LUISA OTERO PRADA
Artist Resume
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VISUAL ARTIST . COMMUNITY ARTIST INSTITUTE . TEACHING ARTIST INSTITUTE . BILINGUAL: SPANISH
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OTERO PRADA LLC. Owner
August 2012 - Present
Independent Artist and Designer. Community Artist. Original art, Commissioned Art, Art Workshops Corporate or Private.
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CURATOR
HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF GREATER ST LOUIS - October 2019 to October 2020 - 2 Art Exhibitions
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PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS & COMMUNITY EVENTS
. Peace Weaving Wholeness - Art Facilitator for Jazzy Seniors group - March 2020
. Art Reach program - CAM - Residency at Vashon High School - August to October 2019
. Saint Louis Art Museum- Hispanic Day - Molas - October 2019
. Day of the Dead Painting Party - Missouri History Museum - October 2019
. Hispanic Festival Soulard - Spotlight Artist for CAM. Contemporary Art Museum - Inspired by Wayuu Weavings - September 2019
. Flores Mexicana's - Painting Parties - Missouri History Museum - July and August 2019
. Artsy Flowers & Alfredo Ramos Martinez - Homeschoolers workshops - Missouri History Museum August 2019
. Hispanic Festival "Arts Village" sponsored by Saint Louis Art Museum - Molas - Florissant MO June 22 -23 2019
. Saint Louis's Mandalas. Art activity for Red Rockies night . Missouri History Museum. June 13 -2019
. Regional Arts Commission RAC. Community Art Program CAT Lab Team Advisor November2018- March 2019
. Saint Louis Art Fair. Spotlight Artist for CAM Contemporary Art Museum- September 8, 2018
. Hispanic Festival. Spotlight Artist for CAM. Contemporary Art Museum - September 22, 2018
. Hispanic Festival. "Arts Village" sponsored by Saint Louis Art Museum . Florissant MO June 23 - 24, 2018
. Ferguson Farmers Market with Northern Arts Council. May 10, 2018
. Cultural Gathering. Sankofa Culture and Arts Village. January 2018
. Community Mural. Baha'i Community and Zuka Arts. Design, Coordination & Execution. October 2017
. The Spirit Church. Children Art Production, Art in the Park. August 2017
. Community Project "Mobile Makers" Ferguson MO , 4 events in 2017
. Saint Louis Referral Connections. Art Celebration . June 11, 2016
. Missouri Jobs with Justice. Retreat Day. September 29, 2015
. Mallinckrodt. Hispanic Celebration. 3 Art Workshops " Inspired by Molas "September 21, 22, 23 - 2015
. Association of friends of Persian Culture. PERSIAN CONFERENCE. Art workshops for Youth. Schaumburg Ill. August -Sep 2013
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EDUCATION
TEACHING ARTIST INSTITUTE - ARTS INTEGRATION - Regional Art Commission - September 2019 - March 2020
COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAM - Regional Arts Commission- Place Based Ferguson, Dellwood, Berkeley. 2016
WIBO. Workshop in Business Opportunities. Grace Hills Women Business Center - . St Louis MO, 2014
INSTITUTE FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF HUMAN POTENTIAL. IAHP. Philadelphia, 2000
LA SALLE UNIVERSITY. Bogotá, Colombia B.A. Degree Architecture and Design. 1991
LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL . Monteria Colombia 1981
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AWARDS
SCA. National Conference Concept and Image. 1998. First Place. Colombian Society of Architects.
Corona Award. 1993. Second place. National competition among best graduates of the Architectural Schools in Colombia.
