Cortada performs Pancho’s Wake at the Biscayne Nature Preserve.
Engaged Projects
- “Moving Water” – Linking the Panama Canal’s centennial to Florida’s human-caused transformation over the last 100 years at the University of Florida (in collaboration with the University of Florida College of Engineering, UF College of the Arts, and UF College of the Arts Dean Lucinda Lavelli, sponsored by Creative B, Gainesville, FL).
- “Cultivando | Flowers for Cuba” – Dedicating flower gardens to children in Cuba (exhibited at the Oldest House and Garden Museum, presented by a consortium of Key West cultural organizations, Key West, FL).
- “Seahorse Society” – Referencing the interconnectedness of land, water, seagrass and the littoral creatures who live in these habitats (sponsored by Biscayne Bay Brewing Company, Miami-Dade County Parks and Recreation, Whole Foods, and local kayak vendors, Key Biscayne, FL).
- “Clear Cut” – Generating awareness about the choices we make as individuals when we choose to produce and consume our natural resources (performed at University of Florida Swampfest Dance Festival in collaboration with UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation and choreographers Whitney Wilson and Tiffany Rhynard, sponsored by Creative B, Gainesville, FL).
- “Flower Power” – Using flowers to tell the history of our impact on Florida’s natural landscape starting with Juan Ponce de Leon’s landing in the peninsula (exhibited at the Oldest House and Garden Museum, presented by a consortium of Key West cultural organizations, Key West, FL).
- “Pancho’s Wake” – Celebrating the life of an American crocodile (presented by Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center at Crandon Park, Key Biscayne, FL)
Public Art Commissions
- “Wading Birds,” Stirrup Plaza 1, Miami-Dade Housing Authority,, Miami, FL
- “Las Libelulas,” “Dragonflies on Blue,” and “Los Caballitos del Diablo,” Pineiro Apartments, Miami-Dade Housing Authority, Miami, FL
- “Julia’s Blossoms” and “500,” Collins Park Apartments, Miami-Dade Housing Authority, Miami, FL
- “Pelican Path,” Port Everglades Terminal 4, Broward County Public Art and Design Program, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Residencies
- The Studios Key West, Key West, FL
Group Exhibitions
- Vanishing Ice: Alpine and Polar Landscapes in Art, 1775-2012, “Antarctic Sea Ice series,” Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Canada
- Vanishing Ice: Alpine and Polar Landscapes in Art, 1775-2012, “Antarctic Sea Ice series,” El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, TX
- What’s All the Buzz About?, “FLOR500,” Art on Park Gallery, Lake Park, FL
- RE:, “FLOR500,” MAC Fine Art, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Art in Science – Beauty in Creation, “In Search of the Higgs Boson,” Calahan Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
- FLOR500: Region 7, “FLOR500,” Gallery at Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers, FL
- Freedom: Art + Technology + Music, “Miami Mangrove Forest,” Art Basel 2014 at Wynwood Arts District, Miami, FL
- Dark Matter, String Theory, and Jazz: CMS Physicists in Miami, “In Search of Higgs Boson,” CU-1 Gallery at Downtown Miami Arts + Science Salon (DASS), Miami, FL
- Cultivando | Flowers for Cuba, “Flower Power,” Oldest House and Garden Museum, Key West, FL
- In Deep, “Native Flags,” Deering Estate at Cutler, Miami, FL
- 37th International Conference on High Energy Physics, “In Search of Higgs Boson,” Palacio De Congresos De Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- FLOR500 Exhibit, “FLOR500,” Florida International University Graham Center Art Gallery, Miami, FL
- Places and Spaces: How Science Inspires Art, “Sequentia,” University of Miami College of Arts and Sciences Wesley Gallery, Coral Gables, FL
Solo Exhibitions
- 500, “FLOR500,” Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center at Crandon Park, Key Biscayne, FL
- Littoral Creatures, “Littoral Creatures” series, Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center at Crandon Park, Key Biscayne, FL
- Littoral Creatures, “Littoral Creatures” series, Broward College, Davie, FL
- “Flower Power: Cultivando | Flowers for Cuba,” Oldest House and Garden Museum, Key West, FL
Artworks
- 500
- Civic Duty
- Conch
- Coral (on Blue)
- Cultivando Una Rosa Blanca
- Diatom
- Dos Peces
