Panelists
2015 Interdisciplinary Fellowship

October 1, 2014
1:00 PM - to conclusion
Teleconference (How to participate)

Chair: Sarah Stage
Program Manager: Morgan Lewis

Cesar Cornejo

Hillsborough County

Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Foundations, University of South Florida, School of Art and Art History
Previous teaching positions at College University, New York and University Ricardo Palma in Lima, Peru
Contemporary artist with solo and group exhibitions at national and international venues including Gallery Lightcontemporary, London; Gallery Kobo Chika and Gyokuey, Tokyo; Gallery Bellini of the Nomura Foundation, Yokohama; Galleries Lucia de la Puente, ARTCO and Peruvian-North American Cultural Institute in Lima
Group exhibitions in the V Biennial del Barrio de America in Venezuela, Biennial S-Files Museo del Barrio in NY, Busan Biennial 2008 in South Korea, and several others
Recipient of awards and fellowships from Creative Capital Foundation, New York Foundation for the Arts, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Art Omi International Artists Residency, The British Council, The Arts Council of England, The Henry Moore Institute, Vermont Studio Center, Sculpture Space, Center for Book Arts, and the Ministry of Education of Japan
Ph.D. Fine Arts, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music; M.F.A. Sculpture, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music; B.A. Architecture, Ricardo Palma University, Lima, Peru

Hillsborough County

Deputy Director, Institute for Research in Art, Contemporary Art Museum & Graphicstudio, University of South Florida, Tampa
More than 25 years of experience in museum operations and management
Organizes and travels exhibitions and special projects nationally and internationally; has worked with guest artists, curators and arts professionals from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and America
Oversees grant proposals to local, state, and national funding agencies and foundations on behalf of the Institute for Research in Art
M.F.A. Graphic Arts, University of South Florida, B.A. Studio Art, University of South Florida

Pinellas County

Actor, Director, Playwright, and Artistic Director of Studio@620, St. Petersburg, FL
Writer of more than a dozen plays including Uncle Bend’s: A Home-Cooked Negro Narrative and Manhattan Casino
Board member: Arts Center, American Stage Theater, Creative Clay, First Night, and Creative Tampa Bay
Participating Member in educational and cultural organizations including City of St. Petersburg Arts Advisory Committee, Pinellas County Cultural Affairs Task Force, and the Florida Humanities Council
2005 Hero Award, Bank of America; 2001 Best of the Bay Directing and 2002 Best of the Bay Playwright, Weekly Planet; and awards from Theatre Communication Group Artist Collaborative, Los Angeles Cultural Affairs, and Florida Humanities Grants
Undergraduate Studies in Theatre Arts/Acting, Loyola Marymount University; continuing studies at American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco and Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London

Miami-Dade County

Associate Professor of Sculpture, University of Miami
Associate Professor of Sculpture and Head of #D Art, University of Miami
Previous faculty appointments at Penn State University and the University of Washington
Solo exhibitions in California, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, and China
Group exhibitions at the Museum of Art & Design in NYC, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Georgia, SPACES Gallery in Cleveland, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, the Bernice Steinbaum Gallery and MOCA/Goldman Warehouse in Miami
Awards included West Prize from the West Collection, South Florida Cultural Consortium grant, and Florida Individual Artist Fellowship
M.F.A. Sculpture, San Francisco Art Institute; B.A. Philosophy and Religious Studies, Newcomb College of Tulane University

Miami-Dade County

Managing Producer, MDC Live Arts, Miami, Florida
25+ years of non-profit arts management and producing.
25+ years Federal, Local and State grant panel service across disciplines in Florida, Georgia and California.
BA in Drama, Bennington College; MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts, Goddard College