EDUCATION
2018 – NYSED, Art Education, Certification
2017 – MFA Candidate, Art Education, The City College of New York
2016 – MFA, Digital and Interdisciplinary Arts Practice, The City College of New York
2011 – BFA Image and Graphic Design and Minor in Traditional Printmaking, School of Fine Arts and Design (EAPD), San Juan, Puerto Rico
RESIDENCIES
2020 – A.I.R. Risolab, Visual Narrative MFA, School of Visual Arts, NYC
2017 – A.I.R. Gallery of Archives and Special Collections, Morris Raphael Cohen Library, CCNY, NYC
Bibliography
- Roldán, Camile. “Si tuvieras alas ¿a dónde volarías?, El Nuevo Día Newspaper, June 25, 2015.Online Article
-Lukanova, Yordanka. “BSPB and Sofia Zoo in a joint event for children led by a volunteer from Puerto Rico”, Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds. June 5 2015. BSPB Online Article
Puerto Rico, Ciencia. "Simposio de Educación, Interpretación Ambiental e Investigación en Bosques y Áreas Naturales." Ciencia Puerto Rico. March 9, 2012. Accessed April 23, 2015 Online Article
Ortiz-Berrios, Marielisa. "Conjuga El Arte Con Su Pasión Por Las Aves." Revista Atabey.
March 16, 2012. Accessed April 23, 2015. Online Article
Segarra, Abdiel. "Adiós-es /Exhibition Ulrik López and Krisia Ayala." Conboca, Periodico. September 25, 2008. Accessed April 23, 2015. Online Article
Education Workshops
International / 2015
“If you had wings where would you go?” Sofia Zoo, Sofia, Bulgaria
“Relationships between the Migration of Birds and Humans”, Sofia University, Bulgaria
“The Migration Kit”, Madzharovo, Bulgaria
Puerto Rico / 2013
“Urban Birdwatching” Community Tuesdays, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 00924
“The Birds as Artistic Inspiration” The Birds of Puerto Rico, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00965
“The Birds of Puerto Rico” The Birds of Puerto Rico, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico 00965
Instructor: Adobe Design Suite, Consulting Services, New York, NY
Teaching different design techniques using the Adobe Design Suite
Tutor: Printmaking, Escuela de Artes Plásticas, San Juan, PR
Helping students to achieve their project goals and reach their full potential
Travel
Traveled to Berlin, Germany | Research on multisensory books and illustrative techniques. 2018
Traveled to Sofia, Bulgaria | Internship with the Bulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds. 2015
Traveled to Istanbul, Turkey | Internship with Doğa Derneği (Birdlife®Turkey / Birdlife®International) 2015