EDUCATION
2023 Latin American Art History Ph.D. (ABD), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL
2015 MFA Studio Art/Printmaking, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
1995 BFA Studio Art/Painting-Printmaking, Universidad Nacional, Bogotá, Colombia
CERTIFICATES
2023 Inside-Out Educational Prison Exchange Program Certificate, with support from Knox College
Peace and Justice Program, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
2015 Advanced Certificate in College Teaching, College of Education, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
1999 Advanced Certificate Master Printer, International Graphic Art School Il Bisonte and
Tuscany Region Secretary of Education, Florence, Italy
1997 Advanced Certificate in printmaking and mural painting, Florence Academy of Fine Arts, Florence, Italy
TEACHING
2022-present Visiting Assistant Professor, Knox College, Galesburg, IL
2015-2020 Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL
2012-2015 Teaching Assistant, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IL
2009-2011 Assistant Professor, Corporación Universitaria Taller 5, Bogotá, Colombia
2002-2012 Art Instructor-Visual Art Program Coordinator, Centro Cultural Cajicá, Colombia
AWARDS AND GRANTS
2023 Professional Development Award, Study Abroad Oaxaca program, Elleanor Stellyes Center for Global Studies, Knox College
2023 Summer Immersion Program, Elleanor Stellyes Center for Global Studies, Knox College
2023 Professional Development Award, presentation and research at Universidad Federal do Rio Grande de Norte, Natal, Brazil and Centro Cultural
Banco de la República, Tunja, Colombia, Elleanor Stellyes Center for Global Studies, Knox College
2022 Professional Development Award, Ph.D. Thesis completion at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Faculty Scholarly/Creative Work Grant,
Knox College
2020 Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities, Ph.D. Thesis completion, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL
2020 List of Teaching Assistants Ranked as Excellent, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2019 Lemann Fellowship, Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies, to conduct research in Rio de Janeiro, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL
2018 Urbana Art Grant, The Face is the Only Location project, Urbana City, IL
2018 Lemann Fellowship, Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies, to conduct research in Rio de Janeiro, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL
2018 TINKER Fellowship, Ph.D. research in Santiago de Chile and Buenos Aires, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL
2017 Urbana Art Grant, Colored Voices of the World mural project at Urbana School District, Urbana City, IL
2016 Urbana Art Grant, Sharing Memories; The Mirror project, Urbana City, IL
2015 Office of Outreach and Engagement’s Grant, Invisible Faces project, University of Iowa
2014 Iowa Arts Council Grant, Invisible Faces project, Iowa City, IA
2014 NALAC (National Association of Latino Arts and Culture), Ford Foundation and Surdna Foundation, Invisible Faces project, San Antonio, TX
2014 Elizabeth Catlett Scholarship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2012 Grahame Scholarship, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2012 Abroad Postgraduate programs study, Colfuturo and Colombian Government, Colombia
1998 Saitama, Japan S.D. Co-Ltda. Fellowship, for studies at International Graphic School Il Bisonte in Florence, Italy
1996 Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Fellowship, Florence Academy of Fine Arts, Florence, Italy
1995 First Prize, VII Salon Regional, Chamber of Commerce, Ibagué, Colombia
1995 Cum Laude, Outstanding thesis and student, Universidad Nacional, Bogotá, Colombia
CAMPUS & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
2023-present Volunteer Henry Hill Correctional Education Justice pilot program, Knox College
Art Department and Peace and Justice studies, Galesburg, IL
2022-present Volunteer Galesburg Community Arts Center Visual Arts Program Instructor at
Mary Davis Home with support by Illinois Art Council Agency, Galesburg, IL
2022-present Volunteer Knox College Drawing and Print Club Advisor and Latino Club cultural activities, Galesburg, IL
2019-present Arts and Culture Commissioner, City of Urbana, IL
PROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT
2022-present “Abolition for All Time” Creative Lab, supported by Mellow Foundation, Knox College, Galesburg, IL
2023-present College Art Association (CAA), Committee for Diversity Practice commissioner
2021 Escuela Taller de Boyacá lecture, Golden Machine Donde Canta La Rana project by Oscar Ayala, Tunja, Colombia
2021 Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies Graduate Symposium Presentation Public
Aesthetics and Collaborative Art Practices in South America 1960-1980s University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, IL
2018 Aisthesis, Revista Chilena de Investigaciones Estéticas revisor, Universidad Cátolica
de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
2017-2018 Art Instructor, Summer Migrant Children Program, Illinois Department of Education
and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL
2017 Artist Talk, Narrativas Fragmentos de la Memoria, Exhibition Galería Municipal
Rosario Sánchez de Lozada Instituto de Cultura de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
2016 Visiting Artist, Photogravure workshop, Universidad Nacional, Bogotá, Colombia
2015 Mobile Museum Project, University of Iowa, Iowa Print Group, Iowa City, IA
2014 Artist Talk, Latino Council, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2010 Lecture El Arte Mexicano durante la Revolución Mexicana, Centro Cultural Gabriel Gárcia Márquez, Bogotá, Colombia
2008 Lecture Artes Plásticas y Fotografía en Colombia, Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, Mexico
2002-present Visiting Artist, Colombian Government Colombian Cultural International Promotion
