MICHELLE IVETTE GOMEZ [email protected] | www.michelleigomez.org
EDUCATION
2012-2014 Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), MFA Candidate Baltimore, MD Curatorial Practice
2008-2012 Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), BFA Baltimore, MD General Fine Arts major, Curatorial Studies concentration • May 2009 MICA New York Summer Intensive Studio Program, New York, NY • June 2007 MICA Study Abroad Pre-College, Tuscany, Italy • June 2006 MICA Study Abroad Pre-College, Aix-en-Provence, France
2004-2008 New World School of the Arts High School (NWSA), Diploma Miami, FL • Dual Enrollment, Miami-Dade College
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
July 2013- Aug 2013 Fellow, Smithsonian Latino Center (Latino Museum Studies Program) Washington D.C • Seminar to enhance leadership, research and creative skills through a series of lectures, workshops, interactive discussions and tours of Smithsonian museums and collections. • Practicum research project: Image archives of 1994 exhibition, BLACK MOSAIC: Community, Race, and Ethnicity among Black Immigrants in Washington D.C at the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum. • Research, archive and catalogue images of people, places and events of Washington D.C’s Afro-Latino communities in the 1990’s. April 2013-Aug 2013 Volunteer, Esperanza Center Baltimore, MD • English as Second Language (ESL) tutor for immigrants to help them acclimate to their new home in the U.S. Jan 2013-Present Graduate Teaching Intern, MICA Baltimore, MD • Assistant for Undergraduate 20th Century Latin American Art History and Strange Peoples courses taught by Joyce Anitagrace. Aug 2008-Present Founder and Director, Young Blood annual NWSA Alumni exhibition Miami, FL • Director for all aspects of art exhibition production: website maintenance, call for art, press and promotion, curating, installation and artwork sales. • Co-curator for 2008-2010 exhibitions. Presently serving as a mentor for annual guest curators while directing all other aspects of production. Aug 2011-Feb 2013 Education Assistant, The Walters Museum Baltimore, MD • Facilitate children, family and adult programs: festivals, art classes, lectures and receptions. Feb 2012- Feb 2013 Program Advisory Committee Member (PAC), Maryland Art Place Baltimore, MD • Conceptualized and Co-produced THIRTY: 30 Creative Minds Under 30, a monthly artist talk series and mentorship program. • Provide analyses and responses to proposals and annual exhibitions. May 2012- Sept 2012 Programming and Outreach Intern, Station North Arts & Entertainment District Baltimore, MD • Produced and promoted monthly art markets for local art vendors. • Propose and plan new programs, improve existing programs, promote events and conduct curveys. Sept 2008-July 2012 MICA Undergraduate Admissions Office, Tour Guide and Office Assistant Baltimore, MD • Weekly tours for prospective students, answering phone calls, and facilitate special events such as National Portfolio Day and Open House. May 2011 -Sept 2011 Intern, Maryland Art Place Baltimore, MD • Gallery tasks such as mailings, updating social media, newsletter design, photographing opening events and exhibition installation shots. March 2010-April 2010 Curator, Caribou Coffee Baltimore, MD • Curated small scale exhibitions in the café. In charge of promotion and installation.
Sept 2008-Dec 2008 Intern, Community Arts Partnership (CAP), MICA Baltimore, MD • Art teacher for 8th grade class at Mt.Royal Middle School. Developed weekly lesson plans in relation to their syllabus and engaged students in thoughtful critiques.
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
May 2014 (In progress) Thesis (Working Title) Baltimore, MD In partnership with Maryland Traditions, Thesis will explore the traditions and cultural identity of Latinos in the Upper Fells Point neighborhood- the center of Baltimore’s growing Latino communities. The final outcome of the project will be determined by in depth fieldwork that entails interviews, meetings and volunteer work and will respond to the Latino community’s wants and needs.
Sept 2013 CONGREGATE: Art + Faith + Community, MICA Baltimore, MD CONGREGATE art + faith + community is an exhibition that establishes artist residencies within five houses of worship in the Station North Arts & Entertainment District (SNAED) curated by the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) M.F.A Curatorial Practice class of 2014. Through collaborative art making and programs, a communal experience is created where art and faith communities come together in order to develop a better understanding of one another. I served in the Finance team, in charge of budgeting and development for Practicum, a 6-credit course.
June 2013 Images and Ruins, School 33 Art Center Baltimore, MD This exhibition is about both the preservation and destruction of memories through alternative photographic processes, and how those processes are important to understanding the final outcome of the photograph. The manipulation of photography by means of obliterating, blurring, white washing, sanding, repeating and destroying imagery reveal the artist’s personal truths regarding the people featured in the photographs.
April 2012 #EasyAccess, Wilgus Gallery Baltimore, MD Group exhibition featuring photographers who document everyday experiences through technology that is easily accessible. Whether it’s through cell phones, screenshots, web cams or Google maps, each work captures the ordinary moments that go unnoticed.
July 2011 Exposed, Artscape Satellite Exhibition, Creative Alliance Baltimore, MD Curated an exhibition featuring a group of artists that react to the overwhelming and highly fragile state of their psyche. Their autobiographical works explore elements such as distressed body language, chaos, body extensions, veiling and distortion to explore aspects of identity, social relations and hidden desire. This exhibition was part of Baltimore’s Artscape festival Gallery network and featured Sondheim Semi-Finalists.
