VISUAL ARTIST. COMMUNITY ARTIST. TEACHING ARTIST. ARCHITECT. BILINGUAL: SPANISH
VISIONARY AWARD HONOREE – Community Impact Artist 2024.
OTERO PRADA LLC. Owner – Director - 2012 to Present.
BREAD AND ROSES MISSOURI – Youth Programs Coordinator – 2021 to Present.
DAY SPRINGS ARTS AND EDUCATION – Art Enrichment Teacher – 2022 to 2023.
ST LOUIS ART FAIR EMERGING ENTREPERNUER ARTIST PROGRAM – Sept 2022 to Sept 2023.
ARTISCOPE - Artist in Residence - 2020 to 2022 - St Cecilia School and Academy - Kairos Academy.
HISPANIC CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE OF GREATER ST LOUIS - Curator - 2 Art Exhibitions - 2019 to 2020.
ART EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWS
• ART STL 40 The Exhibition – Art St Louis – St Louis, MO Nov to December 2024.
• OPEN WINDOW – Red Gate Gallery – Clayton Missouri – October to Nov 2024.
• EL ARTE Y EL AMOR EN LOS TIEMPOS DIFICILES – Latinx STL – St. Louis, MO June to August 2024.
• THE ART OF MUSIC – Red Gate Gallery – Clayton MO, May to August 2024.
• ALL COLORS – Portfolio Invitational – St Louis Artist Guild – Clayton MO, January to February 2024.
• ST LOUIS ART FAIR – CLAYTON MO, EAEP Emerging Artist - September 8 to 10 2023.
• ART ST LOUIS – IN/OUT NATURE – Juried - August to September 2023.
• MAMA SAID – Invitational – Latino Arts – Milwaukee – March to June 2023.
• ZUKA ARTS GUILD – Members Collective February 2023 to Present.
• NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM – Community Art Exhibition – October 22 to December 31, 2022.
• WOMAN MADE GALLERY – Small Works Members Show – Chicago – November to Dec 2022.
• ANGAD ARTS HOTEL – 12x12 Exhibition- Ongoing November 2022 to April 2023.
• MISSOURI ATHLETIC CLUB – Featured Artists Series – August to September 2022.
• ANGAD ARTS HOTEL – 6th Biannual Exhibition – May to October 2022.
• ALL COLORS – Visual Arts Invitational by Portfolio – St Louis Artists Guild _ January to February 2022.
• SIGNS AND WONDERS – Green Door Gallery – Webster Groves, MO November 4 to December 27, 2020.
• WHO IS GOD? Healing Exhibition - Gretchen Brigham Gallery - Saint Louis MO - October 2020.
• HeARTfully Global - Virtual Display in various locations - Jacoby Arts Center- Alton, Illinois- June 2020.
• TOUCH, A VIRTUAL EXHIBITION - Woman Made Gallery - Chicago, Illinois - June 5 to 30 2020.
• WOMANINST Art Show - Collective - Zuka Arts Guild - March 7 to April 1, 2020.
• ALL COLORS - Visual Arts Invitational by Portfolio - St Louis Artists Guild - January to February 2020.
• ART IS LABOR - Collective - Arcade Contemporary Art Projects Gallery - St Louis, MO - December 2019 to January 2020.
• KINDRED SPIRITS - Two artists exhibition - Longview Art Gallery - Town & Country - MO - November 2019 to January 2020.
• DEMOGRAPHY IS DESTINY - LatinX Art Exhibition at Monaco Gallery - September 13 to October 11, 2019.
• COORDINATES - Collective - Hispanic Chambers of Commerce - Saint Louis MO - October 2019 to March 2020.
• EMERGING IMMIGRANT ARTISTS - MIRA -Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, MO, June to September 2019.
• ST. LOUIS ARTIST'S GUILD MEMBERS EXHIBITION. Clayton, MO April -June 2019.
• SMALL WORKS XI - Webster Groves Library Gallery, Webster Groves, MO - APRIL 2019.
• WOMEN EMPOWERMENT ART SHOW. Edgewater 1070 Gallery. CHICAGO ILL - March 2019.
• BEAUTY IN DIVERSITY. Good Shepherd Arts Center - Ferguson MO- March 2019.
• THE NATURE OF THINGS. Zuka Arts Guild - Saint Louis MO - March 2019.
• DAY OF THE DEATH ART EXHIBIT - Missouri History Museum- Saint Louis MO - October 2018.
• THE CHILDREN OF ABRAHAM - Good Shepherd Arts Center - Ferguson MO- September 2018.
• OUR HANDS - AcompanArte Arts Center - Springfield MO - September to October 2018.