- Efflorescence
- Flor
- Flor pa Cayo Hueso
- Fruta Bomba
- Ground | Boot
- Hippocampus
- Horseshoe Crab
- Hubbard Brook Water Visualization
- Hurricane Watch
- Jellyfish
- Jellyfish (on Green)
- Littoral Creatures
- Needlefish
- Ode to Pancho | With Teeth
- Orange Blossoms
- Pancho’s Urn
- Sea Star (on Blue)
- Sea Star (Yellow)
- Sea Star 1
- Sea Star 2
- Sea Star 3
- Sea Turtle
- Seahorse
- Seahorse (on Green)
- Seahorse | Seagrass
- Seahorse 1
- Seahorse 2
- Seahorse 3
- Seahorse Society: East
- Seahorse Society: North
- Seahorse Society: South
- Seahorse Society: West
- The Nature of Being
- Three
- Three Jellyfish
- Urchin
- White Sea Star (on Green)
- XII. Rosa
Events, Lectures, Installations and Presentations
- Vanishing Ice: Alpine and Polar Landscapes in Art, 1775 – 2012 at the Whatcom Museum
November 1, 2013 – March 30, 2014 - The “500 Exhibit“
December 1, 2013 – January 19, 2014 - Naples Garden Club Monthly Meeting Honoring Florida History through Art and Nature
January 6, 2014 - “Marking” lecture to FIU Honors College students
January 23, 2014 - Convening Culture Conference at Vero Beach Museum of Art
January 28, 2014 - 2020 Task Force: State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Strategic Planning Meeting
January 29, 2014 - FLOR500 Lecture at FIU Artistic Expressions Course
February 5, 2014 - Flower Power: Cultivando | Flowers for Cuba at the OIdest House and Garden Museum
February 22-28, 2014 - Dedication of public art for Dante Fascell Apartments
February 25, 2014 - 50th Anniversary Poster Unveiling: Key Biscayne Rotary Art Festival
March 14, 2014 – March 16, 2014 - Eco Art Digs Deep at Deering Estate Annual Festival of the Arts
April 11, 2014 – April 13, 2014 - Miami-Dade County Public Schools Earth Day 2014
April 22, 2014 - Cortada to Present at PechaKucha: Red Flag Event
May 5, 2014 - The main Gallery at FGCU hosts “FLOR500 Region 7 Exhibit” coinciding with Florida Native Plant Society Conference
May 17, 2014 - El Paso Museum of Art: Vanishing Ice: Alpine and Polar Landscapes in Art, 1775 – 2012
June 1, 2014 – August 24, 2014 - “RE” Curated by Rochi Llaneza @ MAC Fine Art
June 28, 2014 – August 1, 2014 - Xavier Cortadas artwork for Art@CMS at the ICHEP2014 conference
July 2, 2014 – July 9, 2014 - “What’s All the Buzz About?” South Florida EcoArtists Ally their Talents with Endangered Bees
July 11, 2014 – August 11, 2014 - University of Florida “Creative B”: Lecture
July 9, 2014 - Art in Science – Beauty in Creation exhibit in New York
July 13, 2014 – July 30, 2014: - “Moving Water” ritualistic installation and mural dedication at the University of Florida
July 30, 2014 – August 2, 2014 - “Clear-cut’ performed at UF Swampfest Dance Festival
July 31, 2014 – August 3, 2014 - “FLOR 500 at FIU Graham Center Art Gallery“
August 4, 2014 – September 11, 2014 - “Cortada to celebrate 50th Birthday with “Littoral Creatures” exhibit opening on September 13th“
September 13, 2014 – November 1, 2014 - “Glenbow Museum (Calagry, Canada): Vanishing Ice: Alpine and Polar Landscapes in Art, 1775 – 2012“
September 27, 2014 – January 4, 2015 - “Cortada to deliver FIU Plant Talk: Participatory Eco-Art Projects–Cultivating an Engaged Citizenry“
October 1, 2014 - “Places & Spaces Exhibit: How Science Inspires Art“
October 2, 2014 - “Hispanic Heritage Month: Presentation on Painted Cuban Plane and Freedom Luggage Installation“
October 3, 2014 - Reclamation Project teacher training the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science
October 4, 2014 - “Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserves’ Soiree By The Bay“
October 5, 2014 - State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Strategic Planning Committee Meeting in Orlando, FL
October 6, 2014 – October 7, 2014 - “Science Up Close: Xavier Cortada and physicist Pete Marktowitz present their CERN Art@CMS project“
October 9, 2014 - “Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserves’ Paddle Out”
October 25, 2014 - “Crocodile Tears: A Wake Zone to Celebrate the Life of Pancho“
October 29, 2014 - Green Drinks: Virginia Key | FLOR500 Wildflower Seed Distribution at History Miami museum
November 6, 2014 - Littoral Creatures Lecture and Exhibit at Broward College Gallery
November 12, 2014 – December 17, 2014 - Reclamation Project dedication at Southside Elementary School
