María Elena González
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1957 –
Who is María Elena González?
María Elena González is a Cuban-American artist best known for her sculptural installations that are architecturally as well as personally informed. In 1999, González received widespread acclaim for her site-specific outdoor sculpture, Magic Carpet/Home. Commissioned by the Public Art Fund, it was originally installed in Brooklyn, New York, and subsequently in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Los Angeles, California. In the summer of 2005, González was a resident faculty member at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. In 2005 and 2008, she was also a Visiting Artist faculty member at the Cooper Union School of Art. Her homes and studios are in Brooklyn and at Basel in Switzerland.
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- Born
- 1957
Havana - Also known as
- Maria Elena González
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Master of Arts, San Francisco State University
Sculpture
( - 1983) - Florida International University
- Bachelor of Fine Arts
- Master of Arts, San Francisco State University
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on July 23, 2013
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