Dr. Silvia M. Pease is an interdisciplinary artist, designer, and theorist specializing in digital arts, conceptual art and design for social change. Currently an Associate Teaching Professor at Florida International University (FIU), she fosters international collaborations through COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) with institutions such as the Central University of Technology in South Africa, as well as universities in India and Europe. Dr. Pease offers students lifelong learning experiences that bridge theory and practice. She is an award-winning designer and former Director of Education on the AIGA Miami Executive Board. Dr. Pease is an elected member of the International Advisory Board at Woxsen University School of Arts and Design in India.

As the founder of Pease Design and Carregal Pease, she led creative teams to deliver impactful design solutions for Fortune 500 companies and startups, including clients like Selecciones Readers Digest, Guggenheim Partners, Pinta Art Fair, McDonald's Foundation, American Express Latinoamérica, Lufthansa Cargo, and Varta Batteries. Pease was Senior VP for Global Branding at Isaac Daniels and Reel Code Media Apps.

In her role as a researcher, theorist, and interdisciplinary artist/designer, Dr. Pease engages in hybrid design projects, academic collaborations, and theoretical writings. Her artistic work includes multimedia installations, interdisciplinary collaborations, and video. Her ongoing research project, Mujer Visible, explores the intersections of design philosophy, aesthetics, politics, gender, and Latin American identity, focusing on how visual plasticity can represent and reshape feminine identities and visibility.

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