Roxana Pérez-Méndez

ROXANA PÉREZ-MÉNDEZ Updated 1/29/2024

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Education

2003 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME

2002 Tyler School of Art, MFA Sculpture Temple University, Philadelphia

1999 The Ohio State University, BFA Sculpture and Glass

1996 Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

Professional experience

2023-Present Founder + Co-Director, Drawn to the Camino Walking Artist Residency Program

2016-Present Campo Research Studios: In Collaboration with Artist and Faculty Associate Professor Mario Marzan

2014-Present Associate Professor of Art, Sculpture and Interdisciplinary Practice

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2008-2014 Assistant Professor of Art, Sculpture and Interdisciplinary Practice

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2010 MFA Studio Faculty Advisor. Maine College of Art

2003-2008 Adjunct Professor, Tyler School of Art. Temple University. Philadelphia

2004-2008 Adjunct Professor, Drexel University. Philadelphia

2004 Adjunct Professor, Community College of Philadelphia

Publications

2024 “Pilgrimage as a Medium: Teaching the Camino de Santiago”

Campo Research Studios. Ad Limina Journal. Revista de Investigación del Camino de Santiago y de las Peregrinaciones. Xunta de Galicia

2023 “Pilgrimage as a Tool for Perception and a Form of Counter-Cartography”

Campo Research Studios. Special Issue Walking Art Research Practice (WARP) x Soap Box: A Journal for Cultural Analysis. In collaboration with the CUS - Centre of Urban Studies (UvA), ASCA - Amsterdam

School for Cultural Analysis (UvA), ARIAS – Platform for Research through the Arts and Sciences and NICA - Netherlands Institute for Cultural Analysis. Published September 1, 2023

Select Grants/Awards

2022 Schwab Academic Excellence Award. The Institute of Arts and Humanities. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $3000

2019 Institute for Humanities Faculty of Color and Indigenous Faculty Group

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Research Grant. $1000

Klineberg Faculty Research Fund. The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

2013 Finalist New Frontiers Story Lab. Sundance Film Festival Institute. Los Angeles, LA

2012 Finalist Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation Grants and Commissions. Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation. Miami, FL

Paper Presentations

2024 “Navigating after the Storm: Touchstone.” Walking Art in Relational Geographies

International Encounters and Conference. University of Corona, NaoCoclea Centre de Creació Contemporània. Girona, Spain

2023 “Navigating after the Storm: Campo Research Studio.” Multifarious

Identity and Contemporary Visualization Panel SECAC, Richmond VA

2022 “Pilgrimage as an Artist Practice.” WARP Conference (Walking as a Research Practice, University of Amsterdam. Allard Pierce Museum. Amsterdam Netherlands

“Pilgrimage as Medium: Teaching with the Spirit and the Mind.” Walking Art and Relational Geographies International Encounters and Conference. University of Girona, University of Vic, NauCoclea Centre de Creació Contemporània Girona, Spain

2021 “Pilgrimage as a Medium” Institute for Pilgrimage Studies Conference. William and Mary University

Select Solo Exhibitions

2024 (I) Upcoming: TBA. Reunion. As Campo Research Studios. San Juan, PR

2017 (I) A Buen Arbol Te Arrimas… Taller Puertorriqueño Centro Corazon. Philadelphia

2013 (I*) En Mi Espejo, Veo tu Cara. Vox Populi Gallery. Philadelphia

Select Group Exhibitions

2023 (I) Walking as Research Practice (WARP): Special Issue WARP x Soapbox Journal – Book Presentation and Exhibition. Enter Enter ‘A Space for Books’ Amsterdam, Netherlands. As part of Campo Research Studios in collaboration with Mario Marzan

(I) Place of Encounters/Lugar de Encuentros. Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC. As part of Campo Research Studios in collaboration with Mario Marzan

2020 (I) Escapes and Revelations. As part of Campo Research Studios in collaboration with Mario Marzan. Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem

2017 (I) New Work: Campo Research Studio. AADK Centro Negra: Centro De Investigación y Creación Contemporanea. Blanca, Murcia Spain

(I) Confroncion/Contemplacion: fotografia y paisaje. Curated by Area y Cuadro Gris. Feria de Arte MECA. San Juan, PR

2016 (I) Other Worlds, Other Stories. WPA. Washington, DC. Curated by Jeffry Culdin.

2015 Filadelphia: New Perspectives. Taller Puertoriqueño. Philadelphia, PA

2013 (I) Feria de Arte Sonoro de Puerto Rico, 3^raed. Universidad de Sagrado Corazon, San Juan, PR Curators: Lisa Ladner, Andres Alfonso Lugo Cruz, Norma Vila Rivero

(I) Soñadores: Dreamers. Roy C. Moore Gallery, University of North Georgia, Gainesville. Curator Beth Sale

(I*) Vox Populi at the Front. Front Gallery, New Orleans LA Connections: Artists Invited by Meredith College Art FacultyFrankie G. Weems Art Gallery. Meredith College. Raleigh, NC. (I)

(I*) Photo/Synthesis. Pennsylvania College of Art and Design. PCAD Lancaster, PA. Curated by Heidi Lietzke

2011 (I) Shift. Times Museum. Guangzhou, China

Select Performances

2023 (i) Pilgrimage as a Medium. As part of Campo Research Studios in collaboration with Mario Marzan. Walking Art Research Practices Conference. Amsterdam

2019 (I) We Are Seeds. As part of Campo Research Studios in collaboration with Mario Marzan. El Yunque National Rainforest. Global Take Off: Puerto Rico. El Yunque, PR

(I) Camino. As part of Campo Research Studios in collaboration with Mario Marzán

2011 (I) Blind Justice. In collaboration with Gabriel Martinez. SkowheganPERFORMS. Socrates Sculpture Park. Long Island City, NY

Residencies

2023 Proyectos Artísticos Casa Antonino. Gijón, Asturias, Spain

Grotta Artist Residency Aracena, Huelva, Spain

Artenatura Artist Residency, Huelva, Spain

2017 Foundation Valparaiso. Mojácar, Spain

AADK Centro Negra: Centro De Investigación y Creación Contemporanea, Blanca, Murcia Spain

AARK: Archipelago Art Residency. Korpoo, Finland

Joya: Arte + Ecologia. Velez-Blanco Almeria, Spain

2010 Sculpture Space. Utica, NY

2003 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture