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Elizabeth E. Baez
(305) 338-1844
elizabeth.e.baez@att.net

Elizabeth E. Baez Puerto Rican Artist

Biography	Exhibitions
Elizabeth Erazo Baez is a Latina artist who is known for her ability to capture the cultural emotional nuances of the Puerto Rican experience. Baez's visually stimulating art of folklore, tradition and nostalgia are rich in color, texture and emotion. On her tapestry of possibilities, Baez depicts Latin- centric contemporary art as well as luminous landscapes, proactive portraits, still lives and vibrant cultural realities. For example in her painting "La Fiesta Plena" the artist shares the rich tradition of story telling through song, dance and drumming celebrating the Afro Latin traditions of Puerto Rico. Born in Brooklyn, New York of Puerto Rican parents, Baez celebrates her bicultural perspective as a NewYorican who had the fortunate opportunity to grow up both in New York City and in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. According to Baez, "I wasn't born in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico was born in me." Her distinctive bicultural perspective collides vibrantly on her palette with great detail. In her technique she captures the soul of each painting by weaving brush strokes into feelings of hope, pride and sometimes despair. "Art calls at me. It calls for me to express and to evoke passion." "It is my connection with God, which is why it must be shared, says Baez. Baez has an Associate in Arts and Sciences for Art and Advertising Design from New York City Tech College. Currently living in Miami, Florida Baez is both a wife and a mother of two young children. Inspired by her own family, Baez decided to formally introduce her artwork to the public in 2000 in Coral Gables. Since her debut Baez's work has been displayed from Miami City Hall to Orlando City Hall; the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration; the Melbourne Art & Science Museum; one of select group of juried artists to be in Miami-Dade County, Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board's "Hispanic Art Expressions for 2005, 2006 & 2007" to name a few. Through her art, Baez is also a community change agent committed service and the cultural preservation and advancement of Puerto Rican art globally. Memberships: / Board Member El Centro Cultural de Puerto Rico de Sur de la Florida, Inc. On committee for the Silver Angels benefiting THE WOMAN'S CANCER ASSOCIATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI NACOPRW • National Conference of Puerto Rican Woman, Inc. PROFESA • The Puerto Rican Professional Association of South Florida The Puerto Rican Chamber of South Florida Florida Puerto Rican/Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Inc. U.T.B. UNITED THIRD BRIDGE, INC. Puerto Rican Cultural Society of Palm Beach County ,Inc. Cultural Center of Puerto Rico of Orlando •Featured print publications: Sun Sentinel Newspaper Article 12/24/07 PROFESA 2007/2008 Directory Featured Artist Cover Hispanic Unity by Thompson Hospitality Compass Group "Hispanic American Heritage" 2007 Featured Artist •InFocus Magazine; March/April 2007 Issue •Florida Realidades, published by Prentice Hall Civics ©2007 Middle Grades School Educational book, Pub. Date: Feb. 2006 •Featured cover of El Festival Puertorriqueño del Plátano of El Centro Cultural de Puerto en el Sur de la Florida, Inc • Issues 2002 - 2008 •Art Business News; March 2004 Issue "Latin Art Strikes Salsa Beat with Hispanics" •Diálogo Magazine Center of Latino Research DePaul University; Chicago 2003, 2004 and 2007 •La Opinión Puertorriqueña; March 2004 Issue “Elizabeth Baez, Su Pintura Le Canta A Puerto Rico” •InFocus Magazine; March/April 2004 Issue	Woman's Visions, Women's Arts 2008 Elizabeth E. Baez Honoree at the Indian River Community College 3209 Virginia Avenue Fort Pierce, FL 34950 March 20, 2008 Carnaval on the Mile, Coral Gables Fl March 8-9, 2008 Juried show Art Midtown Curator and participating artist presented by Century 21 Premier Elite Realty & Fine Design 3470 East Coast Avenue, Miami Fl 33137 November 29, 2007 An evening of fine art from an elite group of South Florida artists. The exhibition was held in the spectacular setting of Two Midtown Miami, pre-Art Basel happening located just south of the design district. To benefit