CECILIA MIGUEZ

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BIOGRAPHY

Born in Montevideo, Uruguay
Currently resides in Los Angeles, California

EDUCATION

1990 Studied goldsmithing with Michael Norman Bayes, UCLA, Los Angeles, California
1980 Studied painting, Vicente Martin, Montevideo, Uruguay
1978 Scholarship in Art, San Fernando University of Fine Arts, Madrid, Spain
1977 Studied with Carlos Sgarbi, Circulo de Bellas Artes, Montevideo, Uruguay
1975 Studied painting with Nelson Leites, Montevideo, Uruguay
1971 Studied painting with Maria Cardu de Callebaut, Montevideo, Uruguay

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood, Twenty Hours Before Dawn, September-December 9,
2006.
Irving Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida, Guardians & Angels - Journey of the Spirit,
February/March, 2006.
Buschlen-Mowatt, Vancouver, Canada, March 30- April 30, 2005.
Rio Hondo College Art Gallery, Form & Grace, March 1-April 12, 2005.
Buschlen -Mowatt, Palm Desert, January 1-February 1, 2005.
Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood, Flights of Imagination, September 9-October 29, 2004.
Riverside Art Museum, Journeys, Riverside, California, April 17-May 24, 2003.
Louis Stern Fine Arts, Transmigrations, West Hollywood, California, September 14–October 26,
2002.
The Uruguay Cultural Foundation for the Arts, Transmigrations, Washington D.C., October 9-
November 5, 2002.
Praxis Gallery, New Sculpture Coral Gables, Florida, January 4–February 4, 2002.
Praxis Gallery, Barcos y Sirenas, Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 24–September 4, 2001.
Louis Stern Fine Arts, Escultura, West Hollywood, California, March 3 – April 14, 2001.
Louis Stern Fine Arts, New Work, West Hollywood, California, September 16–October 30, 1999.
Praxis Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 6-April 24, 1999.
Louis Stern Fine Arts, Recent Work, West Hollywood, California, January 13-February 28, 1998.
Museo de Arte Americano de Maldonado, Montevideo, Uruguay, February 15–28, 1997.
Praxis Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 15-November 6, 1996.
Figari Gallery, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Montevideo, Uruguay, September 20-30, 1996.
UCLA, International Student Center, Los Angeles, California May 15–29, 1992.
Casa de Teatro Gallery, Montevideo, Uruguay, August 1985.
Cantegril Country Club, Punta del Este, Uruguay, January 1985.
Amalfi Gallery, Punta del Este, Uruguay, January 1980.
Zorrilla de San Martin Museum, Montevideo, Uruguay, September 4–15, 1978.
Cantegril Country Club, Punta del Este, Uruguay, January 1978.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park, Multiple Vantage Points, February 25–April
15, 2007.
Museum of Latin American Art, Sculpture Garden, 2005.
The California Museum for History, Women and the Arts, Latinas, The Spirit of California,
2005.
Long Beach Museum of Art Suenos y Encuentros Works from the Collection by Latin American
Masters, October 4-January 25, 2004.
Gallery International, Cecilia Z. Miguez & Arturo Mallman, September 18-October 26 2003.
Mount St. Mary’s College & Southern California Chapter of the National Museum of Women in
the Arts, Shouts, Whispers, and Cheers, February 9– March 29, 2002.
49 Salon Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo, August 25, 2001
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, MOCA Auction, April 29, 2000.
Los Angeles City College, Da Vinci Gallery, The New Classicists, March 1-April 6, 2000.
Cal State University, Fine Arts Gallery, The Right to Assemble, Los Angeles,
January 3-February 29, 2000.
Bakersfield Museum of Art, A Subliminal Message: The Works of Laddie John Dill and Cecilia
Miguez, December 9-January 14, 2000.
Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA) “Art of the Southern Cone, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay,
October 1-January 31, 2000
Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA), Latin American Retablos, Long Beach, California,
December 1999.
Cal State University, Los Angeles, Luckman Gallery, The Labyrinth of Multitude: Contemporary
Latin American Artists in Los Angeles, September 24-November 6, 1998.
Loyola Marymount University, Laband Gallery, “The Drawing Group” An Emerging School of
Los Angeles Los Angeles, California, 1998.
Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA), Dancing the Marvelously Real (with Sergio
Camporeale), January-March, Long Beach, California, 1997.
Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA), Archangels in the Latin American Tradition,
Contemporary Interpretations, Long Beach, California, 1997.
Santa Monica College Art Gallery, Reconfigured II: Drawing & Sculpture, Santa Monica,
California, 1997.
Tirage Art Gallery, Trilogy, Pasadena, California, 1997.
Louis Stern Fine Arts, Imaginary Realities: Surrealism Then and Now, September–November,
West Hollywood, California, 1996.
City Hall - Hispanic Heritage Exhibit, Los Angeles, 1992.
Santa Monica Public Library, Arte Latinoamericano, Santa Monica, California, 1991.
Matrix Gallery, American Competition, Sacramento, California,1986.
Del Bello Gallery, International Competition of Mini-sculpture, Toronto, Canada, 1986.
Galeria del Portal, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1983.
Bienal de Pintura, Salto, Uruguay, 1981.
New Young Artist Competition, Montevideo, Uruguay, 1977.