• THIS IS MY FERGUSON - Good Shepherd Arts Center - Ferguson MO - August 2018.
• FOCUS ON THE DETAILS - Framations Art Gallery - Saint Charles MO - August 2018.
• I AM A HUMAN BEING - Good Shepherd Arts Center - Ferguson MO - July 2018.
• TRIAD INSPIRATION - Good Shepherd Arts Center - Ferguson MO - June 2018.
• NATURALIZED - Solo show - Third Degree Glass Factory - Saint Louis MO May - June 2018.
• GLOBAL CULTURES - Manchester Arts- May -June 2018.
• ALL COLORS - Visual Arts Invitational by Portfolio - Saint Louis Artists Guild. Clayton MO - Jan-Feb 2018.
• FROM THE HEART - Zuka Art Guild. Saint Louis MO - Jan 2018.
• THE ANCESTORS - Northern Arts Council - Ferguson, MO September - October 2017.
• GLOBAL CULTURES - "Best of Show: Black's and White's Carnaval" Manchester Arts, Manchester MO June 7 - July 21, 2017.
• DISPLACEMENT & MIGRATION. St Louis Artist Guild. Clayton MO April 21 - May 20, 2017.
• MySLART 33 November - The Old Orchard Gallery. Webster Groves MO Nov - Dec 2016.
• THREADS OF IMMIGRATION. MIRA 5th Annual Art Exhibit- Saint Louis MO - Nov-Dec 2016.
• CHESTERFIELD CITY HALL - Chesterfield MO. April to June 2016.
• MySLART 33 February - The Old Orchard Gallery. Webster Groves MO Feb-Mar 2016.
• MySLART 33 January - The Old Orchard Gallery. Webster Groves MO Jan-Feb 2016.
• MOVE - St Louis Artist Guild. Clayton MO June - July 2015.
• KARAMU - Union Av Christian Church. St Louis MO. June 14, 2014.
• LATINICIDAD - CARNAVAL. RAC St Louis MO. Feb 28 - Mar 26, 2014.
• SAKHI - 3rd Floor Gallery. Washington Av. St Louis MO. March 2005.
• BLACK AND LATINO - Neighborhood House. Morristown NJ. Jun - Jul 2004.
LEAD ARTIST PROGRAMS, JUROR, WORKSHOPS, PROJECTS & EVENTS
. “Collected Collages” - Art Activity for Children and Family Opening Collected Exhibition. Missouri History Museum. March 2025.
. “Webster Arts Fair 2024” - Juror – February 2024.
. “Artist INC” MAAA (Mid America Arts Alliance) – RAC- St Louis – Facilitator – September to November 2023.
. “Murals of St Louis” Artist invited to a Panel at Missouri History Museum – September 2023.
. “STL Arts and Culture Village” – Summer Dance Class and Performance- WashU – Wisdom Art Exhibit – September 27, 2023.
. “Art with Us” St Louis Art Museum – Workshop for BIAS Seniors – Dec 2022.
. “Caribbean Dance” Bullerengue workshop for Seniors at PEACE Weaving Wholeness – July 2022.
. “Inspired by Molas” Workshop at UMSL – Hispanic Heritage Month.
. “Frida” Painting Party at UMSL – Hispanic Heritage Month.
. “Crafting Connections” Workshop Collaboration with CAM and Missouri Botanical Garden – Feb 2022.
. “Building Bridges Mural” Lead Mural Artist - LatinX Arts STL – Delmar Blvd - Finished Sep 22, 2021.
. “Oye Muro” – Missouri History Museum – Workshop for children – Community Painting. July 2021.
. “We have the Power” – Seniors Summer Camp – Painting Workshop - July 2021.
. Virtual Wall Ball 2021- Artscope annual fundraising, silent auction, live streaming March 5 and 6 2021.
. Doors of North STL. Project Coordinator - Community Art - Peace Weaving Wholeness. June to August 2020.
. Peace Waving Wholeness - Art Facilitator for Jazzy Seniors group - March 2020.
. Art Reach program - CAM - Residency at Vashon High School - August to October 2019.
. Saint Louis Art Museum- Hispanic Day - Molas - October 2019.
. Day of the Death painting party - Missouri History Museum - October 2019.
. Hispanic Festival Soulard - Spotlight Artist for CAM. Contemporary Art Museum - Inspired by Wayuu Weavings - September 2019.
. Flores Mexicana's - Painting Parties - Missouri History Museum - July and August 2019.
. Artsy Flowers & Alfredo Ramos Martinez - Homeschoolers workshops - Missouri History Museum August 2019.
