ANDREA ARROYO

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Andrea Arroyo's work is exhibited and collected extensively.
Projects also include private, corporate and public art commissions.

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INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
2011 Mark Miller Gallery, New York City.
2011 Treasure Room Gallery, New York City.
2011 Azucarera Gallery, New York City.
2010 Women’s eNews Gallery, New York City.
2009 ArtHaus Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2009 La Galeria, New York City.
2008 Marmara Gallery, New York City.
2008 Berkeley Gallery, New York City.
2007 ArtHaus Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2007 Grady Alexis Gallery, New York City.
2006 Latin Collector Gallery, New York City.
2006 Julia de Burgos Cultural Center, New York City, NY.
2005 PhilosophyBox Gallery, New York City, NY.
2003 Azarian-McCullough Gallery, Sparkill, NY.
2000 The Treasure Room Gallery, New York City, NY.
1999 Bridgeport University Gallery, Bridgeport CT.
1999 Sivertson Gallery, Duluth, MN.
1997 The Museum Gallery, White Plains, NY.
1996 B.Abrahams Center Gallery, NY.
1995 Lehman College Art Gallery, NY.
1993 Marymount Manhattan Gallery, New York City.
1993 Steinhardt Conservatory Gallery, Brooklyn, NY.
1992 Stage Installation, Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY.
1992 Mexican Cultural Institute of New York Gallery, NY.
1992 Ollantay Center for the Arts Gallery, New York City.
1991 Hewlett-Woodmere Gallery, Hewlett, NY.
1991 Schoharie County Arts Council Gallery, Cobleskill, NY
1990 Jagendorff-Bacchi Gallery, New York City.
1989 On the Wall Gallery, New York City.
1988 On the Wall Gallery, New York City

AWARDS AND HONORS
2012 Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance Award.
2011 Award Artist "Global Citizen Award," Clinton Global Initiative, selected by President Bill Clinton.
2011 "Woman of the Week" Women in the World Foundation.
2011 MCAF Award, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
2010 “21 Leaders for the 21st Century” Award, NY.
2010 Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance Award.
2009 Puffin Foundation Award.
2009 Harlem Arts Alliance Award.
2009 “When Art Imitates Life” Award.
2008 Groundbreaking Latina in the Arts Award.
2008 MCAF Grant, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York.
2006 Official Artist of the Latin Grammys.
2004 New York City Council Citation Award for Achievement in Art.
1999 Outstanding Latina of the Year, New York.
1996 The Americas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature.
1996 Notable Children's Trade Book in Social Studies.
1996 Great Lakes Book Award finalist.
1996 Northeastern MN Book Award Nomination.
1995 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Drawing, Printmaking and Artists' Books.
1995 The Americas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature.
1991 Empire State Arts Alliance Grant.
1989 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Sculpture.
1989 Educational Press Association of America Achievement Award in Drawing.

SELECTED COMMISSIONS AND PUBLIC ART
2011 Series of ten artworks commissioned by the International Museum of Women.
2011 "Global Citizen Award," Clinton Global Initiative, selected by President Bill Clinton.
2011 Artwork Commissioned by the New York Women's Foundation.
2010 Award design, CityArts, awarded to Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York.
2009 Altar Installations, El Museo del Barrio, NYC.
2009 Temporary Public Art: Harlem Banners, Harlem Art Alliance, NY.
2007 Public art: Florida’s Art in State Buildings Program, Tampa, FL.
2006 Public art: 1000 sq’ ft. collaborative mural, Manhattan, NY.
2006 Public art: Faceted glass artwork, Arts for Transit Program, NYC.
2001 Artwork commissioned by the ART Institute of NY & NJ.
2000 Artwork commissioned by IBM.
1999 Artwork commissioned by the CDC.
1997 Artwork commissioned by the NY Arts for Transit Program.
1996 Costumes/Sets for “The Cuchulain Cycle” by WB Yeats, Terranova Productions, NY.
1994 Public Art, N.York public school, NYC Percent for Art.
1993 Public Art, New York Headquarters of Macmillan/McGraw Hill.
1992 Artwork commissioned by Altria Group, NY.
1992 Stage installation for The Brooklyn Academy of Music. Next Wave Festival.
1987-Present: Numerous Private Commissions.

SELECTED COLLECTIONS
The Library of Congress, Washington DC.
The National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC.
The New York Public Library, NY.
The New York City Board of Education, NY.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, NY.
The Latin Recording Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Tampa Children’s Medical Services, FL.
The Ellis Island Foundation, New York.
University of Richmond Museums, VA.
The National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL.
ART Institute of New York & New Jersey.
Macmillan/McGraw Hill, New York.
Hutchinson & Company, Novato, CA
Altria, New York.
IBM, New York.
Numerous private collections in the US, Europe, Mexico and Japan.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Over one hundred group exhibitions, notable venues include: The Library of Congress, Washington DC; The National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL; The Hillwod Art Museum, NY; The Islip Art Museum, NY; The Alternative Museum, NY; The Ellis Island Museum, NY; The Museum of Modern Art, Dominican Republic; The Lower East Side Tenement Museum, NY; Tweed Gallery, City Hall, NY; Morris Jumel Mansion, NY; Grand Central Station, NY; The United Nations, NY; Exit Art, NY; The Edward Hopper Landmark Art Center, Nyack, NY; St. John's University Gallery, NY; Columbia University, NY; Connecticut Graphic Arts Center, Norwalk, CT; Lehman College Art Gallery, NY; University Gallery, State University Albany, NY; New York University Galleries, NY; Google Headquarters, Sn. Francisco, CA.
 
