Bio
GRACE MORA
(GRACE SOLIS)
557 Locust Ave
Port Chester, New York 10573
Ph:914.939.0658 Cell: 914-391-9759
BORN
1961, Banos, Ecuador
EDUCATION
1986 B.F.A. Painting, Central University, Quito, Ecuador.
1983-84 Mural Painting, Central University, Quito, Ecuador.
1982 Ceramics, CENAPIA, Quito, Ecuador.
1982 Popular Arts, IADAP, Quito, Ecuador.
1979 Plastic Arts, Hispano America High School, Ambato, Ecuador.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2005 Byran Public Library, Byran, CT
1997 Panacea Books and Gallery, Port Chester, NY.
1996 QCC Gallery, Queensborough Community College, Bayside, NY.
1993 Gateway Bank, Greenwich, CT.
1993 Banco Popular, New York, NY.
1992 Putnam Trust Bank, Riverside, CT.
1990,92 OLLANTAY Center for the Arts, Jackson Heights, NY.
1989 Turm Gitano, Zurich, Switzerland.
1989,88,86 Green Apple Gallery, Guayaquil and Quito, Ecuador.
1987 Exedra Gallery- "Forms and Colors", Quito, Ecuador.
1987 Humboldt Association - Grace Solis' Space,Quito, Ecuador.
1987 Minos Fili Gallery, Banos, Ecuador.
1986 Miguel de Santiago Salon- " A True Friendship", House of Ecuadorian Culture, Quito, Ecuador
1984 Society of Tungurahuenses, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
1984 House of Ecuadorian Culture, Ambato, Ecuador.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1997 Cultural Exchange, New Art from Israel Gallery, NY.
1997 Emerging Latino Artist in New York, Art Gallery at Queens Theatre in the Park, NY.
1996 Latin American Art in the 90’s, University Gallery, St. John’s University, Jamaica, NY.
1995 Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY.
1994 "The Great Escape", Banco Popular, New York, NY.
1994 "Color & Light", Essential Image, Norwalk, CT.
1993 Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, NY.
1993 19 March Gallery, Stanford, CT.
1991 Feusisberg Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland.
1990 The Greenwich Art Society's 73rd Annual Members Juried Exhibition at Hurlbult
Gallery, Greenwich, CT.
1990 New Rochelle Art Associations 76th Annual Members Juried Exhibition, New Rochelle Public Library, New Rochelle, NY.
1990 Contemporary Art of Ecuador, Traveling Exhibition: Santiago, Chile and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1990 Port Chester Council for the Arts, 10th Byram River Arts Festival, Port Chester, NY.
1990 Contemporary Art of Ecuador, Green Apple Gallery, Quito, ECU.
1989 Latin American Festival of Culture and Art, Brasilia, Brazil,
1989 Contemporary Art of Ecuador- Robinson Galleries, Houston, TX,
1988 Ecuador and Israel United by Culture- House of Ecuadorian Culture, Quito, Ecuador.
1988 Contemporary Art of Ecuador- International Pichincha Bank, Miami, FL.
1986 Young Painters of Ecuador: Green Apple Gallery, One Gallery, and Quito, Ecuador.
1985 Young Painters of Ecuador- Museum of Jade, San Jose,
Costa Rica.
1984 Young Painters of Ecuador-Perspective Gallery, Guayaquil, ECU.
1983 "Paris Salon", French Alliance, Quito, Ecuador.
1983 "National Salon Vicente Rocafuerte"- Central Bank of Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
AWARDS AND HONORS
1990 First Place, Greenwich Art Society 73rd Juried Exhibition, Greenwich, CT.
1989 People's Award 2nd International Painting Biennial, Cuenca, Ecuador.
1989 Invited to participate in the Latin American Festival of Culture and Art, Brasilia, Brazil.
1988 First Mention, "Paris Salon", French Alliance, Quito, ECU.
1986 First Place, "Luis A. Martinez" National Painting Salon, Ambato, Ecuador.
1983 First Place National Painting Competition Civil Aviation, Quito, Ecuador.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2003-Pre. Artist in Residency Program for Port Chester Art Council, Port Chester, NY,
2004-Pre. After School Program, Port Chester Art Council, Port Chester, NY,
2005-10 Spanish Teacher, Linguakids, Darien, CT,
2003-04 After School Program, Port Chester Art Council, Kennedy School, Port Chester, NY,
2002-03 After School Program. Ser of Westchester, Edison School, Port Chester, NY,
2001-02 After School Program. Port Chester Council for the Arts, Edison School, Port Chester, NY,
2001-03 Art Teacher, La Casa del Pueblo, Port Chester, NY,
1993 Art workshop, Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY,
REVIEWS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
1994 25th Anniversary of Luis A. Martinez National Painting Salon, Ambato, Ecuador.
1990 "100 Artist of Ecuador", Diners Gallery, Quito, Ecuador.
1988 Diners Magazine, Quito, Ecuador.
1988 "Ecuador and Israel United by the Culture", Israel Embassy, Quito, Ecuador.
COMMISIONS
2016 Mural - Cafeteria of The Greens at Greenwich, Greenwich, CT.
2016 Mural - Hall of The Greens at Cannondale, Wilton, CT.
2015 Mural - Hall of Park Avenue School, Port Chester, NY.
2012 Mural design and direction- Cafeteria of Park Avenue School, Port Chester.
1984 Collective Mural Painting- Theater Hall, Central University, Quito, Ecuador.
1983 Ceramic Mural- Hotel Ambato, Ambato, Ecuador.
COLLECTIONS
Luis A. Martinez Museum of Art, Ambato, Ecuador.
National Financial Corporation, Ambato Ecuador.
Museum of Contemporary Art- House of Ecuadorian Culture, Quito, Ecuador.
Continental Bank, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
QCC Gallery, Queensborough Community College, Bayside, NY.
MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS
Port Chester Art Council, Port Chester, NY
House of Ecuadorian Culture, Quito, Ecuador.
* Ms. Mora' paintings are featured in numerous public and private collections in Ecuador, Switzerland and the United States.