| Denise R. Duarte Born: Reno, Nevada D’Arte Designs, LLC Mail: P.O. Box 33051 Las Vegas, NV 89133 Phone: 702-372-3755 Email: denise@dartedesigns.com website: www.dartedesigns.com |
Award Received:
2008 Mayor’s Urban Design Award for Public Art for the “Ancestral Gateway”. Artist Design
Team Stone Project Manager and Design Team Member.
Public Art:
"Winchester Lifts Us Up!", Clark County Winchester Center, The Desert Demonstration Garden,
Clark County Centennial Project 3.5 ft H x 7.5 ft W, youth group participation project,
Completed: June, 2010. Centennial Project 3.5 ft H x 7.5 ft W, youth
“Flourish”, Cultural Corridor Urban Trails, Funded by the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management
Act (SNPLMA) and the City of Las Vegas Arts Commission, Artist, Sidewalk Enhancements.
12 city blocks with 8 elements 20 ft L x 4 ft W and 25 repeating elements at 11 ft L x 4 ft W
fabricated in preformed thermoplastic. Awarded: May, 2007, Installation:
“Reach for the Stars”, Dr. William U. Pearson Community Center, Clark County, design team member
(a collaborative and consensus process model with no specific titles assigned), 19 ft H x 7 ft 11
inches W x 7 ft 4.5 inches D, rolled steel sculpture, Dedicated: July, 2009.
“Playing the Hand You Are Dealt in 1909”, Clark County Winchester Center, The Desert
Demonstration Garden, Clark County Centennial Project 3.5 ft H x 7.5 ft W, youth
group participation project, Completed: May, 2009.
“Ancestral Gateway”, Doolittle Senior Center, City of Las Vegas Arts Commission and the City of Las
Vegas Centennial Commission, Art Team Stone Project Manager and design team member, 16 ft
H x 12 ft W x 6 in D, steel sculpture with negative space designs reflecting African symbols and
accompanying meditation path with inset steel powder coated symbols, dedication October, 2008.
“Ancestral Gateway Stepping Stones”, Doolittle Senior Center, City of Las Vegas Arts Commission, 12
ceramic wall sculptures each 15.5 inches H x 12 inches W x 1 inch D, October, 2008.
“Starlight”, Clark County Winchester Center, the Desert Demonstration Garden, Friends of Winchester,
3 ft H x 7 ft W., architectural ceramic mural and mosaic, youth group participation, completed:
August, 2008.
“We Can!” 1.5 ft. H x 50+ ft L Recycled Glass Mosaic Sitting Wall, Springs Preserve, Las Vegas Valley
Water District, Children’s Play area, youth group participation, completed: May, 2007.
“Butterfly”, Clark County Winchester Center, the Desert Demonstration Garden, Friends of Winchester,
4.5 ft H x 8 ft W commercial tile mural, youth group participation, completed: September, 2007. “The
Women of Diversity Triad Tower”, 6 ft H x 3 ft W x 3 ft D, architectural ceramic sculpture on a
powder-coated metal base and stand, traveling temporary public art installation, part of the 100
Years of Influence: The Role of Women in Shaping the First Hundred Years of Las Vegas by
Women of Diversity Productions, Inc. as part of the Las Vegas Centennial, site locations:
Joseph Anderson Art Gallery of the Nevada State Library and Archives, January 17 – March 29,
2007; Sprint Corporate Office Atrium, May 24 – September 30, 2005; Las Vegas Art Museum,
March 18 – May 22, 2005. Lead Artist.
2008 Mayor’s Urban Design Award for Public Art for the “Ancestral Gateway”. Artist Design
Team Stone Project Manager and Design Team Member.
Public Art:
"Winchester Lifts Us Up!", Clark County Winchester Center, The Desert Demonstration Garden,
Clark County Centennial Project 3.5 ft H x 7.5 ft W, youth group participation project,
Completed: June, 2010. Centennial Project 3.5 ft H x 7.5 ft W, youth
“Flourish”, Cultural Corridor Urban Trails, Funded by the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management
Act (SNPLMA) and the City of Las Vegas Arts Commission, Artist, Sidewalk Enhancements.
12 city blocks with 8 elements 20 ft L x 4 ft W and 25 repeating elements at 11 ft L x 4 ft W
fabricated in preformed thermoplastic. Awarded: May, 2007, Installation:
“Reach for the Stars”, Dr. William U. Pearson Community Center, Clark County, design team member
(a collaborative and consensus process model with no specific titles assigned), 19 ft H x 7 ft 11
inches W x 7 ft 4.5 inches D, rolled steel sculpture, Dedicated: July, 2009.
