
Pinecrest Mayor and Council Members plant a Native Flags wild coffee garden at Pinecrest Gardens.
Engaged Projects
- “Oath” – Bringing citizens together towards a common purpose to uphold the U.S. Constitution (in partnership with Marcos D. Jimenez, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida at Miami Light Project, 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).
- “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).
Public Art Commissions
- “Longitudinal Installation,” Pinecrest Gardens, Pinecrest, FL
- “Diatom Fountain,” Smathers Plaza, Miami-Dade Housing Authority, Miami, FL
Residencies
2017-2022 Pinecrest Gardens Artist-in-Residence (Artist’s Studio), Pinecrest, FL
Group Exhibitions
- Temperature Check: Body of Evidence, “Diatoms” and “DO NOT OPEN,” Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino America (MACLA), San Jose, CA
- PLATFORM 450, “Native Flags” and “5 Actions to Stop Rising Seas,” Deering Spring Contemporary, Deering Estate, Palmetto Bay, FL
- Elements of Climate Change, “Longitudinal Installation,” CCSU Galleries, New Britain, CT
- Baking History: Past-Forward At Wynwood’s True Artistic Pioneer, “Four Elements,” Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL
- Art on Climate, Act on Climate – Miami’s Future in a Changing Climate: Panel Discussion and Art Exhibition co-hosted by the National Wildlife Federation and Florida Immigrant Coalition, “DO NOT OPEN,” Barrio Workshop, Miami, FL
Newsletters
- January – Opening of Diatoms exhibit January 19
- April – Project Seahorse exhibits opens April 6th
- May – Join me in Coconut Grove (May 6th) and Pinecrest Gardens (May 11th)
- September – Florida is… Postponed
- October – Florida is… Rescheduled
- November – Cortada presents at Princeton
- December – Epoch exhibit opens December 7th, 2017
Events, Lectures, Installations and Presentations
- CLIMA 2016 in Hialeah during Art Basel week
November 28, 2016 - Diatoms exhibit at Cortada Art Studio Gallery
January 19, 2017 - Cortada Art Studio Gallery opening @ Bird Road Art District!
January 19, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - Southern Alliance for Clean Energy presents “DO NOT OPEN” performance
January 19, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - Miami Light Project presents Xavier Cortada’s “Oath” on Inauguration Day
January 20, 2017 @ 11:00 am - National Wildlife Federation and Florida Immigrant Coalition present “Art on Climate, Act on Climate”
January 27, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 15th Annual Miami Marathon
January 29, 2017 - “Baking History: Past-Forward At Wynwood’s True Artistic Pioneer” exhibit at the Bakehouse Art Complex
February 1, 2017 - Cortada will participate in CLEO Panel Discussion during the Miami-Dade STEAM Expo
February 4, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - Climate Wrongs and Human Rights (University of Miami Law Review‘s 2017 Symposium)
February 10, 2017 - Why Plants in Glass Houses Matter: Art & Science of Diatoms, Microscopic Algae
February 13, 2017 @ 10:00 am - “Now More Than Ever” Science Art Talk at Lighthouse Art Center in Tequesta, FL
February 16, 2017 @ 5:30 pm - The Ripple Effect
March 4, 2017 @ 11:00 am - Honors College Climate Change course to perform “Longitudinal Installation”
March 6, 2017 @ 3:30 pm - Elements of Climate Change exhibit at CCSU Art Galleries
March 9, 2017 - ArtTuesdays talk: Sea Level Rise
March 14, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - Alaska Residency: University of Alaska Fairbanks (cancelled)
March 17, 2017 - Panel Discussion | BAKING HISTORY: BAC’s LEGACY AND FUTURE
March 21, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - Leaf Summit: Native Flags Call to Action
March 23, 2017 @ 8:00 am - A Sea Change (Wertheim Performing Arts Center)
April 4, 2017 @ 7:30 pm - Project Seahorse presents “Seahorses” exhibit, launches initiative
April 6, 2017 - A Sea Change (Mary Ann Wolfe Theatre)
April 7, 2017 @ 7:30 pm - DEERING SPRING CONTEMPORARY “PLATFORM 450” exhibit
April 9, 2017 - Native Flags: 8th Annual Earth Day Celebration in every Miami-Dade public school
April 20, 2017 - Sweetwater Elementary to grow FLOR500 wildflowers in every student’s home
April 20, 2017 @ 1:00 pm - Platform 450: Curator and Artist Tour
April 22, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - Earth Day Celebration at Pinecrest Gardens
April 23, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - Seahorse Society at Pinecrest Gardens Earth Day Festival
April 23, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - Seahorse Society at Sweetwater Elementary School
May 2, 2017 @ 10:30 am - Champagne reception at Sonesta Coconut Grove
May 6, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - Regis House presents: Seahorses exhibit closing event
May 11, 2017 @ 6:00 pm - Sweetwater Elementary to perform “Longitudinal Installation” during Power of Arts Museum at Sweetwater
May 24, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - Arts for Life Symposium
June 16, 2017 @ 10:00 am - “Temperature Check: Body of Evidence” exhibit in San José
September 1, 2017 - “Florida is…” inaugural exhibit at Pinecrest Gardens
September 7, 2017 - “Florida is Nature” Artist Talks with Guest Scientists at Pinecrest Gardens
September 11, 2017 - Private: POSTPONED: CLIMA: An annual exhibit addressing Global Climate Change and Sea Level Rise
October 12, 2017 - Princeton Lecture: “Symposium on Art and Immigration”
November 8, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - “Epoch” exhibit at Pinecrest Gardens
November 30, 2017 - FIU presents “Changing Waters” at Vizcaya
December 2, 2017 @ 2:00 pm - Dedication of Longitudinal Installation sculpture in Pinecrest Gardens
December 7, 2017 @ 7:00 pm
Press
- Uncertain Future For FIU Greek Life; S. Florida Regional Climate Change Compact; Xavier Cortada
By Felipe Rivas
WLRN
December 19, 2017 - This Art Basel Week 2017 Events Calendar Will Help You Decide What to See
By Brittany Chandi
The Miami Herald
November 30, 2017 - Five Things To Do Before Art Basel Miami Beach Begins
By Chris Joseph
Miami New Times
November 29, 2017 - Art Basel and More: Miami Fairs, Museums, and Galleries for 2017-2018
The Miami Herald
September 22, 2017 - Pinecrest Gardens Welcomes Xavier Cortada
By Alana Perez
Miami Community Newspapers
July 7, 2017 - Xavier Cortada, Environmental Artist-in-Residence to Kick-Off Earth Day Celebration
By South Florida Reporter Editorial Staff
South Florida Reporter
April 20, 2017 - Artist-in-Residence, Local Students Plant the Seeds of Sustainability
By Gisela Valencia
FIU News
May 3, 2017 - From Artificial Limbs to Fashion Lines, Silver Knight Winners Have Designs on Excellence
by Kyra Gurney
The Miami Herald
May 17, 2017 - South Florida Artists Flourish at Local Art Festivals
Daniel Shoer Roth
Published in The Miami Herald
February 3, 2017 - The Water Will Come
by Louise Rubacky
Truth Dig
November 24, 2017 - Xavier Cortada Solo Exhibition: Seahorses
By Katrina Hinrichsen
Bridgman Blog
March 28, 2017