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EDUCATION
Brooklyn College CUNY, Masters of Fine Arts, 2017
University of South Florida, Bachelors of Fine Arts, 2015
Representation: Praxis Gallery New York
EXHIBITIONS
2024: Psycho-Tropics, Elizabeth Foundation (EFA), New York
2024: Counterpointe, Norte Maar, Brooklyn, New York
2023: Trading Cards, Field of Play, Gowanus, New York
2023: Terrible Fathers, The Clemente, New York, New York
2023: (be)longing, Grand Street Bid, Brooklyn, New York
2023: Small Rocks Tagged (solo show), Fordham University, New York,New York
2023: Private Show hosted by Praxis, Mexico City, Mexico
2023: Brooklyn College Faculty Show, Brooklyn, New York
2023: Forecast, Watercolor Society, Brooklyn, New York
2023: Unstructured Play, Below Grand, New York, New York
2022: Garden, Ladies’ Room LA, Los Angeles, CA
2022: Pratt Faculty Show, Schafler Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2022: Diasporic State of Mind group exhibition at Praxis New York
2022: Fundraiser for Ukraine at Underdonk Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2021 Time is probably an illusion (solo show) Praxis, NY NY
2021 Like Apples and Knives , Soil Gallery, Seattle, WA
2020 A Romantic Comedy, Wallplay Network, Brooklyn, NY
2020 Summer Running out of Ice, Living Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Art Miami Fair, Praxis Gallery New York, Miami, Fl.
2019 Seeing Through The Spectrum, Univ. Of Arkansas Fayetteville, AK
2019 Fluid Movement, Nu Hotel vía Welancora Gallery Brooklyn, NY
2019 Thick Air, Hall of Fame Studios, Queens, NY
2019 Women's Work,Wall Frame Affairs, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Now or Never Series, Edda Jakab Studio Gallery VSC, Johnson, VT
2019 Rulers, Coco Hunday, Tampa, FL
2019 False Catalog (Solo Show), Auxiliary Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2019 Friends, Lazy Susan Gallery, New York, NY
2019 Portray Prey Disobey, Lucas Lucas, Brooklyn, NY
2018 Queens College Arts Festival, Queens College, Queens, NY
2018 Hot Melon Nest, Cunsthaus, Tampa, FL
2018 It Just Sort of Happens One Day, Paradice Palase, Brooklyn, NY
2017 The Wrong (Biennale): Homeostasis Lab, thewrong.org
2017 Reunion Holidays, 55 Chrystie Street, New York, NY
2017 Detected Flux, Dixon Place, New York, NY
2017 Filtergeist, Open House Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Layers of Artifice, Robert, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Commencement, Smack Mellon Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017 MFA Open Studios, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY
2016 The Hidden Curriculum, MOCA Open Engagement, Oakland, CA
2015 Its About Time, Centre Gallery, Tampa, FL
2015 Nonrefundable, The Lockbox, Tampa, FL
2015 Salon De Refuses, USF gallery, Tampa, FL
2014 Photography Exhibition, Oliver Gallery, Tampa, FL
2014 Walls of Dan, Oliver Gallery, Tampa, FL
2013 Death of Luz Daisy Velez, PechaKucha Tampa Museum of Art, FL
BIBLIOGRAPHY
“Diasporic Journeys: Puerto Rican writers in the United States”, CentroPress Publication, CUNY. 2023.
“Tom Ray’s Art Podcast - Estefania Velez Rodriguez”, website - Tom Ray’s Art Podcast. 2023
“Centro Publication and Press - Estefania Velez Rodriguez” CentroPR website, 2023.
