Kyra Belán
ARTIST, AUTHOR, ART HISTORIAN:
ART: DIGITAL ART, PAINTING, DRAWING, SITE SPECIFIC, EARTH ART,
PERFORMANCE
BOOKS:
ART, MYTHS, AND RITUALS, BENT TREE PRESS, 2007
LA VIRGEN EN EL ARTE, Panamericana, 2007, in Spanish.
THE VIRGIN IN ART: FROM MEDIEVAL TO MODERN, BARNES & NOBLE PRESS, 2005
EARTH, SPIRIT AND GENDER: VISUAL LANGUAGE FOR THE NEW REALITY,
Forbes, '96,'98; Thomson, '01,'03; Benttree, 2005
MADONNAS: From Medieval to Modern, Parkstone Press '01, translated to
French and German
LUCID FUTURE: A SPIRITUAL ADVENTURE, Aegina Press, '99
co-author: Dorothy Gillespie, Radford University Press, '98
included in 100 Contemporary International Artists, Biblioteca de Artistas de
las Comunidades Europeas, 2007
US citizen, origin: Argentina
Professor of art and art history; coordinator, Visual Arts Department, and gallery
director,
Broward College, Pembroke Pines, FL
EDUCATION:
Ed. D., Florida International University
M. F. A., Florida State University
B. F. A., Arizona State University
SELECTED HONORS, AWARDS AND GRANTS:
Florida Achievement Award in the Arts, Women's Caucus for Art Florida Chapter,
2007-8
Honorable Mention, Summer International Exhibition, Museum of the Americas,
2006
Southeastern Art Conference Award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement, October
2005, University
of Arkansas at Little Rock
Annual ArtServe Encore Awards nominee 2002
Who's Who in American Art, 24th edition, 2001-2003
Otto M. Burkhardt Endowed Teaching Chair Recipient, BCC, 1999-2002
Broward County Women's Hall of Fame Outstanding Achievement in the Arts, FL,1999
Who's Who in American Art, 23rd edition, 1999-2000
International Woman of the Year, 1997/98, Cambridge, England
Who's Who in American Art, 22nd Edition, 1997-98
Who’s Who in American Art, 21st Edition, 1995-96
Broward County Women’s Hall of Fame, nomination, 1994
Who’s Who in American Art, 20th Edition, 1993-94
Who’s Who in American Art, 19th Edition, 1992
Merit Award, Oswego International Video Festival, Oswego Art Center, Oswego,
NY, 1988
Who’s Who of American Women, 15th edition, 1987/88
Who’s Who in American Art, 17th edition, 1986
Merit Award. Expressions! The 6th Annual Competition And Exhibition, Art
and Culture Center of Hollywood, 1986/87
Money for Women - Barbara Deming Memorial Fund Grant, for the Magic
Circle Goddess Series, 1986
Metro-Dade Art in Public Places Commission, Miami, FL, 1986
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest, 1985/86
Who’s Who in America, 1985
Who’s Who in the South and Southwest, 1984/85
Second Place, Graphics, Hollywood Creates 1983, Art and Culture Center
of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL, 1983
Individual Artist Fellowship, State of Florida, Florida Fine Arts Council, 1982
Cover Art of special edition of The Miami Herald, Hooked on Hollywood,
selected by the committee of the Greater Hollywood Chamber of
Commerce, Hollywood, 1982
First Nationwide Savings Award, WPBT Channel 2 TV Juried Exhibition,
Miami, FL, 1982
Mayor David Keating Award, Greater Hollywood Creates 1981, Art and
Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL, 1981
Gene Segal Award, WPBT Channel 2 TV Juried Exhibition, Metropolitan
Museum and Art Center, Coral Gables, FL, 1981
Broward Art in Public Places, Commission for Southern Regional
Courthouse, Hollywood, FL, 1981
Limited Edition Award, WPBT Channel 2 TV, Miami, FL, 1980
Judges Recognition Award, Broward Art Guild Fourth Annual Art Festival,
Fort Lauderdale, Fl, 1979.
Outstanding Young Woman of America Award, 1979
Award of Merit, Realism/Representation Exhibition, Broward Art Guild,
Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1979
Honorable Mention, First Annual Art Show and Competition, Long Galleries
and the Arts Gazette, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1979
Outstanding Artist of the Southeast, American Art/Southeast Magazine,
1978
Best of Show Award, Best of Womanart, Anniversary Exhibition, Womanart
Gallery, New York, NY, 1977
First Place, Exhibition of Contemporary Art, W.A.I.T., Grove House Gallery,
Coconut Grove, FL., 1976
First Place and Second Place, The 10th Annual Thomasville Art Show,
Thomasville, GA 1975
Honorable Mention, Monticello Arts Festival, Monticello, FL, 1974
Merit Award, Honorable Mention, and Honorable Mention, Winter Park Art
Festival, Winter Park, FL, 1974
Second Place, Monticello Art Festival, Monticello, FL 1974
First Place, Winter Art Show, Miami-Dade Community College South,
1974
First Place, South Miami Chamber of Commerce Art Show, 1974
Teaching Assistantship, F.S.U., 1974/75
ART IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Art and Culture Center, Hollywood, FL
Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL
Broward Art in Public Places, South Regional Courthouse, Hollywood, FL
Broward Community College, Pembroke Pines, FL
Latin American Art Museum, Miami, FL
Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Metro-Dade Art in Public Places, Miami, FL
NUMEROUS PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
SELECTED ONE ARTIST EXHIBITIONS:
Lady Liberty and Other Archetypes, digital art installation and ritual performance;
Magic Circle XXIX, The Art Gallery, BCC South, March-April 2004.
