| Toroazul Painting and Fine Arts |
R E S U M E
Education
Fresco Painting and Restoration Course, Spinelli Institute, Florence, Italy 2004
Master of Arts in Spanish Literature, University of Delaware Newark, Delaware 1982
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Classics, St. John’s College, Annapolis, Maryland 1976
Drawing: Human Anatomy, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Phila., Pennsylvania 1976
Course in Oil Painting Workshop of Charles Vinson, Wilmington, Delaware 1976-1978
Work Experience
Professional Tour Guide ~~ City of Rome, Italy 2009
Drawing Professor of the ROME Program: Graduate School of Architecture ~University of Miami 2008
Restoration of New York MET Museum Plaster Casts for UMiami School of Architecture 2006
Architectural & Freehand Drawing Adjunct, School of Architecture, UMiami 2001-2008
Art History Adjunct Professor, Art & Art History Dept., University of Miami 2000-2004
American Literature Lecturer NOVA Southeastern University Fall 2004
Visiting Art History Instructor New World School of the Arts 2003-2004
Art Commissions/Collections
Miami River MURAL Commission---Meland Russin Hellinger & Budwick--Miami 2006
Buon Fresco MURAL painting commissions, Miami, Florida 2004-2005
Design of University of Miami’s (30’ x 30’) exhibit and performance stage, entitled Tropicana,
for CubaNostalgia Fair -– Coconut Grove Convention Center 2004
Color Frontispiece design for anthology by Professor Antonio Jorge (ICCAS/UM) 2004
Ceiling fresco designs in egg tempera Ocean Club, Key Biscayne, FL 2002-2003
Private portrait commissions, Miami, Brazil, Argentina 1986-Present
Gloria and Emilio Estefan’s restaurant “Bongos Café” Downtown Disney Orlando, FL 1997
Motorola Nortel Corporation Communications: Corporate Ptgs. Caracas, Venezuela 1993-94
Efrain Veiga ~YUCA Restaurant Miami 1991
“Cuco” Arias ~Sabado Gigante TV Show Miami 1991-1996
Cristina Saralegui ~El Show de Cristina Miami 1991
Caleb Brett Corporation London, England/Caracas, Venezuela 1987
Mural: D & S Optical Industries Miami 1986
Kubaney Records : Album cover designs Miami 1978
Mural: Fondation Internationale de Delaware Wilmington, DE 1976
Art Exhibits: Solo Shows
Ritmi Cubani (Cuban RHYTHMS) ~~~Galleria Impression, Cetona (Siena) Italy 2008-9
ArtCircuits~ Open Studios/ART BASEL MIAMI 2007
“Tumba La Rumba!” Zu Galeria Miami 2007
Barnes & Noble Talk on Golden Age (Don Quixote) Canvas Miami 2003
King’s Court Retrospective -- private showing Kendall, FL 2002
Books and Books: Havana Al Fresco (travel sketches and lecture) Coral Gables 2000
Red Sunset Gallery Miami 1996
Galería de Armas/Vanidades Miami 1988
La Posta del Cangrejo Punta del Este, Uruguay
1988Centro Cultural Agustin Barrios Asunción, Paraguay
1987
Big Five Club Miami 1987
University of Delaware: Clayton Hall Newark 1983
Art Exhibits: Group Shows
Affinities: Art Basel International Fair Miami 2004
Gifford Lane Artists Stroll Coconut Grove 2002DaVinci
Gallery Coral Gables 2001
WIZO Miami Art Auction 2001 Miami 2001
Las Américas Collection: Transplanted Vision Miami 1999
Fine Art Show (Museum of Science) Miami 1999
Artists for Amnesty (Amnesty International) Miami 1999
Pintores Camagüeyanos (Big Five Club) Miami 1999
Ambassador Gallery Palm Beach 1998
Moveable Feast Exhibit : One Ear Society Coconut Grove 1998
Washington Capitol: Art from the Heart Washington, D.C. 1996
Miami City Ballet/Shear Homes Art Auction Miami 1995
Children Without a Country Gala Miami 1995
Artistas Pro-Genesis House Art Auction Miami 1990-1991
Ministry of Education:Centro Las Malvinas Buenos Aires, Argentina 1988
Les Plus Grandes Peintres d’Amerique Bordeaux, France 1987
Conferences, Lectures, and Workshops
The Faust Legend and Modern Freedom: Liberty Fund Colloquium, Vancouver, Canada 2006
The Art of Portraiture: Sacred VS. Secular, Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami 2005
Dan Brown’s Angels & Demons: A Terrrorist’s View of Art History -- University of Miami
