GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS:
Kentucky Arts Council, Al Smith Fellowship, KY, 2022-2023
Summer Fellowship, Morehead State University, KY, 2020, 2013 and 2006
Great Meadows Foundation, Artist Professional Development Grant, KY, 2016
W. Paul & Lucille Caudill Little Foundation, Fuse the Muse Grant, Morehead, KY, 2012
Kentucky Foundation for Women, Artist Enrichment Grant, KY, 2006
Kentucky Foundation for Women, Artist Enrichment Grant, KY, 2000
Creative Productions Grant, Morehead State University, KY, 1997 and 1995
Kentucky Arts Council, Al Smith Fellowship, KY, 1996
Kentucky Foundation for Women, Artist Enrichment Grant, KY, 1994
Kentucky Arts Council, Professional Assistance Award, KY, 1994
Alternate Roots, Alternate Visions Grant, (NEA Funded), GA, 1993
Art Matters, Artist Grant, NY, 1992
AWARDS & HONORS:
United States Artists Fellowship Nomination, United States Artists, Chicago, IL, 2025
Distinguished Creative Production Award, Morehead State University, KY, 2025
LaGrange Art Museum Purchase Award, Third LaGrange Southeast Regional, GA, 2020
Juror on Interdisciplinary Art Panel, Ohio Arts Council’s FY2019 Individual Excellence Award, Columbus, OH, 2018
Juror, AIA Grants, Summerfair, Cincinnati, OH, 2017
Merit Award, Chautauqua: What If, National Juried Exhibit, Richmond, KY, 2016
First Place Award, Contemporary South, Raleigh, NC; Juror: C. Alligood, Curator, Crystal Bridges Museum, 2015
Juror, AIA Grants, Summerfair, Cincinnati, OH, 2014
Martha Ryan Merit Award, 56th Mid-States, Evansville, IN; Juror: Peter Plagens, Newsweek former art critic, 2013
Distinguished Creative Production Award, Morehead State University, Kentucky, 2013
Juror, Ohio University Exhibit, Athens, OH, 2012
Mixed-Media Award, 64 Arts, National Juried Exhibit, Buchanon Arts Center, IL, 2011
Juror, AIA Grants, Summerfair, Cincinnati, OH, 2009
Benchmark Award for Innovation: Focus: Fiber, Juror: Sarah Quinton, Sr. Curator, Textile Museum of Canada, 2008
Most Innovative Use of Media Award: OH+5, OH, 2008
Best 3-Dimensional Work Award: Compassion, Richmond, KY, 2007
Second Place: Combined Talents, FSU Museum of Fine Arts, FL, International Juried, 2006
Festival Award: 3-Dimensional Category, National Juried, Pittsburgh, PA, 2002
First Place Award, Arts on Main, Juror: Robson, Curator of Contemporary Art, Speed Museum, Louisville, KY, 2000
Merit Award, Hoyt Institute Fine Arts, National Juried Exhibit, New Castle, PA, 1999
Women’s Caucus for Art, Women of Color Slide Portfolio: Hispanic, National Juried Project, 1996
Second Place, Arts on Main, Regional Juried Exhibit, Shelbyville, KY, Juror: Leah Stoddard, Assistant Curator, Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center, 1998
Merit Award, Louisville Visual Art Association, Juried Regional Exhibit, KY, 1995
Juror, Showcase ‘93, Louisville Visual Art Association, KY, 1993
Juror’s Recognition Award, Alternatives ‘91, Ohio University, National Juried, Athens, OH, Juror: Carrie Mae Weems, 1991
COMMISSIONS & COLLECTIONS:
Lakeview Heights Commission & Collection, Public Art, Juried, Morehead, KY, 2024
St. Claire Healthcare Commission & Collection, Public Art, Juried, Morehead, KY, 2023
LaGrange Art Museum Collection, Third LaGrange Southeast Regional, GA, 2020
American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora Collection, 2 pieces from Cuban American-Piñatas, Miami, FL, 2014
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Commission, Public Art, Juried, Pittsburgh, PA, 2003
Speed Art Museum Commission, Public Art: Bus Wrap-Around Billboard, Invitational: 1 of 4 artists, Louisville, KY, 2000
Lexington Arts and Cultural Council Commission, Public Art, Juried Regional, Lexington, KY, 2000
CURATOR VISITS (*via Zoom):
José Daniel Picado-Garcia, Curator, Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo (MADC), Costa Rica, 2022*
Melissa E. Feldman, Curator, writer, and contributor to Art in America, Frieze and Aperture, 2022
Esther Callahan, Curator, arts organizer, feminist scholar, and Great Meadows Critic-in-Residence, 2021*
Miriam Kienle, Curator, author; and critic for Under Main Magazine, 2021
Anna Blake, Curator and Editor of Ruckus Journal, 2021*
Kōan Jeff Baysa, Curator, Sr. Founder of Honolulu Biennial, & Great Meadows Critic-in-Residence, 2020
Joey Yates, Curator at Kentucky Museum of Arts & Craft (KMAC), 2019
Julien Robson, Curator of Contemporary Art, Speed Art Museum, 2000
ONE-FIVE PERSON EXHIBITIONS:
Kentucky Folk Art Center, Two Person Invitational, Morehead, Kentucky, 2026
Transylvania University, Dis/Belief: Skeptical Realities & the Power of Interrogating Assumptions, Five-Person, KY, 2023
Thomas More College, Transfigured, Two Person, Invitational, Crestview Hills, KY, 2015
The Lexington Arts & Science Center, Distinct Voices in Contemporary Fiber, Three Person, Invitational, KY, 2013
Rowan County Arts Center, Art After Cuba, Two Person, Juried, Morehead, KY, 2012
Rosewood Gallery, One Person, National Juried, Kettering, OH, 2011
Mezzanine Gallery: Government Center, Two Person Curated, Lexington, KY, 2011
Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Couture Series, One Person, International Juried, Grand Rapids, MI, 2007
UK: Tuska Center for Contemporary Art, Two Person, Invitational, Lexington, KY, 2007
JB Speed Art Museum, Beyond the Walls, Four Person, Invitational, Louisville, KY, 2000
Broman Fine Arts Gallery, Cubanísimas Near and Far, Four Person, Invitational, Miami, FL, 2000
Loudon House, Second Installment, Five Person, Regional Juried, Lexington, KY, 2005
Mexic-Arte Museum, One Person, Diversity & Emergence Series, Austin, TX, 1998
ECC Visual and Performing Arts Center Gallery*, One Person, Elgin, IL, 1998
Saint Xavier University, One Person, Chicago, IL, 1998
Painted Bride Art Center, Crossings, Four Person, Philadelphia, PA, 1998
Transylvania University, Three Person, Lexington, KY, 1998
Radford University, One Person, Radford, VA, 1997
Louisiana State University, One Person, Shreveport, LA, 1997
Coker College, One Person, Hartsville, SC, 1997
Rosewood Arts Center, Two Person, Kettering, OH, 1997
The Arts Exchange, One Person, Atlanta, GA (During Olympics), 1996
New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, One Person, IN, 1996
Moreau Gallery: Saint Mary’s College*, One Person, Notre Dame, IN, 1996
Berea College, One Person, Berea, KY, 1996
Indianapolis Art Center, Two Person, Indianapolis, IN, 1996
RCCA: The Arts Center, Three Person, Troy, NY, 1996
Heike Pickett Gallery, Three Person, Lexington, KY, 1996
Artspace, One Person, Raleigh, NC, 1995
Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Three Person, Grand Rapids, MI, 1995
ACME ART CO., Two Person, Columbus, OH, 1995
