Xavier Cortada during American Red Cross Association panel at John F. Kennedy Library in Hialeah, FL before Hot for Hialeah performance.
Engaged Projects
- “DO NOT OPEN” – Connecting us to the future that will live with the consequences of our actions (exhibited at CLIMA, hosted by the City of Hialeah and Honoring the Future, Miami, FL).
- “Hot for Hialeah” – Educating the public on the impact of extreme heat events on vulnerable populations, specifically low-income communities and senior citizens (exhibited at CLIMA, hosted by the City of Hialeah and Honoring the Future, Miami, FL).
- “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).
Public Art Commissions
- “Diatom Mural,” Jack Orr Plaza, Miami-Dade Housing Authority, Miami, FL
- “Sunburst Woodstorks,” Stirrup Plaza 2, Miami-Dade Housing Authority, Miami, FL
Residencies
- 2017-2022 Pinecrest Gardens Artist-in-Residence (Artist’s Studio), Pinecrest, FL
- 2011-2018 Florida International University Artist-in-Residence, Miami, FL
Group Exhibitions
- The New American Patriot – A Climate Action Exhibition, “5 Actions to Stop Rising Seas,” The Box Gallery, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL
- Cuban Fried Chicken, “Solución para una revolución tupida” and “Revolution,” MAC Fine Art, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Art@CMS – Arte & Scienza, Castello Guisso, Napoli, Italy
- Atlantis Miami, “Testamento” and other CLIMA works, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL
Solo Exhibitions
- CLIMA 2016 (featuring: “DO NOT OPEN,” “Hot for Hialeah,” Psychoanalysis of Climate Change,” “FLOR500,” and “Reclamation Project”), Milander Center for Arts and Entertainment, Hialeah, FL
- CLIMA (featuring “WAIST (Western Antarctic Ice Sheet Threat) Line,” “Melt,” “Awash,” “Afloat,” “Environmental Therapy Session,” “The Creative Cube,” “Clean Coal,” “Solaring,” “SOLAR,” “Painting a Brighter Future,” “Sky High,” “Wilderness Wake,” “The Sacrifice,” “Longitudinal Installation,” “South Pole Communion,” “Words | Deeds,” “Eco-Slam,” “Oil Change,” “The Flow,” “Spelling Bee,” “Repentance Letters,” “Flower Force,” “Moving Water,” “Trial by Jury,” “Native Flags,” “Psychoanalysis of Climate Change,” “Eco-Medication,” and “The Ostrich Game,” Milander Center for Arts and Entertainment, Hialeah, FL
Events, Lectures, Installations and Presentations
- CLIMA Panel: “Climate SmART: Artists Respond to Climate Change”
January 19, 2016 @ 10:00 am - CLIMA: Closing Reception
January 28, 2016 @ 6:00 pm - SCCF Talk, Sanibel, FL
January 29, 2016 @ 1:00 pm - CLEER Talk: “Waters of Life” in La Belle, FL
January 30, 2016 @ 10:00 am - “Release to Tide” Talk: Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium, Ft. Myers, FL
January 31, 2016 - Panel Discussion: “In Deep with Diatoms”
February 1, 2016 @ 3:00 pm - Exploring the Environment & Art: STEAM Workshop at Frost Art Museum
February 16, 2016 @ 8:30 am - 2016 Miami Mini Maker Faire
February 20, 2016 @ 10:00 am - DASS Salon: CHANGING CLIMATE
March 16, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - The Water Expedition
March 25, 2016 @ 12:00 pm - FIU Honors College: First-year Seminar
March 29, 2016 @ 3:30 am - History Miami: “Fragile Habitat: Conversations for Miami’s Future”
April 8, 2016 @ 3:00 pm - 2016 Art of Found Objects Exhibition — Awards Emcee
April 14, 2016 @ 5:30 pm - Native Flags 2016
April 21, 2016 - CLIMAKAZE MIAMI 2016: The Psychoanalysis of Climate Change
April 23, 2016 - Atlantis Miami
April 27, 2016 @ 8:00 am - Art@CMS — Arte & Scienza | Castello Giusso | Vico Equense | 30 Aprile
April 30, 2016 - Ecohumanities for Cities in Crisis: A Public Event Series Bringing Miami Together to Discuss Our Future
May 15, 2016 @ 10:00 am - Celebrating Gay Pride Month
June 1, 2016 @ 8:00 am - Residency at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest– White Mountains, NH
June 4, 2016 - Corpus Christi Art Fundraiser
June 11, 2016 @ 6:00 am - Cortada to speak at US Climate Action Network National Conference
June 14, 2016 - Arts for Life! Artist Symposium
June 16, 2016 - “Cuban Fried Chicken” Group Show at MAC Fine Art
June 25, 2016 - Cortada will chair the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs “Developing Arts in the Neighborhood Grants Program” panel
June 30, 2016 @ 9:30 am - The New American Patriot — A Climate Action Exhibition
July 1, 2016 - Arts in Democracy Research Exchange | Kettering Foundation
July 12, 2016 @ 8:00 am - Hot for Hialeah
July 27, 2016 @ 12:00 pm - FIU Sea Level Solutions Center Solutions Expo
August 30, 2016 - Climate Art and Action: George Mason University
September 8, 2016 @ 8:00 am - An Emotional Lexicon for Climate Change: WONDER, DENIAL, DISAPPOINTMENT, GRIEF, and HOPE
September 14, 2016 @ 6:30 pm - Oregon Artist Residency: HJ Andrews Experimental Forest
October 10, 2016 - Spotify | Clarify — a conversation about the environment, culture and the economy
October 18, 2016 @ 6:30 pm - South Arts | Board of Directors meeting
October 24, 2016 - Art Presentation: Let the Sunshine in Pinecrest, Palmetto Bay & Cutler Bay | Vote NO on Amendment 1
October 26, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - NEA & Kennedy Center: Future of Arts & Creativity in America Convening
November 18, 2016 - CLIMA 2016 in Hialeah during Art Basel week
November 28, 2016 - CLIMA 2016 | Opening Reception
December 2, 2016 @ 7:00 pm - “Florida is… Wildflowers” at Miami Children’s Museum
December 3, 2016 @ 11:00 am - KaBOOM-iPlay Play Everywhere Challenge: Mangrove Hop
December 4, 2016 @ 9:00 am - CLIMA 2016 Panel: South Florida’s Rising Seas Impact
December 5, 2016 @ 10:00 am - CLIMA 2016 Panel: The Art of Climate Change
December 6, 2016 @ 10:00 am - CLIMA 2016: DO NOT OPEN
December 7, 2016 @ 10:00 am
Press
- The art of politics: Imagination and craft come together at Capitol
By Kati Schardl
Tallahassee Democrat
1/12/2016 - Arte en Miami: No te pierdas a Warhol y al Jardín de las Artes
By Natacha Herrera
El Nuevo Herald
3/16/2016 - Nuevas esculturas en ‘Jardín de las Artes’ en Hialeah
By Enrique Flor
El Nuevo Herald
5/10/2016 - What does it take to win a Silver Knight? These top students have the answer, and the statue
By Christina Veiga
Miami Herald
5/18/2016 - The Ten Best Things to Do in Hialeah
By Laurie Charles
WLRN
10/3/2016 - More technology, more digital: Miami Children’s Museum undergoes a $20 million makeover
By Andrew Quintana
Miami Herald
11/18/2016