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Born in Ecuador. Lives in Brooklyn, NY |
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EDUCATION |
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2008 |
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MFA - Fine Arts, Parsons The New School for Design, NY |
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1994 |
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MA - Education, Hunter College, NY |
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1988 |
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BA - Studio Art, Queens College, NY |
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AWARDS & RESIDENCIES |
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2011 |
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Emerging Artist Fellowship - Socrates Sculpture Park
AIM - Artist in the Marketplace Program, The Bronx Museum |
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2010 |
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Urban Artist Initiative/NYC Fellowship |
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2009 |
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Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Studio Program |
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2008 |
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Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant |
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Vermont Studio Center |
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Emerge 10 Fellowship, Aljira Center for Contemporary Art |
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2007 |
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Lynn Gumpert Award – ISE Cultural Foundation |
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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS |
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2011 |
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Socrates Sculpture Park - EAF11 Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition, LIC, NY
The Bronx Museum - Bronx Calling, AIM 1st Biennial , NY |
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Kenise Barnes Fine Art – Baby It’s Cold Outside, Larchmonnt, NY |
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Longwood Art Gallery - Observed, Imagined and Re/created, Bronx, NY |
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Storefront Gallery - New Year, New Work, New Faces, Brooklyn, NY |
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2010 |
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Nathan Cummings Foundation – Provisions, curated by Meridith McNeal, NY |
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Rush Arts - CURATE NYC, New York, NY |
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Corridor Gallery - Mirror Mirror Off the Wall, Brooklyn, NY (solo installation) |
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Galería Valoarte – VIII Colectiva de Arte, Costa Rica (catalog) |
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ArtSolar - LUSH, curated by Trinidad Fombella, East Hampton, NY |
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Diane Birdsall Gallery - Corners of the World , Old Lyme, CT (two person) |
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ADC Contemporary Art Gallery – Beautiful Mess, Los Angeles, CA |
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Amy Simon Fine Art – Ready, Aim, Inspired, Westport, CT |
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ArtSPACE – Unspoken Word, New Haven, CT (solo) |
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Rockland Art Center – Fresh Paint, curated by Lynn Stein, West Nyack, NY |
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2009 |
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The Cynthia Corbett Gallery – Art at the Top, The Empire State Building, NY |
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The Cynthia Corbett Gallery - Young Masters, London |
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Aljira Center for Contemporary Art - Emerge 10, curated by Sara Reisman, Newark, NJ |
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Cue Art Foundation -Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant Recipients,NY, NY (catalog) |
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Kenise Barnes Fine Art, We Are Each Other, Larchmont, NY |
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Sue Scott Gallery, Subverted Genres, curated by Gabriela Galati & Rebecca Mirsky, NY |
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Brooklyn Central Library – reIMAGination, Brooklyn, NY (solo) |
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2008 |
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Marymount Manhattan College - Diversity and Dynamism, curated by Millie Burns, NY |
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Julie Baker Fine Art – Summer Salon, Nevada City, CA |
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BECA Gallery, Hybrids and Other Sorts, New Orleans, LA |
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The Kitchen - Parsons MFA Thesis Show, curated by Bill Carroll, New York, NY |
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Pulse Art Fair New York – Pause Reading Room, curated by Jeffrey Walkowiak, NY |
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Corridor Gallery – Crossing Cultures, curated by Meridith McNeal, Brooklyn, NY |
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Kenise Barnes Fine Art – I Am That, Larchmont, NY |
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Skylight Gallery - Female Aesthetic, curated by MLJ Johnson, Brooklyn, NY |
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The New School - Notes on the American Dream, curated by Silvia Rocciolo and Eric Stark, NY |
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2007 |
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Tabla Rasa Gallery, Points of View, Brooklyn, NY |
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ARWI International Art Fair - Galeria Galou, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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El Museo del Barrio -The (S) Files, curated by Elvis Fuentes & E. Carmen Ramos, NY (catalog) |
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Hillwood Art Museum - Free For All, curated by Millie Burns, LI, NY |
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2006 |
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Spoke the Hub - Memory Lane, Brooklyn, NY (solo) |