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ART EXHIBITIONS
HeARTfully Global - Virtual Display in various locations - Jacoby Arts Center- Alton, Illinois- June 2020
TOUCH, A VIRTUAL EXHIBITION - Woman Made Gallery - Chicago, Illinois - June 5 to 30 2020
WOMANIST Art Show - Collective - Zuka Arts Guild - March 7 to April 1 2020
ALL COLORS - Visual Arts Invitational by Portfolio - St Louis Artists Guild - January to February 2020
ART IS LABOR - Collective - Arcade Contemporary Art Projects Gallery - St Louis, MO - December 2019 to January 2020
KINDRED SPIRITS - Two artists exhibition - Longview Art Gallery - Town & Country - MO - November 2019 to January 2020
DEMOGRAPHY IS DESTINY - LatinX Art Exhibition at Monaco Gallery - September 13 to October 11, 2019
COORDINATES - Collective - Hispanic Chambers of Commerce - Saint Louis MO - October 2019 to March 2020
EMERGING IMMIGRANT ARTISTS - MIRA -Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, MO, June to September 2019
ST. LOUIS ARTIST'S GUILD MEMBERS EXHIBITION. Clayton, MO April -June 2019
SMALL WORKS XI - Webster Groves Library Gallery, Webster Groves, MO - APRIL 2019
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT ART SHOW. Edgewater 1070 Gallery. CHICAGO ILL - March 2019.
BEAUTY IN DIVERSITY . Good Shepherd Arts Center - Ferguson MO- March 2019
THE NATURE OF THINGS. Zuka Arts Guild - Saint Louis MO - March 2019
DAY OF THE DEAD ART EXHIBIT- Missouri History Museum- Saint Louis MO - October 2018
THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM - Good Shepherd Arts Center - Ferguson MO- September 2018
OUR HANDS - AcompanArte Arts Center - Springfield MO - September to October 2018
THIS IS MY FERGUSON - Good Shepherd Arts Center - Ferguson MO - August 2018
FOCUS ON THE DETAILS - Framations Art Gallery - Saint Charles MO - August 2018
I AM A HUMAN BEING - Good Shepherd Arts Center - Ferguson MO - July 2018
TRIAD INSPIRATION - Good Shepherd Arts Center - Ferguson MO - June 2018
NATURALIZED - Solo show - Third Degree Glass Factory - Saint Louis MO May - June 2018
GLOBAL CULTURES- Manchester Arts- May -June 2018
ALL COLORS - Visual Arts Invitational by Portfolio - Saint Louis Artists Guild . Clayton MO - Jan-Feb 2018
FROM THE HEART - Zuka Art Guild. Saint Louis MO - Jan 2018
THE ANCESTORS - Northern Arts Council - Ferguson, MO September - October 2017
GLOBAL CULTURES- "Best of Show: Black's and White's Carnaval" Manchester Arts, Manchester MO June 7 - July 21, 2017
DISPLACEMENT & MIGRATION. St Louis Artist Guild. Clayton MO April 21 - May 20, 2017
MySLART 33 November - The Old Orchard Gallery. Webster Groves MO Nov - Dec 2016
THREADS OF IMMIGRATION. MIRA 5th Annual Art Exhibit- Saint Louis MO - Nov-Dec 2016
CHESTERFIELD CITY HALL - Chesterfield MO. April to June 2016
MySLART 33 February - The Old Orchard Gallery. Webster Groves MO Feb-Mar 2016
MySLART 33 January - The Old Orchard Gallery. Webster Groves MO Jan-Feb 2016
MOVE - St Louis Artist Guild. Clayton MO June -July 2015
KARAMU - Union Av Christian Church. St Louis MO. June 14 2014
LATINICIDAD - CARNAVAL. RAC St Louis MO. Feb 28 - Mar 26 2014
SAKHI - 3rd Floor Gallery. Washington Av. St Louis MO. March 2005.
BLACK AND LATINO - Neighborhood House. Morristown NJ. Jun-Jul 2004
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ASSOCIATIONS
Saint Louis Artists Guild . Member since 2019
PEACE Weaving Wholeness. Board Member since 2018
Zuka Arts Guild. Member since 2017
LatinX Arts STL. Member since 2017
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Greater Saint Louis . Member since 2014
Saint Louis Referral Connections. Business Group member 2015 - 2018
GROW Business group. Business Group member 2016 - 2018
GRUPO ATLANTICO ST LOUIS MO. Colombian Caribbean dance Folk group. Member since 2004
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Luisa Otero Prada
314-285-2569