Spirit Circle, digital art; installation and ritual performance: Magic Circle
XXVIII, The Art Gallery, BCC South, 1999-2000.
Celebration of Mother Earth: Magic Circle XXVII, earth art and ritual performance,
Rochester
Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY. 1998.
Goddess of the World: Magic Circle XXVI, site specific installation and ritual
performance, The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, FL. 1996-97.
The Floralia Series, site specific installation of paintings, The Art and Culture
Center of Hollywood, FL. 1995.
Goddess Lakshmi: Magic Circle XXV, site specific installation and ritual solstice
performance,
Yoga Vedanta Science and Arts Center, Ft. Lauderdale. FL. 1994.
Mother Earth, Changing Woman: Magic Circle XXIV: site specific installation
and ritual performance, The Art Gallery, Broward Community College, Pembroke
Pines, FL, 1994
Mother Earth, Mother God: Magic Circle XXIII, site specific installation and
ritual performance, The 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL, 1993
Magic Circle XXII: Celebration for Goddess Juno, Sri Naranda Yoga Centre, Hallandale,
FL, 1993
Goddess Sulis: Magic Circle XXI, performance, Salisbury, England, 1992
Our Lady of Florida: Magic Circle XX, The Art Gallery, Broward Community College,
Pembroke Pines, FL, 1991.
Great Goddess Gaia - A Celebration: Magic Circle XIX, 15th Annual Holiday Festival,
Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1990.
Great Goddess Chalchiutlicue: Magic Circle XVIII, The Rim Institute, Payson,
AZ, 1989.
Great Goddess Chicomecoatl/Shakti: Magic Circle XVII, The Rim Institute, Payson,
AZ, 1988.
Great Goddess Rhea: Magic Circle XVI, performance, Malia, Crete, Greece,1988.
Cosmic Goddess Chicomecoatl/Demeter: Magic Circle XV, Dupont Gallery, Washington
and Lee University, Lexington, VA, 1988.
Great Goddess Chicomecoatl: Magic Circle XIV, Art and Culture Center of
Hollywood, Hollywood, FL, 1987.
Great Goddess Medusa: Magic Circle XIII, Fine Arts Gallery, Broward Community
College, Davie, FL, 1987.
Nature Goddess Sekhmet: Magic Circle XII, Miami Site, Key Biscayne, FL,1987.
Sun Goddess, Emergence of Myth: Magic Circle XI, Fine Arts Gallery, Broward
Community College, Davie, FL, 1986.
The Magic Circle Series 1978 - 1985, Einstein Library, Nova University, Davie,
FL, 1985.
Great Goddess: Magic Circle X, Metropolitan Museum and Art Center, Coral Gables,
FL, 1985.
In Quest of the American Goddess Coatlicue: Magic Circle IX, Fine Arts Gallery,
Broward Community College, Davie, FL ,1985.
Great American Indian Goddess Coatlicue: Magic Circle VIII, Fine Arts
Gallery, Broward Community College, Davie, FL, 1984.
Goddess Isis: Magic Circle VII, New World Campus, Miami-Dade Community College,
Miami, FL, 1984.
Magic Birds of Florida, The Gallery, Bailey Hall, Broward Community College,
Davie, FL, 1983.
Goddess: Magic Circle VI, Fine Arts Gallery, Broward Community College, Davie,
FL, 1982.
Isis: Magic Circle V, Broward Community College, Pembroke Pines, FL,1982.
Tropical Magic, Florida Atlantic University Library, Boca Raton, FL, 1981.
Magic Florida, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL, 1980.
Goddess Isis: Magic Circle IV, Unitarian Church, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1980.
Magic Circle III, installation and performance, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY,
1979.
Magic Circle II, An Alternative Gallery, North Miami, FL, 1979.
The Magic Circle, installation and performance, Grove House South, Miami, FL,
1978.
Recent Drawings, Womanart Gallery, New York, NY, 1978.
Isis, Oh Isis..., Fine Arts Gallery, Broward Community College, Davie, FL,1977.
The Timeless Explosion of Fantasy’s Dream, Womanart Gallery, New York,NY,
1977.
The Bicentennial Man, installation and performance, Woman’s Expo ‘76,
Miami Beach Convention Hall, Miami Beach, FL, 1976.
