Corina S. Alvarezdelugo
b. Valencia, Venezuela
Lives and works: Connecticut, USA
 
EDUCATION

2021     MFA Visual Arts | Lesley University College of Lesley Art and Design | Cambridge, MA
2004     BFA in Studio Art w/Honors | Albertus Magnus College | New Haven, CT

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2018     Americana I | Windsor Arts Center | Windsor, CT
2017     Remendando Mi Patria (Mending My Country) | Potter Gallery | Simsbury, CT 
2015     Mirrors and Windows | Paul Mellon Arts Center Gallery | Wallingford, CT

2014     Remendando Mi Patria (Mending My Country) | Bruyette Athenaeum | W. Hartford, CT

2013     Corina S. Alvarezdelugo | Alexey Von Schlippe Gallery | Groton, CT 
2010     Memoir | Paul Mellon Arts Center Gallery | Wallingford, CT
 
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2023     KLG 20th Anniversary Exhibition | Invitational | Kehler Liddell Gallery | New Haven, CT

2021     Thesis Exhibition | special event space | MASS MoCA | North Adams, MA (Forthcoming)

             Kinship: The Inspiration of Artistic Connection | Arts Mid-Hudson, NY

2020     Covid 19. The Art of Isolation/Survey II | Curator's Voice Art Projects | Miami, FL   

             Creativity Distancing | Art Museum of South Texas | Corpus Christi, TX

             Covid 19. The Art of Isolation/Survey I | Curator's Voice Art Projects | Miami, FL 

             What Now? | Ely Center of Contemporary Art | New Haven, CT

2019     In/Flux - Invitational | Pelham Art Center | Pelham, NY 
             Complicit: Erasure of The Body | Yale Divinity School | New Haven, CT
2017     Intersections - Invitational | Cummings Art Center | New London, CT 
             Black Tie (optional) - Invitational | Adam Peck Gallery | Provincetown, MA
             Corazones Abiertos (Open Hearts) - Invitational | Dehn Gallery | Manchester, CT 
2016     CWA 86th National Open Juried Exhibition | Slater Memorial Museum | Norwich, CT 
             No. 10 - Invitational | Adam Peck Gallery | Provincetown, MA 
             Mark of the Brush | The Gallery, Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill | Truro, MA 
             Nor’Easter | New Britain Museum of American Art | New Britain, CT 
2015     Arts Connecticut | Mill Gallery | Guilford, CT
             Violent Nature - Invitational | The Dehn Gallery, Manchester, CT

             114th New Haven Paint & Clay Club | J.S. Ely House Contemp. Arts | New Haven, CT 

             Nor’Easter | New Britain Museum of American Art | New Britain, CT 
2014     Arts Connecticut | Mill Gallery | Guilford, CT 
             Transformation | Sharon Arts Gallery | Peterborough, NH 
             Latin Views 7th & Final Biennial | Alexey Von Schlippe Gallery | Groton, CT 
2013     Arts Connecticut | Mill Gallery | Guilford, CT
             112th New Haven Paint & Clay Club | J.S. Ely House of Contemp. Arts | New Haven, CT 
2012     Latin Views 6th Biennial | Alexey Von Schlippe Gallery | Groton, CT 
             The Wax Book, Altered, Repurposed, Remade | Gallery 10, Truro Center for the Arts |                               Truro, MA
             Arts Connecticut | Mill Gallery | Guilford, CT 
             CAW National Open Juried Show | Slater Memorial Museum | Norwich, CT 
2010     Fresh Pics: Contemporary Art in Connecticut - Invitational| Ridgefield Guild of Artists |                               Ridgefield, CT                  
             Latin Views 5th Biennial | Alexey Von Schlippe Gallery | Groton, CT 
             Transitions | The Pen and Brush, Inc | New York, NY
             Small Works | Mamaroneck Artists' Guild | Larchmont, NY
             CWA 81st Annual National | John Slade Ely House of Contemp. Arts | New Haven, CT 
2009     63rd Annual Sculpture Exhibition | Pen & Brush Galleries | New York, NY 
             CWA 80th National Juried Exhibition | The Jorgensen Gallery | Storrs, CT 
             Biennial Cultural Passages: What’s Art Got To Do With It? | Susan B. Hilles Gallery |    

             New Haven, CT

             The 53rd Regional | The Mystic Arts Center | Mystic, CT 
2008     Why Not?! | Housatonic Museum of Art | Bridgeport, CT 
             Spring Brush | The Pen & Brush Galleries | New York, NY 
             31st Annual Non-Member Painting & Sculpture Exhibition | The Salmagundi Club |                                     New York, NY 
             Biennial Cultural Passages: identity made visible | Susan B. Hilles Gallery | 

             New Haven, CT

             61st Annual Sculpture Exhibition | The Pen and Brush Galleries | New York, NY
2006     Art Translating Women’s Issues: From Intuition to Reality | The Pen & Brush, Inc. |                                   New York, NY
 
HONORS/SCHOLARSHIPS/RESIDENCIES

2023     Outstanding Connecticut Art Educator of The Year 2023 | Connecticut Art Education                                   Association (CAEA)

             Outstanding Secondary Level Art Educator 2023 | Connecticut Art Education                                             Association (CAEA)

2022     Regional Scholastic Art Award Awards | 2 Gold Key + Best in Digital Art, 3 Silver Key, 2                             HM | CT

2021     Regional Scholastic Art Award Awards | 4 Silver Key, 2 HM | CT

             Jurors' Highlighted Works Award | Curator's Voice Art Projects | Miami, FL

2020     Regional Scholastic Art Award Awards | 1 Gold Key, 3 Silver Key, 5 HM | CT

             Awards of Excellence/Honorable Mention | Curator's Voice Art Projects | Miami, FL

