EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts in Painting, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. Full scholarship and fellowship towards graduate school. August 2011 – May 2013
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas. Merit and academic scholarship. August 2007 – May 2009
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Caracas Moderna – Solo exhibition, Wright Gallery, School of Architecture and Fine Arts, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, September 18th through October 26th, 2023
Tierra de Gracia - Solo Exhibition. Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas. December 2021 through March 19th, 2022. Selected by Glasstire as TOP FIVE art events to visit in Dallas. Week of March 24th, 2022
Light Memories of Venezuela. Shircliff Gallery, Vincennes, Indiana. November 2020
Paradoja Roja. Galeria La Ventana, Caracas, Venezuela. June 2015
Coming Home. Forum Gallery, Brookhaven College. Dallas, Texas, September 2014
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
o Mark Making: Celebrating the Art of Storytelling. Paper and Pencil Gallery, Dallas, Texas. March-April 2023
o Passages: Venezuelan Artists’ Exhibition. Lone Star College-Kingwood Fine Arts Gallery, Houston. Jan-Feb2023
o Chaos 8! Ro2Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas. August through September 2022
o Remainders. Brazos Gallery, Dallas College Richland Campus, Texas. November 2019
o Spatial. Bath House Cultural Center. Dallas, Texas. September 2018
o Faculty Exhibition. Brazos Gallery, Dallas, Texas. March 2018
o In You We Trust – Public Art Project: installation bringing awareness on human trafficking of minors in Dallas County. Brazos Gallery, Dallas. September 2016
o The Motherload Project. http://www.themotherload.org/conversations.html. Dallas, Texas. March 2014
o Pequeño Formato. Galería La Ventana, Caracas, Venezuela. November 2014
o Ellas: Exhibiting Local Latina Artists. Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas. April 2014
o A World Apart: Marian Lefeld. Hispanic Heritage Month Exhibition. Capital One Headquarters, Plano, Texas. October 2013
o Hecho en Dallas Retrospective. Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas. May 2013
o Experiencing Perspectives. Mercedes Benz Financial Services, Ft Worth, Texas. May 2012 / May 2013
o Bridged – 500 Singleton, Dallas, Texas. March 2012
o Affordable Art Fair at Cultuurpark, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. October 2011
o Venezuela Inside and Out – Two artist exhibition. Ro2Art, Dallas, Texas. June 2010
o ArteBA, Buenos Aires Contemporary Art Fair, Argentina. May 2010
o The South – Painting and Photography (three-artist exhibition). Maestro Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. May 2010
o Papel XVI – Group exhibition. Galería Leo Blasini, Caracas, Venezuela. May 2010
o 5x7, Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, Texas. May 2010
o Hecho en Dallas, Juried exhibition. Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas. March 2010
o Landscapes at 500X. 500X Gallery, Dallas, Texas. October 2009
o New Texas Talent. Craighead-Green Gallery, Dallas, Texas. July 2009
o Juried Show. Southern Methodist University, Gray Matters Gallery, Dallas, Texas. April 2008
o The South Press Printastic Printstacular Invitational. Carillon Gallery, Fort Worth, Texas. November 2007
o Convergence. Cerulean Gallery, Dallas, Texas. October 2006
o Outside the Lines 6. Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas. October 2006
o Rock, Paper, Scissors - Photography and Sculpture Exhibition. Manske Library Gallery, Farmers Branch, Texas. November 2005
o Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Irving Arts Center, Irving, Texas. July 2004
o Pintura Fresca Solo Exhibition. Farmers Branch Manske Library Gallery, Farmers Branch, Texas. August 2003
o Arte Latino. African American Museum. Dallas, Texas. December 1999
PRESS
o Glasstire Top Five art events in Texas. Feb 2022 https://glasstire.com/2022/02/24/top-five-february-24-2022/
o Richland Chronicle Newpaper. Volume XLVIII, Issue 9, December 7, 2021
o Voyage Dallas Interview, Sep 2020 http://voyagedallas.com/interview/meet-marian-ichaso-lefeld-marian-ichaso-lefeld-preston-hollow/
o Holding Pattern Art Magazine, Volume II, 2018
o Glasstire Interview In You We Trust on Art and Sex Trafficking https://glasstire.com/2016/10/11/in-you-we-trust-a-conversation-with-jen-rose-about-art-and-sex-trafficking/
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
o Full-time Art Faculty and Department Coordinator/ 2D Media. Dallas College Richland Campus, TX, 2014 to present
o Artist Talk with curator Silvia Benedetti. https://www.facebook.com/events/5541317942563933?ref=newsfeed 2022
o Excellence in Teaching Award Full-Time Faculty nominee. Richland College, 2020
o Artist Talk, Light Memories of Venezuela Exhibition. Shircliff Gallery, Vincennes, Indiana. Nov 2020
o Guest Artist Talk. College of the Arts. California State University Long Beach. Long Beach, California. June 2020
o Fulbright Scholar. US Department of Education Fulbright Hays Project Abroad. Cultural immersion and education outreach in Vietnam. July-August 2018
o Office of Cultural Affairs grants recipient for art installation In You We Trust, Dallas, TX. March 2016
o John & Suanne Roueche Excellence in Teaching Award. League for Innovation Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2016
o Public Art Project Coordinator, The Blood of Heroes, Richland College, November 2015
o Adjunct Professor Studio Art, Painting – Cedar Valley College, Lancaster, TX, 2013
o Adjunct Professor, Art Appreciation – TCCD South Campus, Ft Worth, TX, 2013
o Teaching Assistant, Painting and Printmaking – Southern Methodist University, 2011-2013