Scherezade Garcia (Dominican, born )

Timeline

1970
Born, Santo Domingo, DR
1986
AAS in Fine Arts & Illustration, Altos de Chavón School of Design, La Romana, DR
1994
Taught at Altos de Chavón School of Design, Santo Domingo, DR
1995
Taught at Parsons School of Design, NYC
1996
Selected by Museo de Arte Moderno de Santo Domingo to represent Dominican Republic at the International Biennial of Paintings, Haut de Cagnes, France
1997
Taught at Altos de Chavón School of Design, Santo Domingo, DR
1998
BFA, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
1999
Dominican Selection for Solo Exhibition, Cuban Biennale
2000
Panelist, The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)
2000
Taught at Museo del Barrio, New York, NY
2003
Taught at Lehman College, Education Department, Bronx, NY
2004
Taught at Studio in a School, Teaching Artist, New York
2006
Taught at Institute for Latino Studies, University of Notre Dame, IN
2010
MFA, City College of New York
2010
Parsons the New School of Design, Adjunct Instructor, New York

Exhibitions

2012
The Hispaniola Frontier Project, DR/Haiti, Public Art Action, Floating World, Santo Domingo, DR
2011
Loosely Coupled, Governor’s Island, New York, NY
2011
About Change, World Bank, Washington, DC
2011
Manifestaciones, Printmaking Portfolio, Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo, PR
2011
Manifestaciones, Printmaking Portfolio, University of California Art Gallery, Washington, DC
2011
Manifestaciones, Printmaking Portfolio, Empire State College Art Gallery, New York, NY
2011
Humanities Gallery @ Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY (solo)
2010
Theories on Freedom, International Visions Gallery, Washington DC (solo)
2010
Manifestaciones, Printmaking Portfolio, Dominican Studies Institute, City College of New York, New York, NY
2010
Etnia-Art Fair, Espacio Latinoamericano asbl, Brussels, Belgium
2010
On Paper, Abro Gallery, Miami, FL
2010
Dream Box, District & Co. – The Gallery, Santo Domingo, DR
2009
Back to Back/Face to Face , Art of Haiti and The Dominican Republic, Embassy of Haiti, Washington, DC
2009
7 Islands/7 Artists, Embassy of Venezuela, Washington, DC
2009
Bienal de Arte Interactivo, Museo de Mérida, Mérida, Mexico
2008
Labyrinth, Exit Art, New York, NY
2008
In Response: Summer Projects, Glyndor Gallery, Bronx, NY
2008
Morir Soñando (Dying Dreaming), District & Co. – The Gallery, Santo Domingo, DR (solo)
2007
Paradise Redefined, Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, NY (solo)
2007
Island of Many Gods, Salena Gallery at Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY (solo)
2007
Away, femmes diaspora créativité et dialogue intercultural, UNESCO, Paris, France
2006
Paradise: Selected Pieces, Crossroads Gallery, Univ. of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN (solo)
2006
This Skin I’m In, El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY
2006
Merengue: Visual Rhythm, El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY
2006
Drawing Stage, City Without Walls, curated by Carmen Ramos, Newark , NJ
2005
Suite Quisqueya; District & Co. – The Gallery, Curated by Paula Gomez and Sara Hermann, Santo Domingo, DR
2005
Emerge 6: On Locations, Aljira, curated by Lilly Wei, Newark, NJ
2005
Dominicanazo!!, Samson Projects, Moston, MA
2005
Bayennale at Somarts, South Market Arts Center, San Francisco, CA
2004
Sin Título, Trienal Poligráfica de San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2004
The Black Atlantic, Haus der Kulture der Welt, Berlin, Germany
2004
A Celebration of Art and Entrepreneurship, Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY
2003
V Caribbean Biennial, Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo, DR
2003
Bootlegender, Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos, Bronx, NY
2003
The Caribbean Abroad: Contemporary Artists and Latino Migration, The Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
2003
Arte Actual / Gallery Carmen Rita Perez, Casa de Campo, La Romana, DR
2003
De lo Que Soy (What I’m Of), Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, NY
2003
Souvenir: 1 x 1 Individual Projects, Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ (solo)
2002
Arte Actual / Gallery Carmen Rita Perez, Casa de Campo, La Romana, DR
2002
To Scale, The Rotunda Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2002
Slam Video Film Festival, The Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY
2002
Screening of "Sabana de la Mar" Video, The S-Files, El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY
2001
SDQ-JFK , The Carriage House, New York, NY
2001
Family, Fission and Fusion: La Hispaniola, Imarisha Art House, Brooklyn, NY
2001
Disorienting Signs, Leonora Vega Gallery, New York, NY
2001
Paraíso (Paradise), IV Caribbean Biennial, Santo Domingo, DR (solo)
2001
Dios, Patria y Libertad (God, Country and Liberty), IV Caribbean Biennial, Santo Domingo, DR (solo)
2000
Paraíso (Paradise), The Havana Biennial, Havana, Cuba (solo)
2000
NY Cow Parade, El Museo Del Barrio and the Bravo Group, New York, NY
2000
Poetry and Politics of Art Books, Yale University, New Haven, CT
2000
Known Territories, Salena Gallery at Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY
1998
Stories of Salvation, Ultimo Arte Gallery, Santo Domingo, DR (solo)
1998
Objects of War, Tales of Freedom, Leonora Vega Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
1998
Sound Fates, Leonora Vega Gallery, New York, NY
1998
The Circle Comes Around: Recent Art from the Dominican Republic, Aaron Davis Hall, The Institute for Research on the African Diaspora in the Americas and the Caribbean, New York, NY
1998
Inaugural Exhibition, Leonora Vega Gallery, New York, NY
1997
The New American Art Show, Tweed Gallery at City Hall, New York, NY
1997
Emerging Latino Artists in NY, Queens Theater in the Park, Queens, NY
1997
Tales of Freedom, Mary Anthony Galleries, New York, NY (solo)
1996
Hispanic Heritage Month, Department of Housing & Development Community Affairs, New York, NY (solo)
1996
International Painting Biennial, Representing the Dominican Republic, Haut de Cagnes, France
1996
Circuito, Ultimo Arte Gallery, Santo Domingo, DR
1996
Manifesto, Mary Anthony Galleries, New York, NY
1995
Stories of Fallen Angels, Museum of Modern Art, Santo Domingo, DR (solo)
1995
Bienal Nacional de Artes Visuales, Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo, DR
1994
One Fit Here, One Foot There, Ossaye Gallery, Santo Domingo, DR
1994
History of a Long Conversation, The Art Nouveau Gallery, Santo Domingo, DR (solo)
1993
History of a Long Conversation, The Art Nouveau Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
1992
500 Yolas, Hostos Community College, Bronx, NY
1992
Impact of Two Worlds, Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT
1992
Galleries of Krasdale Foods, New York, NY
1992
Crossings, 2nd Part Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT
1991
Henry Street Settlement, Luis Abrons Art Center, New York, NY
1991
Dominican Artists Beyond Borders, Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo Domingo, DR

Public Collections

El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY
Museum of Modern Art, Santo Domingo, DR
National Palace of the Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, DR