Eva Bibas
Eva Bibas
/biography
/bio
BFA- The School of the Museum of FIne Arts at Tufts University
Born in Caracas, Venezuela,
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Eva Bibas is a Venezuelan-American interdisciplinary artist with an ancient and robust Sephardic heritage that encompasses the Iberian Peninsula, MENAT region, and South America (Venezuela/Peru/Amazonia). Her legacy is enriched as a result of multiple forced migrations, which caused her family to keep their traditions even closer. Hence, themes of intersectional identity, transformations, and spirituality are a constant thread feeding her intellectual, emotional, and artistic endeavors. Her art practice is rooted in Jewish mysticism and through various means, among them creating her own mediums, she explores the relationship between physicality and spirituality, attempting to make sense of deeper layers of reality.
During her undergraduate studies, Eva was selected for opportunities that have supported her research-based artistic practice, such as the Dean’s Research Awards, Tufts Summer-Scholars Program, and Susan J Feigenbaum Memorial Prize in Judaic Studies. In 2021, her undertakings were featured in a Tufts Now profile. Her work has been displayed in important juried shows including exhibitions at the Dalí, Perez, and Rubell Museums, and she also has works in private collections. Through her art Eva hopes to highlight potent mystical concepts from her tradition, sharing this transformative knowledge with her audience.
/Exhibitions, Awards & Speaking Engagements
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May 2017- present- Greenspoon Marder’s Art Collection
Twenty one artworks part of the Greenspoon Marder’s Art Collection; on permanent display at their Professional Law Offices in Phoenix, New York, Las Vegas, Miami Beach, Boca Raton and Dallas
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November 2016- Present- Maxicon’s Art Collection
Three artworks part of Maxicon’s Art Collection; on permanent display at their Professional Office and Showroom in Florida
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2023-2024- Morris E. Curiel Sefardi Museum of Caracas, Venezuela
Jewish Calendar
Artwork juried into
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March 2024- Coral Gables, Fl
Jewish Art Exhibition
Artwork juried into
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September 2023- Morris E. Curiel Sefardi Museum of Caracas, Venezuela
Annual Show
Artwork juried into
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September 2022- May 2023- Artist Fellowship at AISH
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October 2022- 2022 Jumbo Magazine
Fall 2022 Issue, 26.
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August 2022, 2022 Jumbo Magazine
Summer 2022 Issue, 5.
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May 2022- Anderson Gallery | SMFA, Boston, MA
Senior Thesis Exhibition: If you draw a line, it could be the ground
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May 2022 Selected as a featured art/design graduate for the Creatively Class of 2022
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2021-2022 Selected for Senior Thesis Program- year-long research/writing/artmaking focused on dialogue between peers/ art professionals
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2021 Featured on a Tufts Now profile with a video and an article 2021 Tufts Summer Scholars Program- Funded to work with faculty mentor for self-directed arts-research
Spring 2022- Joseph and Sara Stone Prize in Judaic Studies Prize recipient
2021-2022 IArts Fellowship Exhibition, Tisch Library, Tufts University, Boston, MA
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August 2021- Panelist/Speaker: Gender, Identity, and Creative Expression -Tufts Summer Scholars' Program
Presented progress of my independent research
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Summer 2021- Tufts Summer Scholars Program
Independent research opportunity with the support of Tufts faculty and staff
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Spring 2021- Susan J Feigenbaum Memorial Prize in Judaic Studies recipient
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Spring 2021- Drawing and Painting Annual Show, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
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October 2020- Artist Talk with Saya Woolfalk, MFA, Yale Professor, interviewer, Tufts Art Galleries/SMFA at Tufts University, Boston, MA.
