RESUME

Macarena Zilveti

1961, Santiago, Chile. Lives and works in Hollywood, FL.

Education

1983                 Syracuse University: School of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse, NY, BFA

1979-1981        Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2024
I Am a Queen, Archbishop John C. Favalora Archive & Museum, St. Thomas University, Miami Gardens, FL

I Am a Queen, Florida International University, Miami, FL

2016

I Am a Queen, Art Basel Satellite Exhibit, KROMA Gallery, Coconut Grove, FL

Selected Group Exhibitions

2026

Opposed Visions, MIA Curatorial Projects, Miami, FL

River of Grass (Juried), Hollywood Art and Culture Center, Hollywood, FL

2025

Drifts and Tremors, MIA Curatorial Projects, Miami, FL

Don’t be Absurd! Annual Fiber Exhibition (Juried), CAMP Gallery, Miami, FL

38th September Competition Exhibition (Juried), Alexandria Museum of Art, Louisiana

Ancestral Lines, Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, FL

Threading the Americas from North to South, Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas, Miami, FL

The Four Elements – Water (Juried), XI World Textile Art Biennial, Miami International Fine Arts (MIFA), Miami, FL

2024

Fiber Arts Take Two Virtual Exhibit, Australia

Unraveling Surrealism: Celebrating Women’s Narratives through Contemporary Fiber Art (Juried), Pinecrest Gardens,
Pinecrest, FL

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Exhibit, North Miami Beach Library, North Miami Beach, FL

¡DALE!, North Miami Beach Library, North Miami Beach, FL

A Celebration of Women’s Month, North Miami Beach Library, North Miami Beach, FL

2023

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Exhibit, Hot Spots! Art Gallery, Wilton Manors, FL

The American Denim (Juried), Miami International Fine Arts (MIFA), Miami, FL

Color Culture: Our History and Heritage Through Fiber (Juried), Thousand Islands Art Center, Clayton, NY

A Celebration of Women’s Month, North Miami Beach Library, North Miami Beach, FL

2022

Thrive!: Exhibiting Breast Cancer Journeys, North Miami Beach Library, North Miami Beach, FL

Beyond the Woods, Pinecrest Gardens, Pinecrest, FL

Persistence IV (Juried), National All Women’s Exhibit, d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA

International Women’s Month Exhibit, North Miami Beach Library, North Miami Beach, FL

2021

Interwoven: An Exhibit of Breast Cancer Art, Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Sisters: National Women’s Month Art Exhibit, North Miami Beach Library, North Miami Beach, FL

2020

Thrivers: A Virtual Exhibit of Breast Cancer Art, National League of American Pen Women, Coral Gables, FL 

2019

The Journey, Galeria Adelmo, Coral Gables, FL

RESONATE: A Polyphonic Prospect, Coral Gables Museum, Coral Gables, FL 

2018

La Vie Est Belle, North Miami Beach Library, North Miami Beach, FL  

2017    

Coming Back Together, Community Folk Art Center, Syracuse, NY

What’s Your Elephant (Juried), The 1310 Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL

ReciclArte, Green Library Gallery, Florida International University, Miami, FL       

Our History: Hialeah Park, Celebrating 95 years, Milander Center for Arts & Entertainment, Miami, FL

Untold Stories, North Miami Beach Library, North Miami Beach, FL

What’s in your box? Patiño Studio, Miami, FL

Women: It’s All About Us!, Milander Center for Arts & Entertainment, Miami, FL

ArtBRAVO! (Juried), ArtServe, Fort Lauderdale, FL

2016                

Mirada de Mujer, Optimus Gallery, Miami, FL

Mirada de Mujer, RedPoint Art Studios, Wilton Manors, FL

2015

Purim Mask Auction Exhibit, Florida International University Jewish Museum of Florida, Miami Beach, FL

Totems, MANO Fine Art, Miami, FL

2014                

Put A Bird On It, Blu Moon Studio, Coconut Grove, FL

Swarm Miami, Blu Moon Studio, Coconut Grove, FL

Awards

Dulce Oscuridad, Honorable Mention, International Latino Book Awards

Publications

2025

The Red Haze of the Sun, Poetry Collection, Self-Published

2025

Seasons, Fibre Arts Take Two

2024

Dulce Oscuridad, Poetry Collection (en Español), Self-Published

2024

The Cancer Feminine, Purple Octopus Art