Lives and Works in New York and San Antonio
Education:
Writing Workshops facilitated by best selling author Daniel Pinchbeck
New York Academy of Art MFA Sculpture
Esoteric Studies with Frank Andrews
The New York Studio School, of Drawing ,Painting and Sculpture MFA Atelier with Bruce Gagnier, 2014
BFA Sculpture The Maryland Institute College of Art Maryland 1989, studied with Petah Coyne, Sal Scarpitta, Not Vital
San Antonio College, Studied with Mel Casas, Ray Cox, Mark Pritchett, Tom Willome
San Antonio McNay Art Institute Noell His Scholar Sculpture 1 1st recipient
2022 Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation
2021 New York Foundation For The Arts
2020
Abstract Painting: The 90’s, Andre Emmerich Gallery Assistant Curator to Barbara Rose
Who’s Who of American Women in Art, Marquis Publishing 1997
Awards / Residency International Women's Foundation Die Hogue for new genre fiction, 2003 ,performance and visual arts selected by Stella Rollig, BMKK Artist-In Residence, DEPOT,Vienna Austria, selected by Stella Rollig,
Noel His Sculpture Award 1979
1st Recipient), McNay Art Institute,Mildred Perl Kaplan Award,Maryland Institute College of Art ,Outstanding Former Student, San Antonio College 1997
Texas A&M Corpus Christi full art scholarship 1985 selected by Bruno Andrade
1978 Trinity University, Creative Writing Award Literary Magazine studied with Naomi Shihab Nye and John Phillp Santos
Exhibitions
2023
solo
Kens Texaco Radio Hour, a post pandemic elegy to climate change curated by Ana de Portela, flyby ,David Cerny, Erkki Engso..Trans Atlantic Toast provided by Franz Stauffenberg , December 21, 2022 – Mar 14,2023
Kens Texaco 615 Austin Highway San Antonio Texas 78209
READINGS PUBLICATIONS AUDIO
2023
Poets in The Garden,
September 17, Elizabeth Street Garden hosted by McNally Jackson
September 3,Elizabeth Street Garden , Hosted by McNally Jackson Books
August 20, Elizabeth Street Garden , Hosted by McNally Jackson Books
August 6, Elizabeth Street Garden , Hosted by McNally Jackson Books
June 26
McNally Jackson Books and Elizabeth Street Garden NYC Ana de Portela reads from her forthcoming book. Video by Yvonne Brook
June 10,
Poets in The Garden, McNally Jackson Books Elizabeth Street Garden, NY 10012
Ana de Portela reads from forthcoming publication of short stories,Videotaped by Yvonne Brooks
January
Liminal. Ghost.IO Literary Issue 3 RENAISSANCE published by Daniel Pinchbeck, editors Arielle Friedman and Reivan Alexandria, No Piano for Left Hand by Ana de Portela
LIMINAL. Ghost.IO literary Magazine TIME Vol.1 Issue 1 published by Daniel Pinchbeck editors Arielle Friedman and Reivan Alexandria . Inaugural Issue” The Benchcoin Gold and Swords” by Ana de Portela with Audio recording by author.
