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Maria Ortiz Application PackageOrtiz Maria ENAME: Last Name First Name Middle Initial 1401 Euclid Ave, Apt 301 MIAMI BEACHHOME ADDRESS: Apt No.Home No./Street City Florida 33139 State Zip Code 7875501886 7863455618PHONE: Home Work mortiz@pamm.org Email Address Miami Street 1103 Biscayne Blvd City Florida State 33132 Zip Code Address: Perez Art Museum Miami Position:Business Name:associate curator Pursuant to City Code section 2-22(4) a and b: Members of agencies, boards, and committees shall be affiliated with the city; this requirement shall be fulfilled in the following ways: a) an individual shall have been a resident of the city for a minimum of six months; or b) an individual shall demonstrate ownership/interest for a minimum of six months in a business established in the city. YesƔ5HVLGHQWRI0LDPL%HDFKIRUDPLQLPXPRIVL[PRQWKV Ɣ'HPRQVWUDWHDQRZQHUVKLSLQWHUHVWLQDEXVLQHVVLQ0LDPL%HDFKIRUDPLQLPXPRIVL[PRQWKV Ɣ$UH\RXDUHJLVWHUHGYRWHULQ0LDPL%HDFK Ɣ3OHDVHcircle one): I am now a resident of: Ɣ,DPDSSO\LQJIRUDQDSSRLQWPHQWEHFDXVH,KDYHVSHFLDODELOLWLHVNQRZOHGJHDQGH[SHULHQFH3OHDVHOLVWEHORZ Ɣ$UH\RXSUHVHQWO\DUHJLVWHUHGOREE\LVWZLWKWKH&LW\RI0LDPL%HDFK" Yes Yes South Beach No extensive knowledge on contemporary art locally, nationally, and internationally Please list your preferences in order of ranking [1] first choice [2] second choice, and [3] third choice. Please note that only three (3) choices will be observed by the City Clerk’s Office. (Regular Boards of City) Choice 1: Choice 2: Choice 3: Art in Public Places Committee No2. Present participation in Youth Center activities by your children Note: If applying for Youth Advisory Board, please indicate your affiliation with the Scott Rakow Youth Center: 1. 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These laws include, but are not limited to, the following: o Prohibition from directly or indirectly lobbying city personnel (Miami Beach City Code section 2-459). o Prohibition from contracting with the city (Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1). o Prohibition from lobbying before board/committee you have served on for period of one year after leaving office (Miami Beach Code section 2-26). o Requirement to disclose certain financial interests and gifts (Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1). (re: CMB Community Development Advisory Committee): prohibition, during tenure and for one year after leaving office, from having any interest in or receiving any benefit from Community Development Block Grant funds for either yourself, or those with whom you have business or immediate family ties (CFR 570.611). Upon request, copies of these laws may be obtained from the City Clerk. “I hereby attest to the accuracy and truthfulness of the application and have received, read and will abide by Chapter 2, Article VII – of the City Code “Standards of Conduct for City Officers, Employees and Agency Members.” I Maria Ortiz agreed to the following terms on Received in the City Clerk's Office by: Name of Deputy Clerk Control No. Date Ortiz 1 María Elena Ortiz 1401 Euclid Ave. Apt. 301 Miami Beach, FL 33139 787.550.1886/ mortiz@pamm.org EDUCATION Master of Arts in Curatorial Practice, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA, 2010 • Thesis: “Cannibals and Biennials: the 5th Havana Biennial” Bachelor of Arts and Science in Cultural Anthropology with Minor in Art History, University of Houston, 2006 • Honors Graduate Banner Bearer, Highest GPA in the department PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Associate Curator, Pérez Art Museum Miami July 2013 – Present •Conce iv e, de velop and execu te exh ibitions and catalogs by artists such as Ulla von Brandenburg, Carlos Motta, Beatriz Santiago Munoz, among others •Work collaboratively with a team of curators and private collectors to secure acquisitions and donations of works to the museum • Develop educations strategies for our museum visitors, as well as online audience • Work with departments to develop the strategic plan of the museum • Develop the bilingual identity of the museum •Work with local and international artists to develop programming and exhibitions •Research and travel for the museum to search for important artists and works to bring to the museum Curator of Contemporary Arts, Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros, Mexico City April 2011 - July 2013 •Worked closely with the museum’s director to develop a cutting-edge curatorial program with artists such as Tania Bruguera, Tercerunquinto, Cinthia Marcelle, Joaquín Segura, and W ilfredo Prieto • Developed educational programs as well as a collecting strategy for the museum •Developed bilingual strategy for the museum Curatorial Assistant, Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco July 2009 – July 2010 • Worked on a series of exhibitions as well as created programming FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND OTHER NOTABLE POSTS Fellow, New Museum’s IdeasCities with LUMA Foundation, Arles, France, May 2017 Delegate, Tilting Axis.3 Curating the Caribbean, National Gallery of the Cayman Islands, April 2017 2 Critic, Festival International ART Performance FIAP, Martinique, April 2017 Juror, South Florida Cultural Consortium, Miami Dade County, January 2016/14/15 Awarded, Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros and Independent Curators International Travel Grant to the Caribbean and Latin America, New York, May 2014 Finalist, Emerging Curator, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France, November 2012 SELECTED EXHIBITIONS Curator, William