ALEJANDRA MENDUINA SCHNEIDER
Gallery Owner, Artist, Curator and Logistics Director
San Pedro, 90731. CA
Phone: 562-246-7915
E-mail: menduinaschneider@gmail.com
PRESENTATION
Born on October 8th, 1972 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
EDUCATION
High School: Nuestra Señora de Loreto and Escuela N 1 Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
BA in Fine Arts, National School of Fine Arts “Carlos Morel,” Quilmes, Argentina.
Scenery Director, “Teatro Colon,” Buenos Aires, Argentina.
WORK EXPERIENCE
1997-2001
Catechism Teacher for Underprivileged Kids, Parroquia “Medalla Milagrosa,” Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2003
Teacher of Fine Arts, Fundación Paso, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2005
Teacher of Art and Anatomy, Centro Cultural Chimborazo, Ecuador.
2001-2014
Visual and Fine Arts Teacher in my own Art Studio in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Classes were given to students of all levels and ages.
2010-2014
Elementary School Teacher, Escuela Tierra del Fuego e Islas del Antártico Sur and Escuela Mariscal del Perú.
2012-2013
Created the first Drawing and Painting Biennial Latin American/Kosovo and Kosovo/Latin American.
2013-2014
Teacher of Fine Arts, Literature and Spanish, Schontall School, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2014
Created the first Biennial of International Photography in India.
2010-2018
Organizer and Curator of several Traveling Art Exhibits such as “Art to Stop Gender Violence”. Please see brochures and below under Undertakings.
2015
“Art 4 Non Violence Exhibit” at UCLA, Anaheim Convention Center, Merida, Mexico.
2016
Valencia, Spain Biennial, 2nd place Winner.
2017
Collective show at Palacio Micallet in Valencia, Spain.
2018
UCSULB, “Women’s History Month” Art Curator of the show.
Undertakings and accomplishments
2011
Worked with the Shuar Native Community in the Amazon (Ecuador) teaching Arts and painting several murals in their schools. I was named Cultural Amabassador for the People of the Americas by the council of the tribe.
2012
Worked as a Spanish and Arts Teacher with the Native Coya Community in Salta, Argentina, in a school for Underprivileged Youth.
2013
Worked with Wichi Native Community in Formosa, Argentina, teaching Spanish, Arts and painting Murals for their school (all students were involved in the activities).
2011 till Today
I created and Curated several Art shows that have traveled several countries such as Argentina, Ecuador, Uruguay, Turkey, Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia, England, Spain, Italy, and the USA among others. My latest show is the still ongoing “Art 4 Non Violence.” The shows have comprised more than 600 artists from more than thirteen different countries. I have also been the creator of the first Biennial ‘Kosovo/ Latin America” for which I received the title of Cultural Ambassador in Kosovo.
As an Artist I had more than 300 collective shows and 10 individual shows. Four of my works are part of the permanent collection of the following museums: Museum “Mitad del Mundo”, Quito, Ecuador; Casa de la Cultura, Chimobrazo, Ecuador; National Museum of Kosovo; National Museum of Macedonia.
Member of S.I.L.A. Society of Illustrator of Los Angeles