[email protected] | mimivelezesteve.com | San Juan, Puerto Rico Multidisciplinary Artist | Photography • Mixed Media • Installation • Writing
Solo Exhibitions Nueva Flora Reunión Espacio, Puerto Rico | 2025 22 mixed media works exploring the impact of consumerism on nature. Recycled materials and polymer clay recreate a synthetic flora, inviting reflection on material legacy and ecological transformation. Curated by Norma Vila Rivero. Mami Inc. Museum of Contemporary Art of Puerto Rico (MAC) | 2007 Installation and mixed media series including 7 photographs and a 15-minute documentary. A hyperbolized portrayal of a typical day in the life of a tired middle-class housewife, inspired by the artist’s own mother and rooted in themes of emotional labor and domesticity.
Group Exhibitions
En Vela Instituto de Subcultura, Puerto Rico | 2024 Exposiciones Honestas (Honest Revelations) La Respuesta, Puerto Rico | 2014 PHOTO MAC Museum of Contemporary Art of Puerto Rico | 2011 Contemporary Photography Contest Sacred Heart University Gallery, Puerto Rico | 2011 Photography Biennial of Puerto Rico Museo de las Américas, Puerto Rico | 2002–2008 Circa Art Fair – Lexus con las Artes Booth San Juan, Puerto Rico | 2008 Invited artist. NYU Collective Photography Exhibition E3 Gallery, East Village, New York | 2003 Self Portraits Exhibition Museo de las Américas, Puerto Rico | 2002 Primavera Fotográfica Interamerican University Gallery & Gauss Lab, Puerto Rico | 2001 & 2002 Small Format Photography Exhibition La Liga de Arte de Puerto Rico | 2001 Student & Faculty Art Exhibition Sacred Heart University Gallery, Puerto Rico | 1998
Awards & GrantsLexus con las Artes – Grant Recipient | Mami Inc. | 2006 NYU Tisch School of the Arts – Academic Scholarship | 2002–2004 NYU Photography Contest – Cataño, P.R. selected for E3 Gallery, NYC | 2003 Stonestreet Studios Short Film Festival – Shut Down script selected and produced | 2004
Advertising & Creative Awards(Selected)FIAP, Argentina
Silver Award for Lexus ES Campaign – Golf (Print)
Bronze Award for Lexus ES Campaign – Piscina (Print) | 2010
Shortlist: Primera Hora “Ponte en forma” (Web banner)
Education
MFA in Dramatic Writing NYU Tisch School of the Arts | 2002–2004 BFA in Communications – Advertising, Minor in Photography Sacred Heart University, Puerto Rico | 1995–2000 Art & Writing Summer Program NYU at La Pietra, Florence, Italy | 2003 Metalsmithing Course University of Puerto Rico, Extension Division | 1994 Advanced Ceramics Escuela de Artes Plásticas y Diseño de Puerto Rico | 1991 I ntroductory Drawing & Painting La Liga de Arte de Puerto Rico | 1985
Skills
Art & Media Photography, Mixed Media, Ceramic, Sculpture, Video Production, Installation Creative & Narrative Concept Development, Copywriting, Screenwriting, Playwriting, Narrative Design, Storytelling, Translation & Transcreation (ESP ⇄ ENG) Tools & Software Canva, Microsoft Office, Basecamp, Photoshop (basic), Illustrator (basic) Audio & Voice Work Voice Acting, Audio Narration, Radio Production Strategy & Branding Creative Direction, Digital Content Strategy, SEO Copywriting