Engaged Projects
- “Florida is… Nature” – Asking Floridians to define their state by its natural environment, not by the edifices and man-made encroachments that displace nature (conceptualized during his residency at the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Captiva, FL).
- “Testamento” – Connecting the climate crisis and rising seas as it relates to the inaccessibility of generational property ownership in Miami to the Communist regime in Cuba (exhibited at CLIMA, hosted by the City of Hialeah and Honoring the Future, Miami, FL).
- “Five Actions to Stop Rising Seas” – Conceptualizing the urgency of sea level rise with a site-specific performance (performed during his residency at the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, Captiva, FL)
Public Art Commissions
- (Rededication/Replica:) “Commemorating 100 Years of Juvenile Justice,” Miami-Dade Children’s Courthouse, Miami-Dade Art in Public Places, Miami, FL
- “Florida is… Diatoms,” Turkey Lake Plaza, Florida Turnpike Department of Transportation, Orlando, FL
- “Florida is… Wildflowers” (“Wildflowers” and “Seedbombs)”), West Palm Beach Plaza, Florida Turnpike Department of Transportation, West Palm Beach, FL
- “Florida is… Endangered Animals” (“Panthers,” “Wood Storks,” “Florida Bog Frogs,” “Eastern Indigo Snakes,” “Burrowing Owls,” “Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers,” “Gopher Tortoises,” “Lower Keys Rabbit,” “Miami Blue Butterflies,” “Key Deer,” “Red Wolves,” “Stock Island Tree Snails,” “Reticulated Flatwoods Salamanders,”)Ft. Drum Plaza, Yeehaw Junction, FL.
- “Just Below the Surface (Founding of Miami Beach),” City Hall, Miami Beach, FL
Residencies
The Robert Rauschenberg Residency: Rising Waters Confab, Captiva, FL
Group Exhibitions
- Artist-Naturalists in Florida: Then and Now, “Florida Diatom,” The Doris Bardon Community Cultural Center, Gainesville, FL
- Art@CMS – Arte & Scienza, Castl dell’Ovo, Napoli, Italy
- Season X: Celebrating a Decade, “Florida Diatom,” Osilas Gallery Exhibit, Bronxville, NY
- U.S. Department of Environmental Protection Agency Art Exhibit, “Ichthys,” U.S. Department of Environmental Protection Agency’s regional headquarters, Philadelphia, PA
- COLLABO 5, works from 2014 “Littoral Creatures” exhibit, Audrey Love Gallery, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL
- Towards New Frontiers, “In Search of the Higgs Boson,” European Physical Society, High Energy Physics Conference, Vienna, Austria
- Matter: The Fundamental Particles, “In Search of the Higgs Boson,” ArtCenter South Florida, Miami Beach, FL
- Torrid Flora, “Flora (sin titulo),” Hibiscus Gallery, Pinecrest, FL
- Art@CMS – Art of Science, Beauty in Creation, “In Search of the Higgs Boson,” Athens Science Festival, Athens, Greece
- Anthroposcene: Art and Nature in a Manufactured Era, “Diatom,” University of Miami CAS Gallery, Miami, FL
- In Deep with Diatoms, “Diatom” ceramic sculptures, The Patricia & Philip Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL
- Urban Arts International Art Exhibition, “Guantanameros,” KROMA Art Space, Coconut Grove, FL
- 30 Years on the Road, “Antarctic Ice Paintings,” ArtCenter South Florida, Miami Beach, FL
- The National Weather Center Biennale, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Vanishing Ice: Alpine and Polar Landscapes in Art, 1775 – 2012, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Ontario, CA
- Art @ CMS, “In Search of the Higgs Boson,” Fermilab Art Gallery, Batavia, IL
- The Reunion, “Seahorse Society” paintings, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL
Solo Exhibitions
- Welcome Medusa: Confronting the Challenges of Acculturation, “Red, White and Babalu,” and other early works, Hispanic Heritage Month at John F. Kennedy Library, Hialeah, FL
- Saving the Seagrass, “Littoral Creatures,” The Gallery at the Botanic Gardens at Kona Kai Resort, Key Largo, FL