Are Birds Free from the Chains of the Skyway?, installations and performance,
Wm. D. Pawley Creative
Arts Center, Miami-Dade Community College North, Miami, FL, 1976.
M. F. A. Exhibition, The Gallery, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL,1975.
Recent Drawings, Bainbridge Junior College, Bainbridge, GA, 1975.
Fantasy Wings, Artful Dodger Gallery, Tallahassee, FL, 1975.
SELECTED JURIED, INVITATIONAL OR FACULTY EXHIBITIONS:
Summer International Exhibition, Museum of the Americas, Doral, FL, 2006
Tribute to Independence: Argentina and Colombia, Museum of the Americas, Miami,
FL, 2005
Hispanic Heritage in America 2001, Latin American Art Museum, Miami, FL, 2001
Intuitive Art:The Artist as Shaman, Rosemary Court Galleries, Sarasota, Fl 2000
Fascinating Faces of Portraiture, invitational exhibition, ArtServe, Ft. Lauderdale,
FL, 1998
Argentine Cultural Month, juried exhibition, The Florida Museum of Hispanic
and Latin American Art, Miami, FL 1997
Presence of the Argentine Art, invitational exhibition, The Florida Museum of
Hispanic and Latin American Art, Miami, FL. 1996
BCC Art Faculty Exhibition, Fine Art Gallery, Broward Community College, Davie,
FL, 1995 - 98.
Second Annual XS Best of the Gallery Exhibition, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood,
FL, 1995
Herencia Hispana en America, invitational exhibition, The Florida Museum of
Hispanic and Latin American Art, Miami, FL, 1995
Mujeres en el Arte, invitational exhibition, The Florida Museum of Hispanic
and Latin American
Art, Miami, FL, 1994
BCC 1994 Art Faculty Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Broward Community College,
Davie, FL, 1994
Art Faculty Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Broward Community College, Davie,
FL, 1993
WCA Miami Chapter invitational Exhibition, The Art Gallery, Broward Community
College, Pembroke Pines, FL, 1993
Broward Community College 1992 Art Faculty Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Davie,
FL, 1992
Women’s Caucus for Art Invitational Exhibition, Bizarre Bazaar Gallery,
Miami, FL, 1992
Women’s Caucus for Art, Miami Chapter 20th Anniversary Juried Exhibition,
Main Library Auditorium, Miami-Dade Public Library, Miami, FL, 1992
Broward Community College 1991 Art Faculty Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Davie,
FL, 1991
Works from the Permanent Collection, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood,
FL, 1990/1991
Grand Opening Gala Celebration Exhibition, The Divine Feminine, Monterey, CA,
1990
Sky Art: Paintings in the Air, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, FL, 1989
Invitational Exhibition, Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1988
Faculty Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Broward Community College, Davie, FL,
1988
Faculty Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Broward Community College, Davie, FL,
1987
Expressions: The 6th Annual Competition and Exhibition, Art and Culture Center
of Hollywood, 1986/87
Una Idea Mechanica, Initiated in Italy, traveled Europe and USA, 1986/87
Sky Art, Kassel Museum, Kassel, Germany, 1986
Connexus, South Regional Library, Pembroke Pines, FL 1986
BCC Art Faculty Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Broward Community College, Davie,
FL, 1986
Connexus Environmental Sculpture Cooperative Project, Miami-Dade Community College,
Miami, FL, 1985
Community Art Alliance 1985, Juried Exhibition, Hollywood Art and Culture Center,
Hollywood, FL, 1985
Erotica, Juried Exhibition, Union Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee,
Milwaukee, WI, 1984
BCC Art Faculty Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Broward Community College, Davie,
FL, 1984
WCA Tri-State Juried Exhibition: Florida-Louisiana-Texas, Fine Arts Gallery,
Broward Community College, Davie, FL, 1984
Aviary Art, Four Artist Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Broward Community College,
Davie, FL, 1984
Sky Art: Paintings in the Air, Invitational Exhibition, Art and Culture Center
of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL , 1983
Hollywood Creates, Juried Exhibition, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood,
FL, 1983
Art Faculty Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Broward Community College, Davie,
FL, 1983
Women’s Vision, W.C.A. Juried Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Broward Community
College, Davie, FL and Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA, 1983
Contemporary Women Artists of the Gold Coast, Invitational, Gulfstream Bank,
Boca Raton, FL, 1982
BCC Faculty Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Broward Community College, Davie,
FL, 1982
The Community College Capitol Art Exhibit, Juried, The Capitol,Tallahassee,
FL, 1982
Faculty Exhibition, Library Gallery, Barry University, North Miami, FL,1981