University of Pittsburgh, Two Person, Pittsburgh, PA, 1995
Buckham Gallery, Four Person, Flint, Michigan, 1995
Artists’ Alliance, One Person, Lafayette, LA, 1994
Carnegie Arts Center, One Person, Covington, KY, 1994
Ohio State University, Hispanic Women, Three Person, Columbus, OH, 1994
Indiana State University, Four Person, Terre Haute, IN, 1993
Morehead State University, One Person, Morehead, KY, 1993
Capitol Arts Center, Two Person, Bowling Green, KY, 1993
Ohio University, Two Person, Athens, OH, 1992
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Giles Gallery - EKU, In Commonwealth: Kentucky Art, Craft, & Design, Statewide Juried, Richmond, Kentucky, 2025
ArtFields, Southeastern 12-State Juried, Lake City, SC, 2025
Giles Gallery - EKU, Dividends: Kentucky Arts Council Grantee Retrospective, Invitational, Richmond, Kentucky, 2025
The Arts Center of Greenwood, Latin Heritage, Invitational, Greenwood, South Carolina, 2024
ArtsPlace, Arts & Health, Curated, Lexington, Kentucky; sponsored by LexArts, UK Arts in Healthcare Program, and Arts & Health Alliance of Central KY, 2024
GRCC Collins Art Gallery, ArtPrize, International Juried, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2023
ArtFields, Southeastern 12-State Juried, Lake City, SC, 2023
Kentucky Arts Council, Our Kentucky Home/Nuestro hogar KY, Statewide Juried, Traveling, 2021-2023
Central Library Gallery, Latino Blend, Statewide Juried, Lexington, KY, 2023
Lions & Rabbits Center for the Arts, ArtPrize, International Juried, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2022
The Arts Center of Greenwood, A Common Thread: Textiles Past & Present, Invitational, Greenwood, SC, 2021
21c Museum, 21c Elevate Program – UnderMain Critical Mass IV, Curated by Kōan Jeff Baysa, Lexington, KY, Cancelled due to Covid, 2020
Eastern Kentucky University: Giles Gallery, Balance and Resilience, National Juried, Richmond, KY, 2020
LaGrange Art Museum, Third LaGrange Southeast Regional, Juried, LaGrange, GA, 2020
Kentucky Museum of Arts & Craft, Contemporary Art of the Commonwealth: Crown of Rays, Triennial, Curated by Joey Yates (KMAC Museum Curator), Alice Gray Stites (Chief Curator, 21c Museum), Matt Distel (Director of Exhibits, The Carnegie), Emily Goodman (Assistant Professor of Art History, Transylvania University), Louisville, KY, 2019
Agnes Scott College: Dalton Gallery, Decatur Arts Festival Fine Arts Exhibition, International Juried, Decatur, GA, 2019
Living Arts & Science Center, Miniature Invitational, Lexington, KY, 2019
Huntington Museum of Art, Exhibition 280, Regional Juried, WV; Juror: L. Roulet, contributing writer to Sculpture, 2018
Indianapolis Art Center, Art From the Heartland, Midwest Juried, Indianapolis, IN; Juror: Mike Barclay, Director of Exhibitions, Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, IN, 2018
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, ArtPrize, International Juried, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2017
ArtFields, Southeastern 12-State Juried, Lake City, SC, 2017
Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas National, National Juried, TX, 2017
East Tennessee State University, Curated 32nd Positive/Negative, National Juried, Johnson City, TN, 2017
Evansville Museum, Mid-States, Regional Juried, IN; Juror: Toshkova, Gallery Director, New Gallery of Modern Art, 2017
The Cambridge School of Weston, Nowhere Everywhere, International Juried, MA, 2016
Foothills Art Center, The Engaged Object, International Juried, Golden, Colorado, 2016
Agnes Scott College: Dalton Gallery, Fine Arts Exhibition, International Juried, Decatur, GA; Juror: Dr. Jerry Cullum, Editor of Art Papers, & Art Critic, 2016
William King Museum of Art, ¡Viva Appalachia!, Small Group, Invitational Regional, Abingdon, VA, 2016
Slocumb Galleries - ETSU, Inhabitants: Creatures of Distant Worlds, National Juried, Johnson City, TN, 2016
Eastern Kentucky University: Giles Gallery, Chautauqua: What If, National Juried, Richmond, KY, 2016
Kentucky Arts Council, This is 50, Statewide Juried, Convention Center, Lexington, KY, 2016
Women’s Caucus for Art, Time: Present, Past, and Future, National Juried, 2015
Whatcom Museum, Bellingham National, National Juried, Bellingham, WA; Juror: S.Lawrimore, Director of the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Univ. of Washington, 2015
Slocumb Galleries - ETSU, Pos/ Neg, National Juried, TN; Juror: Yoshitake, Asst. Curator, Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, 2015
Visual Art Exchange, Contemporary South, Regional (Southern States) Juried, Raleigh, North Carolina; Juror: Chad Alligood, Curator, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2015
Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance, Intertwined: Contemp. Southeastern Fiber Art, Regional Juried, Traveling, GA, 2015
Art Saint Louis Gallery, Fiber Focus, Regional Juried, MO; Juror: Marci Rae McDade, Surface Design Journal Editor and former Fiberarts Magazine Editor, 2015
Women’s Caucus for Art, Time: Present, Past, and Future, National Juried, www.nationalwca.org/, 2015
Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival, National Juried, Greensburg, PA, 2015
Westmoreland County Community College, National Juried, Youngstown, PA, 2015
The Creative Art League, A Thread Runs Through it: an Exhibit of Fiber Art, Statewide Invitational, Nicholasville, KY, 2015
Aluna Art Foundation, Mujeres al borde de una isla / Women at the Edge of an Island, International, Curated by Jesús Rosado & Ileana Fuentes, part of the Cuban Museum's series Sweet Home: Museo Cubano, Miami, FL, 2014
FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee International, Juried, FL, 2014
Greater Denton Arts Council, Materials: Hard & Soft, National Juried, Denton, TX, 2014
University of North Carolina Art Gallery, Mending: New Uses for Old Traditions, Regional 9-State Juried, Wilmington, NC; Juror: Judy Gordon, Arts Advocate and Chair of the Craft Emergency Relief Fund, 2014
Capitol Annex, Kentucky Visions, Statewide Juried, Frankfort, KY, 2014
Kentucky Arts Council, Uncommon Wealth, Statewide Juried, Traveling: Glema Mahr Arts Center, Madisonville, KY;
Berea Arts Council, Berea, KY; Spalding University, Louisville, KY; Lyric Theatre & Cultural Center, Lexington, KY; Rowan County Arts Center, Morehead, KY; Juror: Jenine Culligan, Senior Curator, Huntington Museum of Art, WV, 2013-2014
Saville Gallery, Will’s Creek Survey, National Juried, MD; Jurors: Lauren Schell Dickens, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, Corcoran Gallery Art, 2013
Westmoreland County Community College, National Juried, Youngstown, PA, 2013
ArtFields, Southeastern 12-State Juried, ArtFields Hub at ROB, Lake City, SC, 2013
Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science, 56th Mid-States Art Exhibition, Regional Juried, Evansville, IN; Juror: Peter Plagens, Art Critic,, Newsweek, 2013
William King Museum, From These Hills: Contemporary Art in the Southern Appalachian Highlands, Regional Juried, Abingdon, VA; Juror: Steve Matijcio, Curator, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2013
Georgetown College, State of Sculpture, Statewide Juried, Georgetown, KY, 2013
Canton Museum of Art, Focus Fiber, Regional Juried, OH; Sponsor: Cleveland Museum of Art’s Textile Art Alliance; Juror: Dorothy Caldwell, 2012
Capitol Annex, Kentucky Visions, Statewide Juried, Frankfort, KY, 2012
South Shore Art Center, Sources- Origins, National Juried, Cohasset, MA, 2011
Buchanon Center for the Arts, 64 Arts, National Juried, Monmouth, IL, 2011
Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur, Extraordinary Things: Biennial of Textiles, Southeastern 11-State Juried, Decatur, GA; Juror: C.V. Wainwright, Director of the Gregg Museum of Art & Design, NCSU, 2011
Reece Museum, Mountain Visions, Regional Juried, Johnson City, TN, 2011
Saville Gallery, 11th Annual Will’s Creek Survey, National Juried, Cumberland, MD; Juror: Eric C. Shiner, Milton Fine Art Curator of Art, Andy Warhol Museum, 2010
Eastern Kentucky University, Creative Inquiries, National Juried, Richmond, KY, 2010
Louisville Visual Art Association, Watertower Regional, Juried, Louisville, KY, 2010
Living Arts & Science Center:, Evolving Traditions: An Exhibit of Extraordinary Kentucky Art & Craft, Statewide Juried, Lexington, KY, 2010
Opera House Gallery, Three Person, Winchester, Kentucky, 2010
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, 22nd Annual, International Juried, NJ; Juror: Foster, Curator, Whitney Museum, 2008
The Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences, Fiberarts International, International Juried, Traveling, Charleston, WV, 2008
The Arts Alliance Center, Opposites Attract, National Juried, Nassau Bay, TX; Juror: William Stover, Assistant Curator, Department of Contemporary Art, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 2008
Cleveland State University, Focus Fiber, Regional Juried; Juror: Quinton, Sr. Curator, Canada Textile Museum, 2008
The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, St. Bonaventure University, Focus: Fiber, Regional Juried Biennial, Traveling, St. Bonaventure, NY, 2008
Rockford Art Museum, Rockford Midwestern, Regional 9-State Juried Biennial, Rockford, IL, 2008
Dairy Barn, OH+5, Regional Juried, Athens, OH, 2008
The Living Arts & Science Center: Gloria Singletary Gallery, Address and RedRESS, Invitational, Lexington, KY, 2008
Kentucky Arts Council, Uncommon Wealth, Statewide Juried, Traveling: Janice Mason Art Museum, Cadiz, KY; Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY; The Actors Theatre, Louisville, KY; Lexington Art League, KY; 2006-2008
Pittsburgh Center for Arts, Fiberarts International, Juried, PA; Co-jurors inc. Moran, Editor-in-Chief, American Craft, 2007
Atlantic Arts Center, Stretching the Threads, International Juried, FL, 2007
Kathryn Schultz Gallery, CAA, National Juried, Cambridge, MA; Jurors: Thomas Lentz, Director of Harvard University Art Museums, 2007
Center for Visual Arts, Materials Hard & Soft, National Juried, Denton, Texas; Juror: Paula Owen, President of Southwest School of Art & Craft, 2007
Transylvania University: Morlan Gallery, To Have & To Hold, Small Group Invitational, Lexington, KY, 2007
Eastern Kentucky University: Compassion, Regional Juried, Richmond, KY, 2007
Rosewood Gallery, 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Invitational, Dayton, Ohio, 2007
Ann Davis Gallery, Group Invitational, Ashland, Kentucky, 2007
Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts: Bedford Gallery, By the Hand, National Juried, Walnut Creek, CA; Juror: Suzanne Baizerman, former Curator, Crafts & Decorative Arts, Oakland Museum of CA, 2006
FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee International, Juried, FL, 2006
Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge Art Association National Prize Show, National Juried, Cambridge, MA; Juror: Cheryl Brutvan, Curator of Contemporary Art, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 2006
South Shore Art Center, White, Black and Shades of Gray, International Juried, Cohasset, MA, 2006
Rockford Art Museum, Rockford Midwestern, Regional 9-State Juried Biennial, Rockford, IL; Juror: Gregory Knight, Chief Curator, Chicago Cultural Center, 2006
Dairy Barn, OH+5, Regional Juried, Athens, OH, 2006
The Southern Ohio Museum, Regional Juried, Portsmouth, OH; Juror: Mark Cole, Assoc. Curator of American Painting & Sculpture, Cleveland Museum of Art, 2006
Buckham Gallery, 20th Anniversary Sculpture Exhibition, Invitational Juried, Flint, MI, 2005
Arts on Main, Regional Juried, Shelbyville, KY, 2004
Avampato Museum, Appalachian Corridors, 13-State Juried, Charleston, WV; Juror: Eleanor Heartney, critic, 2003
Arts on Main, Regional Juried, Shelbyville, KY, 2003
Three Rivers Arts Festival, Three Dimensional Art, National Juried Pittsburgh, PA, 2002
Ohio University Art Gallery, Source, Invitational Juried, Athens, OH, 2002
Arts on Main, Regional Juried, Shelbyville, KY, 2002
Gallery for the Arts, International Invitational, Mount Sterling, KY, 2001
Strider Gallery, Morehead State University, International Invitational, Morehead, KY, 2001
Kreft Center for the Arts, International Juried, Ann Arbor, MI; Juror: Wilkinson, Curator 20th Century Art, DIA, 2000
Arts on Main, Regional Juried, Shelbyville, KY; Juror: Julien Robson, Curator Contemporary Art, Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, 2000
Artswatch, Invitational, Louisville, KY, 2000
Ashland Community College, Invitational, Ashland, KY, 2000
Alexandria Museum of Art, International Juried, LA; Juror: Handler, Asst. Curator, Museum of Modern Art, NY, 1999
Mobile Museum of Art, Southeastern Juried, Mobile, AL, 1999
Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, National Juried, New Castle, PA, 1999
Yeiser Art Center, National Juried, Paducah, KY, 1999
William King Regional Arts Center, From These Hills, Regional Juried, Abingdon, VA, 1999
Mountain Arts Center, Invitational, Prestonsburg, KY, 1998
Arts on Main, Regional Juried, Shelbyville, KY; Juror: Leah Stoddard, Assistant Curator, Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center, 1998
Agnes Scott College: Dalton Gallery, Latina Artists: Multiple Visions, International Juried, Decatur, GA, 1997
Capitol Art Alliance, Invitational, Bowling Green, KY, 1997
Spaces, Cultural Connections: Explorations of Transcultural Identity, Cleveland, OH, 1995