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Port Authority of NY/NJ - Unity Canvas, LMCC, NY, NY |
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2005 |
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Simon Liu Gallery - Brooklyn Reborn, Brooklyn, NY |
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Spoke the Hub - Plenty of Fluids, Brooklyn, NY (solo) |
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2004 |
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Union Settlement - El Sitio Feliz, El Barrio, NY |
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2003 |
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Mexican Cultural Institute, Octavio Paz Gallery- Culture Encounters, New York, NY |
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Illinois State University Gallery - Ready for War, Normal, ILL |
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2002 |
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Williamsburg Art & Historical Center - Unity Canvas, Brooklyn, NY |
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The New York Public Library, Aguilar Branch, New York, NY (solo) |
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2001 |
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The New York Public Library, 96th St. Branch, New York, NY (solo) |
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2000 |
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Queens Museum of Art - Many Colored Artworks, Flushing, NY |
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Galería Cactus, Cumbaya, Ecuador |
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Galería Charas/El Bohío, New York, NY (mural) |
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1999 |
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Citicorp Building, Court Square - LACE Artists, LIC, NY |
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Raritan Valley College Gallery - Expanding the Boundaries, curated by George Taylor, NJ |
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1998 |
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Langston Hughes Cultural Center, curated by A. Jackson(Sekou Molefi Baako),Queens, NY |
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PRESS |
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2010 |
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“Corners of the World” The Day, Amy J. Barry, June 3, 2010 |
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“Messy and Visceral” The New Haven Advocate, Geoffrey Detrani, March 10, 2010 |
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2009 |
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“Young Masters” Art of England, Issue 63. November 2009 |
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“A Decade of Emergence” The New York Times, Benjamin Genocchio. August 28, 2009 |
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2008 |
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“Cecile Chong in Crossing Cultures”, Singtao Daily, Mike Liu, March 17, 2008 |
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2007 |
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“Obras latinas Made in USA” El Diario La Prensa. Lorenzo Morales. July 29, 2007 |
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“El Museo’s 5th Bienal: The (S) Files / The Selected Files 007”. Exh. catalog. July 2007 |
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2005 |
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“Eat Art” Singtao Daily, Sophia Leung. Dec 5, 2005 |
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2001 |
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“Pinturas de Cecile Chong” El Diario/La Prensa. Ricardo Leon Peña Villa. December 6, 2001 |
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2000 |
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Art at Various Guises at the Library” The New York Times. Andrea Vivanco. July 16, 2000 |
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1999 |
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“LACE Artists At Citibank Bldg In LIC” Queens Chronicle. Daniel Hendrick. October 18, 1999 |
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“Queens Profile: Cecile Chong” Newsday. Sheila McKenna. March 31, 1999 |
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COLLECTIONS |
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El Museo del Barrio |
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Citigroup Art Advisory Collection |
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Patricia A. Bell Collection |
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Peggy Cooper Cafritz Collection |
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Joseph and Carmen Ana Unanue Collection |
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GUEST ARTIST / ARTISTS PANEL |
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2011
2010 |
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Wave Hill - Bronx Calling : The First AIM Biennial, artist talk
Corridor Gallery, artist Q and A with Nina Ziefvert and Edwin Ramoran
ArtSPACE – Unspoken Word, artist talk |
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2009 |
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Brooklyn Central Library – reIMAGination, artist talk |
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2008 |
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Marymount Manhattan College – Diversity and Dynamism, artist lecture |
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Asian American Arts Centre - ArtSlam |
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Corridor Gallery - Crossing Culture artists panel, moderated by Danny Simmons |
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2007 |
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El Museo - Voces: ECUAYORKS artists panel, moderated by María del Carmen Carrión |
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Bank Street College and Parsons - Leadership in the Arts Program |
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2005 |
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Corridor Gallery - Rush Kids, Rush Philanthropic, Clinton Hill |
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2003 |
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MoCA - Museum of Chinese in the Americas - Lantern Festival |
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Mexican Cultural Institute, Octavio Paz Gallery - Culture Encounters |
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2002 |
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Brooklyn Museum of Art - American Identities Family Day |
