BIO
Sonimar Maldonado-Alvarado (Ann Arbor, MI) is a 27 years old female Latin art administrator, teacher, researcher, and artist from Puerto Rico. She received her MA in Art Administration at Eastern Michigan University with a Minor in Mentoring. She has an MFA in Studio Art from American University with a Minor in Art Management and a BFA and ASS in Painting and Drawing from Pratt Institute. She recently served as a panelist for the MACC Operational Support grant. She also curated an exhibition at 22 North Gallery and has shown at the Ann Arbor Art Center and Riverside Art Center in Michigan.
Sonimar works as the Development and Communications Associate at the Ann Arbor Art Center (A2AC). Her graduate research focuses on understanding eureka moments within the arts and how they impact arts participation. This research was accepted to present at the Americans for the Arts Annual Convention in 2022 and the STPA Conference in 2021. Sonimar’s artistic focus is on creating colorful hard-edged abstract paintings inspired by the process of self-discovery. The process utilizes control and chance to demonstrate a clear resolution while retaining a sense of mystery that inspires curiosity in the audience.
Art-Related Professional Experience
2022 MACC Grant Panelist, Michigan Arts & Culture Council, Ann Arbor, MI
2022 Convention Presenter, Americans For The Arts, Washington, DC
2021 Development and Communications Associate, Ann Arbor Art Center, Ann Arbor, MI
2021 minute: a slice of life Curator, 22 North Gallery, Ypsilanti, MI
2020 Wom^n Exhibition Juror, 22 North Gallery, Ypsilanti, MI
2019-2020 Design Expo Graduate Assistant, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
2019 Reflections Visual Arts Reviewer, National PTA, Washington, DC
2018-2019 Studio Manager Assistant, American University, Washington, DC
2018-2019 Woodshop Technician, American University, Washington, DC
2017-2019 Teaching Assistant, American University, Washington, DC
2017 Gallery Attendant, Pratt Gallery, Manhattan, NY
2017 Ceramics Shop Technician, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2016 PhotoShop Technician, Pratt Institute, Manhattan, NY
2015 Director’s Intern, The Painting Center, Chelsea, NY
Education
2021 MA, Art Administration with Minor in Mentoring, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
2019 MA Certificate, Art Management, American University, Washington, DC
2019 MFA, American University, Washington, DC
2017 BFA, Painting, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2015 AAS, Painting and Drawing, Pratt Institute, Manhattan, NY
Solo Shows
2023 Spotlight Gallery, Ann Arbor Art Center (A2AC), Ann Arbor, MI
Group Shows
2020 Force and Pressure, Riverside Art Center, Ypsilanti, MI
2019 Turbulence, Katzen Art Center at American University, Washington, DC
2019 Center for Diversity and Inclusion, CDI at American University, Washington, DC
2018 Chain Reaction, REM Project Gallery, San Juan, PR
2018 Flight School, BWI Airport Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2018 Wearable Art, Exchange Gallery, Bloomsburg, PA
2018 A Closer Look, Katzen Art Center Museum at American University, Washington, DC
Festivals
2019 Por Amor Al Arte, Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan, PR
Residencies
2018 GlogauAir, Berlin, Germany
Bibliography
2019 Art in CDI, American University News, written by Raheem Dawodu Jr. (VP of Campus Life)
American University, Washington, DC
https://www.american.edu/ocl/news/Art-in-CDI.cfm
2018 2018 Endless Editions Biennial, “Optimism” exhibition catalog, EFA Project Space
Elizabeth Foundation For the Arts, New York, NY
2018 AmLit Literary Magazine, American University, Washington, DC