Cecilia Lueza

Cecilia Lueza (born 1971) is an Argentine-born American painter and sculptor.[1]

Cecilia Lueza
Cecilia Lueza in 2011
Born
Cecilia Lueza

Posadas, Misiones Province, Argentina
NationalityAmerican Argentine
EducationNational University of La Plata,
Known forPainter, sculptor
MovementContemporary art

Early life and education

Cecilia is an Argentinean artist residing in Florida since 1998. She earned her Masters in Painting at the Faculty of Arts in the National University of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2]

In 1998 she had her first solo show in Buenos Aires. Shortly after the artist moved permanently to the United States. In the early 2000 Lueza began to show her work steadily in both group and solo shows in the United States, Argentina, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Her first large-scale sculptures were exhibited in Orlando, Florida in 2002. Since then she has been working on a variety of site-specific art projects and public art projects as well as private and public art commissions in many cities throughout the United States and South America.

Her works include the sculpture series Diversity created between 2007 and 2011. The large-scale female faces are made of urethane and aluminum and painted in various shades of orange, red and yellow.[3] The sculptures have a three-dimensional effect and represent women from different ethnicities, generations and beliefs that are unified through the artist's use of style and color.

Another work is Winds of Change, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It consists of an angel-like figure on a stainless steel tube that is being held by the hand of a woman. The angel is kinetic and has been painted in a wide range of colors as a way of representing diversity, inclusiveness, hope and yearning. The sculpture became a landmark for the community and was recently acquired for permanent display by the Chattanooga Public Art Commission.

In 2010 Lueza was commissioned a site specific work for the Arts and Innovation Center in Rockville, Maryland. Unveiled in May 2011, Luminarium consists of two interactive wall sculptures containing a fiber optic and light-emitting diode system activated in accordance with the frequency and intensity of sound. The lights will glow with different colors depending on the frequency of the sounds detected and the light pattern will change depending on the sound's direction. Each panel is 10 feet high by 6 feet wide and 10 inches in depth.[4]

In December 2011, Lueza participated in Giants in the City, a public art exhibit of monumental inflatable sculptures that takes place each year in Miami, Florida.

Solo exhibitions

2011:

  • "Dual Nature: The Work of Cecilia Lueza". Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens. Ormond Beach, Florida, United States.[5]
  • "Cecilia Lueza: Travesía". Museo de Arte Metropolitano. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2009:

2008:

2007:

  • "Revelations". Karina Paradiso Fine Art. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • "Mystic: The Work of Cecilia Lueza". Centro Cultural Borges. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2005:

  • "Cecilia Lueza: Exploring the Myths". Chelsea Galleria. Miami, Florida, United States.[6][7]

2003:

2002:

  • "Inner World". Kike San Martin Studios. Miami, Florida, United States.

2001:

2000:

  • "Heaviness & Lightness". Centro Cultural Borges. Buenos Aires Argentina.

Public Art Projects and Exhibitions

2012:

2011:

  • Sculpt Miami at Red Dot Art Fair. Miami, Florida, United States.
  • Giants in the City, Monumental Sculpture Exhibition. Miami, Florida, United States.
  • Sculpture 360. Clearwater, Florida, United States.
  • Art on Main Sculpture Exhibition. Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States.
  • Council of Indianapolis Mural Program. Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
  • Avenue of the Arts, Sculpture Exhibition. Boynton Beach, Florida, United States.
  • Pasadena Rotating Public Art Exhibition. Pasadena, California, United States.

2010:

2009:

2008:

2007:

2006:

2005:

  • Rapture: 23 Annual BWAC Sculpture Show. Brooklyn Bridge, New York, United States.
  • Sculpture Key West. International Sculpture Exhibition. Key West, Florida, United States.
  • Ephemeral Trends at Arteamericas Art Fair. Coconut Grove, Florida, United States.

2004:

  • Wind, Sea, Sky: Sculpture on the Beach. Newport, Rhode Island, United States.
  • Sculpture Key West. International Sculpture Exhibition. Key West, Florida, United States.

2003:

Recent Group exhibitions

2012:

  • "Arte Argentino" (Consulado General de la República Argentina en Miami). Arteamericas 2012. Miami, Florida, USA.[8][9]

Awards, Grants and Residencies
  • Tourist Development Council Grants Program. Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States (2011).
  • Professional Development Individual Artist Grant. Pinellas County, Florida, United States (2008).
  • Florida Artist Enhancement Grant (2008)
  • Puffin Foundation Grant (2006).
  • Karrvaz Artist-in-Residency Grant. Alcalá del Júcar, Spain, (2006).
  • Sculpture Key West, Florida People's Choice Award (2006).
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References
  1. 'Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs' (March 19, 2012). "Winds of Change by Cecilia Lueza". Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  2. 'Art Districts' (March 19, 2012). "Cecilia Lueza: Visual Testimonies". Denise Colson, Art Districts. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  3. "Sculpture in downtown Clearwater turns heads". Tampa Bay Times. January 1, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  4. Diario "El Territorio" (newspaper) Misiones, Argentina (June 13, 2011). "Concierto de luces para Washington". Diario "El Territorio" (newspaper) Misiones, Argentina. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2012.(in Spanish)
  5. "Dual Nature: The Work of Cecilia Lueza". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. August 1, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  6. "Young Talent: Kathy Wolff, Chris Culver, Barbara Rivera, Alex Wyroba and Cecilia Lueza". 'Miami New Times'. August 19, 2004. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  7. "Tropically Erotic Tableaux: Cecilia Lueza". Miami New Times. April 21, 2005. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  8. Diario "El Popular"(Olavarría, Buenos Aires, Argentina) (March 5, 2012). "Cecilia Lueza en la X edición de ArteAméricas. El arte argentino en la principal vitrina latinoamericana". Diario "El Popular". Retrieved March 14, 2012.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)(in Spanish)
  9. Clarín Buenos Aires, Argentina (March 6, 2012). "Artistas argentinos en ArteAméricas: Cecilia Lueza". Clarín (Argentine newspaper). Retrieved March 13, 2012.(in Spanish)
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