Louisville Visual Art Association, Regional Juried, Louisville, KY, 1995
The Painted Bride Art Center, Totems and Other Structures, Philadelphia, PA, 1994
University of Maryland - Albin O. Kuhn Gallery, Her Hands, Baltimore, MD, 1994
C.A.G.E., Cincinnati, OH, 1994
The Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture, Cubana, Curated Exhibit, Miami, FL, 1993
Louisville Visual Art Association, Regional Juried, Louisville, KY, 1992
Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center, Regional Juried, Athens, OH, 1992
Transylvania University, Book+: A Curated Exhibition of Emerging Artists, Lexington, KY, 1992
Ohio State University, OU@OSU, Juried, Columbus, OH, 1992
Ohio University , Alternatives ‘91, National Juried, Athens, OH; Juror: Carrie Mae Weems, artist, 1991
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Kentucky Arts Council, Artists to Know: Celebrating Women’s (Art)Work, Webinar Recording, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79LqbUs6jng,, 2024
Kentucky Life segment, KET/PBS documentary, Season 29, Episode 8, https://ket.org/program/kentucky-life/disc-golf-livestock-trail-of-tears-pow-wow-and-more/, premiered March 23, 2024
¿Quién(es) Rompe(n) Hacen Las Piñatas?, Editor José Daniel Picado-García, MADC: Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo,
San José, Costa Rica; Chapter 6, pp. 50-59; August 2022
Piñatas y Carnaval… Arte Contemporáneo: Artistas que Trabajan Habitualmente con Piñatas Repositorio by Maria Camba, Madrid, Spain;
sponsored by El Gobierno de España's Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte, 2022
Under Main Magazine, “Processing the Pandemic: A Studio Visit with Elizabeth Mesa-Gaido,” September 8, 2021
Kentucky Arts Council Video Catalog, Our Kentucky Home/Nuestro hogar Kentucky, color image, 2021
Ruckus, “Speaking: Elizabeth Mesa-Gaido,” Interview, November 2020
Somewhere Appalachia, color image, https://www.somewhereappalachia.org/arts, 2020
International Association of Curators of Contemporary Art (IKT) Congress, Global Appalachia Symposium, Artist Presentation Recording,
Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, https://www.iktsite.org/symposium, 2019
Surface Design Journal: Latin American Fibers Issue, Volume 38, Number 1, p.3 & pp. 66-67, Fall 2013
Bound, The Women’s Caucus for Art, Juror Rosevear, Assoc. Curator of Painting & Sculpture, MoMA, p. 2, 2013
Focus: Fiber, Exhibition Catalog, The Cleveland Museum of Art, p.23, 2012, includes 2 color images
Fiberart International, Fiber Arts Guild of Pittsburgh, Inc., p.59, 2007, includes color image
MA thesis in Comparative Literature, John Ribo, University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill, Chapter 4, 15 pgs, 2006
In the Land of Mirrors: Cuban Exile Politics, Maria de los Angeles Torres, University of Michigan Press, p.163, 2001
Janus Head, Juried, Journal of Interdisciplinary Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, Spring 1999, cover & interior
Latino Studies Reader, Darder, Antonia & Torres, Rodolfo (eds.), Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, Chap. 2, p.59, 1998
Profiles of Kentucky Artists, Kentucky Arts Council, Frankfort, p.22, 1997
Art Papers, “Latina Artists: Multiple Visions,” Art Critic: Cathy Byrd, Atlanta, GA, May/June, 1997
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Emigre Life Takes Multiple Forms,” Art Critic: Jerry Cullum, GA, Feb. 21, 1997
The New Art Examiner, “Cultural Connections,” pp.51-52, September 1995
Cultural Connections: Explorations of Transcultural Identity, Exhibit Catalog, Spaces, Cleveland, OH, March 1994
Art Miami, International Art Exposition, Miami, FL, p.28, 1994, color image
The Nation, “Dreaming in Cuban,” pp. 95-97, January 24, 1994
The Miami Herald, “Cuban Art, A Woman’s View,” Art Critic: Helen Kohen, FL, Section I, pp.1 & 11, Nov. 28, 1993
The Miami Herald, “Cuban Artists’ Paths Cross in Little Havana,” Liz Balmaseda, Miami, FL, Nov. 17, 1993
El Nuevo Herald, “Doce Cubanas en Cubana,” Art Critic: Armando Alvarez Bravo, FL, Section D, p.33, Nov. 12, 1993
Arte CUBANA Exhibition Catalog, The Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture, Miami, FL, November 1993
PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS:
Kentucky Arts Council, Panelist in Artists to Know: Celebrating Women’s (Art)Work Webinar, 2024
Speed Art Museum, Global Appalachia Symposium, International Association of Curators of Contemporary Art (IKT) Congress, Presentation, Louisville, KY, 2022
Morehead State University, Justice Festival, Art Display and Artist Presentation, Morehead, KY, 2021
KMAC Museum, Triennial, Artist Talk and Conversation, Louisville, KY, 2019
KMAC Museum, Triennial, Lightning Round Artist Talks, Louisville, KY, 2019
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, ArtPrize: Education Days, Paper Sculpture Workshops, Grand Rapids, MI, 2017
William King Art Museum, Gallery Presentation, A Celebration of Appalachian Creativity, Abingdon, VA, 2016
Floyd County Schools, Plaster Sculpture Workshop, Jenny Wiley Convention Center, KY, 2015
Kentucky Arts Council: Lyric Theater & Cultural Center, Gallery Talk, Lexington, KY, 2013
Ohio University, Graduate Studio Visits, Athens, OH, 2012
Huntington Museum of Art, Slide Jam!: What is Your Obsession?, WV, 2009
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Fiberarts Forum, PA, 2007
Morehead State University, Interdisciplinary Appalachian Cultural Studies Conference, Morehead, KY, 2005
ECC Visual and Performing Arts Center Gallery, Elgin, IL, 1998
Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL, 1998
Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA, 1997
Radford University, Radford, VA, 1997
Heike Pickett Gallery, Museum Docent Tour, Lexington, KY, 1996
Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN, 1996
Berea College, Berea, KY, 1996
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 1995
University of Pittsburgh, PA, 1995
Artspace, Raleigh, NC, 1995
Wesleyan College, Visiting Artist 2-Day Installation Workshop, Macon, GA, 1995
Artists Alliance, Lafayette, LA, 1994
Indiana State University, Questions of Identity/Second Thoughts Visiting Artists/Scholars Series, Terre Haute, IN, 1993
EDUCATION:
Master of Fine Arts, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 1992
Bachelor of Arts, Studio & Fine Arts with a Related Concentration in Latin American Studies, Magna Cum Laude, University of Pittsburgh, PA, 1989
Field research on the effects of art training on traditional iconography and styles in the works of forty contemporary artists, Cuenca, Ecuador, University of Pittsburgh, 1987
TEACHING:
Emeritus Professor of Art, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY, 2025
