LUISA OTERO PRADA
Artist Resume
VISUAL ARTIST . COMMUNITY ARTIST INSTITUTE . TEACHING ARTIST INSTITUTE . BILINGUAL: SPANISH
OTERO PRADA LLC. Owner
August 2012 - Present
Independent Artist and Designer. Community Artist. Original art, Commissioned Art, Art Workshops Corporate or Private.
CURATOR
HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF GREATER ST LOUIS - October 2019 to October 2020 - 2 Art Exhibitions
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
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
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.
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
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
Luisa Otero Prada
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