Silver Angels Silver Angels Fund for indigent cancer patients of Women's Cancer Association (WCA) The Miami-Dade County Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board present Miami-Dade Hispanic Art Expressions Group Exhibit October 2007 Regions Bank 2800 Ponce De Leon Coral Gables Florida Miami-Dade Hispanic Art Expressions Group Exhibit October 26 - November 7, 2007 Latin Quarter Cultural Center 1501 SW 8th Street Miami, Florida Broward Community College, Ft. Lauderdale, FL DISTRICT BOARD of TRUSTEES Bank of America VIVA BROWARD! BCC President, J. David Armstrong, Jr. and curator Elizabeth Baez HISPANIC COLORS & FLAIR OCTOBER 10th - December 7, 2007 Brushstrokes of Hispanic Heritage An Exhibition of Paintings September 13 through October 18, 2007 Group Exhibition Jan and Gary Dario Gallery Palm Beach Community College, Lake Worth Campus. Sponsored by the PROCER Organization and the Palm Beach Community College Puerto Rico Cultural Center of South Florida, Inc. jointly with the Miami-Dade County Public Library Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration on Thursday, October 25, 2007 Carnaval of Stories An exhibition of art of Puerto Rican artist Elizabeth Erazo Báez. West Kendall Regional Library Broward Community College / South Regional Library Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with an Solo Exhibition by Elizabeth Erazo Baez October 8 through October 31, 2007 Silver Angels Tea March 11, 2007 Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, FL. Art Exhibition- Silent Auction. The Woman's Cancer Association funds go directly to assist cancer patients in critical circumstances. Carnaval on the Mile, Coral Gables Fl Booth Exhibit March 2 - 4, 2007 Juried show miArte Gallery International Group exhibit of 85 artists On Exhibit Dec - February 17, 2007 4th Annual Pinecrest Gardens Fine Arts Festival Juried art show January 20 & 21, 2007 Broward Community College's & Viva Broward Present Colors of Hispanic Heritage Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration Group Exhibition October 12 through December 8, 2006 U.T.B. UNITED THIRD BRIDGE, INC. (321) 863-5165 www.fprhcc.org November 4, 2006 Group Art Exhibit 5th Hispanic Art Exhibit, Melbourne Art & Science Museum. Sponsor: United Third Bridge. Co-sponsor: FPRHCC Latin Expressions Solo Art Exhibition Hispanic Heritage Month, Sep. 16 - Oct. 15, 2006 Northwest Regional Library 3151 University Drive Coral Springs, FL 33065 Miami-Dade County - Hispanic Art Expressions 2006 Miami-Dade County, Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board's "Hispanic Art Expressions 2006" Group Exhibit Elizabeth Erazo Baez representing Puerto Rico "The Power of Everlasting Nature" an impressive art exhibition by Artist ELIZABETH ERAZO BAEZ on exhibit July 3 - September 15, 2006 Citibank Richmond Heights Financial Center •“Cuba’s Independence Day” Group Exhibit presented by the National Association of Hispanic Public Administrators” May 20, 2006 City of Miami-Dade County, Florida Carnaval On The Mile March 4 & 5, 2006 Coral Gables, Florida. Booth Exhibit in the Artist's Village Fantastically Female Exhibit March 17, 2006 Brevard Community College Moore Multicultural Center BREVARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE, (COCOA), FLA. – Discover Miami Calle Ocho - March 25, 2006 Brevard U.T.B. United Third Bridge, Inc. and the FL Puerto Rican/ /Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Presents U.T.B. 9th Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade & 4th Art Exhibit Nov. 2005 "Latin Contempories" Group Exhibit Sep. 22th- Nov. 30th, 2005 Broward Community College Ft. Laud., FL La Oficina del Gobierno de Puerto Rico en el Sur de La Florida “Raíces Hispanas” Group Exhibit Elizabeth Erazo Baez representing Puerto Rico October 2005 Stephen P. Clark Center's, presented by the National Association of Hispanic Public Administrators "Hispanic Heritage Month 2005" Oct. 2005 Miami-Dade County "Third Annual Miami-Dade Celebrates the Art of its Sister Cites"Group Exhibit Elizabeth Erazo Baez representing Puerto Rico September 15- October 15, 2005 "Latin Expressions" September 17 thru October 15, 2005 Solo Exhibition at Broward County Northwest Regional Library Miami-Dade County, Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board's "Hispanic Art Expressions 2005" Group Exhibit Elizabeth Erazo Baez representing Puerto Rico Oct - Dec, 2005 . .	