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Education:
2011  School of Arts and Culture, Newcastle University,  MFA 
2005  Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, B.F.A., concentration in Printmaking and papermaking, Latino & Hispanic Caribbean Studies

Teaching Experience:
Art Lecturer, Master Level, Centre for Applied Human Rights, York University
Visiting Lecturer, Creative and Cultural Industries Management MA, Northumbria University
Performing & Facilitating Artist, National Arts Festival, National Schools Festival, and Fingo Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa
Facilitating Artist, Remix 15, National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa
First Year workshops, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Teaching Artist, Young Audiences of NJ, Princeton, NJ
Teaching Artist, The Institute for Arts and Humanities Education, New Brunswick, NJ
Visiting Teaching Artist, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University
Teaching Visual Arts, Artist Mentoring Against Racism, Drugs &Violence (AMAR, D&V) Summer Camp, Center for Latino Arts & Culture, NJ.
Lecturer, Pixel Nation, Young Audiences of NJ, USA 
Visiting Teaching/Lecturing Artist, Graduate Printmaking, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, NJ, USA

Professional Experience:
2014-Present.  Culture Lab Technician, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Uk
2013-Present. Director & Project Manager, Harmabee Pasadia CIC,  Newcastle upon Tyne, Uk 
2005-Present.  Musician & Administrator, Hannabiell & Midnight Blue & Ladies of Midnight Blue
2005-Present Videographer, Graphic/Web Designer 
2011-2014.  Technician Assistant, Culture Lab, School of Arts and Culture, Newcastle University, UK
2011-2013.  Administrator, Visual Arts in Rural Communities, Highgreen, UK 
2010.  Administrative Assistant, Work Placement, Berwick Upon Tweed Film and Media Arts Festival, Berwick Upon Tweed, UK
2005-2009.  Programme Coordinator, Office of the Associate VP for Academic & Public Partnerships in the Arts & Humanities, Rutgers University, NJ, USA 
2003-2004 & 2007.  Artist Assistant/Office Internship, Brodsky Center for Print & Paper, New Brunswick, NJ, USA 

2000-2004. Office and Curatorial Assistant, Center for Latino Arts & Culture, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Solo Exhibitions:
2013     Solo Show, System 3 Gallery, Bar loco, Newcastle Upon Tyne, July 2013
2010     Long Gallery, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
2008    “Remembrance”, Paul Robeson Gallery, Newark, NJ, USA
2008     “Neutral”, Institute for Women and Art, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
2006      Center for Latino Arts & Culture, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Group Exhibitions:
2017   Harambee Pasadia: Through the Years, The Witham, Barnard Castle, March 30-22 April
2014  Standing Outside the Closed Door, ABC No Rio in Exile @292 Gallery, New York, NY
2014  20:20 Print Exchange Project 2014 organized by Hot Bed Press
           The Art House in Wakefield, 26th March - 16th May
           The Print Shed in Hereford, 23rd May - 28th June
2013  20:20 Print Exchange Project 2013 organized by Hot Bed Press 
           West Yorkshire Print Workshop, 11th January - 22nd February
           Gloucestershire Printmakers Co-op, 26th February - 22nd March
2012  20:20 print exchange project organized by Hot Bed Press in Manchester
           Hotbed Press, Manchester, October, 2012.
           the neo:gallery in Bolton, Jan-Feb 2013.
           Northern Print, Newcastle Upon Tyne, February 6 - 28 2013               
           The Art House in Wakefield,  25 February 2013 –  12 April 2013
2012   Imprint Art, Bureau Off-site Gallery, Manchester, October 2012
2012   The International Development Conference 2012, Hershel Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2012    Coloured World, Art People International, Langen, Hessen,Germany
2011     Nostalgia, The Factory Kitchen, The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
2011     Masters of Fine Arts 2011, Hatton Gallery, Newcastle University, UK        
2011     Heaton Arts Festival: Heaton Perk, Heaton Park Coffee Shop, UK
2010    2010 MFA Show, Identified, Hatton Gallery, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
2010    Group Exhibit, Long Gallery, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
2009   Group Installation, Disclosure Happens:: The Project, Lower Eastside studio, NY, USA
2005   BFA Thesis Extravaganza, Undergraduate Group Exhibit, Mason Gross School of the Arts Gallery, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
2002    The Visual Imaginary of Latina/os in New Jersey, Kenkeleba Gallery, New York, NY, USA
2001    The Visual Imaginary of Latina/os in New Jersey, Mason Gross School of the Arts Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Collections:
Eileen M. Foti, Master Printmaker, Personal collection
Judith Brodski, Personal Collection
Institute for Women and Art, New Brunswick, NJ
Center For Latino Arts & Culture, New Brunswick, NJ

Awards:
2017   In Print Bursary, Northern Print 

Publications/Exhibition Catalogues:
Transcultural NJ: Diverse Artists Shaping Culture and Communities, (2003)
The Visual Imaginary of Latinas/os in New Jersey (2002)
© Yilis del Carmen Suriel 2010-18