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Xavier Cortada
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Xavier Cortada
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Xavier Cortada
Visual Arts - Painting
Secondary Discipline: Visual Arts - Installations
Miami, FL
Biography
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General Services:
Commissioned Work, Other Residencies, Public Speakings/Readings, Educational Programs, Public Art Planning
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Grade Level: K-5, 6-8, 9-12, College
Past Experience: Xavier Cortada has served as Artistic Director of various projects sponsored by Miami-Dade Art in Public Places, including Master Peace (a school-based art project in Miami-Dade County Public Schools) and PATH (Public Art Transforming Housing for the Miami-Dade Housing Agency).
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Experience in Public Art: |
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Type of art: Design Team Projects, Community-based, New Media/Experimental, Permanent Installation, Temporary Installation |
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- 2006 House of Cards, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), North Miami, FL; Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, Florida Heritage Month poster, Tallahassee, FL
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2005 City Hall Murals, City of Miami, FL; Protecting America’s Children: Child Welfare League of America (CWLA), Washington, D.C.
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2004 Our Community, Miami-Dade County Hall, Foyer to Commission Chambers, Miami; Miami Mangrove Forest, underpasses of I-95 throughout City of Miami
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2003 Dreaming of a World Free of Poverty, The World Bank, Washington, D.C.
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- National Science Foundation Antarctic Artists and Writers Fellowship, 2006
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U.S. Department of State/USA Today Millennium International Volunteer Award, 2000
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Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs Council /Art Center South Florida’s New Forms Artists Grant, 1999
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State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs’ Artist Residency grant, 1998
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