May-June 2010 Double Consciousness co-curated with Elle Perez, C Street Gallery Laurel, MD Co-curated an exhibition that explores issues of transnational identity, cultural assimilation, and ideas of “home.” Each of the artists is influenced by their own personal history; these range from recently immigrating to the United States to being a second generation American. The resulting artworks are explorations of the self, inspired by past family history and present experiences.
Aug 2010 Young Blood: New Wave, ArtSeen Gallery Miami, FL Co-curated an exhibition that unites 25 NWSA alumni from Miami. A portion of the sales will benefit the NWSA high school and college visual arts department, which helped shape and develop the artistic talents of this group.
May-July 2010 Bearing Witness, The Contemporary Museum and various venues Baltimore, MD MICA’s Exhibition Development Seminar (EDS) presented a mid-career survey for artists Bradley McCallum and Jacqueline Tarry who explore the history of the civil rights movement. Exhibition in 7 venues including The Contemporary Museum, MICA, the Carroll Mansion, Maryland Art Place, the Phoenix Shot Tower, Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture, and The Walters Art Museum. I served as the Curatorial team leader for EDS; a 6 credit MICA course in curatorial studies concentration.
Dec 2009 Aphrodisiac MICArotica, MICA’s premier erotic magazine, MICA Baltimore, MD Curated an exhibition featuring a selection of works by artists featured in the premiere issue of Micarotica, MICA's only erotic magazine.
Aug 2009 Young Blood: New World MIXX, ArtSeen Gallery Miami, FL
Co-curated an that exhibition brings together a mix of NWSA alumni working in Miami as a fundraiser to benefit NWSA Visual arts program. This diverse group brought together artists of all establishment levels from recent graduates to emerging artists.
April 2008 Young Blood: NWSA exhibition, Open Doors furniture store Miami, FL Curated a exhibition in an innovative furniture store featuring works by New World School of the Arts high school and college students. The students were exposed to a commercial environment, opening their doors to the boutique’s customers. This was the first of the annual Young Blood exhibition series.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
March 2012 Everyone In the Family Feels It, Gateway Gallery Baltimore, MD Solo exhibition featuring a series of digital photographs exploring missing father figure and idea of the “Hero” within the military and the effects of his absence on the entire family during a time of war.
Nov 2011 The First Supper, Hillyer Art Space Washington D.C A collaboration with artist Jonathan Wille featuring an installation and performance in the Hillyer Art Space Member’s gallery about cultural identity and group dynamics within a traditional family.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 Good Light, curated by Ginevra Shay, Current Space Baltimore, MD Call Collect, Hamiltonian Gallery Washington D.C Induction, curated by Kyle Freeman, Brickhaus Art Space Baltimore, MD BLOWOUT: A DC Performance Art Festival, Hillyer Art Space Washington D.C More than Minaj: Black Bodies & the Necked Truth, curated by Michelle Ifill, Baltimore, MD Femme Noir Gallery Conversations With My Therapist, MICA Commencement Exhibition 2012, Baltimore, MD Pinkard Gallery Cycles, organized by Michelle Gomez and Joseph Parra, MICA Studio Center Baltimore, MD 2011 80” of Art NWSA Auction, Sagamore Hotel Miami, FL Tragedy Plus Time, curated by Nina Perlman, Wilgus Gallery Baltimore, MD 2010 In Between Before and After, Installations exhibit, Area 405 Gallery Baltimore, MD Delicate, curated by Elle Perez, Wilgus Gallery Baltimore, MD Natural Selection, Coconut Grove Arts Festival Gallery Miami, FL Erotic Art Show, Gallery 788 Baltimore, MD Young Blood: New Wave, ArtSeen Gallery (Curator, artist) Miami, FL Works On Paper, The Light Gallery Baltimore, MD 2009-2010 MICA Juried Undergraduate Show, Fox Gallery Baltimore, MD 2009 Aphrodisiac MICArotica’s erotic magazine, Piano Gallery (Curator, artist) Baltimore, MD Oolite Visual Arts Showcase, Borscht Film Festival, Historic Macy’s Miami, FL Young Blood: New World MIXX, ArtSeen Gallery (Curator, artist) Miami, FL 2008 Borscht Film Festival, Tower Theatre Gallery Miami, FL NWSA Senior Showcase, NWSA Gallery Miami, FL Young Blood: NWSA exhibition (Curator, artist) Miami, FL NWSA Rising Stars, NWSA Gallery Miami, FL 2007-2008 Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition, Miami Art Museum Miami, FL 2007-2008 85@85, MiArte Gallery Miami, FL
AWARDS 2013 MICA Office of Community Engagement Grant MICA Office of Student Affairs Community Service Award
2012 Curatorial Practice Scholarship Roberta Polevoy Scholarship
2011 Flo McGarrell Collaborative Project Funds Grant Priscilla Alexander Merit Scholarship
MICA Achievement Award
2010 General Fine Arts Recognition Merit Award
2009 Continuing Studies Merit Scholarship, NY Summer Intensive Program Nancy Lee Rhodes Roberts ’39 Merit Scholarship
2008-2012 Maryland Institute College of Art Dean’s List
2008 Jacques and Natasha Gelman Merit Scholarship Fanny B Thalheimer Merit Scholarship Scholastic Art Award Merit Scholarship National Art Honor Society Merit Scholarship
PUBLICATIONS
April 30, 2013 Bmore