Newsletters
- February – In Deep with Diatoms at Frost Art Museum
- March – Just Below the Surface for Miami Beach Centennial
- April – Cortada delivers art-science talk at White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
- May – Cortada participates in Rauschenberg Art Residency
- June – Letter to Pope Francis on climate change includes Cortada’s digital artwork
- August – August 2015 Newsletter
- November – CLIMA Exhibit
- December – Holiday Cheers 2015
Events, Lectures, Installations and Presentations
- 30 Years on the Road: Art Center | South Florida November 19, 2014 – February 8, 2015
- Urban Arts International Art Exhibit November 20, 2014 – January 15, 2015
- Littoral Creatures: Paddle Out January 10, 2015
- McMichael Canadian Art Collection: Vanishing Ice: Alpine and Polar Landscapes in Art, 1775 – 2012 January 31, 2015 – April 26, 2015
- “In Deep With Diatoms” at the Frost Art Museum February 2, 2015 – February 23, 2015
- Fermilab Art Gallery presents Art @ CMS February 4, 2015 – April 22, 2015
- Fermilab Colloquium February 04, 2015
- The Reunion: Bakehouse Art Complex February 13, 2015 – March 26, 2015
- The Gallery at the Botanical Gardens at Kona Kai: Littoral Creatures exhibit
- An Arts-Science Practice; From the Higgs Boson to Native Blossoms February 16, 2015
- Sustainability Stewards Workshop February 17, 2015
- “In Deep With Diatoms”: Panel Discussion February 18, 2015
- Anthroposcence: Art and Nature in a Manufactured Era — Panel Discussion, Workshops and Exhibit March 4, 2015
- Anthroposcence: Art and Nature in a Manufactured Era March 4, 2015 -March 24, 2015
- Pelican Harbor Seabird Station Celebrates 35 Years of Caring For Miami’s Wildlife March 14, 2015
- Art@CMS, Athens Science Festival March 17, 2015- March 22, 2015
- Just Below the Surface March 26, 2015
- Second Century Action (2CA) Time Capsule presented at Miami Beach Resiliency Summit March 27, 2015
- “Colloquium: Ice, Sea Stars and Flowers” April 02, 2015
- Torrid Flora at Pinecrest Gardens April 12, 2015 – May 7, 2015
- WHITE HOUSE: Cortada Delivers Art-Science Talk to OSTP and meets with the president’s Science Advisor April 14, 2015 – May 7, 2015
- National Weather Center Biennale April 19, 2015 – June 14, 2015
- Native Flags: Earthday 2015 Reforesation April 22, 2015
- Miami-Dade Children’s Court House April 25, 2015
- The Rauschenberg Residency: Rising Waters Confab April 27, 2015 – May 29, 2015
- “Matter: Fundamental Particles” at ArtCenter South Florida presents Art @ CMS May 2, 2015 – May 31, 2015
- Artist Talk Matter: The Fundamental Principles May 20, 2015 @ 7:00 am – 9:00 pm
- Dedication of “Rise” installation at JFK Public Library May 21, 2015
- !Hala la Cadena! May 22, 2015 @ 3:00 pm – June 22, 2015 @ 3:00 pm
- Preservation through the Arts: “Absence of Place” in Chekov play May 22, 2015
- Perspectives: Examining Complex Ecological Dynamics through Arts, Humanities and Science Integration June 19, 2015 – June 21, 2015
- Art@CMS 2015 Vernissage June 23, 2015- June 28, 2015
- European Physics Society | Art@CMS in Vienna July 22, 2015- July 29, 2015
- “Littoral Creatures“ August 14, 2015
- Climate Change Exhibit: ” Ten Artists at EPA venue” August 27, 2015 – September 30, 2015
- “Launch of SOLAR, a participatory performance/environmental/political art project to bring clean energy to the Sunshine State” September 09, 2015
- “Season X” Exhibit September 10, 2015
- Honoring the Future® presents Climate SmART: Honoring our Children’s Future Through Faith, Art & Action at Georgetown’s Holy Trinity Church September 12, 2015
- GNOMO Launch at Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory September 13-16, 2015
- Art@CMS exhibit September 15, 2015 – September 20, 2015
- Garden of the Arts Unveiling September 25, 2015 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