Inception, Juried, Jewish Community Center of South Florida, Miami Beach, FL,
1981
Greater Hollywood Creates, Juried, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood,
FL, 1981
23rd Annual M. Allen Hortt Memorial Competition and Exhibition, Juried,The Museum
of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1981
Channel 2 TV Juried Exhibition and TV Auction, Metropolitan Museum and Art Center,
Coral Gables, FL, 1981
Local Color, Juried Exhibition, Grove House, Coconut Grove, FL, 1981
Whitney Counterweight 3, Invitational, Alain Bilhaud Gallery, New York, NY,
1981
Faculty Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Broward Community College, Davie, FL,
1981
Invitational Show, Tropical Audubon Society, Miami, FL, 1980
Channel 2 TV Juried Exhibition and TV Auction, Miami, FL, 1980
Media Plus, Juried Exhibition, Lowe-Levinson Gallery, Miami Beach, FL, 1980
Southern Exposure: Selections by Women Artists, Juried Exhibition, Hanson Galleries,
New Orleans, LA, 1980
Realism/Representational Exhibition, Juried, Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale,
FL, 1979
Contemporary Reflections of the 19th Century, Juried Exhibition, Burdines Gallery,
Burdines, Dadeland, Miami, FL, 1979
Juried Exhibition, Grove House Gallery, Coconut Grove, FL, 1979
First Annual Fine Art Juried Exhibition, Long Galleries, Fort Lauderdale, FL,
1979
Faculty Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Broward Community College, Davie, FL,
1979
Best of Womanart, Second Anniversary Juried Exhibition, Womanart Galleries,
New York, NY, 1978
Woman Artist ‘78, Juried Exhibition, Long Galleries, Fort Lauderdale,
FL, 1978
Nudes and Owls, Invitational Exhibition, Jeanne Taylor Gallery, New York,NY,
1978
Invitational Art Exhibit, Design for Living ‘78, Miami Beach Convention
Center, Miami Beach, FL, 1978
Invitational Exhibition, An Alternative Gallery, Miami, FL, 1978
Faculty Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Broward Community College, Davie, FL,
1978
Holiday Show, Juried, Womanart Gallery, New York, NY, 1977
Perceptions 1977, Invitational Exhibition, The Gallery, Miami-Dade Community
College, North Campus, Miami, FL, 1977
Best of Womanart, Juried Anniversary Exhibition, Womanart Gallery, New York,
NY, 1977
Women’s Museum Group, Juried Exhibition, Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center,
New York, NY, 1977
Faculty Show, Fine Arts Gallery, Broward Community College, Davie, FL, 1977
Invitational Exhibition, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL,
1976
Professional Women Artists of Florida, Juried Exhibition, Lowe Art Museum, University
of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 1976
W.A.I.T. Exhibition, Juried, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood,
FL, 1976
The National Cape Coral 10th Annual Art Exhibition, Cape Coral, FL, 1976
The National Pensacola Drawing Exhibition, Juried, Pensacola, FL, 1976
25th Estancia Annual Exhibition of Art, Juried, Boca Raton Center for the Arts,
Boca Raton, FL, 1976
Women Artists It’s Time, Juried Exhibition, Wm. D. Pawley Creative Art
Center, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, FL, 1976
Faculty Exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, Broward Community College, Davie, FL,
1976
Exhibition in Black and White, Juried, Boca Raton Center for the Arts, Boca
Raton, FL, 1975
Grand Opening Group Show, Invitational, Gallery 741, Tallahassee, FL,1975
SELECTED BOOKS AND EXHIBITION CATALOGS:
Belan, Kyra. Art, Myths, and Rituals, Bent Tree Press, 2007.
Belan, Kyra. The Virgin in Art: From Medieval to Modern, Barnes & Noble
Press, 2005.
Belán, Kyra. Madonnas: From Medieval to Modern, Parkstone Press, 2001
Belán, Kyra. Lucid Future, Aegina Press, 1999.
Belán, Kyra. Earth, Spirit and Gender: Visual Language for the New Reality,
Forbes, Inc., 1996, 1998, Thomson, 2001, 2003.
Belán, Kyra. Site-Specific Works, chapter from Dorothy Gillespie, Radford
University Press, 1998.
Kyra Belán: The Floralia Series, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood,
FL, 1995
Broude, Norma and Garrard, Mary D. The Power of Feminist Art: The American Movement
of the 1970's, History and Impact. Harry N. Abrahms Publishing Co., 1994.
Belán, Kyra. Cover Art. The Latin Deli. Judith Ortiz Cofer. University
of Georgia Press, 1993.
Women’s Caucus for Art, Miami Chapter 20th Anniversary Juried Exhibition.
Main Library Auditorium, Miami-Dade Public Library System. Juror: Dorothy Gillespie.
March 14-May 23, 1992.
Orenstein, Gloria. The Reflowering of the Goddess. Pergamon Press, 1990.
Kyra. Cover Art. The Line of the Sun. Judith Ortiz Cofer. University of Georgia
Press. Athens, GA, 1989.
Kyra. Cover Art. The University of Georgia Press Catalogue. Athens, GA, 1989.
Wynne, Patrice. The Womanspirit Sourcebook. Harper & Row, 1988.
