Xavier Cortadas
curriculum

SELECTED SOLO ART EXHIBITS 2007 Antarctica, Kunsthaus Miami Contemporary Art Space, Wynwood Arts District, Miami, Fl.
2006 The Markers, Miami Museum of Science and Planetarium, Miami, Fl.
    "     The Reclamation Project, Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Fl.
    "     Mangroves, solo exhibit at Artel Gallery, Pensacola, Fl.
2005 Mangroves, solo exhibit at Miami-Dade College North Campus Gallery, Miami, Fl.
    "     Mangroves, Xavier Cortada's solo exhibit in the Capitol Gallery (22nd Floor), presented by the               State of Florida's Division of Cultural Affairs Capitol Complex exhibit program, Tallahassee, Fl.
2004 May It Please the Court, a solo exhibit Florida Supreme Court, Tallahassee, Fl.
    "    !Celebra Libertad! Exhibit of the Painted Cuban Plane and Freedom Luggage Installation, Miami,
          Fl.
2003 The Art of Xavier Cortada, presented by the Office of Governor Bush in the Plaza Level of the
          Capitol Building in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Tallahassee, Fl.
2001 No Tengan Miedo, solo exhibit at Latin American Art Museum, Miami, Fl.
2000 Master-Peace 2000 exhibit, Historical Museum of Southern Florida, Miami, Fl.
    "     "imago, imaginis", solo art exhibit at St. Thomas University Atrium Art Gallery, Miami, Fl.
    "     "In the Capitol" -- Xavier Cortada's solo exhibit in Florida State Cabinet meeting room, presented
          by the State's Division of Cultural Affairs Capitol Complex exhibit program, Tallahassee, Fl.
1999 Compartiendo con Panamá, University of Panama, Panama City, Panama.
1998 "CUBABA," ArtCenter / South Florida, Miami Beach, Fl.
1997 "Compartiendo con Bolivia: Museo Tambo Quirquincho (La Paz), Museo Historico Regional (Santa Cruz), Bolivia. Sponsored by the US Embassy in La Paz, Bolivia.
    "     "inter/cambios", solo exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Cusco, Peru.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITS 2006 Miami in Transition, Miami Art Museum, Miami, Fl.
    "     El Corazon, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX.
2005 OMNIART MIAMI III (Absence of Place), Miami, Fl.
    "     Plural Miami, curated by Antonio Zaya in the World Arts Bldg, Wynwood Arts District, Miami, Fl.
    "     La Caravela, Ice House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX.
2004 OMNIART MIAMI I and II (honoring Art Basel Miami Beach and Art Miami 2005), Miami, Fl.
2003 Turning Pages: Celebrating South Florida Artist-Made Books, Centre Gallery Miami-Dade College Wolfson Campus (Miami, Fl.), FAU Arthur and Mata Jaffe Collection (West Palm Beach, Fl.) and Bienes Center for the Literary Arts (Ft. Lauderdale, Fl.).
1999 ONANI: The African presence in Latin American and Caribbean Visual Arts, El Taller Puertorriqueño, Philadelphia, PA.
1998 Cubans in America, Florida Museum of Hispanic and Latin American Art, Coral Gables, Fl.
1997 The Condition of Pandemics: Towards the Millennium, Longwood Arts Gallery (Bronx Council of the Arts), Bronx, NY.
1995 Berkeley Art Center Association 11th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Berkeley, CA.

COMMISSIONS AND ART PROJECTS 2007 Monroe County Art in Public Places North Key Largo Fire Station, Key Largo, Fl.
2006 House of Cards, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), North Miami, Fl.
    "     Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, Florida Heritage Month poster, Tallahassee, Fl.
2005 City Hall Murals, City of Miami, Fl.
    "     Protecting America's Children: Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), Washington, D.C.
2004 Our Community, Miami-Dade County Hall, Foyer to Commission Chambers, Miami, Fl.
2004 Miami Mangrove Forest, underpasses of I-95 throughout City of Miami
2003 Dreaming of a World Free of Poverty, The World Bank, Washington, D.C.
    "     Kikiriki, a 10' x 15' glass mosaic mural, Parrot Jungle Island, Watson Island, Miami, Fl.
2002 Stepping into the American Dream - the official mural of the White House Conference on Minority Homeownership, Washington, D.C.
2002 Murales Heineken 2002, a national program featuring four Latino artists.
    "     Sharing the American Spirit, Points of Light Foundation in Salt Lake City, UT.
2001 Miami Riverside Garden (Flagler Bridge), City of Miami, Miami, Fl.
    "     I do hereby promise mural, Miami Art Museum, Miami, Fl.
    "     Hershey's Mural Project benefiting Children's Miracle Network, Miami, Fl.
2000 Listen to the Children of the Green Island mural for the US Embassy, Nicosia, Cyprus.
    "     Northern Ireland Peace mural sponsored by the U.S. State Department, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
    "     Breaking the Silence mural during the 13th International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa.
    "     America's Millennium Canvas: Counties, Corporations, and Communities Working Together mural for the National Association of Counties (NACo) National Convention in Charlotte, NC.
    "     Healthy Women, Healthy World Mural for Global Health Council, Washington, DC.
    "     Mural for the Center for Disease Control's Center for Injury and Violence Prevention National Sexual Violence Prevention Conference in Dallas, TX.
1999 Centennial Commemorative mural (glass mosaic) on façade of Miami-Dade County Juvenile Courthouse, Miami, Fl.
1998 Bridging the Gap mural during the 12th International AIDS Conference in Geneva, Switzerland.
1997 HBO Faces of Addiction-Family Dialogue Day mural, SciTrek, Atlanta, GA.
    "     Niketown Miami, two 20' x 24' glass mosaic murals, South Miami, Fl.

GRANT AWARDS Xavier Cortada has implemented numerous mural projects through grant awards and/or artist residencies from various entities, including: U.S. State Department, USAID, State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs Council, Miami-Dade Art in Public Places, Met-Life Foundation, Dade Community Foundation. Among the awards:
* National Science Foundation Antarctic Artists and Writers Fellowship, 2006-2007
* Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs Council Community Grants to implement art projects with non-profit organizations, including: Lowe Art Museum, Miami-Dade Art in Public Places, University of Miami School of Medicine, University of Miami School of Law, Centro Campesino, Miami Lighthouse for the Blind, Citizens for a Better South Florida, Hands on Miami, and Office of the Public Defender, Miami, FL (1997-2004).
* Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs Council /Art Center South Florida's New Forms Artists Grant to implement the artist's "WebStudio Project," an Internet-based collaborative art project using two webcams and a live chatroom, Miami, FL (1999).
* State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs' Artist Residency grant to implement the "Reach for the Future" Miami Dade Art in Public Places residency at Palm Springs Middle School, Hialeah, Florida (1998).