Firelei Báez : CV


	Can I Pass? Introducing the Paper Bag to The Fan Test for the Month of December

	Not Even Unalterable Limitations

	Carib's Jhator

	Une Regard Autre

	Ciguapa Series

	Geographic Delay Series

	Natural Grooming Series

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	FIRELEI BAEZ fireleibaez@yahoo.com BIOGRAPHY Born Santiago, Dominican Republic Lives and works in New York EDUCATION 2010 MFA Hunter College; New York, NY 2008 Skowhegan School Of Painting and Sculpture; Skowhegan, ME 2004 BFA The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art; New York, NY EXHIBITIONS 2011 “Disillusions: Gendered Visions of the Caribbean and its Diasporas”, Curated by Tatiana Flores, Middlesex County College Art Gallery, NJ “Alpha’s Bet Is Not Over Yet” curated by Steffani Jemison and Jamal Cyrus at the New Museum, New York, NY “The African Continuum” at the United Nations, New York, NY Afro-Latin@s Now! Strategies for Visibility and Action, The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York, NY “The (S) Files" El Museo's 6th Biennial, Curated by Rocío Aranda-Alvarado, Trinidad Fombella and Elvis Fuentes, El Museo, New York, NY "Privacy Please!" AIR Gallery, New York, NY "Elastic Identity", at IMC Lab + Gallery, New York, NY "Paperwork", Kravets & Wehby, New York, NY "RE:ANIMATION", Recess Space, New York, NY "Edouard Glissant: Inhabit his Name", Recess Space, New York, NY "The Chain Letter Show", Samson Projects, Boston, Massachusetts "FRENZY", Space 1950, New York, NY 2010 “Drawing Conclusions, Taller Boriqua, New York, NY “Supercluster”, Praxis International Art, Miami, FL "Mirror Piece I: Reconfigured" Thinking Performance at the Guggenheim, Performed with Joan Jonas, Guggenheim Museum, NY “Around the Way”, curated by El Museo del Barrio, Macy's, NY, NY "Introductions6" at Irvine Contemporary, Washington, DC "Lush" at Art Solar, Curated by Trinidad Fombella, East Hampton, NY Graphomania at Garbageman/Astronaut Project Space in Portland, OR "Boundless Discourse" Kresge Gallery at Ramapo College, Curated by Rocio Aranda-Alvarado, Ramapo, NJ "Hair Tactics" at the New Jersey City Museum, Guest Curated by Rocio Aranda-Alvarado, NJ "Wearing Spirit" curated by Shantrelle Lewis at the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute, New York, NY "Dance Ghost" Curated by Elisa Soliven at Vaudeville Park, Brooklyn, NY "Resonance" Curated by Julie Opperman, Rabbithole Gallery, Brooklyn NY "Rompe Puesto", Organized by Blanka Amezkua & Ronny Quevedo, BRAC Bronx, NY 2009 'Total Objectification' Add-Art show curated by Carrie Elston, New York, NY 'In the Flesh', Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA 'Better Left Unsaid', solo show, Kaffe 1664, New York, NY 'No Longer Disturbing: Beneath the Paper Thin Surface', two person show with Zoë McCloskey, Unsmoke ArtSpace, Braddock 'MAs Curate MFAs' exhibition of work by candidates in the Hunter College MFA program curated by candidates in the Hunter College MA art history program at the Times Square Gallery/MFA Building located at 450 West 41st Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenue. 2008 Aljira: Emerge 9, Group Exhibition; Jersey City, NJ We Began There and Converged Here. A travelling group exhibition of printed art works at Arts Iowa City Gallery; Iowa City, NYC, Chicago 2007 South Asian Women's Creative Collective (SAWCC) 10th Anniversary Art Auction Benefit; New York City, NY BX1: The Second Bronx Artist Biennial Group Show of Bronx artists who were featured winners of the borough’s BRIO (Bronx Recognizes Its Own) Individual Artist Fellowship.Bronx, NY Reverence for all Living Creatures at Victory Hall. Jersey City, NJ 2006 Vejigante Tremors. Melrose Open Studios Exhibition. Bronx, New York 2005 Menschell Exhibition. The Cooper Union. New York, NY Exhibition of artwork, writing and handmade paper done within the Latin American Community Arts Project 2004 Gravados: La Barra Summer Workshop. La Barra, Mexico, Exhibition of artwork done in the Latin American Community Arts Project Summer workshop sponsored by the Menschell Grant Decadence, Cooper Union New York, NY Joint thesis exhibition with Jessica Spears 2003 Prints Past and Present: Works form the Student Archive of the School of Art, Cooper Union New York, NY. Curated by Day Gleeson and Lorenzo Clayton University of Georgia Student ExhibitIion, Cortona Archeological Museum Cortona, Italy GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS 2011Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Artist-in-Residence, Workspace Program 2010 Joan Mitchell Painters and Sculptors Award in Painting 2007 Bronx Recognizes its Own (BRIO) Award recipient Aljira Emerge, A Career Management and Exhibition Program for Emerging Artists 2004 The Jaque and Natasha Gelman Award for Painting. New York, NY. 2003 The O’Brien Travel Award, New York, NY. 2002 William Randolph Hearst Award, New York, NY SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY Cotter, Holland. Artists Who’s Vitality Flows from the Streets. The New York Times, 16 June 2011. Miller, Leigh Anne. A Continental Biennial: Rocio Aranda-Alvarado on "The (S) Files". Art in America. 12, October 2011. New York, NY. Stephens, Michelle. "The Fantasy in Bits and Pieces: The Illusory Body of the Caribbean/Female Artist". Disillusions catalogue essay. Rutgers, NJ. Parker, Tasha. "If you like...". Studio: The Studio Museum in Harlem Magazine, Summer/Fall 2011. New York, NY. Honores, Crystal. "La Clave del Exito". Siempre Mujer. 13 August 2011. New York, NY 2010 Smith, Matthew, Introductions6 at Irvine Contemporary, DCist, 5 August, 2010. Washington, DC 2009 O'Driscoll, Bill. Firelei Baez at Unsmoke Art Space. Pittsburg City Paper, 27, March, 2009. Pittsburg, PA.