Lucia is a MFA candidate at Florida International University and holds a Master’s of Art Education and a Bachelor’s of Landscape Architecture from Florida International University. She has been an Art Educator for many years with Broward and Miami-Dade public schools as well with local cultural institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami and The Wolfsonian-FIU. Lucia performs with and supports Sumaj Tusuy Dance for the promotion of Andean dances and culture in South Florida.
Lucia is a MFA candidate at Florida International University and holds a Master’s of Art Education and a Bachelor’s of Landscape Architecture from Florida International University. She has been an Art Educator for many years with Broward and Miami-Dade public schools as well with local cultural institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami and The Wolfsonian-FIU. Lucia performs with and supports Sumaj Tusuy Dance for the promotion of Andean dances and culture in South Florida.
Education
2022-25 MFA (pending), Master of Fine Art, Florida International University, Miami, FL
2015 MAT, Master in Art Education, Florida International University, Miami, FL
2009 BLA, Bachelor in Landscape Architecture, Minor in Fine Arts, Florida International University, Miami, FL
Awards + Residencies
2023 City of North Miami Beach, recognition for entrepreneurial and creative service in the community, NMB, FL
2023 Women in the Visual Arts- MFA State Scholarship Recipient
2020 STAR Artist Residency, The Hermitage Artist Retreat, Manasota Key, FL
Selected Exhibitions
2024 Performance In Flux: Video as Performance screening, Colour Senses Project, Miami, FL
2024 Papel Deux, FIU Green Library, Miami, FL
2024 Swamp Vision: IN-Migration video screening, Miami Beach Visual Art Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
2023 We Are the Places We Left Behind, Miami Beach Visual Art Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
2023 The MFA Show, The Bonnier Gallery, Miami, FL
2023 Responses, VH Gallery-FIU, Miami, FL
2022 Uprooted Memories: Echoes of Our Past, Miami Beach Visual Art Gallery, Miami, FL
2022 Threads & Veins, Laundromat Art Space, Miami, FL
2022 The Colors of Miami, MIFA and The Mexican Consulate in Miami, FL
2021 Hispanic DNA, Osceola Arts, Kissimmee, FL
2021 Hispanic Heritage Exhibit, Florida State Capitol Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2021 “Equality in Sight”, Collaborative Mural, Government Center, Miami FL
2021 Love is Love, History Miami Museum, Miami, FL
2021 Forces of Nature, Boca Raton Innovation Campus, Boca Raton, FL
2020 The Academy, Frank C. Ortis Gallery, Pembroke Pines, FL
2020 Filth Annual Master’s in Art Education Alumni Exhibition, FIU Presidential House and Graham Center Art Gallery, Miami, FL
2019 Landscape Painting Exhibition, FIU Graham Center Art Gallery, Miami, FL
2019 Fourth Annual Master’s in Art Education Alumni Exhibition, FIU Presidential House and Graham Center Art Gallery, Miami, FL
Presentations
2024 Kuyayky START labs, Andean Science-Technology-Art Conference, Jauja, Perú
2024 The Quechua Alliance (8th annual meeting), Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
2023 NSU Crossroads Student Humanities Conference, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Community
2003-2024 Assistant instructor and dancer with Sumaj Tusuy Dance, Miami, FL
Commissions
2022 Painted sculpture for Sculpture Garden at Maurice A. Ferré Park, Miami, FL