 Silvia
Lizama
Professor of Photography
slizama@mail.barry.edu
| Teaching Philosophy |
| “For me effective teaching involves sharing
with my students the joy and energy derived from self expression
through photography. I encourage them as friends and as fellow
artists rather than treating them solely as students in a classroom” |
Bio:
Born in Havana, Cuba, Silvia Lizama received
her BFA degree from Barry University, and her MFA from Rochester
Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York.
Her black and white hand colored photography
depicts unusual environments and objects found in her travels. Her
keen eye finds the unusual in the sometimes common place.
Having exhibited locally since 1978, her work
has gained national and international attention and has been included
in prestigious exhibitions and collections. Major awards include
the Southern Arts Federation/NEA Regional Visual Arts Fellowship
Grant (1993) and the South Florida Cultural Consortium Grant (1992),
among others.
| Selected Professional Activities: |
| 2005 |
Espacio C, Interdisciplinary, international contemporary art space. Camargo, Cantabria , Spain , solo exhibition |
| 2005 |
CANY, Cuba Art New York, Dactyl Foundation, New York , NY , group exhibition |
| 2004 |
Virginia Intermont College , Bristol , Virginia , solo exhibition |
| 2002 |
“ Contemporary Cuban Photography: A Panoramic View”, Museum of Art , Fort Lauderdale , Florida , group exhibition |
| 2001 |
Printed, retouched, designed and published hard cover photography book “ Cuba 1930-1958, The Photographs of Dr, Roberto Machado”, Stinehour Press, Lunenburg , VT |
| 2001 |
Latin American Artists from the Lehigh University
Collection, El Museo de Historia, Antropologia y Arte, San Juan,
Puerto Rico, group exhibition |
| 2000 |
Latin American Artists from the Lehigh University Collection,
Museo del Barrio, New York, NY, group exhibition |
| 1999 |
Public Art Commission. Metro Dade Art in Public Places, “Light
Forms”, Deering Estate Project, Miami, Florida |
| 1997 |
“American Voices”, Smithsonian Institution, Washington,
D.C., Traveling group exhibition |
| 1997 |
Palm Beach Photographic Centre, Delray Beach, Florida, Solo
exhibition |
| 1995 |
Fundacion Guayasamin, Quito, Ecuador, Solo exhibition |
| 1994 |
“American Voices”, FotoFest, Houston, Texas, Group
exhibition |
| 1994 |
“Fotografos Cubano-Americanos”, Galeria Nina Menocal,
Mexico City, Mexico, Invitational exhibition |
| 1991 |
Museo de Arte Italiano, Lima, Peru, Two person show |
| 1986 |
Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, North
Carolina, Solo exhibition |
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