Mildred Beltre
Mildred Beltré Martinez (born 1969) is a Brooklyn-based American multi-disciplinary artist known for activist works that focus on how social justice and grassroots movements might reconfigure society. She is co-founder of the Brooklyn Hi-Art! Machine[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Beltre was born in New York City in 1969 and grew up there. She completed undergraduate work in art and anthropology at Carleton College[3] and received her M.F.A from the University of Iowa.[4] She is an associate professor drawing and printmaking at the University of Vermont.[5]
Work
[edit]Beltré's collaboration with Oasa Duverney, Brooklyn Hi-Art! Machine, started as a way to give kids in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn a creative outlet. Their ad hoc neighborhood arts camp facilitated collaborative projects such as installing a herb garden planted in recycled bottles to hang from the Franklin Avenue Shuttle tracks.[6] In addition to solo exhibitions, Beltré has been part of group exhibitions at the Brooklyn Museum, the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, NY; the International Print Center New York, and the DeCordova Museum in Lincoln, MA. She has published articles in Printmaking Today.
Awards and fellowships
[edit]Among the honors which Mildred Beltré has earned are:
- Media Arts Fellowship (2018)[4]
Selected exhibitions
[edit]Beltré has had solo exhibitions at galleries and institutions including:
- Eli Marsh Gallery, Amherst, MA Mildred Beltre: The Changing Same (2015)[7]
- Burlington City Arts, Burlington, VT Mildred Beltre: Dream Work (2014)[8]
- Kentler International Drawing Space, Brooklyn: Science of the World (2019)[9]
Collections
[edit]Mildred Beltré's work is held in permanent collections including:[3]
- Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
References
[edit]- ^ "Santa Fe Art Institute: Mildred Beltre". Santa Fe Art Institute. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ Mellor, Carl (July 19, 2017). "Suffragette City". Syracuse New Times. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ a b "CMA Benefit Auction 2016: Mildred Beltre". Artsy. 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Meet the 2018 Media Arts Fellowship Recipients". BRIC. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ Williams, Sadie (July 17, 2017). "An African American-Owned Farm Becomes a Heritage Site". De Capo Publishing Inc. Vermont's Independent Voice Seven Days. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ Sharp, Sonja (July 19, 2013). "Brooklyn Hi-Art! Machine Remixes Art and Activism in Crown Heights". DNAinfo. Archived from the original on 27 March 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Mildred Beltre: The Changing Same". Amherst College. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Mildred Beltre: Dream Work". Burlington City Arts. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Kentler International Drawing Space : exhibition : Mildred Beltré, Science of the Word [2019_Beltré]". www.kentlergallery.org. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
External links
[edit]University of Vermont, Department of Art and Art History page
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