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Nathalie Alfonso Adjunct Faculty Drawing

Nathalie Alfonso

Adjunct Faculty | Drawing
Master's Degree in Visual Arts Southern Methodist University, Bachelor's degree in Visual Arts Florida International University
Nathalie Alfonso (b. 1987, Bogota, Colombia) lives in South Florida. Alfonso holds a Master's in Fine Arts from Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, and a Bachelor's in Fine Arts from Florida International University, Miami, FL. Alfonso has exhibited and performed her work in galleries, universities, and public spaces, such as NSU Art Museum, Dimensions Variable, Spinello Projects, Art and Culture Center Hollywood, Miami Beach Urban Studios, The Projects – Fat Village, Miami Beach Botanical Gardens, Sweet Pass Sculpture Park, Site131, Marymount University. Alfonso received the South Florida Cultural Consortium (SFCC) 19/20; she was awarded the Experiencing Perspectives, Mercedez-Benz Financial Services prize in 2019; she has received the Jones Fund and Zelle Fund Grant. Alfonso was nominated for Cultural Joan Mitchell Fellowship in 2021 and United States Artist Nominee 2023-2024. Unseen work and the exercise of emotional control are central to Alfonso's practice. The qualities of invisibility and visibility become the foundations from which she develops drawings, installations, performances, and videos.