“Playing the Hand You Are Dealt in 1909”, Clark County Winchester Center, The Desert
Demonstration Garden, Clark County Centennial Project 3.5 ft H x 7.5 ft W, youth
group participation project, Completed: May, 2009.
“Ancestral Gateway”, Doolittle Senior Center, City of Las Vegas Arts Commission and the City of Las
Vegas Centennial Commission, Art Team Stone Project Manager and design team member, 16 ft
H x 12 ft W x 6 in D, steel sculpture with negative space designs reflecting African symbols and
accompanying meditation path with inset steel powder coated symbols, dedication October, 2008.
“Ancestral Gateway Stepping Stones”, Doolittle Senior Center, City of Las Vegas Arts Commission, 12
ceramic wall sculptures each 15.5 inches H x 12 inches W x 1 inch D, October, 2008.
“Starlight”, Clark County Winchester Center, the Desert Demonstration Garden, Friends of Winchester,
3 ft H x 7 ft W., architectural ceramic mural and mosaic, youth group participation, completed:
August, 2008.
“We Can!” 1.5 ft. H x 50+ ft L Recycled Glass Mosaic Sitting Wall, Springs Preserve, Las Vegas Valley
Water District, Children’s Play area, youth group participation, completed: May, 2007.
“Butterfly”, Clark County Winchester Center, the Desert Demonstration Garden, Friends of Winchester,
4.5 ft H x 8 ft W commercial tile mural, youth group participation, completed: September, 2007. “The
Women of Diversity Triad Tower”, 6 ft H x 3 ft W x 3 ft D, architectural ceramic sculpture on a
powder-coated metal base and stand, traveling temporary public art installation, part of the 100
Years of Influence: The Role of Women in Shaping the First Hundred Years of Las Vegas by
Women of Diversity Productions, Inc. as part of the Las Vegas Centennial, site locations:
Joseph Anderson Art Gallery of the Nevada State Library and Archives, January 17 – March 29,
2007; Sprint Corporate Office Atrium, May 24 – September 30, 2005; Las Vegas Art Museum,
March 18 – May 22, 2005. Lead Artist.
Exhibits and Shows:
First Friday Las Vegas Artist Invitational (G.L.O. Festival), City of Las Vegas, May 7, 2010, juried art
festival.
Museo de la Ceramica Contemporanea, Fourth International Ceramic Tile Triennial (Elit-Tile),
Centro Leon, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, 2010-2013, a juried exhibit.
D’Arte Designs POP-UP Gallery, Holsum Design Center, Las Vegas, November 6, 2009 and each
consecutive First Friday, group exhibit.
Mudstone Studios, Warren, Rhode Island, Architectural Ceramics, November 5 – December 2,
2009, a juried exhibit.
Art Center at Neonopolis, D’Arte Designs, October, 2008 – May, 2009. solo exhibit,
Art @ The Funkhouse, “Urban Translations”, March 2 – 29, 2007, solo exhibit.
Contemporary Arts Collective, January 20, 2007 – February 20, 2007, group exhibit.
Enterprise Library Gallery, The Nevada Clay Guild Juried Show, January 20– March 11, 2007.
1541 S. Commerce Street Gallery, Art 4 Aids, Juried Exhibition, World Aids Day, 25th Anniversary of
the Identification of Aids, December 1, 2006, “Keep the Promise”.
100 Artists for 100 Years, First Friday Centennial Event, juried show, May 6 and 7, 2005.
Mesquite Fine Arts Center, Virgin Valley Artist’s Association, 2004 Spring Art Competition and Juried
Exhibition, March 2-March 27, 2004.
Las Vegas Art Museum, Fall Art Roundup Juried Exhibition, Las Vegas, NV, November 7 – December
31, 2003.
Women of Diversity Productions, Inc., Artistic Festival of Imagination, Las Vegas, NV, April 12, 2003,
group exhibit.
A Day in the Arts District, Las Vegas, NV, November 9, 2002, group exhibit.
First Friday’s, Las Vegas, NV, November, 2002 – October, 2006.
Award Commissions:
Nevada Women’s Lobby, Maya Miller Equalitarian Award, January 20, 2007.
Las Vegas Art Museum, Revealing Nevada Women Awards, July 19, 2003.
First Friday Las Vegas Artist Invitational (G.L.O. Festival), City of Las Vegas, May 7, 2010, juried art
festival.