- CLEO Institute Climate Leadership Education panelist: “Climate Across the Curriculum“ September 26, 2015
- Keynote Speaker, Florida Art Education Association 63nd Annual Conference October 7, 2015
- Unveiling: “Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest: Celebrating 60 years of scientific research“ October 10, 2015
- Miami People’s Climate March: “Painting a Brighter Future for the Sunshine State.“ October 14, 2015
- City of Hialeah Libraries: “Hispanic Heritage Month: Dedication of Cortada exhibit“ October 15, 2015
- Independent Sector 2015 National Conference panelist: “Melting Skepticism Instead of Ice Caps“ October 28, 2015
- “Artist-Naturalists in Florida: Then and Now” exhibit at Doris Bardon Cultural Center Gallery
- October 30, 2015 – December 11, 2015
- “Real-Time Data Visualizations: A 21st Century Confluence of Art, Music and Science at Ecological Research Sites” Round Table Workshop” at Hubbard Brook November 4, 2015 – November 8, 2015
- Miami Book Fair Panels November 22, 2015
- CLIMA: a solo art exhibit, performances and panel disussions on sea level rise and climate change to coincide with Art Basel and the Paris Talks November 30, 2015 – January 29, 2016
- CLIMA: WAIST Line November 30, 2015 @ 7:00 am – 11:00 pm
- CLIMA: Opening reception November 30, 2015 @ 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- CLIMA Panel: Sea Level Rise in Hialeah November 30, 2015 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- CLIMA: Melt December 1, 2015 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
- CLIMA Panel: Underwater December 1, 2015 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
- CLIMA: Afloat December 1, 2015 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
- CLIMA Panel: (Un)Healthy World December 2, 2015 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
- CLIMA Panel: Green Generation December 3, 2015 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
- Art Basel Culinary Event: Sustainable Seafood Party December 3, 2015 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
- CLIMA Panel: Powering the Sunshine State December 4, 2015 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
- CLIMA: (Tirandonos) pa’l Solar party December 4, 2015 @ 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
- CLIMA Panel: Waning Wilderness December 5, 2015 @ 8:00 am – 12:00 pm
- CLIMA: The Sacrifice December 5, 2015 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
- CLIMA: Wilderness Wake December 5, 2015 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
- CLIMA: Longitudinal Installation December 6, 2015 @ 4:00 am – 6:00 pm
- CLIMA Panel: Moral Nature December 6, 2015 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
- CLIMA: South Pole Communion December 6, 2015 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- CLIMA Panel: Louder than actions alone December 7, 2015 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
- CLIMA Panel: The Chemicals Between Us December 8, 2015 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
- CLIMA Panel: BeeWare December 9, 2015 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
- CLIMA: The Flow December 10, 2015 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
- CLIMA Panel: fresH2O December 10, 2015 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
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CLIMA Panel; Paris Talks | Local Action December 11, 2015 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Press
- Hey, Art Basel — we owe you one
Miami Herald Opinion Page
December 1, 2014 - Cortada launches CLIMA exhibit during Paris Climate Talks
WSVN News
November 30, 2015 - Forget Paris, forget Basel-Miami Beach. To Experience Art and Climate Change, Visit Hialeah!
By Erin N. Marcus
Huffington Post
December 6, 2017 - What has Art done to Miami?