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Spring 2020- Drawing and Painting Annual Show, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
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Fall 2019- SMFA at Tufts Dean’s Research Award
Recipient of a Dean’s Grant to work on extraordinary artistic projects
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November 19-December 5, 2019- School of the Museum of Fine Arts
Technology in Creative + Critical Practice
A show featuring students from the class Seminar in Art + Technology
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November 19-December 5, 2019- School of the Museum of Fine Arts
Altered Landscape: Field Notes and Observations
A show featuring students from the class Altered Landscapes
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November 2019- Fresh Start, an apartment show featuring young artists, Boston, MA
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April 2019- School of the Museum of Fine Arts
SMFA Print and Paper Area Show
Artwork juried into
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March 9-April 30, 2019- RSM Art Gallery- Boston, Massachusetts
Connectivity
Artwork juried into
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February 2019- School of the Museum of Fine Arts
SMFA Painting and Drawing Department Show
Artwork juried into
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December 2018- School of the Museum of Fine Arts
Synthesis: 3D Foundations End of Semester Show
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2018- The Miami Herald Silver Knight Honorable Mention Award
Regarded as one of the nation’s most highly student awards programs
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January 2018 - Rubell Family Collection-Art Museum
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Gold Key in Sculpture
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January 2018 - Rubell Family Collection-Art Museum
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Digital Art -Honorable Mention
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July 2017-School of the Art Institute of Chicago Pre College Program
Merit Award Recipient
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May 2017- Elie Wiesel Foundation Prize in Ethics Essay Contest. Fourth place winner of Miami Dade County and recipient of scholarship
by Superintendent of Schools Alberto Carvalho. Miami Beach, Florida
May 2017- Coral Reef Senior High School
Pallet Version III Exhibition
Three Artworks Juried into
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May 2017-2018- Congresswoman Iliana Ros-Lehtinen’s office
The 2017 Congressional Art Competition
Third place winner
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April 2017- The Bakehouse Art Complex
The Annual Countywide Student Art Show
Three artworks juried into
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January-March 2017-MIA Concourse E Gallery -Miami International Airport
STEAM Arts Fusion Contest
Two digital art pieces juried into
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January 2017 - Rubell Family Collection-Art Museum
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Digital Art -Honorable Mention.
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January 2017- Wizo Florida Designer for Tehilim Book Project
Created artworks to be featured as prayer books covers to be distributed to donors who help the organization fulfill its mission of providing for the welfare of infants, children, youth, women and the elderly in Israel.
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July-September 2016- The Dali Museum. St. Petersburg, Florida
Student Surrealist Art Exhibition-Between Dream and Reality
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March 2016- Ringling College of Art and Design/ Pre-College
Fund 4 Design and Art Education Award Recipient
March 2016- The Women's Club of Coconut Grove
Young Artists' Gallery Awards and Exhibition
February 2016- Recipient of The President’s Volunteer Service Award
January 2016 - Rubell Family Collection-Art Museum
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Printmaking -Honorable Mention.
May 2015- Cover Design of the 2014-2015 yearbook
International Studies Preparatory Academy
July 2015- Savannah College of Art and Design Summer Seminars
Recipient of a Bronze SCAD Competitive Scholarship
May - August 2015- Greenspoon Marder Foundation’s Community
Arts Partnership (CAP) Exhibition Space, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Selected as a Juried Artist (11 pieces) for philanthropic partnership
that raises awareness and funds for foundations that use the arts
to better the lives of the disabled and disadvantaged in our communities.
Foundations include the Dan Marino Foundation, Arts Reach, Young At Art Museum, and many more.
May 2015- Coral Gables Museum
33rd Annual Museum & Art Technology Education Programs Student Showcase.
Recepient of the Joan Meisel-Gaffney Memorial Award
May 2015-Bakehouse Art Complex
The Annual Countywide Student Art Show
January 2015-Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
The Beaux Arts 14th Annual Student Artists Showcase
in conjunction with the 64th Annual Beaux Arts Festival of Arts
July-September 2014- The Dali Museum. St. Petersburg, Florida
Student Surrealist Art Exhibition-Change is Strange
Award of Excellence
May 2014- Dave and Mary Alper JCC
“Smartist” Annual Art Show
Numerous art pieces selected for the exhibition and the invitation
April –May 2014- Deering Estate at Cutler
Youth Arts Day Exhibit
May 2014- Rubell Family Collection
32nd Annual Museum Education Program Exhibition
April, 2014- School Board Auditorium
Celebrating Haitian Culture Exhibition
April 2014- Ocean Bank Exhibition
The Ocean Bank 21st Annual Art Exhibition
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April 2014- Pinecrest Gardens
The Taste of the Tropics Exhibition
Award of Excellence
March 2014-Coral Gables Museum
Dade Heritage Trust- 2014 Student and Teacher Art and Photography Competition Exhibit
March 2014- Miami-Dade County Youth Fair
The 62nd Annual Miami Dade County Annual Fair and Exposition
Awarded 1st Place -Photography Department
March-April 2014- School Board Auditorium
Women’s History Month Exhibition
Award of Excellence
January – February 2014- Miami Dade College, North Campus
60th Annual South Florida Regional Science, Technology and Engineering Fair
Award of Excellence and Outstanding Performance/Silver Medal
January – Feb 2014 -Perez Art Museum Miami
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards– photography piece juried into
Gold Key Award
January – Feb 2014- Perez Art Museum Miami
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards– Digital art piece juried into
Silver Key Award
January -March 2014- School Board Auditorium
Third Youth Art Month Exhibition (YAM)
Januarty 2014-Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
The Beaux Arts 13th Annual Student Artists Showcase
in conjunction with the 63rd Annual Beaux Arts Festival of Arts
November-December 2013- Dave and Mary Alper JCC
28th Annual Impressions in Watercolor Exhibition
Artwork selected for the Exhibition Invitation Design.
