Florida Artists Group

Artists Bio

Gerald Obregon has been an art teacher in the Miami-Dade County Public School system since 1998. He was part of the Magnet Art Program at Norland Middle School from 1999 – 2010 and the Visual and Performing Arts Academy at Robert Morgan Educational Center from 2010 - 2012. At the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year, he became a member of the faculty at Arthur and Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts, a magnet
school focused on the different artistic disciplines for grades 6 – 12. In the Fall of 2017, he joined the faculty at Florida International University as an adjunct professor in their Art Education Department.

He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Illustration (1986) from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. In 1998 he received a Masters of Science in Art Education from Florida International University.

In 2007, he started exhibiting his own work in various Miami area shows. Since that time he has become an award winning artist, exhibiting in shows around Florida; Miami, St. Augustine, Sarasota, and Melbourne. His work has also been seen nationally in places like Colorado, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and West Virginia..


Artist Statement

I enjoy the process of painting. Each piece I paint is a visual problem to solve. Sometimes the problem is color. Sometimes the problem is value. Sometimes the problem is using just the right touch on the brush to apply the paint onto the canvas. With each piece I complete, I find the answer is a small piece of a large puzzle that will never be solved. I am fascinated by the work of the Impressionists and how they worked with colors applied in a fast and loose manner. The simplest stroke of a paintbrush on canvas can convey so much with so little; be it a landscape, still life, or portrait. For the last few years I have been producing more landscapes than portraits or still life paintings. At first I kept to traditional subjects with greenery and bodies of water, but I have since expanded my choices to include the glass, metal and concrete you would find in more urban settings. In each case, I try to capture the play of light and color on forms.

 

Education:

Florida International University       Specialist Equivalent – Art Education 2011
Florida International University       M.S. in Art Education 1998
School of Visual Arts                              BFA in Illustration 1986

 

Publications:

“Introducing Art” (Glencoe-McGraw-Hill)
Studio Lesson Consultant 2005
“Understanding Art” (Glencoe-McGraw-Hill)
Studio Lesson Consultant 2005

Memberships:

Dade Art Educators Association
Florida Art Education Association
National Art Education Association
Florida Alliance for Arts Education
Grove House Artists

Honors:

2018 Teacher of the Year Nominee
Arthur & Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts

2017 Winner – Middle School Educator of the Year
Florida Art Education Association

2017 State Teachers Artist Residency (STAR) – The Hermitage Artist Retreat
Florida Alliance for Arts Education

2017 DAEA Nominee – Middle School Educator of the Year
Florida Art Education Association

2016 DAEA Nominee – Middle School Educator of the Year
Florida Art Education Association

2015 DAEA Nominee – Middle School Educator of the Year
Florida Art Education Association

2015 Teacher of the Year Nominee
Arthur & Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts

2014 Skevy Ralis Award for Middle School Educators
Dade Art Educators Association
Selected Art Awards


Service:

ACT-SO (Sponsored by Miami-Dade NAACP)
Adjudicator – Painting and Drawing [Pick the Year]
Dade Art Educators Association
Graphic Artist