Cordova: Now’s the Time, Pérez Art Museum Miami, April 2018 Exhibition Catalogue (available Spring 2018) Curator, Spots, Tiles, Pips, and Tiles: An exhibition about dominoes, Pérez Art Museum Miami Curator, South Florida Cultural Consortium, Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, June 2017 Curator, Project Gallery: Ulla Von Brandenburg, Pérez Art Museum Miami Curator, Spots, Tiles, Pips, and Tiles: An exhibition about dominoes, Hunter East Harlem Galleries, Hunter College, New York Curator, Project Gallery: Carlos Motta, Pérez Art Museum Miami Curator, Beatriz Santiago Muñoz: A Universe of Fragile Mirrors, El Museo del Barrio, New York Exhibition Catalogue Curator, Beatriz Santiago Muñoz: A Universe of Fragile Mirrors, Pérez Art Museum Miami. Exhibition Catalogue Available Curator, Video Islands, Film Anthology Archive, New York Curator, Firelei Báez: Bloodlines, Pérez Art Museum Miami, Exhibition Catalogue Curator, Firelei Báez: Bloodlines, Warhol Art Museum, Pittsburgh, Exhibition Catalogue Curator, Firelei Báez: Vessel of Geneologies, DePaul Art Museum, Chicago Curator, Firelei Báez: Vessel of Geneologies, Tarble Arts Center, Charleston, Illinois Curator, Emilio Chapela: Réquiem, Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros, Mexico City Curator, Nuria Montiel: ¡Sacúdete!, Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros, Mexico City Ortiz 3 Curator, Carlos Motta: La forma de la libertad, Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros, Mexico City Curator, Bayrol Jiménez: Dramamón, Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros, Mexico City Curator, José Luis Rojas: La apariencia del control, Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros, Mexico City Curator, Rita Ponce de León: David, Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros, Mexico City Curator, Wherever You Roam, Museum of Latin American Art, Los Angeles SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Author and Editor, “William Cordova: Now’s the Tome,” Pérez Art Museum Miami, (upcoming 2018) Author, “Project Gallery: Steve McQueen,” Pérez Art Museum Miami (upcoming 2017) Author, “Prospect Biennial 4,” Prospect New Orleans, (upcoming 2017) Author, “A Conversation with Amanda Sanfilippo about the South Florida Cultural Consortium,” Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami Author, “Project Gallery: Ulla von Brandenburg,” Pérez Art Museum Miami Author, “Project Gallery: Carlos Motta,” Pérez Art Museum Miami Author, “Project Gallery: Robert Rauschenberg,” Pérez Art Museum Miami Author and Editor, “Beatriz Santiago Muñoz: A Universe of Fragile Mirrors,” Pérez Art Museum Miami Author and Editor, “Firelei Báez: Bloodlines,” Pérez Art Museum Miami Publication Manager, “Eugenio Espinoza: Unruly Supports,” Pérez Art Museum Miami Author, Exploring the Antillean Subject, Terremoto Magazine Author, The Bahamas, Independent Curators International Blog Author, Exploring Trinidad, Independent Curators International Blog Author, On Martinique, Independent Curators International Blog Author, Travels in Aruba, Independent Curators International Blog Author, Rodolfo Peraza, Artist’s Publication, Miami Author, Nebraska, Americana, Wattis Institute of Contemporary Arts, San Francisco 4 Author, Huevos Revueltos with Melanie Smith and Rafael Ortega, Memorias SAPS 2011-2012, Mexico City Author, Los Talleres with Tercerunquinto, Memorias SAPS 2011-2012, Mexico City SYMPOSIUMS AND LECTURES Presenter, “Collections and Institutions,” Expo Chicago (upcoming 2017) Presenter, “Art + Hack + Data,” Pérez Art Museum Miami (upcoming 2017) Presenter, “On Dominoes,” Pérez Art Museum Miami Presenter, “María Elena Ortiz in Conversation with Firelei Báez,” DePaul Art Museum, Chicago Presenter, “María Elena Ortiz in Conversation with Firelei Báez,” Tarble Arts Center, Charleston, Illinois Presenter, “María Elena Ortiz in Conversation with William Cordova and Franklin Sirmans,” Pérez Art Museum Miami Presenter, Chicago Cultural Arts Center Presenter, “María Elena Ortiz in Conversation with Firelei Báez,” Gallery Wendi Norris, San Francisco Presenter, María Elena Ortiz in Conversation with William Cordova and Luis Gispert, Freedom Tower MDC Museum of Art + Design, Miami Presenter, María Elena Ortiz in Conversation with Firelei Báez, Pérez Art Museum Miami Lecturer, “Revisiting the Caribbean and Latin America: Contemporary Conversations on Visual Arts,” Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton Lecturer, Roundtables: María Elena Ortiz, Locust Projects, Miami Presenter, Arts for Learning Miami, The Light Box at Goldman Warehouse Presenter, “Video Islands,” January 2015, Anthology Film Archive, New York Moderator, “Dual Artist Economies: Managing Art of Two Careers as a Professional Arts and Arts Administrator,” National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures, Miami Presenter, “Recent Curatorial Projects,” Atelier 89, June 2014, Oranjestad, Aruba Presenter, “Curating Video and Performance,” Alice Yard, Port of Spain, Trinidad Presenter, “María Elena Ortiz in Conversation with Miguel Rodríguez Sepúlveda,” Locust Projects, Miami Ortiz 5 Moderator, “Caribbean Crossroads of the W orld Symposium: Transnational Histories,” Pérez Art Museum Miami Presenter, “Cannibals and Biennials,” California College of the Arts, San Francisco SKILLS SET Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, CMS Database, Retail Pro 6, eTapestry Online Database, and both Mac and PC platforms Social Media Grant Writing Bilingual in English and Spanish, conversational French Detail oriented; motivated; great public speaker; salsa and merengue dancing