Museo de la Ceramica Contemporanea, Fourth International Ceramic Tile Triennial (Elit-Tile),
Centro Leon, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, 2010-2013, a juried exhibit.
D’Arte Designs POP-UP Gallery, Holsum Design Center, Las Vegas, November 6, 2009 and each
consecutive First Friday, group exhibit.
Mudstone Studios, Warren, Rhode Island, Architectural Ceramics, November 5 – December 2,
2009, a juried exhibit.
Art Center at Neonopolis, D’Arte Designs, October, 2008 – May, 2009. solo exhibit,
Art @ The Funkhouse, “Urban Translations”, March 2 – 29, 2007, solo exhibit.
Contemporary Arts Collective, January 20, 2007 – February 20, 2007, group exhibit.
Enterprise Library Gallery, The Nevada Clay Guild Juried Show, January 20– March 11, 2007.
1541 S. Commerce Street Gallery, Art 4 Aids, Juried Exhibition, World Aids Day, 25th Anniversary of
the Identification of Aids, December 1, 2006, “Keep the Promise”.
100 Artists for 100 Years, First Friday Centennial Event, juried show, May 6 and 7, 2005.
Mesquite Fine Arts Center, Virgin Valley Artist’s Association, 2004 Spring Art Competition and Juried
Exhibition, March 2-March 27, 2004.
Las Vegas Art Museum, Fall Art Roundup Juried Exhibition, Las Vegas, NV, November 7 – December
31, 2003.
Women of Diversity Productions, Inc., Artistic Festival of Imagination, Las Vegas, NV, April 12, 2003,
group exhibit.
A Day in the Arts District, Las Vegas, NV, November 9, 2002, group exhibit.
First Friday’s, Las Vegas, NV, November, 2002 – October, 2006.
Award Commissions:
Nevada Women’s Lobby, Maya Miller Equalitarian Award, January 20, 2007.
Las Vegas Art Museum, Revealing Nevada Women Awards, July 19, 2003.
Juror and/or Curator:
The Meadows School Student Juried Exhibition, April, 2010, juror.
D’Arte Designs POP-UP Galleries, Holsum Design Center, juried solo and group exhibits, each First
Friday of every month, November 6, 2009 – ongoing, curator and manager
Common Ground, A Members Juried Exhibit, Left of Center Art Gallery, October, 2006 – January,
2007, Juror.
Essential Dimensions: A Juried Art Exhibit, at the Las Vegas Art Museum, March 18 – May 22, 2005,
co-coordinator/curator.
Grants:
Jackpot Grant, funded, in part, by a grant from the Nevada Arts Council and The National Endowment
for the Arts, April, 2009, portfolio development and website re-design.
Jackpot Grant, funded, in part, by a grant from the Nevada Arts Council and The National Endowment
for the Arts, January 2007, transportation to exhibit Women of Diversity Triad Tower at Joseph
Anderson Art Gallery of the Nevada State Library and Archives from January 17, 2007 – March
29, 2007.
Jackpot Grant, Nevada Arts Council funded, in part, by a grant from the Nevada Arts Council and The
National Endowment for the Arts, October 2004, attendance at Architectural Ceramic Workshop
by Peter King and Xinia Marin, Pensacola, Florida.
The Meadows School Student Juried Exhibition, April, 2010, juror.
D’Arte Designs POP-UP Galleries, Holsum Design Center, juried solo and group exhibits, each First
Friday of every month, November 6, 2009 – ongoing, curator and manager
Common Ground, A Members Juried Exhibit, Left of Center Art Gallery, October, 2006 – January,
2007, Juror.
Essential Dimensions: A Juried Art Exhibit, at the Las Vegas Art Museum, March 18 – May 22, 2005,
co-coordinator/curator.
Grants:
Jackpot Grant, funded, in part, by a grant from the Nevada Arts Council and The National Endowment
for the Arts, April, 2009, portfolio development and website re-design.
Jackpot Grant, funded, in part, by a grant from the Nevada Arts Council and The National Endowment
for the Arts, January 2007, transportation to exhibit Women of Diversity Triad Tower at Joseph
Anderson Art Gallery of the Nevada State Library and Archives from January 17, 2007 – March
29, 2007.
Jackpot Grant, Nevada Arts Council funded, in part, by a grant from the Nevada Arts Council and The
National Endowment for the Arts, October 2004, attendance at Architectural Ceramic Workshop
by Peter King and Xinia Marin, Pensacola, Florida.
Educational Background:
StoneHaus Architectural Ceramics, Peter King and Xinia Marin, Pensacola, Fl, Architectural Ceramic
Workshop, October, 2004.
