Curriculum Vitae

Education and Certifications:

2019: Certified Zentangle Teacher at Providence, RI.

2012 - 2019: Ceramics and Jewelry at Armory Art Center at Palm Beach, FL.

2002: Museology Seminar at Union Israelita de Venezuela.

1997: Watercolor Master class with Zula Machnowski at MACCSI.

1994: Watercolor and Engraving at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas.

1989/91: Drawing and Painting Workshops at “Federico Brandt” Art School in Caracas, Venezuela.

1989: Art and Drawing at The Art Museum of Boston, MA.

1989: Advanced Airbrush Workshop at Iran Caro Studio in Caracas, Venezuela.

1987 - 1988: Airbrush Workshop at New England School of Art and Design in Boston, MA.

1987: Bachelor in Architecture from Universidad Central de Venezuela.

Graphic Designer at Instituto de Diseño de Caracas.

One-On-One Workshops with Oswaldo Subero, Samuel Baroni, Ina Bainova, José Gerdel, Ricardo Benaim, Onofre Farías, Juán Araujo, and Patrizia Rizzo.

Professional Career

1994 - Present: Founded Tree Art Studio in Caracas and North Miami.

2005 - 2011: Director and Art Teacher at Taller Creativo of Centro Cultural Educativo Hebraica in Venezuela. 

2005 - 2011: Board Member and Teacher at the Instituto de Diseno in Caracas, Venezuela.

2004: Graphic Design Teacher at Hebraica School in Venezuela.

1997 - 1999: Design Coordinator at MACCSI (Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Sofia Imber) in Caracas, Venezuela.

1990 - 1993: Designer at Mobilier in Caracas, Venezuela.

1988 - 1990: Architect in charge at Celina Bentata Architecture.

1987: Drawing Assistant at Ricardo Igliki’s Studio

1986: Computer Instructor and Art History Teacher at Universidad Central de Venezuela.

Exhibits

March 2015: Wellington Equestrian Festival Art Expo at West Palm Beach, FL.

May 2009: Artes Plásticas Muestra Colectiva at Caracas, Venezuela.

May 2004: Expo II Salon de Arte Hebraica at Caracas, Venezuela.

December 2003: Expo I Salon de Arte Hebraica at Caracas, Venezuela.

July 2000: Expo Taller Creativo at Caracas, Venezuela.

Jury, Moderator, Curatorial and Advisory

2005 - 2008: Instructor and Moderator for  over 500 students at the Instituto de Diseno in Caracas, Venezuela.

2003: Jury at the International Children’s Art Competition “Así Pintan Los Niños” by Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Caracas, Venezuela.

Co-Hosted workshops with Ricardo Benaim, Onofre Frias, Oswaldo Subero ,Samuel Baroni, and Zapata.

Commissions

2019 - Present: Zentangle art tiles. 

2002 - Present: Mixed media drawings, sketches, paintings and dimensional art for private clients. 

2000 - Present: Digital art

1990 - Present: Various individual painting commissions.

1990 - 1996: 3D architectural modeling for Venezuela companies.

1990 -1993 / 2011 - 2019: Furniture and accessory design and production.

Selected Press

2010: Obra y Legado de Yaacov Agam, Nuevo Mundo Israelita

2010: Best Art Studios in Venezuela, Agenda Cultural de Chacao

2009: Muestra Colectiva, Respuesta Sensible, El Universal

2001: Arte con Sylvia Levy, Ocean Drive Magazine

2000: Participación de Artistas en la Feria Internacional del Arte, El Universal

Skills

2019 - Present: Zentangle Method Training (CZT)

1998 - Present: Self-taught digital art computer graphics, photography and related skills.

1996: Preschool Creative Initiation

1994 - Present: Self-taught drawing, shading and painting.

1987 - Present: Self-taught airbrushing, oil painting, mixed media, drawing, glass art and ceramics.

1987 - Present: Self-taught OS, hardware, and software (illustrator, Photoshop, Microsoft Office and Procreate)

1987 - Present: Self-taught paper-cutting skills.

Other Interests

English, spanish, french, outdoors, bookworm, cinema, meditation, yoga and family