Rixy Fernandez
Boston,MA
Summary
Ambitious Artist / Fabricator, Studio Specialist, Teaching Artist with almost 10 years of experience producing Art Exhibitions /Installations, Public Art / Programming, Education, Scenic Fabrication Assisting, and supporting Studio Workspaces for artists, students, various stakeholders, + institutions. Demonstrated profienciency in Detail Orientation, Creative Problem Solving, Project Management, Consultation, Mentorship, and Art Production.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Interdisciplinary Artist + Fabricator
Freelance
Boston, MA
09.2019 - Current
- Current Contracts: Midnight Mansion Fabrication, The Rose Kennedy Greenway Dewey Square Mural Commission 2026, 'Everything + More' Group Exhibition with StreetTheory Gallery in Cambridge, MA
- Recent Recognition: The Rose Kennedy Greenway Dewey Square Mural Commission 2026, Boston Artadia Award Finalist 2025, TEDxRoxbury Speaker 2025, The City of Boston 'Un-Monuments' 2024, + NEFA's Newell Flather Award for Leadership in Public Art 2023
- Creating paintings, sculptures, installations and public art / murals locally and internationally, using a variety of mediums and processes for the empowerment of women + the connected diaspora.
- Includes Gallery / Museum Exhibitions, Fellowships, Residencies, Awards, + more
Studio Specialist
Elevated Thought + Studio Cúcala
Lawrence, MA
08.2021 - Current
- Includes overseeing daily operations, managing budgets / supplies, managing adult programming + exhibitions, coordinating internal + external projects, galleries / public art exhibitions, and acting as a liaison between the artists and other stakeholders. High attention to detail, creative problem solving, project management, and time management.
- Assist in safety around power tools, exhibition handling/installation/preparations, equipments, sculpture materials / ventilations, woodshop, and media.
- Typically serving High School, 18+ students, Emerging + Established Artists
- Currently: Elevated Thought + Studio Cúcala
Teaching Artist
Elevated Thought
Boston, MA
03.2021 - Current
- Relevant Employers: YWCA Lowell, Boston Architectural College, IBA Boston, MFA Teens, Elliot School of Fine Arts
- Offering technical, historical, and conceptual education around Art + Social Justice to various ages.
- Disciplines taught include Observational Drawing, Illustration, Painting, Sculpture, Scenic Fabrication, Public Art / Installation, Graphic Design, Professional Development
- Includes workshops, intensives, long term classes, + more within public / private schools, institutions, + international spaces
- Currently serving 18+ Emerging Artists / Adults + High School. Traditional experience in K-12,
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Studio Art: Sculpture
University of MA
Boston01-2019
Skills
- Scenic Fabrication Production
- 2D, 3D, Digital processes including Painting, Sculpting in Foam, Metal, Plastic, Woodshop, Early Welding, Early 3D Programming (CAD, AutoDesk, Sketchup, Solidworks)
- Project Management, Detail-Orientation, Creative Problem Solving
- Community Activism Education
- Adobe Suites Design, Microsoft, CANVA
- Public Speaking Leadership
LANGUAGES
English (Native)
Spanish (Native + Intermediate)
Timeline
Studio Specialist
Elevated Thought + Studio Cúcala
08.2021 - Current
Teaching Artist
Elevated Thought
03.2021 - Current
Interdisciplinary Artist + Fabricator
Freelance
09.2019 - Current
Bachelor's Degree - Studio Art: Sculpture
University of MA