Miriam Pérez

Miriam Pérez’s work encompasses a vast array of art forms and media including bronze sculpture, painting, drawing, fused glass and ceramic. She has also designed sets and lighting for theater and television, as well as choreographed and directed dance.

“I believe art has to communicate at first sight, at first touch, the same way the breeze or the sun touches your skin, or a smile or a tear touches your soul. My work is based in the effort and joy of movement, the struggle of life and how it reflects in the human soul and form. Life is movement and so is art.”

Born in Merida, Yucatán (Mexico). Studied Plastic Arts at the “Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas” (San Carlos) UNAM in Mexico City. Graduated with a B.F.A. in Bronze Casting from the “Instituto Allende” (UAG) in San Miguel de Allende and a Master of Science in Fine Arts specializing in design and construction of furnaces and ceramic kilns from the A&I University in Texas.

Miriam Pérez was Director of the Cultural Department at the “Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey” (ITESM) and senior arts professor at the “Centro Universitario Anglo Mexicano (CUAM). She currently lives in Cuernavaca, Morelos.

The artist designs work for private homes and hotels. She has exhibited in individual and collective shows and her work is on permanent display at: Galeria Art Art, Galera Petrus, Centro Asturiano, “Universidad de la Comunicación”, “Radiológico” Radio Station, National Academy of Development and Investigation, Hotel Benidorm, Hotel Costa del Sol, Restaurant “La Valentina”, CUAM, Hard Rock Cafe as well as private collections in Mexico and the U.S.

Some of the artist’s national and international shows include:

House of art, La Jolla, U.S. 1987
Qualli Gallery, Televisa 1989
Universidad de la Comunicación 2000
San Ángel Cultural Center 2001
Asturian Center, in Mexico City 2002
Museum of the Mexican Graphics in Mexico City 2005
Ateneo Museum of Contemporary Art of Yucatán (MACAY) Mérida 2003
CUAM Mexico City
Acapulco and Cuernavaca, 2004
Nordys Gallery and 22nd Annual Contemporary Art Festival in Birmingham, AL.
Rojo Gallery in Guadalajara
Nuove Gallery and Misión del Sol Gallery in Cuernavaca, 2005
Art E Art Gallery, Petrus Gallery and Art Now Festival in Texas, 2006.

Training

1991 Masters in Science in Fine Arts, A & A University, Texas.

1982 BFA in Bronze Casting, Instituto Allende (UAG), San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato. México.

Contemporary Dance 1981 National Ballet of Mexico. DF

Choreography Course 1980, TW University Denton, Texas. USA. Bella Lewitzky Co.

1979 Contemporary Dance Course, Martha Graham School of Dance. NY, NY, USA

1967 National School of Plastic Arts of San Carlos, National Univesity of Mexico, Mexico City.

Individual Exhibitions

2009

Arte del Sur Gallery. Acapulco Guerrero.

Pedagogical University in Mexico City

Gallery Golf Club "La Vista" Puebla

"Corsica" Gallery Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco

2006

Art É Art Cuernavaca, Mor. On permanent display.

2005

Museum of mexican graphs. México, DF Mexico City

2004

Gallery Nuove. Cuernavaca, Mor, Mexico.

Misión del Sol. Gallery Mor. México.

Centro Cultural Universitario Anglo Mexicano (CUAM). México, DF, CUAM. Cuernavaca Morelos, Mexico CUAM. Acapulco, Gro. México

2003

Atheneum Museum of Contemporary Art of Yucatan (MACAY). Merida, Yucatan. México.

2002

University of Communication, Cultural Corridor. Col. Roma, Mexico City.

Collective Exhibitions

2007
Art É Art Cuernavaca, Mor. México.

2006
Art É Art, Cuernavaca, Mor. México.

2005
Cultural Museum of Graphics Arts, México, D.F.

2005
International Art Festival, Birmingham, Alabama. Commissioned work

Artistic career

2008
Work for the city of Cuernavaca "Carro del Sol"
6 m high. Located at Boulevard Cuauhnáhuac, east entrance of the city

2005
Design of the lobby Bar and high relief details of the interior facade 4.5x3.5 m for the Benidorm Hotel. México, D.F.

Sculpture for “Imagen de la Educacion Integral” 1.70 m high. CUAM. México, D.F. Cuernavaca, Cancún & Acapulco.

2004
Door and stairs design for a private residence, Otate 103. Pedregal San Francisco. México, D.F.

1996- 2007
Teacher, Art Lab at CUAM. México, D.F. & Cuernavaca.

1994-1996
Culture Department Director at ITESM. Cuernavaca, Morelos. México.

1993
Logo design for “La Valentina” Restaurant. México, D.F. 1993
Stair design for Hard Rock Café. México, D.F.

1992
Steel furniture firm “Miriam Perez” is created .

1990-1992
Culture Department Director at ITESM. México, D.F.

1987-1990
Set design , Smithers & Associates for TV programs. México, D.F.

1984
Founding member of “Centro Cerámico Alta Temperatura, A.C.”. México, D.F.

1983
Founding member, “Gres Arte y Diseño” ceramic sculpture studies. San Miguel de Allende, Gto. México.