Argentine-American post-war contemporary artist born in 1976 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, lives and works in New York City
EDUCATION Master of Fine Arts (MFA) - NYAA, Tribeca, New York
Fine Arts Diploma in Painting - The Art Students League of New York - Fine Arts Intensive in Painting Certification -Graduated
Nord University BA - International Policy: Indigenous People & Scandinavian Nations
Hunter College - New York, New York, studied Communications & Art History, Certified in Translation & Interpretation
New York Historical Society - Educational workshops for docents, New York, New York
Artistic Development Lectures/ Workshops - Attended lectures, workshops, talks by Frank Stella, Knox Martin, Will Cotton, Clifford Owens, lectures Fred Eversley, Ron Davis
Critics Reviews - Elaine Kwok, Monika Fabjianska, Jane Dickson, Tracey Emmin, and others
RESIDENCIES Metropolitan Museum of Art - Artist Residency, New York, NY through The Ruth & Harold D. Center for Education and Select Galleries and the New York Academy of Art. Formerly the Copyist program, this residency was accessed through NYAA.
Consisted of research on selected European and American masters, culminating with joining the copyist program where Aldanondo produced two pieces painted at Gallery 803 in the European wing, inspired by Camille Corot’s “Sybille” (1870).
SVA (School of Visual Arts NYC), Artist Residency Program, Chelsea, New York
ICELAND Artist Residency - partially sponsored by the Ministry of Culture of Iceland. The residency focused on Icelandic culture through exploration of time, empathy, compassion and the Icelandic welfare system.
To learn more about Aldanondo’s work please visit her website.