Distinguished Teacher Award, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY, 2024
Kentucky Arts Council, Al Smith Fellowship, KY, 2022-2023
Summer Fellowship, Morehead State University, KY, 2020, 2013 and 2006
Great Meadows Foundation, Artist Professional Development Grant, KY, 2016
W. Paul & Lucille Caudill Little Foundation, Fuse the Muse Grant, Morehead, KY, 2012
Kentucky Foundation for Women, Artist Enrichment Grant, KY, 2006
Kentucky Foundation for Women, Artist Enrichment Grant, KY, 2000
Creative Productions Grant, Morehead State University, KY, 1997 and 1995
Kentucky Arts Council, Al Smith Fellowship, KY, 1996
Kentucky Foundation for Women, Artist Enrichment Grant, KY, 1994
Kentucky Arts Council, Professional Assistance Award, KY, 1994
Alternate Roots, Alternate Visions Grant, (NEA Funded), GA, 1993
Art Matters, Artist Grant, NY, 1992
AWARDS & HONORS:
United States Artists Fellowship Nomination, United States Artists, Chicago, IL, 2025
Distinguished Creative Production Award, Morehead State University, KY, 2025
LaGrange Art Museum Purchase Award, Third LaGrange Southeast Regional, GA, 2020
Juror on Interdisciplinary Art Panel, Ohio Arts Council’s FY2019 Individual Excellence Award, Columbus, OH, 2018
Juror, AIA Grants, Summerfair, Cincinnati, OH, 2017
Merit Award, Chautauqua: What If, National Juried Exhibit, Richmond, KY, 2016
First Place Award, Contemporary South, Raleigh, NC; Juror: C. Alligood, Curator, Crystal Bridges Museum, 2015
Juror, AIA Grants, Summerfair, Cincinnati, OH, 2014
Martha Ryan Merit Award, 56th Mid-States, Evansville, IN; Juror: Peter Plagens, Newsweek former art critic, 2013
Distinguished Creative Production Award, Morehead State University, Kentucky, 2013
Juror, Ohio University Exhibit, Athens, OH, 2012
Mixed-Media Award, 64 Arts, National Juried Exhibit, Buchanon Arts Center, IL, 2011
Juror, AIA Grants, Summerfair, Cincinnati, OH, 2009
Benchmark Award for Innovation: Focus: Fiber, Juror: Sarah Quinton, Sr. Curator, Textile Museum of Canada, 2008
Most Innovative Use of Media Award: OH+5, OH, 2008
Best 3-Dimensional Work Award: Compassion, Richmond, KY, 2007
Second Place: Combined Talents, FSU Museum of Fine Arts, FL, International Juried, 2006
Festival Award: 3-Dimensional Category, National Juried, Pittsburgh, PA, 2002
First Place Award, Arts on Main, Juror: Robson, Curator of Contemporary Art, Speed Museum, Louisville, KY, 2000
Merit Award, Hoyt Institute Fine Arts, National Juried Exhibit, New Castle, PA, 1999
Women’s Caucus for Art, Women of Color Slide Portfolio: Hispanic, National Juried Project, 1996
Second Place, Arts on Main, Regional Juried Exhibit, Shelbyville, KY, Juror: Leah Stoddard, Assistant Curator, Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center, 1998
Merit Award, Louisville Visual Art Association, Juried Regional Exhibit, KY, 1995
Juror, Showcase ‘93, Louisville Visual Art Association, KY, 1993
Juror’s Recognition Award, Alternatives ‘91, Ohio University, National Juried, Athens, OH, Juror: Carrie Mae Weems, 1991
COMMISSIONS & COLLECTIONS:
Lakeview Heights Commission & Collection, Public Art, Juried, Morehead, KY, 2024
St. Claire Healthcare Commission & Collection, Public Art, Juried, Morehead, KY, 2023
LaGrange Art Museum Collection, Third LaGrange Southeast Regional, GA, 2020
American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora Collection, 2 pieces from Cuban American-Piñatas, Miami, FL, 2014
Carnegie Museum of Natural History Commission, Public Art, Juried, Pittsburgh, PA, 2003
Speed Art Museum Commission, Public Art: Bus Wrap-Around Billboard, Invitational: 1 of 4 artists, Louisville, KY, 2000
Lexington Arts and Cultural Council Commission, Public Art, Juried Regional, Lexington, KY, 2000
CURATOR VISITS (*via Zoom):
José Daniel Picado-Garcia, Curator, Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo (MADC), Costa Rica, 2022*
Melissa E. Feldman, Curator, writer, and contributor to Art in America, Frieze and Aperture, 2022
Esther Callahan, Curator, arts organizer, feminist scholar, and Great Meadows Critic-in-Residence, 2021*
Miriam Kienle, Curator, author; and critic for Under Main Magazine, 2021
Anna Blake, Curator and Editor of Ruckus Journal, 2021*
Kōan Jeff Baysa, Curator, Sr. Founder of Honolulu Biennial, & Great Meadows Critic-in-Residence, 2020
Joey Yates, Curator at Kentucky Museum of Arts & Craft (KMAC), 2019
Julien Robson, Curator of Contemporary Art, Speed Art Museum, 2000
ONE-FIVE PERSON EXHIBITIONS:
Kentucky Folk Art Center, Two Person Invitational, Morehead, Kentucky, 2026
Transylvania University, Dis/Belief: Skeptical Realities & the Power of Interrogating Assumptions, Five-Person, KY, 2023
Thomas More College, Transfigured, Two Person, Invitational, Crestview Hills, KY, 2015
The Lexington Arts & Science Center, Distinct Voices in Contemporary Fiber, Three Person, Invitational, KY, 2013
Rowan County Arts Center, Art After Cuba, Two Person, Juried, Morehead, KY, 2012
Rosewood Gallery, One Person, National Juried, Kettering, OH, 2011
Mezzanine Gallery: Government Center, Two Person Curated, Lexington, KY, 2011
Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Couture Series, One Person, International Juried, Grand Rapids, MI, 2007
UK: Tuska Center for Contemporary Art, Two Person, Invitational, Lexington, KY, 2007
JB Speed Art Museum, Beyond the Walls, Four Person, Invitational, Louisville, KY, 2000
Broman Fine Arts Gallery, Cubanísimas Near and Far, Four Person, Invitational, Miami, FL, 2000
Loudon House, Second Installment, Five Person, Regional Juried, Lexington, KY, 2005
Mexic-Arte Museum, One Person, Diversity & Emergence Series, Austin, TX, 1998
ECC Visual and Performing Arts Center Gallery*, One Person, Elgin, IL, 1998
Saint Xavier University, One Person, Chicago, IL, 1998
Painted Bride Art Center, Crossings, Four Person, Philadelphia, PA, 1998
Transylvania University, Three Person, Lexington, KY, 1998
Radford University, One Person, Radford, VA, 1997
Louisiana State University, One Person, Shreveport, LA, 1997
Coker College, One Person, Hartsville, SC, 1997
Rosewood Arts Center, Two Person, Kettering, OH, 1997
The Arts Exchange, One Person, Atlanta, GA (During Olympics), 1996
New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, One Person, IN, 1996
Moreau Gallery: Saint Mary’s College*, One Person, Notre Dame, IN, 1996
Berea College, One Person, Berea, KY, 1996
Indianapolis Art Center, Two Person, Indianapolis, IN, 1996
RCCA: The Arts Center, Three Person, Troy, NY, 1996
Heike Pickett Gallery, Three Person, Lexington, KY, 1996
Artspace, One Person, Raleigh, NC, 1995
Urban Institute for Contemporary Art, Three Person, Grand Rapids, MI, 1995
ACME ART CO., Two Person, Columbus, OH, 1995
