ABOUT ME
Our experience in the world is shaped not only by our minds, but our bodies –how our senses perceive our surroundings, and how others perceive us. My immigration experience has taught me that my reality going forward is impacted by how a new cultural and political environment sees my body and hears my speech: I am an alien.
As I became (self-)aware of visual differentiation, I decided to pursue my own narrative. In this line of work, The Paint Dancer, I explore my own figure as a subject of artistic work, by dancing while painting with my feet. I bring my family background through Latin dance, adding touches of ballet, contemporary dance, and my own expressive motions to the canvas. Recording these sessions gives me control over the gaze of others.
In the technical aspect, this work is an experiment on mark making, by designing foot brushes to show the energy of bodily motion. Understanding balance, position and speed, I embrace the challenge of developing an array of paint dancing techniques.
Lusmerlin: the Paint Dancer is an open invitation for viewers to reflect on the trace of their own motion throughout life.
As I became (self-)aware of visual differentiation, I decided to pursue my own narrative. In this line of work, The Paint Dancer, I explore my own figure as a subject of artistic work, by dancing while painting with my feet. I bring my family background through Latin dance, adding touches of ballet, contemporary dance, and my own expressive motions to the canvas. Recording these sessions gives me control over the gaze of others.
In the technical aspect, this work is an experiment on mark making, by designing foot brushes to show the energy of bodily motion. Understanding balance, position and speed, I embrace the challenge of developing an array of paint dancing techniques.
Lusmerlin: the Paint Dancer is an open invitation for viewers to reflect on the trace of their own motion throughout life.
Shows:
2022 "Naturalization" - Live performance at Juried Show - Whiteboxny, NYC
2022 "Together Alone" Solo show - Delaplaine Arts Center
2022 "Phantasmagoria" Juried Group Show - Carroll Arts Center
2022 "The Ink Dancer" Solo show - TAG/The Artist's Gallery Frederick
2022 National Juried Exhibit - Delaplaine Arts Center
2021 16th Annual Juried Exhibition - Off the Wall Gallery, Philadelphia
2021 "Words Words Words" Juried Salon Show - The Plastic Club Philadelphia
2021 "In Search of Wings" Solo show - Cowork Frederick Foundation
2021 National Juried Exhibit - Delaplaine Arts Center
2021 "TAG Blooms" group show - TAG/The Artist's Gallery Frederick
2021 "Up Market Revival" group show - TAG/The Artist's Gallery Frederick
2021 Frederick County Art Association Member Show
2020 2da Bienal del 7 (Dominican International Biennial)
2020 National Juried Exhibit - Delaplaine Arts Center
2020 Online Show National Juried Exhibit - Delaplaine Arts Center
2020 "Spring, Summer and Splendor" Juried Show - Crestwood Center (Frederick Women's Health Center)
2020 Frederick Coffee Company
Gallery representation:
TAG/The Artists Gallery (Frederick, MD)
Collections:
Mid-Atlantic Emergency Center at Frederick Community College (Frederick, MD)
Olney Theater Center (Olney, MD)
Publications and Press:
2021 "Maryland: Visual Artists", book by First Lady of Maryland State Yumi Hogan, featuring two artists per county
2020 "The Actress", pastel, cover of the Delaplaine Arts Center Magazine
2020 Highlight of performance during Soul Market
Murals:
2020 Black Lives Mural Frederick - outdoor mural/installation
2020 Salon Champu - Frederick, MD
Social involvement:
2021 Art Director for Black Lives Mural
2021 Board Member of the Frederick Arts Council
2020 Pro-Bono Art Summer Camp "Lusmerlin and kids" at the Asian American Center of Frederick
2020 Juror for Centro Hispano's youth program "Exito"
Book covers:
2021 Ellas Narran
2019 - Sombrero para gatos - Taller Narradores de Santo Domingo
2019 - Cortos, corticos y no tan cortos
2022 "Naturalization" - Live performance at Juried Show - Whiteboxny, NYC
2022 "Together Alone" Solo show - Delaplaine Arts Center
2022 "Phantasmagoria" Juried Group Show - Carroll Arts Center
2022 "The Ink Dancer" Solo show - TAG/The Artist's Gallery Frederick
2022 National Juried Exhibit - Delaplaine Arts Center
2021 16th Annual Juried Exhibition - Off the Wall Gallery, Philadelphia
2021 "Words Words Words" Juried Salon Show - The Plastic Club Philadelphia
2021 "In Search of Wings" Solo show - Cowork Frederick Foundation
2021 National Juried Exhibit - Delaplaine Arts Center
2021 "TAG Blooms" group show - TAG/The Artist's Gallery Frederick
2021 "Up Market Revival" group show - TAG/The Artist's Gallery Frederick
2021 Frederick County Art Association Member Show
2020 2da Bienal del 7 (Dominican International Biennial)
2020 National Juried Exhibit - Delaplaine Arts Center
2020 Online Show National Juried Exhibit - Delaplaine Arts Center
2020 "Spring, Summer and Splendor" Juried Show - Crestwood Center (Frederick Women's Health Center)
2020 Frederick Coffee Company
Gallery representation:
TAG/The Artists Gallery (Frederick, MD)
Collections:
Mid-Atlantic Emergency Center at Frederick Community College (Frederick, MD)
Olney Theater Center (Olney, MD)
Publications and Press:
2021 "Maryland: Visual Artists", book by First Lady of Maryland State Yumi Hogan, featuring two artists per county
2020 "The Actress", pastel, cover of the Delaplaine Arts Center Magazine
2020 Highlight of performance during Soul Market
Murals:
2020 Black Lives Mural Frederick - outdoor mural/installation
2020 Salon Champu - Frederick, MD
Social involvement:
2021 Art Director for Black Lives Mural
2021 Board Member of the Frederick Arts Council
2020 Pro-Bono Art Summer Camp "Lusmerlin and kids" at the Asian American Center of Frederick
2020 Juror for Centro Hispano's youth program "Exito"
Book covers:
2021 Ellas Narran
2019 - Sombrero para gatos - Taller Narradores de Santo Domingo
2019 - Cortos, corticos y no tan cortos
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