October 31, 2022
LIMINAL; THE UNDERWORLD Issue 2, published by Daniel Pinchbeck, editors Arielle Friedman, Reivan Alexandria, “The Situationship of Neptune” by Ana de Portela
Jan2023
Liminal. Ghost.IO Literary Issue 3 RENAISSANCEpublished by Daniel Pinchbeck, editors Arielle Friedman and Reivan Alexandria “ No Piano for Left Hand” by Ana de Portela
Group
“The Trajectory of Art and Collective Prayer for Gun Violence and Hate Crimes” Curated by David Zamora Casas. December 1-12,2022 116 Blue Star Arts, San Antonio Texas78204
2022
Poets in The Garden hosted by McNally Jackson Books at Elizabeth Street Garden August 15,2022 ROY, by Ana de Portela , video taped by Yvonne Brooks
August 7, 2022
Madam Tarot with Ana de Portela The Alchemists Kitchen 117 Crosby Street NY NY 10012
Poets in The Garden hosted by McNally Jackson Books at Elizabeth Street Garden August 29,2022 “GETTING THERE” by Ana de Portela, taped by Yvonne Brooks
August 14,2022. Poets in The Garden McNally Jackson Books Elizabeth Street Garden NY 10012
June19,Poets in The Garden hosted byMcNally Jackson Books, Elizabeth St Garden, New York City
MayDAY! May 1 ,2022 Pandemic Poems Virtual Collaboration with Jackie Braje New York Poetry Society, NY NY 10012
Imagine a World Without Borders, Elizabeth Street Garden , 211. Elizabeth St NY NY 10012
2021
Kitchen Kitsch :Pandemic Pantry Poetry,June3,2021-August 6, Galerie 265, 265 Lafayette St 10012
2020
Declarations of Love and Emancipation, June 19,2020, 141 Green Street NY 10012 with Leila Ghani Edrington
The Tenth Annual New York City Poetry Festival, The InterGalactic Love Wishing Tree ,Governors Island ,Colonel’s Row, NY
2021
May 1,2021
New York Poetry Society Pandemic Poems: Mayday! A 24 hour experimental epic sonnet crown collaboration
2019
July 27,28,2019
9th Annual New York City Poetry Festival, Featured Artist,” Intergalactic Love Wishing Tree, Governors Island”NY 10004
June 13,2019
Chashama Gala, An Outrageous Experience,World Trade Center 67 th Floor Vesey Street NYC 10007
2018
August 23,2018
RAICES Poetry reading Elizabeth Street, organized by April Valencia, with Alexis Cheung, Doreen St. Felix, Ana de Portela, Iva Dexit Crystal Hanak, Kyle Lucia, Coco Mellars
June - August 2018
Madame Anna Tarot, Sundays -1-4pm Elizabeth Street Garden NYC
Met Museum, New York , NYActivism , Ritual & Monument Gallery Talk by Ana de Portela Thursday 11a-2p
8th Annual New York City Poetry Festival, Featured Visual Artist , Intergalactic Love Wish Tree Installation, Performance , Governors Island, July27,28 2018 11a-6pm
The Getty Center Archive, 1200 Getty Center Drive LA CA 90049The Harald Szeeman Papers, de Portela, Ana , 1995 Box 1535 Folder 55,
Museum of Modern Art,Print Collection, Franklin Furnace Purchase, Ana de Portela Pig Magazine Contributing Editor , published by John LeKay
Edward W. Schenecker Collection, “Shopping for Peace’ banner from Hotel Alpha, San Antonio TX
Joe Diz
CartWright Lee Collection, “Kabuki” 2017drawing by Ana de Portela, charcoal on paper
Rob Mooney Collection, Untitled 2, After Rodin ,November 2020 by Ana de Portela, pen on paper
Megan Zappulla Collection. Untitled 3 After Rodin, November 2020 by Ana de Portela, pen on Paper
Con Safos, Contemporary Chicano art from the Joe A. Diaz Collection, Christina’s World by Ana de Portela, photograph,National Museum of Mexican Art ,Chicago
2001 Wall Power, the Dallas Contemporary curated by Joan Davidow, Biennial,Aperto, 1993 Venice XLVTeatro Malibran curated by Klaus Bisenbach and Dan Graham, Love For Three Oranges, 1993 Palazzo Moconiego Grand Canal Venice 1991 Writing on The Wall Hit and Run 303 gallery curated by Lisa Spellman Word of Mouth, traveling exhibition Palais des Beaux Arts
curated by:Film/ Video
2001Cine Festival , First Place Youth Category THE HAND, PRODUCER ANA DE PORTELA Director George Ozuna and SAN ANTO CULTURAL ARTS Youth Participants Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center,1300 GUADALUPE ST, SAN ANTONIO TEXAS 78207Reina Sophia Museum, curated by Berta Sichel. Madrid Spain , Una Torta sin Sabor film produced and directed by Ozuna Films written, acted , co- produced by Ana de Portela Dirk Snauweart, 1991Chemistry is Beauty, Eigen& Art, AmerikaHaus,Leipzig, BerlinUnder Thirty, Galerie Metropol, curated by Erik Oppenheim,ViennaSelections , 1989 Drawing Center Selections 48 (curated by James Elaine) BWKK artist in residence museum quartierDepot curated by Stella Rollig. Una Torta sin Sabor, Reina Sofia Madrid curated by Berta Sichel, Massimo Gioni & Maurizio Cattelan pop- up"Virgins" Family Business ,curated by Marilyn Minter NYC.
photo by Deborah Keller-Rihn
exhibited at San Antonio International Airport