November 13 - Art@CMS participates in the “SENSE OF UNIVERSE” Art & Science Symposium in Bulgaria
November 15, 2014 – November 21, 2014 - 30 Years on the Road: ArtCenter | South Florida
November 19, 2014 – February 1,2015 - Urban Arts International Art Exhibit
November 20, 2014 – January 15, 2015 - ArtCenter | South Florida: 30th Birthday Party
November 22, 2014 - Art Basel 2014: FREEDOM celebrates 10th Anniversary of Cortada’s MIAMI MANGROVE FOREST
December 3, 2014 – December 7, 2014 - Art Basel 2014: Footsteps to Freedom exhibits Cortada’s homage to U.S. soldiers
December 4, 2014 – December 7, 2014 - DARK MATTER, STRING THEORY and JAZZ: CMS Physicists in Miami
December 15, 2014 – December 19, 2014
Press
- Art in the Anthropocene
By Alan C. Braddock and Renée Ater
The University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Fall 2014 - Arts Center South Florida faces 30th anniversary with uncertain, but rosy, future
By George Fishman
Miami Herald
November 24, 2014 - Art, science, eco-concerns meet in ‘Vanishing Ice’ exhibit
By Michael Upchurch
The Seattle Times
January 19, 2014 - Vanishing ice through artists’ eyes. By Martin Spray
Ecologist
May 9, 2014 - ArtCenter/South Florida celebrates 30 years of influence with special exhibition
ArtDaily.org
December 6, 2014 - Renovations finished on apartments for low-income seniors
By Lance Dixon
Miami Herald
February 26, 2014 - Buying art is just the first step. You have to make it last
By George Fishman
The Miami Herald
October 17, 2014 - Artist Xavier Cortada Presents Education Outreach for Port Everglades Starfish Shuffle Artwork
By Jody Horne-Leshinsky
Broward County News Release
November 18, 2014 - Xavier Cortada’s Art: Inspired by Science, and Uniquely Miami
By Erin Marcus
HUFFPOST Arts & Culture
November 26, 2014 - Crocodile tears: Supporters gather for wake of dead Gables reptile
By Monique O. Madan
Miami Herald
October 30, 2014 - Un artista de Miami homenajea al cocodrilo ‘Pancho’
By Alexia Fodere
El Nuevo Herald
October 29, 2014 - *Artist hosts memorial for crocodile that bit 2
Associated Press
October 29, 2014
*The Associated Press story above was published in the following:
WPEC CBS Channel 12 News | Charlotte Observer | The Kansas City Star | The Telegraph | Local10.com | Idaho Statesman | NBC Miami
- Cuban artists’ cultural exchange in Key West hyped, dishonest
By Fabiola Santiago
Miami Herald
March 11, 2014 - Cuban cultural exchange in Key West draws ire from some exiles
By Cammy Clark
Miami Herald
March 8, 2014 - Key West and Havana exchanging art and artists
Cuban Art News
February 20, 2014 - *First US-Cuba museum exchange in 5 decades
By Christine Armario Associated Press
February 21, 2014
*The Associated Press story above was published in the following:
Washington Post | San Francisco Chronice | Miami Herald | Kitsap Sun | Sun Herald | KAALtv.com | Fox News Latino | Minneapolis Start Tribune | U-T San Diego | The Republic | Colorado Spring Gazette | WNYT | Albany Times Union | Sacramento Bee | Kansas.com | Lexington Herald Leader | News & Observer | China Post | WRAL.com | Press News | Cuba Headlines | Artesia Daily Press | San Antonio Express | Kansas City Star | Daily Journal | Aurora Advocate | Cuban Art News | Gateway News | FederalNewsRadio.com
- Growing Native: FGCU host Florida Native Plant Society conference
By Anne Reed
NewsPress.com
May 11, 2014 - Statewide time-capsule
Viva Florida
January 1, 2014 - Student procession dedicates “Moving Water” art piece
The Independent Florida Alligator
July 31, 2014 - “Moving Water” at UF
Gainesville Art Makers July 30, 2014 - ‘Creative Summer B’ returns this year with new features
By Hannah Fell
The Independent Florida Alligator
July 10, 2014 - Freshmen arrive to acquaint themselves with UF
By Jeff Schweers
The Gainesville Sun
July 3, 2014 - Dance workshops bring summer performances
By Briana Erickson
The Gainesville Sun, Science
July 3, 2014 - Agency Celebrates 40 years protecting Biscayne Bay
By Katie Lerpi
Miami Herald
October 4, 2014 - Catching the buzz: “What’s All The Buzz About?” juried art exhibit
Sun-Sentinel
July 16, 2014 - Artists join forces to focus on bees
By Laura Lordi
The Palm Beach Post
July 12, 2014 - Littoral Creatures: An Eco-Art Exhibit by Xavier Cortada
Broward/Palm Beach New Times
December 16, 2014 - Two Miami-Dade landmarks close or evolve; another reopens
Miami Herald
October 31, 2014