Join us for a Gallery 505 IN PERSON event to celebrate the work of Doris Cordero - her exhibit currently is hanging in our Gallery space. We had our online opening on January 23rd. We are so excited to be welcoming the community back into our space.
Refreshments will be served and guitarist Sinuhe Padilla will be joining us.
DORIS CORDERO is a Bronx native and a resident of Riverdale for over 35 years. Her childhood years were spent both in Puerto Rico and the Bronx; a journey between two languages and two cultures. Doris is a graduate of Art & Design High School. She obtained a degree in Studio Art and Elementary Education from Fordham University; and received a Master's Degree from Fordham University and Bank Street College. Her career trajectory includes Bilingual educator, Elementary Art educator and serving as an Art Administrator for New York City Public Schools. Doris’ career has allowed her to work closely with art organizations and artists. Her training had come from various sources, such as the Arts Student's League, Parsons School of Design; the Botanical Illustration Program at the New York Botanical Garden and Wave Hill.
She has studied with Laura Vogel, Botanical Illustrator at NYBG; Wennie Huang; watercolorist at Wave Hill and The 92nd Street Y; Dan Welden, printmaker; and David Dunlop, painter. These artists have all been great mentors to Doris in her artistic work.
Doris has been exhibiting her artwork since the 80’s, where she was part of group exhibition entitled Comadres at El Museo Del Barrio, featuring women artists. Her work has been featured as part of Riverdale Art Association group exhibitions with at the Grinton I. Will Public Library; Riverdale—Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture; and Gallery 18 at the Riverdale YM-YWHA. Doris has also collaborated in group exhibitions at the Blue Door Art Gallery, Riverfront Gallery; KRVC's Gallery 505; as well as PRIDA's sell out group exhibition's at El Barrio's Artspace PS109 and throughout New York City. Today, Doris is a proud member of the Puerto Rican Institute for the Development of the Arts (PRIDA). She is also the current President of the Riverdale Art Association. DorisCordero.com
SINUHE PADILLA ISUNZA is a Mexican musicologist, producer, composer, and artistic director. With more than 25 years of teaching and research experience, he’s led and collaborated in multiple compelling artistic and social projects around the traditional and contemporary Afro-Amerindian music scene. A path that has allowed him to inspire and encourage community-based fandango projects in many cities including New York, Philadelphia, Barcelona, Buenos Aires, Bello Horizonte, Montreal, Albuquerque, Miami, among others. As a performing multi-instrumentalist, he has shared the stage and toured with Multi Grammy Award-winning artists like Lila Downs, Residente, Aida Cuevas, Ana Tijoux, and many more. Padilla Isunza has also directed musical projects such as Jarana Beat, Mexico Beyond Mariachi, The Bilingual Birdies Band, among other projects in New York. Sinuhe has served as music writer and producer for National Geographic, Mundo (Firmes), The taco Chronicles documentary series by Netflix, Storyhunter TV, The United Nations; and as lecturer in conferences and Master Classes for The New School University, the Hemispheric Institute of Performance & Politics (NYU), Berklee College of Music, Dutchess Community College, New Mexico State University, and the CUNY Graduate Center of the City University of New York. His main creative output, Jarana Beat, has been acclaimed world-wide and awarded Best Folk Contemporary Band by the Mexican Music Awards 2015, and recognition by the City of New York for his contribution to Latin culture in the same year.