Expressions! The 6th Annual Competition and Exhibition. Art and Culture Center
of Hollywood. Juror: Judy Chicago.1986/87.
Himnelsschreiber. Jonas Verlag. Harald Kimpel (Hg), 1986.
Third Annual Miami Waves Experimental Film and Video Forum. Miami-Dade Community
College, Miami, FL. Invitational. 1984.
Erotica. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Union Art Gallery. Jurors: Jane Brite,
Assistant Curator, Milwaukee Art Museum; Karen Savage, Associate Professor,
School of the Art Institute, Chicago; Joan Semmel, Associate Professor, Rutgers
University. Milwaukee, WI, 1984.
Kyra. Foreword. Haitian Art of the 80’s. Fine Arts Gallery, Broward Community
College, 1984.
Tufts, Eleanor. American Women Artists. Garland Publishing, 1984.
Kyra. Foreword. Pottery Questions. Fine Arts Gallery, Broward Community College,
1983.
Florida Visual Artists, 1982-1983. Fellowship Catalogue, Florida Department
of State. George Firestone, Secretary of State. 1983.
30th Anniversary Gallery Exhibition. Juried. Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale,
FL, 1982.
24th Annual M. Allen Hortt Memorial Exhibition. The Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale,
FL, 1982.
Kyra. Cover Art. Among the Ancestors. Judith Ortiz Cofer, 1981.
Women’s Vision. Juror: Dr. Paula Harper. Fine Arts Gallery, Broward Community
College, FL and Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA, 1981.
____. American Artists of Renown, 1981-1982. Anne Avery, editor. Texas, Wilson
Publishing Co., Gilmer, TX, 1981.
Kyra. Illustration. The Native Dancer. Judith Ortiz Cofer. Lieb/Schott Publications,
1981.
Inception. The Inaugural Event of the New Miami Beach Jewish Community Center.
Juror: Dr. Eleanor Tufts. North Miami Beach, October 24 - November 29, 1981.
23rd Annual M. Allen Hortt Memorial Exhibition. Juror: Donald B. Kuspid. Museum
of Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1982.
Southern Exposure: Women Artists in the South. Juror: Dorothy Gillespie. Foreword:
Donald B. Kuspid. Hanson Gallery, New Orleans, LA, 1980.
Kyra. Illustration. Latin Women Pray. Judith Ortiz Cofer. The Florida Arts Gazette
Press, 1980.
Kyra. Magic Florida. Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL. September
9 - October 10, 1980.
Media Plus. Lowe-Levinson Gallery, Temple Beth Shalom. Juror: Miriam Shapiro.
Miami Beach, FL, May 5 - 24, 1980.
Contemporary Reflections of the 19th Century/South Florida Women. Juror: Dr.
Alessandra Comini. Burdines Auditorium, Dadeland, Miami, FL. May 4 - 19, 1979.
Outstanding Young Women of America. Biographical Work Compilation. Montgomery,
AL, 1979.
Best of 1978. Juried. Womanart Gallery, New York, NY, 1978.
Art Now Gallery Guide, vol. 8, No. 5. New York, NY, 1978.
Best of Womanart 1977. Juried. Womanart Gallery, New York, NY, 1977.
Art Now Gallery Guide, vol. 8, No, 3. Full page reproduction of the Best of
Show Award, Best of Womanart Juried Exhibition. New York, NY, November 1977.
Art Now Gallery Guide, Vol. 7, No. 8. New York, NY, 1977.
The National Pensacola Drawing Exhibition. Juried. Pensacola, FL, 1976.
Professional Women Artists of Florida. Jurors: John J. Baratte, Director, Lowe
Museum, Shirley Henderson, University of Miami. Lowe Art Museum, University
of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 1976.
Women Artists Third Century. Juror: Dr. Sandra Langer. Burdines Gallery, Dadeland,
Miami, Fl, 1975.
SELECTED ARTICLES AND REVIEWS IN MAGAZINES:
Bell Matuszewski, Barbara. Earth, Spirit, and Gender; Visual Language for the
New Reality. The Pen Woman, February 2005.
Belan, Kyra. Nancy Azara's Making Spiritual Practice of Making Art, Woman's
Art Journal,
Winter 2005, vol. 25 (2).
Belán, Kyra. The Art of Mary Beth Edelson. Woman's Art Journal, Fall
2003/Winter 2004, Vol. 24 (2).
Belán, Kyra. Art Portfolio: Digital Art. Magical Blend Magazine, November
2001.
Benson, Mara K. Lucid Future by Kyra Belán. Magical Blend, 2000, no.69.
Cox, James. A Penultimate New Age Novel. Midwest Book Review, February 4, 2000.
DeBeer, Barbara. Earth, Spirit and Gender: Visual Language for the New Reality
by Kyra Belán. Chrone Chronicles. Summer Solstice 1998, No. 35.
Belán, Kyra. Discovering the Goddess Within.Of a Like Mind. Candelmas
(Winter) 1998, vol. XIV, (4).