IRP : Institute for Retired Professionals) 2004
UM Course in Fresco Painting : History and TechniqueFlorence, Italy 2004
GOYA’s engravings Caprichos (1799) Pesqueira Gallery, Key Biscayne 2004
The Drawings of Michelangelo for the Sistine Chapel Pesqueira Gallery 2004
Psychoanalytic content in Jacob Jordaens’ The Judgment of Paris The Miami Forum 2003
Art critique lecture on painting inspired in Cervantes’ Don Quixote Barnes & Noble Miami 2003
Washington Allston’s mural, Jason Returns to Demand His Father’s Kingdom: The Story of
Jason’s Missing Sandal Lowe Art Museum 2003
Two Modern Latin American Masters: Wifredo Lam and Roberto Matta
Boca Raton Museum of Art 2002
The Triumph of Caesar: The uestion of origins Lowe Art Museum 2002
Jacob Jordaens’ The Judgment of Paris: A blush with Fate Lowe Art Museum 2002
The Nude in Art Lowe Art Museum 2000
The Trapped Thief: A modern allegory Lowe Art Museum 2000
On Sketching al fresco in Old Havana: Books & Books, Coral Gables 2000
Imagination and Liberty in Cervantes’ Don Quixote: Liberty Fund Conference Aspen, CO 1998
The prison of enchantment in Don Quixote Art Institute of Miami 1998
The Caprichos of Francisco de Goya Art Institute of Miami 1998
Alchemy and paradise in Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights Art Institute/Miami 1998
Michelangelo’s Captives, in light of his Sonnets: Art Institute of Miami 1998
A New Look at the Old Spanish Romancero: Art Institute of Miami 1998
Liberty and Responsibility in Literature Liberty Fund Conference Albuquerque, NM 1997
Aesthetic Education and Liberty: Liberty Fund Conference Baltimore, MD 1996
Publication
“Plaster Cast Collection:A Legacy of Dukes and Sultans from the 12th to the 16th Centuries” Exhibit
catalog ~~~ Jorge M. Perez Architectural Center Gallery, University of Miami 2006
"Miami: Una ciudad sin estatuas" -- EL NUEVO HERALD (Miami, October 24, 2008) (CLICK)
Languages
Native fluency in Spanish and English, fluent in Italian, French, and Portuguese
Education
Fresco Painting and Restoration Course, Spinelli Institute, Florence, Italy 2004
Master of Arts in Spanish Literature, University of Delaware Newark, Delaware 1982
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Classics, St. John’s College, Annapolis, Maryland 1976
Drawing: Human Anatomy, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Phila., Pennsylvania 1976
Course in Oil Painting Workshop of Charles Vinson, Wilmington, Delaware 1976-1978
Work Experience
Professional Tour Guide ~~ City of Rome, Italy 2009
Drawing Professor of the ROME Program: Graduate School of Architecture ~University of Miami 2008
Restoration of New York MET Museum Plaster Casts for UMiami School of Architecture 2006
Architectural & Freehand Drawing Adjunct, School of Architecture, UMiami 2001-2008
Art History Adjunct Professor, Art & Art History Dept., University of Miami 2000-2004
American Literature Lecturer NOVA Southeastern University Fall 2004
Visiting Art History Instructor New World School of the Arts 2003-2004
Art Commissions/Collections
Miami River MURAL Commission---Meland Russin Hellinger & Budwick--Miami 2006
Buon Fresco MURAL painting commissions, Miami, Florida 2004-2005
Design of University of Miami’s (30’ x 30’) exhibit and performance stage, entitled Tropicana,
for CubaNostalgia Fair -– Coconut Grove Convention Center 2004
Color Frontispiece design for anthology by Professor Antonio Jorge (ICCAS/UM) 2004
Ceiling fresco designs in egg tempera Ocean Club, Key Biscayne, FL 2002-2003
Private portrait commissions, Miami, Brazil, Argentina 1986-Present
Gloria and Emilio Estefan’s restaurant “Bongos Café” Downtown Disney Orlando, FL 1997
Motorola Nortel Corporation Communications: Corporate Ptgs. Caracas, Venezuela 1993-94
Efrain Veiga ~YUCA Restaurant Miami 1991
“Cuco” Arias ~Sabado Gigante TV Show Miami 1991-1996
Cristina Saralegui ~El Show de Cristina Miami 1991
Caleb Brett Corporation London, England/Caracas, Venezuela 1987
