL Gallery
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Women and Values, Latino Art Museum, in collaboration with
Hatman Art Space, Pomona, CA
Art Miami – Miami Beach, FL
“Avant-Garde" by International Artists, Hatman Art Space, Coral Gables
2002
Winter Juried Art Show, The Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami
The Latin Art Exhibit, Latin Brush Strokes, Naples
The Mayor’s Rotating Art Exhibit, Miami City Hall, Miami
All Members Show, The Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami
Women and Values, Hatman Art Space, Coral Gables
Group Exhibition, Pro Arte Gallery, Coral Gables
Concepts, Hatman Art Space, Coral Gables
16th Anniversary Juried Art Show, Bakehouse Art Complex
Presented in conjunction with “Food for Life Network” – Miami
Art Miami – Miami Beach, FL
2001
Opening Reception in Coral Gables – Brickell Village Gallery, Miami
El Mes de la Hispanidad, Brickell Village Gallery, Miami
Grand Opening-Group Exhibition, Da Vinci’s Gallery, Coral Gables
2000
First International Art Festival, Latin American Art Museum, Coral Gables
Future Visions II, O and Y Gallery, Coral Gables
Group Exhibition, Nabuc Gallery, Miami
1999
Visions, Euro America Galleries, New York
1998
Group Exhibition, Veranda Gallery, Coral Gables
Hispanic Heritage in America ‘98, The Latin American Art Museum, Coral Gables
COMMISSIONS
Levine Children’s Hospital, Charlotte, N.C.
Mitchell and Jane Johnson, Miami Beach, Florida / Washington, D.C.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Permanent Collection, Miami-Dade Public Library - North Dade Regional Branch, Miami, Florida
SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Jana Sigars-Malina, Coconut Grove, FLorida
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Apfel, Miami, Florida
Jose W. Perez, Miami, Florida
Rosie Gordon-Wallace, Miami, Florida
Mitchell and Jane Johnson, Miami Beach, Florida / Washington, D.C.
Rosario Garrido, Miami Beach, Florida |
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