Biografía

Biografía

ELIZABETH BAEZ PUERTO RICO PINTA LOS COLORES DE EMOCIONES SOLO ENCONTRADAS EN UN TRANQUILO PAISAJE O EN LA CARA DE UN INFANTE “Puedo aún recordar la alegría que sentí cuando sostuve un pincel en kindergarten, la libertad de expresión que representaba. Este sentimiento nunca me ha dejado. El arte es mi conexión con Dios”. La artista ELIZABETH BAEZ cree firmemente que Dios es el secreto de su fundamento artístico. Sus pinturas proyectan una diversidad de temas que despiertan sentimientos de encuentros fraternales con la naturaleza humana, idisioncracias familiares y amor maternal. Nacida en Brooklyn, Nueva York, de padres puertorriqueños, BAEZ obtuvo un conocimiento de estos dos mundos desde muy tierna edad, cuando su familia se mudó a la Isla del Encanto. Durante esta época de transformación, adquirió el conocimiento y el orgullo de su herencia cultural y lazos familiares. Estas nuevas experiencias en su vida la condujeron a descubrir nuevas aptitudes que pedían ser liberadas. “Aún durante esta época, el arte fue siempre una gran parte de mi vida, al pasar cada momento libre dibujando”, recuerda BAEZ. La artista utiliza colores vívidos que evocan emociones. En su técnica, captura el alma de cada pintura ondulando sus pinceladas en un sentimiento de alegría, desesperación o esperanza. “El arte parece llamarme con esta necesidad de expresión, de ser visto, de ser compartido”, explica BAEZ al referirse a la razón de exaltar tales sentimientos en su obra de arte. “Creo que el arte es mi conexión con Dios, que es por lo que llama tan fuertemente para ser compartido”. En su variedad de posiblidades, BAEZ nos muestra paisajes, retratos, naturaleza muerta y arte contemporáneo.

Por ejemplo, “Nobody’s Child” expresa el miedo y el aislamiento de un niño sin hogar. Conmueve las fibras de nuestro corazón porque todo el mundo ha tenido este tipo de sentimiento en un momento u otro. “Pinto en las horas tempranas de la mañana, en la noche, siempre que tengo un momento”, dice BAEZ entristecida por el poco tiempo que tiene en su vida tan ocupada, como esposa, madre de dos niños y sus trabajbola de energía dentro de mí que no me deja hasta que es soltada sobre el lienzo”.

En agudo contraste con “Nobody’s Child”, su pintura “Mother Joy” nos brinda un abrazo de colores tan intenso que uno siente la conexión entre una madre y su pequeño. Se parece a una escena de María, la madre de las madres, con el Hijo de Dios, Jesús. “Pinto niños porque ellos hablan tal como es, si es triste o feliz, sus expresiones faciales son tan vívidas que son muy fácil de describir”, nos asegura la artista. “Parece que cuando más cerca quiero estar de Dios, más claras son las imágenes que veo”. os diarios. “

Groups and Memberships:

/ Board Member
El Centro Cultural de Puerto Rico de Sur de la Florida, Inc.

Miami Local Advisory Boad ASPIRA of 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:

Feature Article Latina Style Magazine 2008

Puerto Rico Places To Go 2008/2009

Sun Sentinel Newspaper Article 12/24/07

PROFESA 2008/2009 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

Awards

Noche de Estrellas Hispanic
Heritage All-Star Honoree October 2009

Friends of ASPIRA Award May 2009

Silver Angel Award The Woman's Cancer Association of UM February 2009

Certificate of Appreciation from the Centro Cultural of Puerto Rico of South Florida Inc. 2009

Certificate of Appreciation Miami-Dade County Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board March 2008

ASPIRA of Florida, Inc. Certificate of Appreciation for the Wynwood Hispanic Heritage Art Exhibit 2008

Certificate of Appreciation from the Centro Cultural of Puerto Rico of South Florida Inc. 2008

Indian River Community College Woman's History Celebration Honoree 2008

Special Recognition Certificate Award Puerto Rican Cultural Society December 2007

Certificate of Appreciation from the National Association of Hispanic Public Administrators NAHPA 2007

Certificate of Appreciation from the Carlos Albizu University 2007

Certificate of Appreciation from the Centro Cultural of Puerto Rico of South Florida Inc. 2007

Certificate of Appreciation participation in support of Cuba's Independence Day from the Miami-Dade County 2006

Certificate of Appreciation from the Centro Cultural of Puerto Rico of South Florida Inc. 2006

Certificate of Appreciation from the The Miami-Dade County Office of the Mayor /Third Annual Miami-Dade Sister Cities 2005

Certificate of Appreciation from the Centro Cultural of Puerto Rico of South Florida Inc. 2005

Certification in (Fine Art) Artes Plásticas Centro de Cultura Puertorriqueña de la Florida, Inc. inscribed by the Puerto Rican Cultural Institute 2005

Certificate of Appreciation from the National Association of Hispanic Public Administrators 2005

Awarded National Godmother of the Arts U.T.B. United Third Bridge, Inc. 2004

Certificate of Appreciation from the Miami-Dade County Office of the Mayor and Board of County Commissioners 2004

Representing Puerto Rico "Miami-Dade Celebrates the Art of its Sister Cities Award from the Puerto Rican Patron Saint Parade 2004

Certificate of Appreciation from the Centro Cultural of Puerto Rico of South Florida Inc. 2004

Exhibiciones:

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