University of Pittsburgh, Two Person, Pittsburgh, PA, 1995
Buckham Gallery, Four Person, Flint, Michigan, 1995
Artists’ Alliance, One Person, Lafayette, LA, 1994
Carnegie Arts Center, One Person, Covington, KY, 1994
Ohio State University, Hispanic Women, Three Person, Columbus, OH, 1994
Indiana State University, Four Person, Terre Haute, IN, 1993
Morehead State University, One Person, Morehead, KY, 1993
Capitol Arts Center, Two Person, Bowling Green, KY, 1993
Ohio University, Two Person, Athens, OH, 1992
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
Giles Gallery - EKU, In Commonwealth: Kentucky Art, Craft, & Design, Statewide Juried, Richmond, Kentucky, 2025
ArtFields, Southeastern 12-State Juried, Lake City, SC, 2025
Giles Gallery - EKU, Dividends: Kentucky Arts Council Grantee Retrospective, Invitational, Richmond, Kentucky, 2025
The Arts Center of Greenwood, Latin Heritage, Invitational, Greenwood, South Carolina, 2024
ArtsPlace, Arts & Health, Curated, Lexington, Kentucky; sponsored by LexArts, UK Arts in Healthcare Program, and Arts & Health Alliance of Central KY, 2024
GRCC Collins Art Gallery, ArtPrize, International Juried, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2023
ArtFields, Southeastern 12-State Juried, Lake City, SC, 2023
Kentucky Arts Council, Our Kentucky Home/Nuestro hogar KY, Statewide Juried, Traveling, 2021-2023
Central Library Gallery, Latino Blend, Statewide Juried, Lexington, KY, 2023
Lions & Rabbits Center for the Arts, ArtPrize, International Juried, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2022
The Arts Center of Greenwood, A Common Thread: Textiles Past & Present, Invitational, Greenwood, SC, 2021
21c Museum, 21c Elevate Program – UnderMain Critical Mass IV, Curated by Kōan Jeff Baysa, Lexington, KY, Cancelled due to Covid, 2020
Eastern Kentucky University: Giles Gallery, Balance and Resilience, National Juried, Richmond, KY, 2020
LaGrange Art Museum, Third LaGrange Southeast Regional, Juried, LaGrange, GA, 2020
Kentucky Museum of Arts & Craft, Contemporary Art of the Commonwealth: Crown of Rays, Triennial, Curated by Joey Yates (KMAC Museum Curator), Alice Gray Stites (Chief Curator, 21c Museum), Matt Distel (Director of Exhibits, The Carnegie), Emily Goodman (Assistant Professor of Art History, Transylvania University), Louisville, KY, 2019
Agnes Scott College: Dalton Gallery, Decatur Arts Festival Fine Arts Exhibition, International Juried, Decatur, GA, 2019
Living Arts & Science Center, Miniature Invitational, Lexington, KY, 2019
Huntington Museum of Art, Exhibition 280, Regional Juried, WV; Juror: L. Roulet, contributing writer to Sculpture, 2018
Indianapolis Art Center, Art From the Heartland, Midwest Juried, Indianapolis, IN; Juror: Mike Barclay, Director of Exhibitions, Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, IN, 2018
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, ArtPrize, International Juried, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2017
ArtFields, Southeastern 12-State Juried, Lake City, SC, 2017
Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas National, National Juried, TX, 2017
East Tennessee State University, Curated 32nd Positive/Negative, National Juried, Johnson City, TN, 2017
Evansville Museum, Mid-States, Regional Juried, IN; Juror: Toshkova, Gallery Director, New Gallery of Modern Art, 2017
The Cambridge School of Weston, Nowhere Everywhere, International Juried, MA, 2016
Foothills Art Center, The Engaged Object, International Juried, Golden, Colorado, 2016
Agnes Scott College: Dalton Gallery, Fine Arts Exhibition, International Juried, Decatur, GA; Juror: Dr. Jerry Cullum, Editor of Art Papers, & Art Critic, 2016
William King Museum of Art, ¡Viva Appalachia!, Small Group, Invitational Regional, Abingdon, VA, 2016
Slocumb Galleries - ETSU, Inhabitants: Creatures of Distant Worlds, National Juried, Johnson City, TN, 2016
Eastern Kentucky University: Giles Gallery, Chautauqua: What If, National Juried, Richmond, KY, 2016
Kentucky Arts Council, This is 50, Statewide Juried, Convention Center, Lexington, KY, 2016
Women’s Caucus for Art, Time: Present, Past, and Future, National Juried, 2015
Whatcom Museum, Bellingham National, National Juried, Bellingham, WA; Juror: S.Lawrimore, Director of the Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Univ. of Washington, 2015
Slocumb Galleries - ETSU, Pos/ Neg, National Juried, TN; Juror: Yoshitake, Asst. Curator, Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, 2015
Visual Art Exchange, Contemporary South, Regional (Southern States) Juried, Raleigh, North Carolina; Juror: Chad Alligood, Curator, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2015
Southeast Fiber Arts Alliance, Intertwined: Contemp. Southeastern Fiber Art, Regional Juried, Traveling, GA, 2015
Art Saint Louis Gallery, Fiber Focus, Regional Juried, MO; Juror: Marci Rae McDade, Surface Design Journal Editor and former Fiberarts Magazine Editor, 2015
Women’s Caucus for Art, Time: Present, Past, and Future, National Juried, www.nationalwca.org/, 2015
Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival, National Juried, Greensburg, PA, 2015
Westmoreland County Community College, National Juried, Youngstown, PA, 2015
The Creative Art League, A Thread Runs Through it: an Exhibit of Fiber Art, Statewide Invitational, Nicholasville, KY, 2015
Aluna Art Foundation, Mujeres al borde de una isla / Women at the Edge of an Island, International, Curated by Jesús Rosado & Ileana Fuentes, part of the Cuban Museum's series Sweet Home: Museo Cubano, Miami, FL, 2014
FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee International, Juried, FL, 2014
Greater Denton Arts Council, Materials: Hard & Soft, National Juried, Denton, TX, 2014
University of North Carolina Art Gallery, Mending: New Uses for Old Traditions, Regional 9-State Juried, Wilmington, NC; Juror: Judy Gordon, Arts Advocate and Chair of the Craft Emergency Relief Fund, 2014
Capitol Annex, Kentucky Visions, Statewide Juried, Frankfort, KY, 2014
Kentucky Arts Council, Uncommon Wealth, Statewide Juried, Traveling: Glema Mahr Arts Center, Madisonville, KY;
Berea Arts Council, Berea, KY; Spalding University, Louisville, KY; Lyric Theatre & Cultural Center, Lexington, KY; Rowan County Arts Center, Morehead, KY; Juror: Jenine Culligan, Senior Curator, Huntington Museum of Art, WV, 2013-2014
Saville Gallery, Will’s Creek Survey, National Juried, MD; Jurors: Lauren Schell Dickens, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art, Corcoran Gallery Art, 2013
Westmoreland County Community College, National Juried, Youngstown, PA, 2013
ArtFields, Southeastern 12-State Juried, ArtFields Hub at ROB, Lake City, SC, 2013
Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science, 56th Mid-States Art Exhibition, Regional Juried, Evansville, IN; Juror: Peter Plagens, Art Critic,, Newsweek, 2013
William King Museum, From These Hills: Contemporary Art in the Southern Appalachian Highlands, Regional Juried, Abingdon, VA; Juror: Steve Matijcio, Curator, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2013
Georgetown College, State of Sculpture, Statewide Juried, Georgetown, KY, 2013
Canton Museum of Art, Focus Fiber, Regional Juried, OH; Sponsor: Cleveland Museum of Art’s Textile Art Alliance; Juror: Dorothy Caldwell, 2012
Capitol Annex, Kentucky Visions, Statewide Juried, Frankfort, KY, 2012
South Shore Art Center, Sources- Origins, National Juried, Cohasset, MA, 2011
Buchanon Center for the Arts, 64 Arts, National Juried, Monmouth, IL, 2011
Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur, Extraordinary Things: Biennial of Textiles, Southeastern 11-State Juried, Decatur, GA; Juror: C.V. Wainwright, Director of the Gregg Museum of Art & Design, NCSU, 2011
Reece Museum, Mountain Visions, Regional Juried, Johnson City, TN, 2011
Saville Gallery, 11th Annual Will’s Creek Survey, National Juried, Cumberland, MD; Juror: Eric C. Shiner, Milton Fine Art Curator of Art, Andy Warhol Museum, 2010
Eastern Kentucky University, Creative Inquiries, National Juried, Richmond, KY, 2010
Louisville Visual Art Association, Watertower Regional, Juried, Louisville, KY, 2010
Living Arts & Science Center:, Evolving Traditions: An Exhibit of Extraordinary Kentucky Art & Craft, Statewide Juried, Lexington, KY, 2010
Opera House Gallery, Three Person, Winchester, Kentucky, 2010
Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, 22nd Annual, International Juried, NJ; Juror: Foster, Curator, Whitney Museum, 2008
The Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences, Fiberarts International, International Juried, Traveling, Charleston, WV, 2008
The Arts Alliance Center, Opposites Attract, National Juried, Nassau Bay, TX; Juror: William Stover, Assistant Curator, Department of Contemporary Art, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 2008
Cleveland State University, Focus Fiber, Regional Juried; Juror: Quinton, Sr. Curator, Canada Textile Museum, 2008
The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, St. Bonaventure University, Focus: Fiber, Regional Juried Biennial, Traveling, St. Bonaventure, NY, 2008
Rockford Art Museum, Rockford Midwestern, Regional 9-State Juried Biennial, Rockford, IL, 2008
Dairy Barn, OH+5, Regional Juried, Athens, OH, 2008
The Living Arts & Science Center: Gloria Singletary Gallery, Address and RedRESS, Invitational, Lexington, KY, 2008
Kentucky Arts Council, Uncommon Wealth, Statewide Juried, Traveling: Janice Mason Art Museum, Cadiz, KY; Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, Owensboro, KY; The Actors Theatre, Louisville, KY; Lexington Art League, KY; 2006-2008
Pittsburgh Center for Arts, Fiberarts International, Juried, PA; Co-jurors inc. Moran, Editor-in-Chief, American Craft, 2007
Atlantic Arts Center, Stretching the Threads, International Juried, FL, 2007
Kathryn Schultz Gallery, CAA, National Juried, Cambridge, MA; Jurors: Thomas Lentz, Director of Harvard University Art Museums, 2007
Center for Visual Arts, Materials Hard & Soft, National Juried, Denton, Texas; Juror: Paula Owen, President of Southwest School of Art & Craft, 2007
Transylvania University: Morlan Gallery, To Have & To Hold, Small Group Invitational, Lexington, KY, 2007
Eastern Kentucky University: Compassion, Regional Juried, Richmond, KY, 2007
Rosewood Gallery, 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Invitational, Dayton, Ohio, 2007
Ann Davis Gallery, Group Invitational, Ashland, Kentucky, 2007
Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts: Bedford Gallery, By the Hand, National Juried, Walnut Creek, CA; Juror: Suzanne Baizerman, former Curator, Crafts & Decorative Arts, Oakland Museum of CA, 2006
FSU Museum of Fine Arts, Tallahassee International, Juried, FL, 2006
Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge Art Association National Prize Show, National Juried, Cambridge, MA; Juror: Cheryl Brutvan, Curator of Contemporary Art, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 2006
South Shore Art Center, White, Black and Shades of Gray, International Juried, Cohasset, MA, 2006
Rockford Art Museum, Rockford Midwestern, Regional 9-State Juried Biennial, Rockford, IL; Juror: Gregory Knight, Chief Curator, Chicago Cultural Center, 2006
Dairy Barn, OH+5, Regional Juried, Athens, OH, 2006
The Southern Ohio Museum, Regional Juried, Portsmouth, OH; Juror: Mark Cole, Assoc. Curator of American Painting & Sculpture, Cleveland Museum of Art, 2006
Buckham Gallery, 20th Anniversary Sculpture Exhibition, Invitational Juried, Flint, MI, 2005
Arts on Main, Regional Juried, Shelbyville, KY, 2004
Avampato Museum, Appalachian Corridors, 13-State Juried, Charleston, WV; Juror: Eleanor Heartney, critic, 2003
Arts on Main, Regional Juried, Shelbyville, KY, 2003
Three Rivers Arts Festival, Three Dimensional Art, National Juried Pittsburgh, PA, 2002
Ohio University Art Gallery, Source, Invitational Juried, Athens, OH, 2002
Arts on Main, Regional Juried, Shelbyville, KY, 2002
Gallery for the Arts, International Invitational, Mount Sterling, KY, 2001
Strider Gallery, Morehead State University, International Invitational, Morehead, KY, 2001
Kreft Center for the Arts, International Juried, Ann Arbor, MI; Juror: Wilkinson, Curator 20th Century Art, DIA, 2000
Arts on Main, Regional Juried, Shelbyville, KY; Juror: Julien Robson, Curator Contemporary Art, Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY, 2000
Artswatch, Invitational, Louisville, KY, 2000
Ashland Community College, Invitational, Ashland, KY, 2000
Alexandria Museum of Art, International Juried, LA; Juror: Handler, Asst. Curator, Museum of Modern Art, NY, 1999
Mobile Museum of Art, Southeastern Juried, Mobile, AL, 1999
Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, National Juried, New Castle, PA, 1999
Yeiser Art Center, National Juried, Paducah, KY, 1999
William King Regional Arts Center, From These Hills, Regional Juried, Abingdon, VA, 1999
Mountain Arts Center, Invitational, Prestonsburg, KY, 1998
Arts on Main, Regional Juried, Shelbyville, KY; Juror: Leah Stoddard, Assistant Curator, Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center, 1998
Agnes Scott College: Dalton Gallery, Latina Artists: Multiple Visions, International Juried, Decatur, GA, 1997
Capitol Art Alliance, Invitational, Bowling Green, KY, 1997
Spaces, Cultural Connections: Explorations of Transcultural Identity, Cleveland, OH, 1995