Mural: D & S Optical Industries Miami 1986
Kubaney Records : Album cover designs Miami 1978
Mural: Fondation Internationale de Delaware Wilmington, DE 1976
Art Exhibits: Solo Shows
Ritmi Cubani (Cuban RHYTHMS) ~~~Galleria Impression, Cetona (Siena) Italy 2008-9
ArtCircuits~ Open Studios/ART BASEL MIAMI 2007
“Tumba La Rumba!” Zu Galeria Miami 2007
Barnes & Noble Talk on Golden Age (Don Quixote) Canvas Miami 2003
King’s Court Retrospective -- private showing Kendall, FL 2002
Books and Books: Havana Al Fresco (travel sketches and lecture) Coral Gables 2000
Red Sunset Gallery Miami 1996
Galería de Armas/Vanidades Miami 1988
La Posta del Cangrejo Punta del Este, Uruguay
1988Centro Cultural Agustin Barrios Asunción, Paraguay
1987
Big Five Club Miami 1987
University of Delaware: Clayton Hall Newark 1983
Art Exhibits: Group Shows
Affinities: Art Basel International Fair Miami 2004
Gifford Lane Artists Stroll Coconut Grove 2002DaVinci
Gallery Coral Gables 2001
WIZO Miami Art Auction 2001 Miami 2001
Las Américas Collection: Transplanted Vision Miami 1999
Fine Art Show (Museum of Science) Miami 1999
Artists for Amnesty (Amnesty International) Miami 1999
Pintores Camagüeyanos (Big Five Club) Miami 1999
Ambassador Gallery Palm Beach 1998
Moveable Feast Exhibit : One Ear Society Coconut Grove 1998
Washington Capitol: Art from the Heart Washington, D.C. 1996
Miami City Ballet/Shear Homes Art Auction Miami 1995
Children Without a Country Gala Miami 1995
Artistas Pro-Genesis House Art Auction Miami 1990-1991
Ministry of Education:Centro Las Malvinas Buenos Aires, Argentina 1988
Les Plus Grandes Peintres d’Amerique Bordeaux, France 1987
Conferences, Lectures, and Workshops
The Faust Legend and Modern Freedom: Liberty Fund Colloquium, Vancouver, Canada 2006
The Art of Portraiture: Sacred VS. Secular, Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami 2005
Dan Brown’s Angels & Demons: A Terrrorist’s View of Art History -- University of Miami
IRP : Institute for Retired Professionals) 2004
UM Course in Fresco Painting : History and TechniqueFlorence, Italy 2004
GOYA’s engravings Caprichos (1799) Pesqueira Gallery, Key Biscayne 2004
The Drawings of Michelangelo for the Sistine Chapel Pesqueira Gallery 2004
Psychoanalytic content in Jacob Jordaens’ The Judgment of Paris The Miami Forum 2003
Art critique lecture on painting inspired in Cervantes’ Don Quixote Barnes & Noble Miami 2003
Washington Allston’s mural, Jason Returns to Demand His Father’s Kingdom: The Story of
Jason’s Missing Sandal Lowe Art Museum 2003
Two Modern Latin American Masters: Wifredo Lam and Roberto Matta
Boca Raton Museum of Art 2002
The Triumph of Caesar: The uestion of origins Lowe Art Museum 2002
Jacob Jordaens’ The Judgment of Paris: A blush with Fate Lowe Art Museum 2002
The Nude in Art Lowe Art Museum 2000
The Trapped Thief: A modern allegory Lowe Art Museum 2000
On Sketching al fresco in Old Havana: Books & Books, Coral Gables 2000
Imagination and Liberty in Cervantes’ Don Quixote: Liberty Fund Conference Aspen, CO 1998
The prison of enchantment in Don Quixote Art Institute of Miami 1998
The Caprichos of Francisco de Goya Art Institute of Miami 1998
Alchemy and paradise in Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights Art Institute/Miami 1998
Michelangelo’s Captives, in light of his Sonnets: Art Institute of Miami 1998
A New Look at the Old Spanish Romancero: Art Institute of Miami 1998
Liberty and Responsibility in Literature Liberty Fund Conference Albuquerque, NM 1997
Aesthetic Education and Liberty: Liberty Fund Conference Baltimore, MD 1996
Publication
“Plaster Cast Collection:A Legacy of Dukes and Sultans from the 12th to the 16th Centuries” Exhibit
catalog ~~~ Jorge M. Perez Architectural Center Gallery, University of Miami 2006
"Miami: Una ciudad sin estatuas" -- EL NUEVO HERALD (Miami, October 24, 2008) (CLICK)
Languages
Native fluency in Spanish and English, fluent in Italian, French, and Portuguese