Weissman, Celia Y. Earth, Spirit and Gender: Visual Language for the New Reality
by Kyra Belán. Women's Art Journal. Fall 1997/ Winter 1998, vol. 18 (2).
Cox, James. The Metaphysical Bookshelf. The Midwest Book Review, Internet Bookwatch.
September 1997.
Hakimi, Maxine. Kyra Belán, Priestess of Art. Pulp, January 1997.
Wong, Sarah. Earth, Spirit and Gender: Visual Language for the New Reality by
Kyra Belan. Magical Blend, August-September-October 1996, issue 52.
Belan, Kyra. The Great Mother Archetype. Yoga Vedanta Journal. 1994, 3, (2).
Also cover art and reproductions of artwork.
Kyra. Cover art, illustration and brief bio. The Cathartic, No. 28, Spring/Summer
1992.
Lauter, Estella. Women as Mythmakers Revisited. Quadrant XXIII:1,1990.
Kyra. Cover art. The Cathartic. 1988, 20 (Spring).
Kyra. Art and profile. The New Renaissance. 1988, 22, (Spring).
Kyra. Cover art. On the Riviera. September 1987.
Kyra. Goddess Images, Myths, and Symbols in the Art of Women of the Southeast.
Southeastern College Art Conference Review. 1987, XI,(2).
Moore, Sylvia. Alternative Sources of Fundraising. Women Artists News.
1987, 12(2).
Kyra. The Magic Circle Series. Woman of Power. 1987, 6 (Spring).
Moore, Sylvia. Advocacy, Coalition of Women’s Art Organizations. Women
Artists News, 1987,12(2).
Kyra. Her Self. Hue Points, 1986,14(1).
Kyra. Cover art, illustration and profile. The Cathartic, 1984, 12.
Gildar, Lisa. Male Nude: The Image is the Issue. Hue Points, 1983, 12(1).
Comini, Alessandra. The Hierarchy in Art History: Has it Changed After a Decade
of Ferment? Women Artists News, 1983, 8(4).
Kyra. Censored: The Male Nude. Women Artists News, 1982/83, 8 (2).
Dressler, Kirt. The Newcomers: Up and Comers Among Them. The Best of Broward
Including The Best of Lauderdale. 1981, Souvenir Edition.
Goldberger, Carol. Florida’s Feminist Artists.The Florida Arts Gazette.,
1980, 4 (4).
Kyra. Male Nudes Still Draw Hostility in the Art World. New Directions for Women,
1980, 9 (6).
Comini, Alessandra. Titles Can Be Troublesome: Misinterpretations in Male Art
Criticism. Art Criticism, 1980,1 (2).
Springer, Marylyn. People to Watch in 1978. Broward Life, 1978, 4 (4).
Southeastern Artists: A Cross Section. Contemporary Art/Southeast. Annette Skelton-Cone,
editor. 1978, 2 (1).
SELECTED REVIEWS IN PERIODICALS:
Cogdill, Oline H. Local Book Reviews. Sun Sentinel, August 17th, 1996.
Shulman, Sandra Carol. Mother Love: Artist Tracks the Mythology of Worshipping
Women Since the Beginning of Time. XS Magazine, Special Eco Issue April 27,
1994.
Kay, Julie. Earth Goddess Art Exhibit Opens at BCC South Campus. The Herald,
April 14, 1994.
Brown, Rene. Installation Praises Earth Divinity, Florida Flambeau, September
10, 1993.
Happenings. Tallahassee Democrat. Friday, September 10, 1993.
Fisher, Sophia M. Artist’s Showcase. Fort Lauderdale News/Sun Sentinel,
February 20, 1991.
Higgins, Michael S. Exhibit Opens with Symbols of Peace. Hollywood Sun, January
25, 1991.
Kohen, Helen L. It’s Art Happening at the Zoo. The Miami Herald, March
27, 1987.
Duke, Lynne. Art Show at Old Zoo Captivates Visitors. The Miami Herald, March
22, 1987.
Blaylock, Debbie. Artist’s Works Soar with Spirit of Freedom. Fort Lauderdale
News/Sun Sentinel, June 30, 1985.
Aver, James. Erotic Exhibit Shows a Different Blue Boy. Milwaukee Journal, August
6, 1984.
Stanier, Carole. Fine Arts Gallery Offers Alternative: “ Coatlique, Magic
Circle VIII” by Kyra is a Good Example. Hollywood Sun-Tattler, June 15,
1984.
Harper, Paula. Sky Painting: Good Idea, Bad Day. The Miami News, April 25, 1983.
Stanier, Carol. BCC Faculty Displays Its Various Talents. Hollywood Sun-Tattler,
February 11, 1983.
Defino, Teresa. Exhibit Keeps Women’s Art in Focus. Fort Lauderdale News
and Sun-Sentinel, December 9, 1982.
Kohen, Helen L. Broward’s Eye on Reel Life: A Fine Video Update. The Miami
Herald, November 12, 1982.
