Nereida Garcia Ferraz
Nereida Garcia-Ferraz (born 1954) is a Cuban-American multi-disciplinary artist. She is known for her works on feminist art movement and self identity.[1]
Early life
[edit]Garcia-Ferraz was born in Guanabacoa, Cuba, in 1954, to a Catholic mother and atheist father.[2] She emigrated to the United States in 1970 and graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1981,[3]
Career
[edit]Garcia Ferraz uses painting, photography, sculpture and installations to present works inspired by Cuba and feminism.[3]
She has worked with Ana Mendieta and directed the documentary, Ana Mandieta: Fuego de Tierra, after Mendieta's death in 1985.[1]
Exhibitions
[edit]Garcia Ferraz has exhibited her works at the University of Catania in Sicily (1989), the Smithsonian International Gallery (1997), and the Museo Universitario del Chopo in Mexico City.[4]
In 2004, exhibiting in Miami, Garcia Ferraz received recognition in the Miami New Times for presenting depictions of "her personal myth in symbolically nuanced fragments and echos of her childhood in Cuba" providing a "thought-provoking glimpse of the art of thinking in imagery".[5]
Considered to be one of today's most significant Cuban-American artists, she staged "Marcando el tiempo", her first exhibition in Cuba at the Casa de las Américas in December 2017.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Conner & Sparks 2004, p. 296.
- ^ Conner & Sparks 2004, p. 295.
- ^ a b c Marqués Dolz, Ángel (9 January 2018). "Nereida García Ferraz: Para no morir dos veces" (in Spanish). oncubamews. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ Conner & Sparks 2004, p. 296-297.
- ^ Suarez De Jesus, Carlos (22 July 2004). "Triple Vision". Miami New Times. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
Sources
[edit]- Conner, Randy P.; Sparks, David Hatfield (2004). Queering Creole Spiritual Traditions: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Participation in African-inspired Traditions in the Americas. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-1-56023-351-0.
- Pardo, Stein; C., Lara (2013). Artists, Aesthetics, and Migrations: Contemporary Visual Arts and Caribbean Diaspora in Miami, Florida. Deep Blue Repositories (Thesis). hdl:2027.42/100080. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
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