/ TATIANA SILVIA

Born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1976. She moved with her family to Florida in 1984. Tatiana is a diverse artist working in an array of media including painting, graphic design, photography, digital video art, printmaking and installation. The thematic expressions of her works consist of images from nature. Her paintings and photographs particularly portray the unique forms of trees whether illustrated in realistic terms or more of a subjective manner. Her present work includes an integration of mixed media, typography and photography. The subject matter mostly deals with issues pertaining to women and the environment. Her work as an exhibiting artist spans for more than 20 years.

 

She is currently a high school Art teacher for Conroe Independent School District. She worked as a fulltime art instructor in Miami-Dade County Public Schools from 2003 to 2012. She also worked on various free-lance projects with local artists as well as companies using the medium of video art and public art. She was selected as the 2009 Secondary Art Educator of the Year by Florida Art Education Association and became a National Board Certified Teacher in Art/Early Adolescence-Young Adulthood category. Tatiana was on sabbatical from teaching in order to refocus on her artistic career while residing in Nassau, Bahamas from 2012 to 2017. She is the CEO of Art-X-Change, a private art school teaching to both children and adults. She currently resides in Spring, Texas.

 

/Education

2006  Florida International University
          M.S. Art Education

2001   New World School of the Arts/University of Florida
          B.F.A. Electronic Intermedia

1998   New College of Florida
          B.A. Humanities

1996   Miami Dade College
          A.A. Psychology

 

/Exhibitions

 

2016  Old Fort Bay Club

           Nassau, Bahamas

           Artisans for Adelaide-- group exhibition

           Ladder Gallery: Nassau, Bahamas

           New Providence Community Centre

           In Plain View-- solo exhibition

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2013   CocoWalk Marketplace: coconut grove. fl
          "Breaking Ground"-- group exhibition

 

2012   M. Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center:     
          Key Biscayne. fl
          Juried Art Show Exhibition

           Miami Int 'l University of Art & Design: miami. fl
          "What Those Who Teach Can Do"

 

2011   Bakehouse Art Complex: miami. fl
          Impressed-- group exhibition

 

2010  Miami Art Salon: Design District: miami. fl
         This Place-- group exhibition

          Art Center /South Florida: miami beach. fl
         Where It's "A.T." Show

          Chirinos Sanchez Gallery: north miami. fl
         _glitch-- group exhibition

 

2009  Miami Dade College- North Campus Gallery
         The "A.T." Show Winter

 

2008  Miami Int 'l University of Art & Design: miami. fl
         The "A.T." Show 4

 

2007  Art Center /South Florida: miami beach. fl
         The "A.T." Show

          Custom Quality Gallery: miami. fl
         Small Works Exhibition III

 

2006   Orlando Museum of Art : orlando. fl
          "Art Academia"-- 1st Thursdays Event

 

2005   Roxy Performing Arts Center: miami. fl
          "Painting Vizcaya"--Group exhibition

 

2004   Noble Art Gallery: Hialeah Miami Lakes High. fl
          Group exhibition

 

2003   PS 742- Artemis : little havana. fl
         "set"-- video and installation

 

2002   Museum of Contemporary Ar t : N. miami. fl
          Optic Neve IV-- evening of contemporary video
          "if stairwel ls could talk"

           Artist Television Access: san fransisco. ca
          experimental video screening-- "the gasp"

           Art Center /South Florida: miami. fl
          "see-saw"-- video and installation 'the gasp'

 

2001   Green Door Gallery: miami. fl
          exhibited series of video art pieces
          "united artists"
          (to benefit the American Red Cross/october 11 victims)

           Gusman Theatre: miami. fl
          rising stars - - "dancing ink"
          assisted in editing video montage

 

2000   Green Door Gallery: miami. fl
          "green door bells"
          group exhibition

 

1998   Isserman Building: sarasota. fl
          "introspective series"
          one person show

 

1995   New World School of the Arts Gallery: miami. fl
          "essential elements"
          student exhibition

 

1994   Cocoran Gallery: Washington. DC
          "broken chairs"

 

1992   Southern Florida Regional Exhibition: miami. fl
          Bacardi Art Gallery: miami. fl
          student exhibition

 

1991-  Coconut Grove Arts Festival : miami. fl
1995    Art Deco Show: miami beach. fl