“I Like Your Work Winter Exhibition” Publication, Magazine. December 2022
https://www.ilikeyourworkpodcast.com/product-page/winter-exhibition-catalog-2022
“Estefania Velez Rodriguez”, Epicenter NYC on Apple News, December 2022
https://epicenter-nyc.com/estefania-velez-rodriguez/
"Savor The End of Summer: Cypress Hills Mural Project" Pratt Institute News https://www.pratt.edu/news/savor-the-end-of-summer/
“Estefania Velez Rodriguez Times Passage is Probably an Illusion” Brooklyn Rail, Sept. 2021
"11 events for your art calendar this week...." Artnet, NYC July 20th 2021
"Estefania Velez Rodriguez and her process: Art As Form" Video by Art As Form https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eLk9t3uU2o
"Estefania Velez Presenta la exposicion Times Passage.." Revista Marvin, CDMX
"Praxis International Art - Time's Passage is probably an Illusion": Expo Artists https://expoartist.org/profile.cfm?profileid=41973
"Like Apples and Knives at Soil Gallery" published by Revista Marvin, Mexico City
"Corona Care by Field Projects Gallery" published videos http://www.fieldprojectsgallery.com/corona-care
TimeOutMagazine: “Follow Love Stories at this Massive exhibit coming to a Brooklyn
Manufacturing Building”, 2020
ArtSpiel: “A Romantic Comedy Hosted by WallPlay”, 2020
ArtSlant: “Global Artist Shows 452720”, 2017
HyperAllergic: “Brooklyn College Presents Commencement, the 2017 MFA Thesis
Exhibition”, 2017
Castro, Samantha: “Feminist Artist Speaks to Students About Artistic Expression”,
The Kingsman, 2017
Mavra, Tommy: “MFA Studio Spotlight”, Brooklyn College Art and Info, 2016
Hardy, Adam: “Graduating Students present Nonrefundable Gallery Show at
The Lockbox”, Creative Loafing, 2015
TEACHING
2024, Sustainability Coordinator Fine Arts Department at Pratt Institute
2024, Instructor Junior Survey Painting (Ptg 4) (spring), Pratt Institute
2024, Instructor Painting 1 (Spring), Pratt Institute
2024, Instructor Perceptual Drawing (Fall and Spring), Montclair State University
2023, Instructor Painting Processes (Fall), Pratt Institute
2023, Instructor Junior Survey Painting (Fall and Spring), Pratt Institute
2023, Instructor Perceptual Drawing (Fall and Spring), Montclair State University
2023, Instructor Colloquium Thoughts in Contemporary art, Rutgers Newark
2023, Instructor Painting 1 (Fall, Spring, Summer), Brooklyn College
2022, Instructor Art, Culture, and Media at Rutgers Newark
2022, Instructor Painting 3 at Pratt Institute
2022, Instructor Painting Processes at Pratt Institute
2022, Instructor Painting 1 at Brooklyn College
2022, Instructor of Painting Processes at Pratt Institute
2022, Instructor of Surfaces course at Montclair State University
2022, Instructor of Drawing as research Montclair State University
2022, Instructor of Painting 1 Brooklyn College
2021, Instructor of Sophomore Painting at Pratt Institute
2021, Instructor of Surfaces at Montclair State University
2021, Instructor of Perceptual Drawing at Montclair State University
2021, Colloquium Thoughts in Contemporary Painting (in spanish) Mexico City
2020, Professor of Colloquium in Arts Culture and Media, Rutgers University - Newark
2020/2019, Professor of Advanced Painting, Rutgers University - Newark
2020/ 2019, Professor of Design Fundamentals, Rutgers University - Newark
2018/2017, Professor of Design Fundamentals, Rutgers University - Newark
2017, Professor of Design Foundations, Brooklyn College CUNY
2017, Professor of Abstract Thoughts in Painting, Brooklyn College CUNY
2016, Teaching Assistant to Michael Cloud (painting 3), Brooklyn College CUNY
2016, Teaching Assistant to Michael Cloud (BFA Thesis), Brooklyn College CUNY
2016, Teaching Assistant to Thomas McGrath (Advanced Painting), Brooklyn
College CUNY
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2024, (Upcoming) Ucross Residency (Clearmont, Wyoming)
2024, (Upcoming) Hidrantee Gallery Residency (San German, Puerto Rico)
2024, (Upcoming) Goldeyhouse Residency (Huletts Landing, New York)
2023, Grand Street Bid Funding for the Arts (Bushwick, New York)
2022, Mural Project Commission with New York Department of Arts and Culture and Norte Maar Organization(Brooklyn, NY)
2021, NYFA Studio Grant (New York, New York)
2020, FST Studio Project Fund (New York, New York)
2019, Artist Talk with NYFA Dialogos en Español (Brooklyn NY)
2019, Vermont Studio Center Residency June (Johnson VT)
2018, Artist Talk for Paradice Palase (Brooklyn NY)
2018, Artist Talk for Sweet Lorraine Gallery (Brooklyn, NY)
2017, Dedalus Foundation Grant nominee
2016-2017, Brooklyn College Fellowship
2015-2014, University of South Florida Artist Grant