Alioto, Susanne. Kyra: Giving a Shape to Magic Realism. The Miami Herald, February
11, 1982.
Lingner, Ellie. Regional Artist Maintains a Close Brush with Florida. Fort Lauderdale
News and
Sun-Sentinel, August 9, 1981.
Mirrer, Lori. Magic of the Tropics Inspires Artist. Hollywood Sun-Tattler, September
5, 1980.
Women to Watch in the 80’s. Sun-Sentinel, January 15, 1980.
Rayson, Kathy. Feminist Fights Bans on Her Art. Fort Lauderdale News and Sun-Sentinel,
January 15, 1980.
Green, Shirley. Art Exhibit Promises to be Way Out. Hollywood Sun-Tattler, July
7, 1978.
Edwards, Ellen. Couples Create Pair-Art Jungle. The Miami Herald, July 7, 1978.
Oliver, Kitty. Always Intrigued by Possibilities, Artists’ Wedding Videotape
Event. The Miami Herald, March 4, 1977.
Bullinger, Mary. Spectators to Enter Her Superreal World. Hollywood Sun-Tattler,
August 4, 1976.
Oliver, Kitty. She Fights Male Nude Censorship. The Miami Herald, April 23,
1976.
SELECTED PAPERS, PANELS AND LECTURES:
Spirituality, Nature, and Social Issues: Installations and Experiments in Space,
chair. Paper: Celebrating the Sacred Feminine: Installations, Digital works,
Earthworks. CAA 95 Annual Conference, New York, February 14-17, 2007. CAA Abstract.
The Virgins, Madonnas, and Goddesses in Art., chair. Paper: Earth, spirit, and
Gender; Visual language for the New reality. CAA 94 Annual Conference, Boston,
February 22-25, 2006.. CAA Abstract.
Florida women Artists: Re-defining the New Millennium, Panel chair. Southeastern
College Art Conference, Little rock, AR October 2005.
Women artists in the New Millennium: Taming Postmodernism and the Printed word,
panel chair. Paper: Earth, spirit, andGender: Visual language for the New Reality.
CAA College Art Association 93 Annual Art conference, Atlanta, GA, February16-19,
2005, CAA Abstracts.2005.
Women Artists as Interpreters of Socio-Political Issues of the Twenty-First
Century, panel chair. Paper: The Archetypes of the Feminine and the Politics
of Spirituality. College Art Association 92nd Annual Conference, Seattle, WA
February 18-21, 2004.
Installation, Performance and Ritual Art in the Twenty-First Century, panel
chair. Paper: Artist as Shaman:Installation, Ritual Performance: Electronic
Woman: The Computer and the Art of Southern Women, panel chair. Paper title:
Lady Liberty and Other Archetypes. Southeastern College Art Conference, Raleigh,
NC, October 29 - November 1, 2003.
Woman as Divine: The Great Mother, the Goddess, and the Madonna, chair. Paper:
Our Heavenly Mother, the Divine Madonna. College Art Association 91st Annual
Conference, New York City. February 19-22, 2003. CAA Abstract.
The Great Mother Archetype: Interpretations of the Divine Feminine, panel chair.
Paper: Madonna From Medieval to Modern. Southeastern Art Conference, Mobile,
AL October 2002.
The Madonna and the Divine Feminine, panel chair. Paper title:Madonna from Medieval
to Modern, College Art Association 90th Annual Conference, Philadelphia, February
20 -23, 2002. CAA Abstract.
The Virgin Mary as Redeemer, panel chair. Southeastern College Art Confeence,
Columbia, SC. October 24-27, 2001.
The Artist as Shaman, paper. Southeastern College Art Conference, Columbia,
SC. October 24-27, 2001.
The Impact of Digital Technologies on College Level Art Programs, panel chair.
Paper: Distance Learning, Digital Technologies and the Perplexing Issues of
Copyright and Intellectual Property. College Art Association Annual Conference,
Chicago, February 28-March 3, 2001.
Books About or by Women Artists: An Important Contribution to Art History of
the New Millennium, panel chair. Paper: Earth, spirit and Gender: Visual Language
for the New Reality. College Art Association Annual Conference, New York, February
23-26, 2000.
Books by or about Contemporary Women Artists: An important Contribution to Art
History or a Passing Trend? panel chair. Paper: Artist as Author, an Emerging
Tradition. College Art Association Annual Conference, Los Angeles, 1999.
Eco-Spirituality, Nature, and the Artist as Shaman, panel chair; Paper: Shamanic
Art in "Earth, Spirit and Gender: Visual Language for the New Reality."
1998 Southeastern College Art Conference, Miami Beach, FL, October 28-31, 1998.
College Art Education for the Future Millennium , panel chair. Paper: Earth,
Spirit and Gender.
College Art Association Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada, February 25 - 28,
1998.