Reed Whipple Cultural Center, Las Vegas, NV, Glaze Composition mini course.
Aardvark Clay, Las Vegas, NV, Sculptured Tiles Course.
Roberta Baskin Shefrin, Las Vegas Museum of Art, Las Vegas, NV, studied classical figurative
sculpture from 2001- 2004.
Bachelor of General Studies, Liberal Arts, University of Nevada, Reno, 1999.
Loveland Sculpture Academy, Loveland, CO, James Barnhill, Classical Figurative Sculpture, 1999.
Doris Snyder, Sculptor, Las Vegas, NV, studied sculpture 1996-1998.
E.L. Weigland Museum of Art, Reno, Nevada. Sculpture Course 1991.
Publications and Reviews:
Las Vegas Weekly, July 1 - 7, 2010, POP IN SOMETIME, Ken Miller.
RadioXan, Online Radio Las Vegas, June, 2010, Alexandria Charbogne,
www.onlineradiolasvegas.com
QVegas, March, 2010, "The Arts & Entertainment Issue, Featured Artist Profile", Mark Adams.
Las Vegas CityLife, October 9-15, 2008, “Brushes with Doom”, Jason Whited.
Southern Nevada Home & Garden Magazine, October, 2007, An Eye on Architectural Ceramics, John
Dunia.
VisitRenoTahoe.com, March 26, 2007, 100 Years of Influence Women’s History Exhibit.
Reno Evening Gazette, March 25, 2007, Las Vegas women honored in exhibit, Matt Farley.
944 online magazine, www.944.com, March 9, 2007, ART @ THE FUNKHOUSE PRESENTS URBAN
TRANSLATIONS DESTINATION, Ashley Rice.
Nevada Appeal, March 1, 2007, Exhibiting 100 years worth of influence, Jarid Shipley.
Nevada Women’s History Project, 100 Year’s of Influence: The Role of Women in Shaping the First
Hundred Years of Las Vegas.
Nightbeat, March 2007, Urban Translations.
Nightbeat, July, 2005, Women of Diversity’s Triad Tower Moves to Sprint.
Vision and Voices, summer, 2005, WOMEN IN LAS VEGAS HISTORY – 100 YEARS
Nightbeat, April 2005, In Honor of the Centennial: Women Who Shaped Las Vegas Arts, Gaming,
Politics, Education, Society, Business 100 Years of Influence: the Women of Diversity Triad
Tower.
Authored Articles and selected Documentary Contributions:
Las Vegas One, CBS local affiliate, “The First 4 Years of First Friday” documentary– 2007, Women of
Diversity Productions, co-scriptwriter.
Nightbeat, October 2004, An Explosion of Creativity: Las Vegas Arts District, Story and Photos.
“World Issues from Female Artists’ Perspective” presentation and film short, Women of Diversity
Productions, April 2003, director and scriptwriter.
“Nevada Women’s Voices” documentary, Women of Diversity Productions, 2002, camera crew.
StoneHaus Architectural Ceramics, Peter King and Xinia Marin, Pensacola, Fl, Architectural Ceramic
Workshop, October, 2004.
Reed Whipple Cultural Center, Las Vegas, NV, Glaze Composition mini course.
Aardvark Clay, Las Vegas, NV, Sculptured Tiles Course.
Roberta Baskin Shefrin, Las Vegas Museum of Art, Las Vegas, NV, studied classical figurative
sculpture from 2001- 2004.
Bachelor of General Studies, Liberal Arts, University of Nevada, Reno, 1999.
Loveland Sculpture Academy, Loveland, CO, James Barnhill, Classical Figurative Sculpture, 1999.
Doris Snyder, Sculptor, Las Vegas, NV, studied sculpture 1996-1998.
E.L. Weigland Museum of Art, Reno, Nevada. Sculpture Course 1991.
Publications and Reviews:
Las Vegas Weekly, July 1 - 7, 2010, POP IN SOMETIME, Ken Miller.
RadioXan, Online Radio Las Vegas, June, 2010, Alexandria Charbogne,
www.onlineradiolasvegas.com
QVegas, March, 2010, "The Arts & Entertainment Issue, Featured Artist Profile", Mark Adams.
Las Vegas CityLife, October 9-15, 2008, “Brushes with Doom”, Jason Whited.
Southern Nevada Home & Garden Magazine, October, 2007, An Eye on Architectural Ceramics, John
Dunia.
VisitRenoTahoe.com, March 26, 2007, 100 Years of Influence Women’s History Exhibit.