The 2nd Annual National LATINA Symposium September 8th & 9th, 2005, Washington, D.C. by Latina Style Magazine Brevard Community College Moore Multicultural Center "Fantastically Female!!!" March 2005 Citibank "A Sip of Wine...A taste of Heaven" Walter C. Young Center Saturday January 29, 2005 "Caribbean Expressions In Color" - Solo Exhibition Sponsored by BankUnited Bal Harbour- Florida May 2005 "Tropical Nostalgia" Solo Exhibition Dale Malbry Hillsborough Community College Tampa September 12 through October 21, 2004 "Arte De Hispanoamerica" Group Exhibition Oficina del Gobierno de Puerto Rico, Coral Gables Florida October 2004 U.S. Agriculture Miami Inspection Station Guest Speaker and Presentation Art Display In Celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month Thursday, September 23, 2004 Miami-Dade Celebrates the Art of its Sister Cites 2004 Photos of reception Representing Puerto Rico Miami-Dade Celebrates the Art of its Sister Cites Miami-Dade College's Tower Theater September 10-26, 2004 “LITTLE-ARTISTS OF THE CARIBBEAN” PRFAA - Cultural Camp for children. August 9-13, 2004 Tropical Rhythms, Colors and Light Collection • Citibank Financial Center 1600 Coral Way, Fl Solo Art Exhibition May-July 2004 "Seasoned with Spice", Miami Florida, Casa Juancho• April 2004 Cuarto Festival Puertorriqueño del Plátano, Miami Centro Cultural de Puerto en el Sur de la Florida, Inc • January 2004 Brevard County's Annual Puerto Rican Day - November 8-9, 2003 Puerto Rican/Hispanic Art Exhibit Brevard Museum of Art & Science Melbourne, FL Hispanic Heritage Month Viva Broward! Ft. Lauderdale FL 10/2003 Hewitt Associates "Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration" September 19-26, 2003 Art Exhibition Orlando Florida The Orlando City Hall "A Hispanic Perspective" August 4- September 15, 2003 Puerto Rican Parade of Tampa AWARDS April 2003 SECOND PUERTO RICAN CULTURAL NIGHT Centro Cultural de Puerto en el Sur de la Florida, Inc. Saturday, March 29, 2003 Pompano Beach, Florida "Puerto Rico Y Sus Paisajes" at Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration • Solo Art Exhibit February 6, 2003 PROFESA's Puerto Rican Artists Exhibit Banco Popular March 21, 2003 Festival del Plátano, Miami Centro Cultural de Puerto en el Sur de la Florida, Inc • January 19, 2003 Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of South Florida & Coconut Grove Chamber of Commerce & Pinos Italino Restaurante - Featured Artist - Coconut Grove, FL - October 2002 Viva Broward! Ft. Lauderdale FL 10/2002 Carnival Cruise Line Auction Benefit Breast Cancer, September, 2002 Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of South Florida & SBA September, 2002 Music Fest Bayfront FL September 2002 Miami City Hall The 50th Anniversary of the Constitution of Puerto Rico July 25, 2002 DAVINCI'S Gallery, Coral Gables, Florida August 2002 Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of South Florida 10th Anniversary Radisson Mart June 8, 2002 PROFESA Puerto Rican Artist May 10, 2002 Coro de Campanas de Puerto Rico Hyatt, Florida DAVINCI'S Gallery, International Show,Coral Gables, Florida March 2002 Coconut Grove Arts Festival with the South Florida Artwork Show; Florida -February 2002 Red, White and Blue Exhibit, Vincent Gallery; Florida - October - December 2001 Les Journées Européennes du Partrimoine; France September 2001 Art on the Mile, The Coral Gables International Art Center, Florida - January through April, 2001 Coconut Grove Art and Craft Show; Florida April 2001 Coconut Grove Arts Festival, Streets of Mayfair; Florida -February 2001 Peppy's in the Gables, Featured Artist; Florida - October 2000
Lifetime Network's Program, "The Division" Apartment set of Police Woman Character, "Magda Ramirez", starting season 4 in January 2004.	Baez Art Featured: Diálogo Issue #7 Cover Diálogo Magazine, A publication of the Center for Latino Research at DePaul University Festival del Plátano 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Program Cover for Centro Cultural del Sur del Florida	Festival de Pastel 2003 in Orocovis Puerto Rico Program Cover for Credicentro Coop and Festival Del Pastel, Inc.
Contact: Elizabeth Erazo Baez • (305) 338-1844 • elizabeth.e.baez@att.net • www.BaezFineArt.com

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