CV/Bio

EDUCATION

2010–2012 Laser Master's Degree in Dentistry, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

2002–2003 Specialization Prosthodontics Certificate of Attendance (16 months), Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine, Ft. Lauderdale, USA

1992–1997 Dentist, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia

2019–2021 Applied Kinesiology, Auranesis, Thonon les Bains, France

2024 Portfolio Creation Course, CRAO, Catalina Restrepo Art Office, Mexico City

2018 “Writing about art” Theory and Methodology by Laura Egerton, Art Expert+ at the Third Line Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024 "Seyes Movement" Espace du Lac, Anthy-sur-Léman, France

2021 Energie Créatrice, Art in Space Gallery, Multisensory Space, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Curated by Céline Justin

2019 Vernissage « Fragments » Intersect DIFC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024
1st World Congress of Peace and the Arts Michoacán 2024, Michoacán, Mexico
Réalisme Magique et Olympique, Sorbonne University, Paris, France. Curated by Adriana Silva of Arte al Paso.

2023
Fair 75, Elsa Piñeres Gallery, Barranquilla, Colombia.

2021
Fair 75, Elsa Piñeres Gallery, Barranquilla, Colombia.

2020
Fair 75, Elsa Piñeres Gallery, Barranquilla, Colombia.

2016
RCA Secret Dubai, Royal College of Art (during Art Dubai), Dubai, United Arab Emirates

ACADEMIC ACTIVITY

2024
Pedagogical Atelier, Guided tour and talk with the artist; "Seyes Movement" for children, with the cultural mediation of Marinella Tamaggio, at the Mediatheque Espace du Lac, Anthy-sur-Léman, France.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

2024
Recognition of participation in the 1st World Congress of Peace and the Arts Michoacán, Virtual 2024, Mexico
Diplôme d'Honneur for participation in the exhibition "Realisme Magique et Olympique", Art on the Move Association, Paris, France
Recognition of participation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Embassy of Guatemala in Paris, on the occasion of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the death of Miguel Ángel Asturias and the exhibition "Realisme Magique et Olympique" at Sorbonne University, Paris, France

2019
Finalist (Shortlisted), application to SIKKA Art and Design Platform, Dubai, UAE

PRESS

2025
IG interview on @elsapiñeres gallery's account, post published about Women's Day during a studio visit, Barranquilla, Colombia

2024
Radio France Internationale (RFI): “Magical and Olympic Realism” exhibition, interview with Jordi Batalle, Paris, France
RFI Interview Link
IG Live interview: dr.art_mariaalexandragabriele and Ángel Morales (@LatinaarteTV), Paris, France
Newspaper article: *“I like to tell stories through art”*, *El Heraldo*, Barranquilla, Colombia
El Heraldo Article
Press Release: Exhibition of Contemporary Latin American Art “Réalisme Magique et Olympique” at the Sorbonne Panthéon University in Paris
Newspaper article: *“Maria Alexandra Arévalo-Gabriele revisits the tiles”*, *Le Dauphiné Libéré*, Anthy-sur-Léman, France
Le Dauphiné Article

2020
IG Live Interview: @dr.art_mariaalexandragabriele and Elsa Piñeres Galería, France – Barranquilla, Colombia

2019
*Gulf Post* newspaper article: *“Meet the art of artist Maria Alexandra in Dubai”*, United Arab Emirates
Gulf Post Article

COLLECTIONS

MIA ArtCollection, permanent collection, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

A-Guerrero, Dubai, UAE

G-Calderon, Dubai, UAE

M. Rohrmann, Dubai, UAE

The Gregory MILLS Foundation, Dubai, UAE

A.F.S, Barranquilla, Colombia

GarzonRoa, Barcelona, Spain

Fernandez-Angulo, Miami, USA

Dr. Mathieu GABRIELE, Thonon-les-Bains, France