Plan in public institutions in Czech Republic, Japan, and Mexico
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 The Body is the Only Location, MFA Exhibition Drelowed Gallery, University of Iowa
2014 Tales from Latin America, Central Gallery, Yokohama, Japan
2010 Prints, Promo-art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2006 Graphic Works, Kanagawa Prefectural Gallery, Yokohama, Japan
2004 Painting and Prints, Centro Colombo Americano, Bogotá, Colombia
2002 Graphic Works, La Femme Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
1999 A path through the Andes, Communal Gallery Piazza Santa Croce, Florence, Italy
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Song of Sie, Sakai City public space S-Gallery, Sakai, Japan (expected)
2019 Metáforas Fragmentadas-Reparación, Kanagawa Ken Min Hall Gallery, Yokohama, Japan
2017 Narrativas Fragmentos de la Memoria, Galería Municipal Rosario Sánchez de Lozada,
Instituto de Cultura de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico
2017 Sharing Memories de Mirror, Independent Media Center, Urbana, IL
2016 Memorias Lado a Lado, Instituto de Cultural, Cajicá, Colombia
2015 Latin American Contemporary Art, Promo-Arte Gallery, Tokyo
2014 MAPC MidAmerican Print Council, portfolio exchange, Wayne University, Detroit, MI
2014 Steven Vail Project Room, MFA Printmaking Program, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2013 Millsaps College Emerging Space Gallery, Jackson, MS
2012 Midwest Matrix Exhibition, Drewelowe Gallery, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2012 The Charity Exhibition North-East Japan, Promo Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2009 Lugares de Inspiración, Cultural Center Il Bisonte, Florence, Italy
2008 Destinos, Museo de la Memoria, Tlaxcala, Mexico
2006 Dos Artistas Colombianos, San Kei-en Temple, Yokohama, Japan
2000 Prints, Via Larga Gallery, Florence, Italy
1998 Tiepolo Biennale Print competition, Venice, Italy
1998 Miniprint International, Cadaques, Spain
1997 Jóven Estampa, Casa de las Américas, La Habana, Cuba
1996 XXXVI Salon Nacional de Artistas, Corferias, Bogotá, Colombia
1996 Best Graduate Thesis, Universidad National Museum of Art Bogota, Colombia
1995 VII Salón Regional, Chamber of Commerce, Ibagué, Colombia
1995 XXII Salón Cano, Bogotá, Colombia
MEDIA COVERAGE
2023 NPR Peoria, Knox College pilot program at Henry Hill Correctional in Galesburg, IL
2017 Daily Illini newspaper, Sharing Memories Project, Urbana-Champaign, IL
2014 Iowa City Press-Citizen newspaper, “Giving Iowa City more color,” Iowa City, IA
2012 El Tiempo newspaper, Colombian postgraduate scholarship winners, Bogotá, Colombia
2009 La Nazione Firenze newspaper article, “Luoghi d’ispirazione per quattro artisti Colombiani, Florence, Italy
2008 El sol de Tlaxcala newspaper, “Artistas colombianos comparten destinos” Tlaxcala, Mexico
2006 Kanagawa Shimbun newspaper, “A warm stream from the south,” Yokohama, Japan
2006 Japan Times newspaper, Latin American Modern Art, journal article, Tokyo, Japan
2006 Kanagawa Art Press magazine, “creator’s voice”, Yokohama, Japan
2004 El Tiempo newspaper, Centro Colombo Americano Exhibition, Bogotá, Colombia
2002 Vìkend Magazín, Kolumbie v Cechách, Prague, Czech Republic
2002 Agencia EFE, “Grabados de Pinilla en la Galeria La Femme de Praga,” Prague, Czech Republic
1996 El Tiempo newspaper, XXXVI Salón Nacional de Artistas, Bogotá, Colombia
1996 El Nuevo Día newspaper, Ibagué, Colombia
CATALOGUES and BOOKS in which my work appears
2018 Sharing Memories, book published by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies,
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IL
2015 Invisible Faces, book published by the University of Iowa Press May 2015 University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2012 Catalogue of the exhibition The Charity Exhibition North-East Japan, Tokyo, Japan
2010 Catalogue of the exhibition “Latino American Art Today” Promo-art Gallery Tokyo, Japan
2011 Cultural Magazine, Centro Cultural Gabriel García Márquez, “Metáforas Geométricas” Bogotá, Colombia
2009 Catalogue of the exhibition “Lugares de Inspiración” Centro Cultural Il Bisonte, Florence, Italy
2008 Catalogue of the exhibition “Destinos”, Tlaxcala, México
2004 Catalogue of the exhibition, Solo Show Centro Colombo Americano text by Eduardo Serrano, Bogotá, Colombia
1999 Catalogue of the Via Larga Gallery Exhibition, Florence, Italy
1998 Catalogue of the exhibition, Alumni Accademia di Belle Arti Firenze, Florence, Italy
1998 Catalogue of the Biennale d’Incisione Contemporanea, Venice, Italy
1998 Catalogue of the Mini Print International Competition, Cadaques, Spain
1996 Catalogue XXXVI Salón Nacional de Artistas, Bogotà, Colombia
1995 Catalogue VI Salón Regional de Artistas, Bogotá, Colombia
1995 Catalogue Outstanding Thesis Exhibition, Museo Universidad Nacional, Bogotá, Colombia
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
College Art Association Association for Latin American Art
Southern Graphic Council National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures
Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program Center
SKILLS
Software: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe In Design, Adobe Premier Pro, Audacity, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Power Point, proficiency in Mac and Windows.
Art: Traditional printmaking techniques (lithography, screen printing, etching, intaglio, linocut, woodcut), contemporary and photography-based printmaking techniques (photogravure, photolithography, photo screen printing, installation, and time-based media) book arts, letterpress, papermaking, photography (digital and analogue), drawing (figure, object, environment), mural-oil-acrylic painting, children book illustration, animation, video editing.
Languages:
Spanish Native Speaker English Proficient Level
Italian Proficient Level French Advanced Level
Portuguese Intermediate Level Japanese Intermediate Level