Gallery Night | El Tiempo es Oro (Precious Time)
About this Event
El Tiempo es Oro (Precious Time) presents a series of small-scale collage works composed of photocopied fragments of older drawings and paintings alongside more recent intuitive ink sketches. Through lines, textures, and figures, each section explores the theme of dreams and memories of immigration.
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About The Exhibition
As part of the process of creating these collages, I visited local coffee shops in Coral Gables, including Books & Books, Tinta y Café, Madruga Bakery, and Pasión del Cielo, immersing myself in the atmosphere and character of each space.
While spending time in these cafés over coffee, a sandwich, or a pastelito, I arranged the elements of each composition in response to the sensory impressions around me—the music playing in the background, the movement of a chair, the aroma of coffee, the presentation of food, the presence of books and collected objects, and the distinctive architecture and interiors of each location. To me, each place represents a particular moment in time while embodying a unique cultural identity.
Drawing from these experiences, I assembled visual landscapes that weave together metaphorical and emotional narratives, opening dialogues about identity, community, and the shared moments that connect us across time and place.
- Ileana Tolibia Lorenzo
About The Artist
Ileana Tolibia Lorenzo was born and raised in Cuba, where she studied at the prestigious National Academy of Fine Arts San Alejandro before immigrating to Miami in the mid-1990s. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from New World School of the Arts in 2006 and completed a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art, with a concentration in Painting, at the University of Miami in 2023. During her graduate studies, she received both a Merit Award and a Teaching Assistant Fellowship.
Tolibia has exhibited extensively throughout the United States, with exhibitions at notable institutions and venues including David Castillo Gallery, Edge Zones Contemporary Art, Miami Art Museum, Bakehouse Art Complex, Girls’ Club, and the Florida Museum of Women Artists, among others.
Since 1992, she has received numerous awards and distinctions in both Cuba and the United States. In 2013, her work was featured in Art Capsules: The Contemporary Art Scene in Central Florida and Beyond, a publication highlighting contemporary visual artists working in the region. She has also been awarded an Artist Access Grant, and her work has been published in IRREVERSIBLE Magazine and Iberoamericana International Magazine.
Working across multiple disciplines, Ileana Tolibia Lorenzo explores themes of motherhood, dreams, memories of immigration, identity, displacement, and cultural experience. Her practice engages with personal and collective histories, contributing to contemporary conversations in painting and visual art.
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