2019     Regional Scholastic Art Award Awards  | 2 Honorable Mention | CT

             Strauch-Mosse Merit Scholarship | MFA Visual Arts | Lesley University College of Art and                             Design | Cambridge, MA

             Artist in Residency | RUC - Rural Residency for Contemporary Artists | Lombardy, Italy
2018     Merit Scholarship | MFA in Visual Arts | New Hampshire Institute of Arts | Manchester, NH
2017     FY2017 Regional Initiative Grant (REGI) | Shoreline Arts Alliance, CT Office of the Arts &                           National Endowment for the Arts | Connecticut
2015​     Mix Design Award | Guilford Art League | Guilford, CT
             Artist in Residency/Merit-based Grant | Vermont Studio Center | Johnson, VT
2013 ​    Scholarship award | 8th Annual International Encaustic Conference | Provincetown, MA
             Work-Study award | Maine Coast Encaustic Workshop Retreat | Kennebunkport, ME
2012 ​    Citation | Governor of Rhode Island | Providence, RI
2010 ​    Best in Painting | Manhattan Arts International | New York, NY
             3rd Place Award + People's Choice Award | CT Women Artists | New Haven, CT
2009 ​    Joseph Gaultieri Prize | Mystic Arts Center | Mystic, CT
             Best in Sculpture + 2nd Place Prize Award | Manhattan Arts International | New York, NY
2008 ​    Honorable Mention | New Haven Pen & Clay | New Haven, CT
​             NewAlliance Bank Prize | New Haven Pen & Clay | New Haven, CT
             Art Emporium Award | Guilford Art League | Guilford, CT
2007 ​   The Best of Pen & Brush-Top Awards Winners | Pen and Brush Galleries | NY, NY
             Honorable Mention | The Pen & Brush Galleries, Sculpture Exhibition | New York, NY
 
COMMUNITY ART PROJECTS

2018- 2023   

Memory Project | Lead US students to create portraits for children facing substantial challenges around the world in partnership with The Memory Project organization in Simsbury, CT

2018      

Yarn Bombing Project | Lead a collaborative art project involving faculty, staff, and students at The Ethel Walker School | Simsbury, CT

2017      

SMS Students Create New World Art from Old World Printing | Grant to teach my 6th-grade students to create prints using computer-generated images manipulated on Photoshop combined with traditional printmaking techniques. Presented their finished artworks –verbally and through a traveling exhibition– to the community at large in Madison, Guilford, and Branford, CT

2017

What Lifts You? interactive mural | Led this art project –inspired by artist Kelly Montague– with St. Mary School students and displayed it at the Blackstone Memorial Library Branford, CT

2016       

hARTs QUILT | Led this art project with St. Mary School students and displayed it at the Blackstone Memorial Library | Branford, CT 


CURATORIAL PROJECTS

2017-2023

             Director of Galleries | The Ethel Walker School | Simsbury, CT

2020     Juror | Corona Mask Contest | Deerfield Valley Art Association’s Center for the Arts                                   Northfield, MA

2019     Juror for Awards | The Space Between | Essex Art Association | Essex, CT 

2018     Juror | Harvest & Hauntings | Arts Center East | Vernon, CT
2014     Curator | Inner Journeys | Julie Heller East Gallery | Provincetown, MA
2012     Juror for Awards | Order in Chaos | Essex Art Association | Essex, CT 
2011     Curator | Perspectives/Perspectivas | ARTE Gallery | New Haven, CT
2009     Curator | Connections/Conexiones | ARTE Gallery | New Haven, CT
           
LECTURES/PROFESSIONAL

2023-Present 

                   Digital & Studio Art Faculty | King School | Stamford, CT

2017-2023           

                   Visual Art Faculty | The Ethel Walker School | Simsbury, CT

2021           Residency Critic | Lesley University College of Art and Design | Cambridge, MA

                   Grad Talk | Lesley University College of Art and Design | Cambridge, MA

2020           Presenter | Creativity in Art and Science | Branford Forum| Branford, CT

                   Presenter | The Connecticut Academy of Arts & Sciences, Yale University                                                  New Haven, CT

                   Presenter of Awards | National Arts Program exhibition | Hartford, CT
2019           Grant Application Reviewer | Artist Fellowship Program | Connecticut Office of the                                     Arts | Hartford, CT
                   Artist Talk | IN/FLUX | Pelham Art Center | Pelham, NY    
2018           Panelist | Americana I | Windsor Art Center | Windsor, CT

2015-2017  Art Teacher | St. Mary School | Branford, CT

2014-2017  Faculty | Creative Arts Workshop | New Haven, CT

                   Guest Art Instructor | Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill| Truro, MA

2012-2017  Art Instructor | Art Center at Killingworth | Killingworth, CT

2002-2017  Art Instructor /Owner | Corina S. Alvarezdelugo Studio | New Haven, CT

2016           Conference Presenter | Connecticut Art Education Association | Cromwell, CT

2015           Artist Talk | Mirrors and Windows | Paul Mellon Arts Center Gallery | Wallingford, CT
                   Panelist | Career Networking: Working in the Arts | Paul Mellon Arts Center Gallery                                     Wallingford, CT
                   Artist Talk | Nor’Easter | New Britain Museum of American Art | New Britain, CT
2014           Artist Talk | Remendando Mi Patria | Bruyette Athenaeum | West Hartford, CT
                   Panelist | Transformation | Sharon Arts Gallery | Peterborough, NH