Honorable Mention Award
2013-2014- MIA Airport Concourse E
Street Art: Painting the Town
October-November 2013- Pinecrest Gardens
This is MY Art World: Doodles and More
October 2013- Pinecrest Gardens
IncrEDIBLE gardens: The Art of Collaged Organic Imagery
September-October 2013- School Board Auditorium
The Hispanic Heritage Exhibition
July-September 2013- Coral Gables Museum
Capture Coral Gables 2013 Photography Contest and Exhibition
1st Place Winner: Teen Architecture Category
2013 FAEA K-12 Student Art Assessment and Virtual Exhibition
Two pieces juried into with Awards of Excellence
Online Gallery at http://faea.org/InnerPage.aspx?id=146
From 1 minute 50 seconds – to 2 minutes and 10 seconds
May 2013- Datran Center
“Smartist” Annual Art Show
Numerous art pieces selected for the exhibition and the invitation
April-September 2013- School Board Auditorium
Celebrating Haitian Culture Exhibition
May 2013
Blue Ribbon Month-Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Poster Contest
Certificate of Outstanding Participation
April –May 2013- Deering Estate at Cutler
Youth Arts Day Exhibit
April, 2013- Pinecrest Gardens
The Taste of the Tropics Exhibition
Award of Excellence
March 2013- Ocean Bank
The Ocean Bank 20th Annual Art Exhibition
March 2013- Coral Gables Museum
Dade Heritage Trust: Student and Teacher Art and Photography Competition Exhibit
March-Aprill 2013- School Board Auditorium
Women’s History Month Exhibition
Award of Excellence
March 2013- The 61st Annual Miami Dade County Annual Fair and Exposition
Awarded 2nd Place -Photography Department
January-February 2013- School Board Auditorium
The Black History Month Exhibition
Award of Excellence
January 2013- Miami Dade College, North Campus
59th Annual South Florida Regional Science, Technology and Engineering Fair
Broadcom Masters Nomination Winner
Award of Excellence and Outstanding Performance/ Silver Medal
January – February 2013- Miami Art Museum
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards- 3D artwork piece juried into
Honorable Mention Award, for Excellence in Visual Arts
January 2013- Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens
The Fairchild Challenge, Art Epiphytes in Sight: Close-Up Drawing
Special Merit Award for “Best Artistic Innovation”
November, 2012- Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens
The Fairchild Challenge.- Fashion Show Botanical Fashions-Futuristic Fashion
Special Merit Award: “Best Use of Recycled Materials”
March–April 2013- School Board Auditorium
Third Youth Art Month Exhibition (YAM)
M-DCPS First Place Winner, representing MDCPS at the State Competition
November 2012 –Jan.2013-School Board Administration Building
Superintendent’s Holiday Card Design Competition
Special merit design
October 2012- February 2013-MIA Airport Concourse E
The Flower Power: In Living Color Exhibit
Award of Excellence
October 2012- School Board Auditorium
The Superintendent’s Showcase
September-October2012-School Board Auditorium
The Hispanic Heritage Exhibition
Artwork juried into
May 2012- Datran Center
“Smartist” Annual Art Show
Numerous art pieces selected for the exhibition and the invitation
May 2012- Bakehouse Art Complex
The Annual Countywide Student Art Show
MDCPS Award of Distinction
April 2012- Paterson’s Harley Davidson
34th Birthday Bash Exhibition at Peterson’s Harley-Davidson
March 2012- The 60st Miami Dade County Annual Fair and Exposition
2nd Place -Photography and 3rd Place -Fine Arts
March 2012- School Board Auditorium
Second Youth Art Month Exhibition (YAM)
Award of Excellence
February 2012- A1 Miami Int’l University of Art & Design
Small Works II
Award of Excellence
January 2012- Miami Dade College, North Campus
58th Annual South Florida Regional Science, Technology and Engineering Fair
Winner of NOAA’S 2012 - Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award.
Honorable Mention Award
January 2012- Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
The Beaux Arts 11th Annual Student Artists Showcase in
conjunction with the 61st Annual Beaux Arts Festival of Arts