Lucia Morales is a Miami based artist and educator, originally from Lima, Peru. Her childhood home and cultural heritage have shaped and continue to influence her artistic practice. Painting has always been Lucia’s method of communication and has served as a sort of dialogue with the outside world. She finds great inspiration in her heritage, surroundings and the beauty of nature. Flora and fauna are icons often celebrated and depicted in Andean folklore, including Peruvian dance, textiles, and artifacts. Lucia’s current practice seeks to explore her Andean heritage and its symbols using embroidered textiles, portraiture and a reinterpretation of the traditions such as “arte popular”. It also serves as a reconciliation between the loss of identity she felt as an immigrant child and the roots she is rediscovering along the way.
In 2020, Lucia was selected for the STAR art residency at the Hermitage Art Retreat in Manasota Key, Florida where she painted en plein air landscapes. Lucia was an Art Educator with MDCPS for many years and has worked with local institutions such as MOCA North Miami and The Wolfsonian-FIU. Currently, Lucia is an 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.
Education
Master’s of Fine Art, Painting Florida International University, Miami, FL. 2025
Post Graduate Studies at The Academy of Portrait & Figurative Art at Florida International University, Miami, FL. 2020
Master’s in Art Education at Florida International University, Miami, FL. 2015
Bachelor’s in Landscape Architecture, Minor in Fine Arts at Florida International University, Miami, FL. 2009
Residencies
2020, STAR Artist Residency, The Hermitage Artist Retreat, Manasota Key, FL
Selected Exhibitions
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, Group Exhibition, The Academy, Frank C. Ortis Gallery, Pembroke Pines, FL
2020, Group Exhibition, Fifth Annual Master’s in Art Education Alumni Exhibition , FIU Presidential House and Graham Center Art Gallery, Miami, FL
2019, Group Exhibition, Landscape Painting Exhibition, FIU Graham Center Art Gallery, Miami, FL
2019, Group Exhibition, Fourth Annual Master’s in Art Education Alumni Exhibition, FIU Presidential House and Graham Center Art Gallery, Miami, FL
2018-2019, Group Exhibition, The Superintendent’s Suite Exhibit, Miami, FL
2018, Group Exhibition, DAEA: Selfies, Miami International University of Art & Design, Miami, FL
2018, Group Exhibition, Third Annual Master’s in Art Education Alumni Exhibition , FIU Presidential House and Graham Center Art Gallery, Miami, FL
2015, Group Exhibition, Master’s in Art Education , Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL
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