Louisville Visual Art Association, Regional Juried, Louisville, KY, 1995
The Painted Bride Art Center, Totems and Other Structures, Philadelphia, PA, 1994
University of Maryland - Albin O. Kuhn Gallery, Her Hands, Baltimore, MD, 1994
C.A.G.E., Cincinnati, OH, 1994
The Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture, Cubana, Curated Exhibit, Miami, FL, 1993
Louisville Visual Art Association, Regional Juried, Louisville, KY, 1992
Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center, Regional Juried, Athens, OH, 1992
Transylvania University, Book+: A Curated Exhibition of Emerging Artists, Lexington, KY, 1992
Ohio State University, OU@OSU, Juried, Columbus, OH, 1992
Ohio University , Alternatives ‘91, National Juried, Athens, OH; Juror: Carrie Mae Weems, artist, 1991
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Kentucky Arts Council, Artists to Know: Celebrating Women’s (Art)Work, Webinar Recording, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79LqbUs6jng,, 2024
Kentucky Life segment, KET/PBS documentary, Season 29, Episode 8, https://ket.org/program/kentucky-life/disc-golf-livestock-trail-of-tears-pow-wow-and-more/, premiered March 23, 2024
¿Quién(es) Rompe(n) Hacen Las Piñatas?, Editor José Daniel Picado-García, MADC: Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo,
San José, Costa Rica; Chapter 6, pp. 50-59; August 2022
Piñatas y Carnaval… Arte Contemporáneo: Artistas que Trabajan Habitualmente con Piñatas Repositorio by Maria Camba, Madrid, Spain;
sponsored by El Gobierno de España's Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte, 2022
Under Main Magazine, “Processing the Pandemic: A Studio Visit with Elizabeth Mesa-Gaido,” September 8, 2021
Kentucky Arts Council Video Catalog, Our Kentucky Home/Nuestro hogar Kentucky, color image, 2021
Ruckus, “Speaking: Elizabeth Mesa-Gaido,” Interview, November 2020
Somewhere Appalachia, color image, https://www.somewhereappalachia.org/arts, 2020
International Association of Curators of Contemporary Art (IKT) Congress, Global Appalachia Symposium, Artist Presentation Recording,
Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, https://www.iktsite.org/symposium, 2019
Surface Design Journal: Latin American Fibers Issue, Volume 38, Number 1, p.3 & pp. 66-67, Fall 2013
Bound, The Women’s Caucus for Art, Juror Rosevear, Assoc. Curator of Painting & Sculpture, MoMA, p. 2, 2013
Focus: Fiber, Exhibition Catalog, The Cleveland Museum of Art, p.23, 2012, includes 2 color images
Fiberart International, Fiber Arts Guild of Pittsburgh, Inc., p.59, 2007, includes color image
MA thesis in Comparative Literature, John Ribo, University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill, Chapter 4, 15 pgs, 2006
In the Land of Mirrors: Cuban Exile Politics, Maria de los Angeles Torres, University of Michigan Press, p.163, 2001
Janus Head, Juried, Journal of Interdisciplinary Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, Spring 1999, cover & interior
Latino Studies Reader, Darder, Antonia & Torres, Rodolfo (eds.), Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, Chap. 2, p.59, 1998
Profiles of Kentucky Artists, Kentucky Arts Council, Frankfort, p.22, 1997
Art Papers, “Latina Artists: Multiple Visions,” Art Critic: Cathy Byrd, Atlanta, GA, May/June, 1997
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Emigre Life Takes Multiple Forms,” Art Critic: Jerry Cullum, GA, Feb. 21, 1997
The New Art Examiner, “Cultural Connections,” pp.51-52, September 1995
Cultural Connections: Explorations of Transcultural Identity, Exhibit Catalog, Spaces, Cleveland, OH, March 1994
Art Miami, International Art Exposition, Miami, FL, p.28, 1994, color image
The Nation, “Dreaming in Cuban,” pp. 95-97, January 24, 1994
The Miami Herald, “Cuban Art, A Woman’s View,” Art Critic: Helen Kohen, FL, Section I, pp.1 & 11, Nov. 28, 1993
The Miami Herald, “Cuban Artists’ Paths Cross in Little Havana,” Liz Balmaseda, Miami, FL, Nov. 17, 1993
El Nuevo Herald, “Doce Cubanas en Cubana,” Art Critic: Armando Alvarez Bravo, FL, Section D, p.33, Nov. 12, 1993
Arte CUBANA Exhibition Catalog, The Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture, Miami, FL, November 1993
PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS:
Kentucky Arts Council, Panelist in Artists to Know: Celebrating Women’s (Art)Work Webinar, 2024
Speed Art Museum, Global Appalachia Symposium, International Association of Curators of Contemporary Art (IKT) Congress, Presentation, Louisville, KY, 2022
Morehead State University, Justice Festival, Art Display and Artist Presentation, Morehead, KY, 2021
KMAC Museum, Triennial, Artist Talk and Conversation, Louisville, KY, 2019
KMAC Museum, Triennial, Lightning Round Artist Talks, Louisville, KY, 2019
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, ArtPrize: Education Days, Paper Sculpture Workshops, Grand Rapids, MI, 2017
William King Art Museum, Gallery Presentation, A Celebration of Appalachian Creativity, Abingdon, VA, 2016
Floyd County Schools, Plaster Sculpture Workshop, Jenny Wiley Convention Center, KY, 2015
Kentucky Arts Council: Lyric Theater & Cultural Center, Gallery Talk, Lexington, KY, 2013
Ohio University, Graduate Studio Visits, Athens, OH, 2012
Huntington Museum of Art, Slide Jam!: What is Your Obsession?, WV, 2009
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Fiberarts Forum, PA, 2007
Morehead State University, Interdisciplinary Appalachian Cultural Studies Conference, Morehead, KY, 2005
ECC Visual and Performing Arts Center Gallery, Elgin, IL, 1998
Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL, 1998
Agnes Scott College, Decatur, GA, 1997
Radford University, Radford, VA, 1997
Heike Pickett Gallery, Museum Docent Tour, Lexington, KY, 1996
Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN, 1996
Berea College, Berea, KY, 1996
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 1995
University of Pittsburgh, PA, 1995
Artspace, Raleigh, NC, 1995
Wesleyan College, Visiting Artist 2-Day Installation Workshop, Macon, GA, 1995
Artists Alliance, Lafayette, LA, 1994
Indiana State University, Questions of Identity/Second Thoughts Visiting Artists/Scholars Series, Terre Haute, IN, 1993
EDUCATION:
Master of Fine Arts, Ohio University, Athens, OH, 1992
Bachelor of Arts, Studio & Fine Arts with a Related Concentration in Latin American Studies, Magna Cum Laude, University of Pittsburgh, PA, 1989
Field research on the effects of art training on traditional iconography and styles in the works of forty contemporary artists, Cuenca, Ecuador, University of Pittsburgh, 1987
TEACHING:
Emeritus Professor of Art, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY, 2025
Distinguished Teacher Award, Morehead State University, Morehead, KY, 2024