AWARDS, HONORS AND COMMISSIONS

2005 Museum of Latin American Art, scupture for the Scupture Garden
2001 MTOP Award of Distinction, Salon Nacional, Montevideo, Uruguay
2000 Resnik Commission
1998 Paula Holt Commission
1986 First Prize, Inca National Competition of Painting, Published in art catalog, Uruguay
1985 First Prize, Casa de Teatro, Painting Competition, Montevideo, Uruguay
1984 Second Prize, Christian Art Competition, Painting, Montevideo, Uruguay
1984 Fourth Prize, Banco Republica National Competition of Sculpture, Uruguay
1978 Painting Scholarship to San Fernando Fine Arts University, Madrid, Spain

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California
Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, California
Museum of Contemporary Art, Montevideo, Uruguay
Ministerio Transporte (MTOP), Montevideo, Uruguay

ARTICLES AND REVIEWS
2007 Sculpture Magazine, “Cecilia Z. Miguez”, Collette Chattopadhyay, May, p.67
2002 Scultpure Magazine,"A new Garden of Latin American Sculpture", Collette Chattopadhyay, May,
p.22-23
2006 Southwest Art, "The Divine Comedy", Bonnie Gangelhoff, July Issue
2006 Palm Beach Daily News, Angels and Guardians, Jan Sjostrom, March 20
2006 The Palm Beach Post, "Don't Miss Cecilia Z. Miguez", Gary Schwan, February 24
2005 Los Angeles Times, "Expansion Project flowers at Museum", September 14
2005 La Opinion, Los Angeles, "Molaa crece hacia afuera", September 16
2005 Press Telegram, "Outdoor Sculpture", September 17
2004 Baltimore City Paper, Baltimore, "Wonderland" by J. Bowers, January 14-20
2004 The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, "Diverse in so many ways" by Glenn McNatt, January 13
2003 The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, "Two Uruguayans see sureealism's darkness and light" by Glenn
McNatt, October 16
2003 The Press Enterprise, Riverside, "Making of the gods” by Devoran L. Knaff, May
2002 The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, "What you see isn't what you get, by Glenn McNatt, February
2002 Art Scene, Los Angeles "CECILIA MIGUEZ” Exhibition Review, Bill Lazarow, September
2001 Busqueda (Uruguay), "Pluralidad de lenguajes y participantes de calidad", August 30
2001 Art Scene, “Escultura by CECILIA MIGUEZ,” Exhibition Review, Dr. Margarita Nieto, March
2001 Los Angeles Times "Best Bet"
2000 Pasadena Weekly, “The Road to Respect,” Judy Seckler, February 3
2000 Los Angeles Times, “Brave, New Millennium,” Josef Woodard, January 28
2000 Sculpture Magazine, “CECILIA MIGUEZ,” Collette Chattopadhyay, Janaruy/February Issue
1999 The Bakersfield Californian, “Art Just Behind the Mind’s Eye is at Fingertips,” Richard Chang
1999 La Weekly, Art Pick of the Week, “The Labyrinth of Multitude,” Peter Frank, October 29
1999 La Opinión, Los Angeles, “Figuras que Hablan,” Juan Rodriguez Flores, November 10
1999 La Nacion, Buenos Aires, “Dos Muestras de Jerarquia,” Rafael Squirru, April 25
1999 Pagina/12, Buenos Aires, “Ceremonia de Materiales,” Silvia Ambrosini, April 20
1998 Los Angeles Times, “More Angst than Answers Created...,” William Wilson, April 11
1998 LA Weekly, “The Drawing Group at Loyola Marymount,” Carmine Iannaccone, April 10
1998 La Prensa de Los Angeles, “Exhibición,” February 19
1998 La Opinión, Los Angeles, “Magia en la Escultura,” Juan Rodriguez Flores, February 8
1997 La Opinión, Los Angeles, “Casi el Paraiso,” Ricardo Camarena, December 29
1997 Orange County Weekly, “Hark! Los Angeles ...,” Rebecca Schoenkopf, December 19
1997 La Mañana, (Uruguay)“Muestra de C.Z.M. en Los Angeles,” Maylin Carro Amorin
1997 North County Times, “Carlsbad Recognizes...,” Diane Carpenter, March 30
1997 The Beach News, “Variety in Carslbad’s Art Exhibition,” March 27
1997 Posdata (Uruguay), “Inquietante Poetica,” Alfredo Torres, February 28
1997 La Opinión, Los Angeles, “Arte y Danza,” Ricardo Camarena, February 21
1997 The Orange County Register, “Tesoros de Arte Fill a Museum in Long Beach,” February 23
1997 Daily Bruin, UCLA, “Beyond Mexico,” Amanda Miller
1997 Brecha, (Uruguay), “CECILIA MIGUEZ+++,” Nelson Di Maggio, February 21
1997 Búsqueda (Uruguay), “Circo, Magia y Surrealismo,” Marcela Berthet, February 20
1997 La Mañana (Uruguay), “C.Z.M. entre Nosotros,” Maylin Carro Amorin, February 18
1997 La República (Uruguay), “Artes Plasticas,” Nelson Di Maggio, February 17
1997 Union Gazzette, “Exhibit Moves with Tempo...,” Harry Saltzgaver, January 30
1997 The Orange County Register, “Latin Tempos: Dancing the Marvelously Real,” January 23
1996 Brecha (Uruguay), “Los mejor del ano,” Nelson Di Maggio, December 30
1996 El País (Uruguay), “Recorrido de buen nivel,” Elisa Roubaud, October 9
1996 Búsqueda (Uruguay), “Un Coctel de Magia y Mitos,” Marcela Berthet, October 4
1996 La Mañana (Uruguay), “C.Z.M. las Excelencias de una Artista,” Maylin Carro Amorin
1996 La Opinión, Los Angeles, “Mito y fantasia en la escultura contemporanea,” Margarita Nieto,
August 18
1996 La Opinión, Los Angeles, “Las Dimensiones Artisticas de C.Z.M.,” Juan Rodriguez Flores
1996 American Arts Quarterly, Gerald M. Ackerman, Spring Issue
1991 La Opinion, C.M. expone pinturas y esculturas en UCLA", Luis Gonzalez, May
1991 Westside, L.A. Times, "Accent on Spanish speakers" by Marilyn Martinez, September 11
1985 La Manana (Uruguay), "Premio Nacional de Pintura 1986, October 24
1985 El Dia, (Uruguay), "A beneficio de inventario" Roberto de Espada, July 27
1985 El Pais, (Uruguay), "Tres Jovenes", Alicia Haber
1978 El Pais, (Uruguay), "CECILIA MIGUEZ", by Dolores Castillo
1978 El Dia (Uruguay) , "C.M.: Entre el Poema y el Color"