CURRENT WORK-IN-PROGRESS: a video project that examines the ruinous effects of colonialism in Cuba's history
and in the lives of my ancestors and family, as a case study for peaceful conflict resolution
PROJECTS/EXHIBITIONS/SCREENINGS
2010 BIBLIOGRAPHY Nick Normal, "Peekskill Project." normalblog, September 18, 2006. www.nicknormal.com HONORS, TALKS, ETC. 2006 & 2007 Guest Critic, Prof. Wendy Jacob's Advanced Visual Arts Seminar, MIT EDUCATION Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
"It's Real to Me"
"The Theatrical/The Performative/The Transformative Lectures Series." Program in Art, Technology, and Culture.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
2008
Cuba Diaries, Part One (hi-res video, 12 min., silent). Family ghosts respond to the Cuban Revolution
Softie (hi-res video, 4 min., silent). A middle-aged woman's face waltzes in and out of soft focus before a high-def camera
2007
Desert (hi-res video, 7 min., silent). Meditation on the wonders of a virtual landscape
Song of a Bordertown Artist (hi-res video, 13 min., silent). A clown in a junkyard goes on a mystical tour of the artworld
2006
National Image. Sherman Gallery, Boston University, MA
Kathryn Dziadik Lapolla. Peekskill Project 2006, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, NY
Pacifism! A web and mail art project
A Safe Bed is a Human Right. A collaboration with Clay Ward. Boston, MA
2005
19th Drawing Show : Wall Drawings, Mills Gallery, Boston, MA
$ome Color : Boston Art Windows, Boston, MA
Mobius 7th Annual Cattle-Free Auction, Boston, MA
Tsunami Relief Benefit, Public Service Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
home sweet gated home. Allston Skirt Gallery, Boston, MA
2004
NADA Fair. Allston Skirt Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
hope and glory. Miami Art Central, Miami, FL
a cuban tie, a cuban divide. [booklet] Lincoln Gallery, Chestnut Hill, MA
(e)Vent. Gallery 535, Boston, MA
collages. www.papotage.com. issue 11, may 2004
2003
gone fishin'. Allston Skirt Gallery, Boston & Provincetown, MA
Brewster Project, in Mary Sherman's Cabinet of Wonders. Brewster, NY
www.expressyourselfproject [now archived at www.magdafernandez.com/eyp.html]
HUBBUB! Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
2002
ArtRages. Mobius, Boston, MA
new economy project. [catalog] Allston Skirt Gallery, Boston, MA
ARTcetera Aids Action Committee Auction. [catalog] Cyclorama, Boston, MA
Artists Behind the Desk. [catalog] Rotch Library, MIT, Cambridge, MA
9th Annual Jamaica Plain Open Studios. Jamaica Plain, MA
2001
17th Drawing Show. [catalog] Mills Gallery, Boston, MA
Visual Artists Grants Program Slide Showcase. Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA. Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA. MASS MoCA,
North Adams, MA
Linda Lombroso, "Peekskill Project's 93-year-old star," The Journal News, September 16, 2006
Walter Robinson, "Go North, New Yorker!" www.artnet.com, September 12, 2006
Beth E. Wilson, "Beyond the Charmed Circle," Chronogram, September, 2006
Neil Ira Needleman, "A World of Contemporary Art Comes to Peekskill," North County News, August 2-8, 2006
Laurel J. Sweet, "Fiery assault stokes conscience of artists," The Boston Herald, March 10, 2006
David L. Ryan, "Artists Protest Attack," The Boston Globe, March 10, 2006
Cate McQuaid, 19th Drawing Show on Boston Globe 10 Best List, The Boston Globe, December 30, 2005
Jeffrey Gantz, "2005's Best," The Boston Phoenix, December 22-28, 2005
Cate McQuaid, "With striking images, 'Drawing Show' leaves its mark," The Boston Globe, December 23, 2005
Rachel Gepner, "Drawing Show @ the BCA," www.bigredandshiny.com, December 5, 2005
Christopher Millis, "Mutations on a theme : The Drawing Show gets the willies," The Boston Phoenix, December 1-8, 2005
Loren King, "Writing on the wall," South End News, November 17, 2005
Cate McQuaid, "High alert : locally and nationwide, artists are exploring the country's amplified state of anxiety," The Boston Globe, October 30, 2005
Cate McQuaid, "Sharp Art, in Place of Sharp Fashions," The Boston Globe, September 2, 2005
Randi Hopkins, "Editor's Picks: Out the Window - $ome ©olor in Downtown Crossing," The Boston Phoenix, August 5-11, 2005
Cate McQuaid, "Bulletin from the Fortress," Cate McQuaid Blogspot, May 18, 2005
Charles Giuliano, "Magda Fernandez: Home Sweet Gated Home" in "Mass Culture: Shows and Tell" column, www.bigredandshiny.com, April 24, 2005
Cate McQuaid, "Security, and fear, color a view of the US," The Boston Globe, April 8, 2005
Norma Niurka, "An Artist without Fences," The Miami Herald, June 21, 2004
Norma Niurka, "Una artista critica," El Nuevo Herald, June 11, 2004
Fabiola Santiago, "Cuban Themes Escape Traditional Palette," The Miami Herald, May 20, 2004
Miguel A. Sirgado, "Reabre la Miami Art Central y una antologia neoyorquina," El Nuevo Herald, May 16, 2004
Liza Weisstuch, "FUN(d)raiser: Mobius' 14th Artrages," The Boston Phoenix, November 7-14, 2002
Christine Temin, "Drawing Attention," The Boston Globe, January 18, 2002
H.L. Resnikoff, "17th Biennial Drawing Show," nyartsmagazine.com, December 2001
2006 Travel to Scandinavia for Artist-in-Residence Program, MIT
2006 Associate Provost for the Arts at MIT, Grant
2006 Council for the Arts at MIT, Director's Grant
2006 St. Botolph's Foundation, Grant Nominee
2006 Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, Visiting Artist
2004 & 2005 Guest Presentation, Prof. Jan Wampler's Cuba Architectural Design Studio, MIT
2004 Creative Capital Foundation Visual Arts, Grant Finalist
2004 Cintas Foundation Fellowship, Finalist
2004 Beaver Country Day Art Preparatory School, Visiting Artist
B.A. Smith College, Northampton, MA