About Me

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I am a visual artist, independent curator, and owner of SoDeVis Studio Gallery which gives me the time and the space to work on my own art and to create new and exciting exhibits. My creative life today is much more interesting since the diversity is so great. My body of work includes painting, etching and photography. I specialize in portraits, murals and high-end corporate decor.

I was born in Venezuela, settled in New England in 1976. My formal education is in architecture and interior design; however my artistic abilities were expanded in Mexico City where I studied and experienced the Fine Arts. My art career began there in 1989, as I developed my own artistic language. Since then, I've exhibited in many solo and group shows around the world and my artwork is collected in the US, Latin America, and Europe.

I've lived in Texas since 1992. In Frisco I chose the old downtown water tower as one of my favorite subjects, developing a collection of paintings and limited edition prints. My colorful version of the welcoming old Frisco water tower is used now to promote Frisco's Historic Downtown, the Main Street Merchants Association, networking sites, and many community events.

Associations:

Curator in Dallas of the Museum of the Americas, Miami, FL.

Curator for the Texas Visual Arts Association's Downtown Gallery in Plaza of the Americas, Dallas, Texas.

Inducted in Paris, in 2010, as the American Ambassador of Societe des Patellistes de France.

Member of ASPAS Pintores Pastelistas Españoles and the only American pastel artist invited to exhibit in the 2011 Biennial of Pastel in Oviedo, Principado de Asturias, Spain.

Member of the US National Association of Independent Artists - NAIA.

Member of the Austin Pastel Society, and the International Association of Pastel Societies, IAPS - USA.

Member and first generation recipient of the prestigious 'Art Starter' award of the Frisco Association for the Arts.

Past president of the Visual Arts Guild of Frisco,.

Member of The Dallas McKinney Avenue Contemporary.

Featured artist in the Arts Center of North Texas.

Lead Artist of the Arts in the Square Festival in Frisco, Texas, 2009-2012.

Owner/Operator of the SoDeVis Studio Gallery June 2012 in Frisco - Dallas Metroplex, Texas.