PUBLICATIONS

The New Yorker Magazine (cover art), The New York Times, The Guggenheim Museum, American Express, Alebrije Productions, Arista Records, Houghton Mifflin, IBM, Latina, Little Brown & Co., Organica Press, Univision. 
International publications include: The International Herald Tribune, France; Nexos Magazine, Mexico; Hauser Magazine, Germany. 
Books: La Boda, Little,Brown & Co., In Rosa’s Mexico, Knopf (Commended Titles, The Americas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature). The Legend of the Lady Slipper, Houghton Mifflin. (Notable Children’s Trade Book in Social Studies, Great Lakes Book Award Finalist, and Nominated Northeastern MN Book Award).
 
SELECTED LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
2012 Consultant "Individual Consultation Initiative" Immigrant Artists Project, New York Foundation for the Arts (2011-12.)
2012 Moderator “Muse” Artists Panel. Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance, NY.
2011 Presenter “Best Practices for Artists” Presented by the Upper Manhattan Arts Services Team, NY.
2011 Moderator “Women in the Heights-Perspectives” Artists Panel. Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance, NY.
2011 Artist’s Talk, Mural Art, Lehman College, Education Dept.
2010 Presenter “Strategic Planning for Spanish-Speaking Artists” Presented by NoMAA and Creative Capital, New York.
2010 Presenter “Artists respond to the Immigration Issue” Marshall University, Huntington WV.
2010 Panelist “Diversity within Diversity” Longwood Art Gallery, Hostos CC, NY.
2010 Moderator “Women in the Heights” Artists Panel. Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance, NY.
2010 Moderator “Women Create” Artists Panel, Dwyer Cultural Center, NY.
2009 Presenter, Artist Development workshops, Northern Manhattans Arts Alliance, NY.
2008 Presenter “Making a living as an artist” Northern Manhattans Arts Alliance, NY.
2006 Artist’s Talk, Hispanic Heritage Event, Berkeley College New York.
2006 Artist’s Talk, Hispanic Heritage Event, MTA New York.
1996-97 Gallery Talks, Lectures and Workshop, Art Department, Lehman College, New York City.
1995 Artist Talk, NYC Board of Education, NY.
 
SELECTED CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2012 "Painted Voices," "Northern Manhattan as a Muse," "Women's Work"
2011 "September 11 - Past, Present, Future," “Women in the Heights Perspectives,” “Women’s Voices,” "Hecho a Mano".
2010 “Encuentro,” “AriZONA Artists Respond to the Immigration Issue,” “Women-Made,” “Art Without Borders,” “Women in the Heights”.
2009 “Painting the Americas National Exhibit", “Three Women-Three Visions”.
2008 “City Slices-The Art of Beatrice Coron,” “Manhatitlan Codex-The Art of Felipe Galindo”.

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Consultant: Consulting and advisory services to artists, collectors and organizations (including The New York Foundation for the Arts, Immigrant Artists Project, the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance, the Harlem Arts Alliance, and the Upper Manhattan Arts Services Team.)
Individual consultations for visual artists (Career Coaching, Portfolio Review/Development, Grant/Residency Applications.)
Professional Juror, served on numerous panels and juries for grants, exhibitions, commissions and fellowships.
Speaker, Visiting Artist, Lecturer, Mentor.
Board of Directors: El Taller Latino Americano, New York (2008-Present.)

REVIEWS, PRESS
Andrea Arroyo’s work has been the subject of over 100 features in the national and international media (print, tv, radio,) please visit her “Press” page.
 


LINKS:

Women in the World Foundation "Woman of the Week: Andrea Arroyo"

Pix11-TV "Andrea Arroyo"

NBC-TV Visiones "Andrea Arroyo"

NY1-TV The Arts Report "Andrea Arroyo"

"Art Without Borders: Andrea Arroyo" WomenWorking

Latination-TV 2009 "Andrea Arroyo"

"Andrea Arroyo: 21 Leaders for the 21st Century" Women's E-News 2010

"Andrea Arroyo-Artist Dedicates Herself to Lost Women of Juarez" Women's E-News 2009

"Andrea Arroyo, an artist committed to honoring forgotten women" The Daily Femme 2010

CW11-TV Latin Beat 2008 "Andrea Arroyo"

New York Foundation for the Arts.

National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

Arthaus Gallery, San Francisco, CA.

Lehman College Art Gallery, New York City.

 "Andrea Arroyo" Public Art in New York, Lehman College, NY,

The Latin Recording Academy of Arts and Sciences

La Jornada Newspaper

NY1-TV
The Arts Report 2007

New York City Department of Cultural Affairs

New York City MTA-Arts for Transit

CityArts Awards 2010

Bronx360 Public Art in the Bronx

Felipe Galindo/Feggo - Visual Artist, Illustrator, Cartoonist, Animator



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