. Hispanic Festival “Arts Village" sponsored by Saint Louis Art Museum - Molas - Florissant MO June 22 -23 2019.
. Saint Louis’s Mandalas. Art activity for Red Rockies night. Missouri History Museum. June 13 -2019.
. Regional Arts Commission RAC. Community Art Program CAT Lab Team Advisor November2018- March 2019.
. Saint Louis Art Fair. Spotlight Artist for CAM Contemporary Art Museum- September 8, 2018.
. Hispanic Festival. Spotlight Artist for CAM. Contemporary Art Museum - September 22, 2018.
. Hispanic Festival. "Arts Village" is sponsored by Saint Louis Art Museum. Florissant MO June 23 - 24 2018.
. Ferguson Farmers Market with Northern Arts Council. May 10, 2018.
. Cultural Gathering. Sankofa Culture and Arts Village. January 2018.
. Community Mural. Baha'i Community and Zuka Arts. Design, Coordination & Execution. October 2017.
. The Spirit Church. Children Art Production, Art in the Park. August 2017.
. Community Project "Mobile Makers" Ferguson MO, 4 events in 2017.
. Saint Louis Referral Connections. Art Celebration. June 11, 2016.
. Missouri Jobs with Justice. Retreat Day. September 29, 2015.
. Mallinckrodt. Hispanic Celebration. 3 Art Workshops " Inspired by Molas "September 21, 22, 23 - 2015.
. Association of friends of Persian Culture. PERSIAN CONFERENCE. Art workshops for Youth. Schaumburg Ill. August -Sep 2013.
MURAL COLLABORATIONS
• PETER AND PAUL COMMUNITY SERVICES – LEGACY MURAL: In progress- Luisa Otero – Prada and Andrea Hughes.
• DELMAR MAIN STREET MURAL PROJECT: 2 murals – Luisa Otero Prada and Andrea Hughes.
• ACADEMY SHERMAN PARK COMMUNITY GARDEN: CONTAINER MURAL – Luisa Otero-Prada and Andrea Hughes 202.
• LATINX MURAL “BUILDING BRIDGES”: Luisa Otero-Prada, Aleida Hertel, Eliana Cristancho, Carol Lara – 2021.
• THE DOORS OF NORTH STL: Project Coordinator and Artist for PEACE Weaving Wholeness – 30 Doors total 7 artists Luisa. Otero-Prada: 10 Doors.
• NEIGHBORHOOD MURAL: Bahai Community of STL at 14th St Community- Old North Neighborhood. Luisa Otero-Prada, Andrea Hughes and Zuka Arts Artists.
EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS
MISSOURI ARTS COUNCIL FEATURED ARTIST.
• ARTIST LEADER FELLOWSHIP – Mid America Arts Alliance – Spring 2023.
• TEACHING ARTIST INSTITUTE - ARTS INTEGRATION - Regional Art Commission - September 2019 - March 2020.
• COMMUNITY ARTS INSTITUTE - Regional Arts Commission- Place Based Ferguson, Dellwood, Berkeley. 2016.
• WIBO. Workshop on Business Opportunities. Grace Hills Women Business Center -. St Louis MO, 2014.
• INSTITUTE FOR THE ACHIEVEMENT OF HUMAN POTENTIAL. IAHP. Philadelphia, 2000.
• LA SALLE UNIVERSITY. Bogotá, Colombia B.A. Degree Architecture and Design. 1991.
• LA SALLE HIGH SCHOOL. Monteria, Colombia 1981.
AWARDS & MENTIONS
• MISSOURI ARTS COUNCIL FEATURED ARTIST – December 2024.
• Community Impact Artist – Visionary Award Honoree – 2024.
• Service to Family and Children Award – The Family Foundation Inc - 2022.
• SCA. National Conference Concept and Image. 1998. First Place. Colombian Society of Architects.
• Corona Award. 1993. Second place. National competition among best graduates of the Architectural Schools in Colombia.
ASSOCIATIONS
• Woman Made Gallery. Member 2022 to 2024.
• Saint Louis Artists Guild. Member – 2019 to 2021.
• PEACE Weaving Wholeness. Board Member 2018 - 2022.
• Zuka Arts Guild. Member since 2017.
• LatinX Arts STL. Member since 2017.
• Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Greater Saint Louis. Member since 2014.
• Saint Louis Referral Connections. Business Group member 2015 - 2018.
• GRUPO ATLANTICO ST LOUIS MO. Colombian Caribbean dance Folk group. Member since 2004.
Luisa Otero Prada
3614 Ridgedale Ave Saint Louis, MO 63121 Cellphone: 314 285 2569
oteropradallc@gmail.com. www.oteropra.com
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