Reno Evening Gazette, March 25, 2007, Las Vegas women honored in exhibit, Matt Farley.
944 online magazine, www.944.com, March 9, 2007, ART @ THE FUNKHOUSE PRESENTS URBAN
TRANSLATIONS DESTINATION, Ashley Rice.
Nevada Appeal, March 1, 2007, Exhibiting 100 years worth of influence, Jarid Shipley.
Nevada Women’s History Project, 100 Year’s of Influence: The Role of Women in Shaping the First
Hundred Years of Las Vegas.
Nightbeat, March 2007, Urban Translations.
Nightbeat, July, 2005, Women of Diversity’s Triad Tower Moves to Sprint.
Vision and Voices, summer, 2005, WOMEN IN LAS VEGAS HISTORY – 100 YEARS
Nightbeat, April 2005, In Honor of the Centennial: Women Who Shaped Las Vegas Arts, Gaming,
Politics, Education, Society, Business 100 Years of Influence: the Women of Diversity Triad
Tower.
Authored Articles and selected Documentary Contributions:
Las Vegas One, CBS local affiliate, “The First 4 Years of First Friday” documentary– 2007, Women of
Diversity Productions, co-scriptwriter.
Nightbeat, October 2004, An Explosion of Creativity: Las Vegas Arts District, Story and Photos.
“World Issues from Female Artists’ Perspective” presentation and film short, Women of Diversity
Productions, April 2003, director and scriptwriter.
“Nevada Women’s Voices” documentary, Women of Diversity Productions, 2002, camera crew.
Art Organization Affiliations:
Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, 2009 – Present, member
Handmade Tile Association, 2009 - Present, member
Tile Heritage Foundation, member, 2009 – Present, member
Potter’s Council, member, 2009
American Craft Council, member, 2009
Southern Nevada Museum of Art, 2008 – Present, member
Metro Arts, member, 2008 - Present, member
Left of Center Art Gallery, August, 2008 - Present, member, member
Americans for the Arts, member, 2007 - Present, member
Goldwell Open Air Museum, Board Member, December, 2006 – 2009.
Architectural and Decorative Arts Society (ADAS), charter member, 2006, Board Member January,
2009 – Present, Board Member: Artist Liaison, 2009 - Present
National Museum for Women in the Arts, 2002 - Present, member
Women of Diversity Productions, Inc., Advisory Board Member, 2002-- Present.
Contemporary Arts Collective, 2002 -- 2009, member
Las Vegas Art Museum, Volunteer Publicity (2003), 2002 – 2009, member
Nevada Clay Guild, 2005 – 2007, member
Vegas Artist Guild, 2003 – 2005, member
Desert Sculptors Association, Inc., member, 2000 – 2003, Board Member, 2002- 2003.,
Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, 2009 – Present, member
Handmade Tile Association, 2009 - Present, member
Tile Heritage Foundation, member, 2009 – Present, member
Potter’s Council, member, 2009
American Craft Council, member, 2009
Southern Nevada Museum of Art, 2008 – Present, member
Metro Arts, member, 2008 - Present, member
Left of Center Art Gallery, August, 2008 - Present, member, member
Americans for the Arts, member, 2007 - Present, member
Goldwell Open Air Museum, Board Member, December, 2006 – 2009.
Architectural and Decorative Arts Society (ADAS), charter member, 2006, Board Member January,
2009 – Present, Board Member: Artist Liaison, 2009 - Present
National Museum for Women in the Arts, 2002 - Present, member
Women of Diversity Productions, Inc., Advisory Board Member, 2002-- Present.
Contemporary Arts Collective, 2002 -- 2009, member
Las Vegas Art Museum, Volunteer Publicity (2003), 2002 – 2009, member
Nevada Clay Guild, 2005 – 2007, member
Vegas Artist Guild, 2003 – 2005, member
Desert Sculptors Association, Inc., member, 2000 – 2003, Board Member, 2002- 2003.,
“ Artist Statement: My work focuses on the point where aesthetic elements and environments are
transitioning to socially significant and commonly held contexts.”
Denise R. Duarte
Current Work: I am a full-time artist/sculptor designing and creating public and private art in
Nevada in a variety of media, such as recycled glass murals, sidewalk enhancements and
architectural ceramic murals and design elements.
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transitioning to socially significant and commonly held contexts.”
Denise R. Duarte
Current Work: I am a full-time artist/sculptor designing and creating public and private art in
Nevada in a variety of media, such as recycled glass murals, sidewalk enhancements and
architectural ceramic murals and design elements.
.
Spring, 2011.