By Roshan Nebhrajan
The New Tropic
December 2, 2015 - Interactive Art About Climate Change in a City Where It Will Wreak Havoc
By Monica Uszerowicz
Hyperallergic
December 11, 2015 - Miami’s Famous Cuban Neighborhood Now Latest Hipster Hangout
By Tom Austin
Travel and Leisure
December 2015 - Hialeah presents CLIMA, a solo art show by Xavier Cortada
Miami Herald Events
December 3, 2015 - 12 Best Things to do in Miami this week: Miami Art Week edition
New Times
November 25, 2015 - The local’s guide to Art Basel Miami
By Roshan Nebhrajan
The New Tropic
November 29, 2015 - Artist-in-Residence brings climate change talks to Hialeah
Gisela Valencia
FIU News
December 8, 2015 - Autoridades locales se unen contra el cambio climático
By Enrique Flor
El Nuevo Herald
December 12, 2015 - Addressing climate change through art
By Jospeh Busatto
The Miami Herald December 17, 2015 - Sea level rise will drown Hialeah too, and this artist is showing how
- By Jessica Weis
The New Times
December 18, 2015 - Artist Xavier Cortada will go “Solar’ for a cause
By Galena Mosovich
The Miami Herald
September 4, 2015 - Exhibition of Climate Change Art Comes to Philadelphia
By Peak Johnson
Geekadelphia
September 3, 2015 - Artist Xavier Cortada Gives 10-year Loan to Hialeah Libraries
By Elizabeth Nickerson, City of Hialeah
August 4, 2015 - Pope’s Warning on Global Warming Should Hit Miami Hardest
By Chuck Strausl
Miami New Times
June 18, 2015 - New ‘Pelican Path’ artwork installed at Port Everglades
By Arlene Satchell
Sun Sentinel
June 16, 2015 - Honoring the Future Sponsors Letter to Pope Francis on Climate Change
Press release
June 16, 2015 - Artistic Freedom takes holiday in Havana Biennial
By Fabiola Santiago
The Miami Herald
May 26, 2015 - A visit to Little Havana as the embargo that enlivened ity comes to an end
By Mario Iván Oña
The Washington Post
May 22, 2015 - Elementary students plant a tree for an annual Earth Day eco-art project
By Kathleen Devaney
Miami Herald
April 22, 2015 - CARTA Artist-in_residence Xavier Cortada participates in the National Weather Center Biennial
By Ashley Nicole Garcia
FIU CARTA Office of the Dean
April 23, 2015 - CARTA picks up STEAM in meetings at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
By Ashley Nicole Garcia
FIU CARTA Office of the Dean
April 17, 2015 - Seeing the CMS experiment with new eyes
By Leah Hesla
Symmetry Magazine
April 16, 2015 - Xavier Cortada and local schools commit to reforestation effort on Virginia Keyl
By Ashley Nicole Garcia
FIU CARTA Office of the Dean
April 15, 2015 - Local Artist Donates Artwork to Commemorate Centennial
By Nannette Rodriguez.
City of Miami Beach Press Release
March 19, 2015 - Art of Science: Xavier Cortada explores Physics and Marine Biology
By Michele Banks
The Finch and Pea
February 11, 2015 - Exploring Florida’s algae at the Frost Art Museum
By Evelyn Perez
FIU News
February 11, 2015 - Saving the Seagrasses: “Littoral Creatures” opens at The Gallery at The Botanic Gardens at Kona Kai Resort
By Joe Harris
Press Release
February 6, 2015 - Exhibit showcases seagrass creatures
Florida Keys Free Press
February 11, 2015 - Art and science meet at new exhibit at Fermilab
By Linda Girardi
Chicago Tribune
February 5, 2015 - Science inspires art exhibit on display at Fermilab
Daily Herald
February 4, 2015 - Arts extravaganza at Fermilab to celebrate one of the world’s largest science experiments
Fermilab Newsroom
January 21, 2015 - Artist’s censored effort in Havana offered Cubans a voice
By Fabiola Santiago
Miami Herald
January 2, 2015 - Port Everglades completes $24M upgrade of Cruise Terminal 4
By Arlene Satchell
Sun Sentinel
January 8, 2015 - Visual Arts: Bakehouse Art Complex
Miami Herald
January 24, 2015 - ART REVIEW: ArtCenter/South Florida Looks Back and Ahead in “Thirty Years on the Road”
By Elisa Turner
Hamptons Arts Hub
January 19, 2015 - Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserves Hosts 40th Anniversary Paddle Out To Protect The Bay
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
January 12, 2015