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individuals, human resource managers in team building, corporate consultants, retirement centers, women shelters, mental health clinics, veteran organizations, educational organizations, psychologists and social workers bringing Expressive Arts to their clients, employees and students. Lorena was born and raised in Merida , Venezuela. She obtained her bachelors degree from Texas A&M University, her master degrees from California State University Dominguez Hills and is currently pursuing a PhD in Expressive Arts at the European Graduate School (EGS) in Switzerland. http://www.egsuniversity.ch/ After working in Singapore for 7 years she moved to Houston in 2001. She resides in Houston, Texas with her husband and two daughters. |
Spiritual Healing with Art - Curacion Espiritual con Arte - ISBN 1425925626 Exhibitions 1. Currently represented by Agora Gallery, Chelsea, NY, USA 2. Currently represented by Garden of the Dragon Fly Gallery, Old Town Spring , TX, USA 3. Currently represented by Elder Street Gallery, Houston , TX, USA 4. "Women on Women” show at Elder Street Gallery - Group exhibition Oct. 2008 Houston, Texas, USA 5. “Of Women” Show at the Artist Collective – Group exhibition 2008 Houston, Texas, USA 6. “One” Show at Elder Street Gallery – Group exhibition 2007 Houston, Texas, USA 7. Studios on Second Street – Group exhibition 2002 Katy , Texas , USA 8. Spanish Women Association and Circulo Latino – Group Exhibition 1999 Melia Hotel, Singapore 9. Latin Rhythms in Asia – Solo Exhibition 1998 at the Grand Hyatt, Singapore
2005-2007 Expressive Arts for Healing and Social Change: Person-Centered Approach Certificate
• Course I - Nourishing the Soul • Course III - Expressive Arts and Wisdom of the Body • Course IV, Expressive Arts for Social Change 2001 Master of Arts in the Humanities
Thesis: "Sociological Content of the Paintings of Mexican Artist Frida Kahlo: The Plight of the Disabled, Feminism, Ethnicity and Political Ideology."
Academic Achievement Award, fall 1993 - European Tour for Engineering Student sponsored by Texas A&M and Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Germany, 1991 Courses
• 2005 Creativity and Madness – The American Institute of Medical Education, Santa Fe, NM, USA - 23 Hours of CE • 2005 Ethics: A Commitment to Question – The Jung Center of Houston, USA - 3 CEU • 2004 Lifespan Psychology – HCCS USA • 2002 Philosophy of Art - University of Houston • 2002 Printmaking – HCCS USA • 2000 Web Design and Development - Temasek Polytechnic Singapore • 1997 Graphic Design – Tarrant County CCS USA • 1995 Sculpture and Painting – Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts Singapore
ArtReach ArtReach is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides art-related programs to people in need. 2008 - present Houston, Texas USA Expressive Arts Program Director The mission of ArtReach is to bring art-related programs and services to the underprivileged and the under-served, including children at risk, troubled youth, adults living with illnesses, recovering from drug addiction, victims of crime and the elderly. ArtReach wants to provide equal access to the arts while inspiring, empowering and uniting people and increasing self awareness as well as cultural awareness. See their web site here: http://artreachonline.org/ LF Creative 2002 – present Houston, Texas USA Owner • Corporate Trainer – Expressive Arts for Communication, Team Performance and Leadership • Facilitator at the Jung Center of Houston - Creativity for Insight • Facilitator at Center Point Holistic Center - Creativity as Spiritual Practice • Facilitator at Bailomania dance therapy center - Art Workshop for Self Discovery • Houston Chronicle Blogger on Artbeat (http://blogs.chron.com/artbeat/) • Web design Service. • Art creation and sales www.LFcreative.com Lorena's Contemporary Art 1999 – 2001 Singapore South- East Asia Owner • Instructor on painting techniques and art appreciation • Art creation and sales • Event planning ROYAL EMBASSY OF SPAIN, Commercial Office Singapore South-East Asia Auxiliar Administrativo (Administrative Assistant) Research: Locating information regarding commercial opportunities for Spanish products in the Singapore market and maintaining database of Singapore importers of Spanish products. Translation: From Spanish to English and vice versa. TEXLOC, LTD Manufacturers of fluorocarbon, FEP, PFA, PTFE Tubing Manufacturer of Fluoroplastic Tubing used in chemical processing, aerospace, robotics, medical, and semi-conductor Fort Worth, Texas, USA Industrial Engineer Technical Writer: Researched, compiled, illustrated, and wrote Production Procedures manual for all factory processes Technical Installations of computer controlled electronic monitoring system used to monitor critical dimensions of wall thickness and inside and outside diameters of tubing. Quality Assurance: Traveling nationally to verify quality of laser and ultrasound measuring devices to be purchased by the company. Buyer: Buying laser and ultrasound measuring devices used on the factory floor. KVAERNER NATIONAL, Division of Kvaerner Singapore Pte Ltd Manufacturer of systems and components used in oil and gas drilling and production Singapore South- East Asia Production Planner/Scheduler Planner/Scheduler: Heavily involved in the day to day planning for shop operations and insuring the timely completion and delivery of oil well heads for international clients. Industrial Time Study: Evaluating shop performances and efficiencies using time study methods. -Creation of Time Study Database using Microsoft Access. |
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