Selected Exhibitions

• Landscapes and Landmarks (Solo Show), Coral Gables Museum, Coral Gables, FL, June 2018
• DAEA Superintendent’s Showcase, School Board Administration Building, Miami, FL, April 2018
• Selfies: All About Me, Miami International University, Miami, FL, February 2018
• 2018 Masters of Art Education Alumni Exhibition, Florida International University, Miami, FL, Feb. 2018
• NAEA 2017 Members Exhibition, NAEA Gallery and Office, Alexandria, VA, October 2017
• NAEA 2017 Members Virtual Exhibition, NAEA Gallery and Office, Alexandria, VA, October 2017
• FAEA 2017 Members Virtual Exhibition, St. Petersburg, FL, October 2017
• 2017 Flowers and Gardens Juried Exhibition, 311 Gallery, Raleigh, NC, September 2017
• 100% Pure Florida, Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne, FL, September 2017
• Nature and Wildlife Exhibition, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, August 2017
• Twelve Summers, Deering Estate, Miami, FL, July 2017
• Florida’s Finest, Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL, July 2017
• Seventh Annual Art and Earth Juried Exhibition, Berkeley Art Works Gallery, Martinsburg, West Virginia,    April 2017
• 2017 Masters of Art Education Alumni Exhibition, Florida International University, Miami, FL, Feb. 2017
• For the Love of Art, West Dade Regional Library, Miami, FL, January 2017
• NAEA 2016 Members Exhibition, NAEA Gallery and Office, Alexandria, VA, October 2016
• NAEA 2016 Members Virtual Exhibition, NAEA Gallery and Office, Alexandria, VA, October 2016
• FAEA 2016 Members Virtual Exhibition, Naples, FL, October 2016
• 100% Pure Florida, Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne, FL, September 2016
• Heavy Metal, Berkeley Art Works Gallery, Martinsburg, West Virginia, September 2016
• 2016 Flowers and Gardens Juried Exhibition, 311 Gallery, Raleigh, NC, August 2016
• Nature and Wildlife Exhibition, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, August 2016
• Florida Flavor IV, Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL, July 2016
• Paint Me Miami Exhibition, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL, May 2016
• 2016 Art Education-Master's Alumni Exhibition, Florida International University, Miami, FL, Feb. 2016
• 25th Annual All Florida Juried Arts Show, Court House Cultural Center, Stuart, FL, Nov. 2015
• FAEA 2015 Members Virtual Exhibition, Naples, FL, October 2015
• Life In The Wild, Berkeley Art Works Gallery, Martinsburg, West Virginia, September 2015
• 100% Pure Florida, Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne, FL, September 2015
• American Landscapes, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland, August 2015
• Nature and Wildlife Exhibition, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, August 2015
• Florida Flavor, Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL, July 2015
• Paint Me Miami Exhibition, Miami, FL, May 2015
• What Those Who Teach Can Do, Art Exhibition, Miami International University, March 2015
• 15th American Impressionist Society National Exhibition, Abend Gallery, Denver, Colorado, Oct. 2014
• 100% Pure Florida, Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne, September 2014
• Nature and Wildlife Exhibition, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, August 2014
• Florida Flavor, Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, July 2014
• What Those Who Teach Can Do, Art Exhibition, Miami International University, March 2014
• 100% Pure Florida, Fifth Avenue Art Gallery, Melbourne, September 2013
• Florida Flavor, Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, August 2013
• Nature and Wildlife Exhibition, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, August 2013
• Paint Me Miami Exhibition, Miami, May 2013
• What Those Who Teach Can Do, Art Exhibition, Miami International University, March 2013
• Nature As Designer: Where Science and Nature Collide, Pinecrest Gardens, Miami, October 2012
• Paint Me Miami Exhibition, Miami, May 2012
• Nature and Wildlife Exhibition, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, April 2012
• What Those Who Teach Can Do, Art Exhibition, Miami International University, April 2012
• Nature and Wildlife Exhibition, St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, July 2011
• Spring Into Nature Show, Biscayne Nature Center, Miami, June 2011
• Paint Me Miami Exhibition, Miami, May 2011
• Winter ‘AT’ Show, Dave and Mary Alper JCC, Miami, March 2011
• Dade Heritage Trust Exhibition, History Miami Museum, March 2011
• Small Works VI, CQ Gallery, Miami, November 2010
• DAEA Fall Art Teachers’ Exhibition, Miami International University, October 2010
• Painting in the Gardens Exhibition, Borders Art Gallery, Miami, September 2010
• Spring Into Nature Show, Biscayne Nature Center, Miami, May 2010
• Small Works V, CQ Gallery, Miami, November 2009
• DAEA Fall Art Teachers’ Exhibition, Miami International University, September 2009
• Painting in the Gardens Exhibition, Borders Art Gallery, Miami, September 2009
• The AT Show 4, Miami-Dade College North Campus Art Gallery, January 2009
• Small Works IV, CQ Gallery, Miami, October 2008
• DAEA Fall Art Teachers’ Exhibition, Miami International University, September 2008
• Painting in the Gardens Exhibition, Borders Art Gallery, Miami, September 2008
• The AT Show 3, Miami-Dade College North Campus Art Gallery, February 2008
• The AT Show 2, Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, December 2007
• Small Works III, CQ Gallery, Miami, October 2007
• DAEA Fall Art Teachers’ Exhibition, Miami International University, September 2007
• The AT Show, Artcenter/South Florida, February 2007
• Small Works II, CQ Gallery, Miami, November 2006
• Annual DAE Invitational Exhibition, Bakehouse Complex, Miami, FL. November 2003

Exhibition Awards:

• Nasco Award, FAEA 2017 Members Virtual Exhibition, St. Petersburg, FL, October 2017
• Best In Show, For the Love of Art, West Dade Regional Library, Miami, FL, January 2017
• Pacon Award, FAEA 2016 Members Virtual Exhibition, Naples, FL, October 2016
• Merit Award, Heavy Metal, Berkeley Art Works Gallery, Martinsburg, WV, September 2016
• Honorable Mention, Florida Flavor IV, Sarasota, FL, July 2016
• Liquitex Artist Materials Award, FAEA 2015 Members Virtual Exhibition, Naples, FL, October 2015
• Second Place, Paint Me Miami Exhibit, Miami, May 2013
• Third Place, Paint Me Miami Exhibit, Miami, May 2012
• Honorable Mention, Nature and Wildlife Exhibit, St. Augustine Art Association., St. Augustine, April 2012
• Second Place, Paint Me Miami Exhibit, Miami, May 2011
• Honorable Mention, Winter ‘AT’ Show, Dave and Mary Alper JCC, Miami, March 2011
• Honorable Mention, Dade Heritage Trust Exhibition, History Miami Museum, Miami, Mar. 2011
• Honorable Mention, Small Works VI, CQ Gallery, Miami, November 2010
• Honorable Mention, Where It’s ‘AT’ Show, Art Institute Miami International University, Miami, Oct. 2010
• Honorable Mention, Spring Into Nature Show, Biscayne Nature Center, May 2010
• Honorable Mention, Small Works V, CQ Gallery, Miami, November 2009
• Honorable Mention, The AT Show 4, Miami-Dade College North Art Gallery, January 2009
• Best in Show Award, The AT Show 3, Miami-Dade College North Art Gallery, February 2008