eduardomendieta Artist/Graphic Designer BIO Originally from Union City, New Jersey, Eduardo Mendieta has been living in West Palm Beach, FL for the last 20 years. Starting at a young age he was interested in graffiti and the fine arts. Now at the age of 39 he has shown in various locations throughout South . This work has been featured in publications such as XS Magazine, City Link Magazine, Palm Beach Times, FreePress Magazine, and Closer Magazine and was selected to participate in the 1999 Hortt Exhibition, Museum of Art in Fort Lauder- dale. Eduardo is currently working as a graphic designer, and after an eight year interim has finally returned to his artwork.

Within the last two years his work has been displayed all throughout in such areas including Palm Beach International Airport as part of the Palm Beach County Arts in Public Places Program; Jan & Gary Dario Gallery, Palm Beach State College; STUDIO 1608, West Palm Beach, part of Right Here Right Now SPRING GROUP SHOW; GAB Studio, Art District, Group Show; Area 23 Art Gallery, Miami Art District, 20x20, Group Show; Art Nouveau, Group Show; Art Heart, Group Show; Gallery 101, Fort Lauderdale, Group Show, JF Gallery, West Palm Beach, Group Show and Lois Brezinski Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL., NAC Gallery, Miami, the Take Over Pop up show, Miami Art District, Rosenzweig Art Gallery, West Palm Beach; Yo Space, Miami, FL; Project Fine Art, FatVillage Art District, Fort Lauderdale and 50/50 Art Show, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL.

Eduardo’s work has progressed from canvas and paper to large scale murals, four located throughout Downtown West Palm Beach. Three of these murals have been in association with the Downtown Development Authority of West Palm Beach. Edu- ardo has also painted two large scale murals as a featured artist in the 46 for XLVI Superbowl Indianapolis Mural Project, Indiana; painting four more murals for Art Basel week in Art District, Miami, FL; three murals in FatVillage Art District, Fort Lauderdale FL; Bay Project, Boynton Beach Art District, FL; Hollywood Mural Project, Hollywood, FL and was selected as a featured artist in the BR Mural Project, Baton Rouge, LA Eduardo was also a featured artist in Art After Dark, Norton Museum, West Palm Beach; in the May 2011 issue of City Link; June 24, 2011 issue of the Palm Beach Daily News; July 2011 issue of Palm Beach Illustrated; the September 9, 2012 issue Palm Beach Post; Nuvo, Indy’s alternative voice, December issue in 2012 and Ice My House, DYI Network to air in 2013. www.eduardomendieta.com Eduardo Mendieta, (b. 1973, US) [email protected] • www.eduardomendieta.com • 561.755.2316

Education Palm Beach State College AA in fine arts

Exhibitions 1999 Hortt Exhibition Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Group Show Palm Beach international Airport, West Palm Beach, Group Show Jan & Gary Dario Gallery, Palm Beach State College, Lake Worth, Solo Show STUDIO 1608, West Palm Beach, Group Show GAB Studio, Miami, Group Show Area 23 Art Gallery, Miami, Group Show Art Nouveau, West Palm Beach, Group Show Art Heart, Fort Lauderdale, Group Show Gallery 101, Fort Lauderdale, Group Show JF Gallery, West Palm Beach, Group Show Lois Brezinski Gallery, West Palm Beach, Group Show Art After Dark, Norton Museum, West Palm Beach, Live Art The Take Over Pop Up, Miami, Group Show Rosenzweig Art Gallery, West Palm Beach, Group Show Yo Space, Miami, Group Show Project Fine Art, Fort Lauderdale, Group Show Art That Feeds, Miami, Group Show Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, Group Show End Child Prostitution & Trafficking - USA Art Auction, New York, Group Show Collaboration, West Palm Beach, Group Show Clay Glass Metal Stone Gallery, Lake Worth, Group Show Gallery 2014, Hollywood, FL, Solo Show (currently being represented by) Artivist Artist Gallery, Boynton Beach, Group Show

Professional Experience Mural Artist: DownTown Development Authority, West Palm Beach, FL 46 for XLVI Superbowl Indianapolis, Indianapolis Art Council, Indianapolis, Indiana Yo Walls, Miami, FL South Florida Graffiti Expo, Fort Lauderdale, FL Build A Better Block, Fort Lauderdale, FL Bay Project, Boynton Beach Art District, Boynton Beach, FL Lake Worth Community Redevelopment Agency, Lake Worth, FL LULA Lake Worth Mural Project, Lake Worth, FL Downtown Hollywood Mural Project, Hollywood, FL Roosevelt Elementary School Reading Buddies Mural, funded privately by Engineer Tax Services, West Palm Beach, FL Stairwell Mural for penthouse Related Group, Hallendale Beach, FL Keys to the City, painted piano Kretzer Piano Foundation, West Palm Beach, FL Harolds Cafe Mural, West Palm Beach, FL Cabo Flats Restaurant Murals, Delray Beach and Palm Beach Gardens, FL Beir Garten Mural, CityPlace, Artist & Project Manager, West Palm Beach, FL

Bibliography XS Magazine, FL 1997 South Florida City Guide, 2013 City Link, FL 1998 Hollywood Gazette, FL April 2013 Palm Beach Times, FL 1998 South Florida Sun Sentinnal, July 2013 Free Press Magazine, FL 1998 The Palm Beach Post, FL August 2013 Closer Magazine, FL 2000 The Palm Beach Post, FL October 2013 City Link, FL 2011 Palm Beach Illustrator, FL October 2013 Palm Beach Daily News, FL, June 24, 2011 Fort Lauderdale Magazine, FL November 2013 Palm Beach Illustrated, FL, 2011 Nuvo, Indy's Alternative Voice, Indiana, 2012 Palm Beach Post, FL, September 9, 2012 Indy Star, Indiana, 2012