Aurora Pellizzi                                                                        aurora.pellizzi@gmail.com

b. 1983, Mexico, D.F.

Lives and works in New Haven, Connecticut

EDUCATION

The Cooper Union School of Art

BFA, 2010

New York University

Major: Art History

BA, 2005

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

Brucennial Award, The Bruce High Quality Foundation, 2008

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Colombian Expedition, Part I: Pomology Eyelevel BQE, Brooklyn, NY, 2011

Lips by Aurora with Travis Boyer, JF & SON Storefront, New York, NY, 2010

Rayo Verde The Cooper Union, New York, NY, 2010

Altar Ego The Cooper Union, New York, NY, 2008

Mírame y No Me Toques Museo La Casona Spencer, Cuernavaca, Mexico, 2007

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Espiritualidades Atávicas curated by Sarina Basta, Museo Jardín Borda, Cuernavaca, Mexico, 2011

Lady Zorro Bastardo, Bogotá, Colombia, 2011

Cooper Union Middle States Reaccreditation Review Exhibition curated by Saskia Bos,

Dean of the School of Art, The Cooper Union, New York, NY, 2010

Brucennial I & II The Bruce High Quality Foundation, New York, NY, 2010, 2008

Smithumenta Ray Smith & The Bruce High Quality Foundation, Brooklyn, NY, 2009

The Cooper Union Annual Student Exhibition curated by the faculty and students of the School

of Art, The Cooper Union, New York, NY, 2009, 2007, 2006

Schweiz Über Alles with The Bruce High Quality Foundation curated by Michel Blancsubé,

Museo Colección Jumex, Mexico City, Mexico, 2008

No Se Puede Vivir Sin Amar commemoration to Malcolm Lowry on the 50th anniversary of his death,

Museo La Casona Spencer, Cuernavaca, Mexico, 2007

Window of Opportunity temporary installation with Tonatiuh Pellizzi,

White Box Gallery, New York, NY, 2007

Flex Your Textiles I & II curated by Ginger Brooks Takahashi and Travis Boyer,

John Connelly Presents Gallery, New York, NY, 2007, 2006

Paramnesia I, II, III Dumbo Arts Festival, Pochron Studios, Brooklyn, NY, 2006, 2005, 2004

    

WORK EXPERIENCE

Assistant Editor, Blind Spots: XVIII International Symposium on Contemporary Art Theory,

Ed. Gabriela Rangel, SITAC & Patronato de Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City (2010 – 2011)

with texts by: Carlos Amorales, Vasco Araujo, Kader Attia, Sabine Breitwieser, Dias & Riedweg, Rita Eder,

Michèle Faguet, Silvia Gruner, Tom McDonough, Martha Rosler and Jenni Sorkin.

Digital & Electronic Archivist, Americas Society, New York, NY (2010 – Present)

Gallery Lecturer, Exhibitions: Martha Minujín: MINUCODEs & Maya Textile Art.

Americas Society, New York, NY, 2006, 2010