The Site Specific Multi-Media Installation as an Experiment in Creativity, panel
chair. Paper: Goddess of the World: Site Specific Installation and Ritual Performance.
1997 Southeastern College Art Conference, Richmond, VA, October 23 - 26, 1997.
Re-Visioning the Process of Art Education for the Future Millennium, panel chair.
Paper: Earth, Spirit and Gender: Visual Language for the New Reality. College
Art Association 1997 Annual Conference, February 12 - 15, New York, NY, 1997.
The Eco-Spirituality in the Arts of Women of the South, panel chair. Paper:
Earth, Spirit and Gender: Visual Language for the New Reality. 1996 Southeastern
College Art Conference, Charleston, SC, October 24-26, 1996.
Earth, Spirit and Gender: Visual Language for the New Reality, lecture. Is there
Women's Art in the 90's? Roundtable discussion. Center for the Fine Arts, Miami,
FL, July 13th, 1996.
Visual Commentary on Culture and Nature, panel chair. Paper: A Personal Adventure
into the Spirituality of Nature. College Art Association 83rd Annual Conference,
Boston, MA, 1996.
Exploring the Issues of Power, Gender and Spirit, panel chair. Paper: The Flower
as a
Celebration of the Spiritual in Nature. Southeastern College Art Conference,
Washington,
D.C., 1995.
Celebrating Regionalism: Aesthetics, Cultural Diversity and the Art Issues Outside
New York, panel chair. Paper: The Exploration of Multicultural Mythologies in
the “Magic Circle Goddess Series.” College Art Association 82nd
Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX, 1995.
The Art of Dorothy Gillespie: A Spiritual Feast of Color, panel chair. Paper:
The Magic of Dorothy Gillespie’s Site Specific Art. Southeastern College
Art Conference, New Orleans, LA. 1994.
Art, Law and Social Values in the Nineties, panel chair. Paper: The Effect of
Sexist Attitudes on the Perception of Visual Artists By College and University
Students. College Art Association 81st Annual Conference,
February 17, 1994, New York, NY
The Shamanic Journey: Magic Circle Goddess Series (The Art of Kyra), paper,
The Thirteenth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Dania,
March 26, 1992.
Art and Sexist Attitudes: Double Standard is Alive and Well in Higher Education,
paper, College Art Association 80th Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, February
13, 1992.
The Collegiate Art World: Education, Role Models, Law and Sexual Politics, panel
chair, College Art Association 80th Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, February
13, 1992.
Empowering Artists: the Role of Art Schools in Preparing Students to be in Charge
of Their Careers, panel chair, 79 Annual Conference of the College Art Association
of America, Washington, DC, February 21, 1991.
The Great Goddess Archetype in the Works of Women Artists in the Twentieth Century,
paper, Southeastern College Art Conference, The Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta,
GA, October 26, 1990
In Quest of the Power of Myth, paper, Southeastern College Art Conference, The
Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, GA, October 25, 1990.
The Erotic Male Nude: A Mythical Metaphor, paper, The 11th International Conference
on the Fantastic in the Arts, Dania, FL, March 25, 1990.
The Illusion of Nature: A Journey into the Self, panel chair, The 11th International
Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, Dania, FL, March 22, 1990.
The Berne Convention and Arts Legislation, panel chair, 78 Annual Conference
of the College Art Association of America, New York City, NY, February 15, 1990.
The Female Perspective of Sexuality and Power, panel chair, Southeastern College
Art Conference, 1989, Little Rock, October 27, 1989.
Magic Circle Goddess Series: a Tribute to Female Spiritual Power, paper, Southeastern
College Art Conference 1989, Little Rock, October 27, 1989.
Goddess Myths and Archetypes in Magic Circle Series, lecture, Cape Cod Community
College, Cape Cod, MA, March 24, 1989.
The Diakosmos of Demeter and Persephone: a Drama of Life, Death and Resurrection,
paper, The International Association of the Fantastic in the Arts 10th Annual
Conference, Dania, FL, March 17, 1989.
The Great Goddess as Symbol of the Mother Earth in Magic Circle Goddess Series,
lecture, Transformational Art Conference, The Rim Institute, Payson, AZ, August
18, 1989.
The Grass Roots Lobbying for the Arts, paper, 76 Annual Meeting of the College
Art Association of America, February 12, 1989.
Goddess Chicomecoatl/Shakti: Magic Circle Goddess Series, lecture, Art and Spirituality
Conference, Payson, AZ, September 11, 1988.
The Artist and the Law, panel chair, 76 Annual Meeting of the College Art Association
of America, Houston, February 12, 1988
Female Spirituality and Magic Circle Goddess Series, lecture, Women’s
Alliance’s Summer Workshops Camp, Nevada City, June 20, 1987.
Great Goddess Coatlicue: Magic Circle VIII, paper, Southeastern College Art
Conference 1987 Annual Meeting, U. of Tennessee, Knoxville, October 15, 1987.
Male Nude: a Female Point of View, paper, Southeastern College Art Conference
1986 Annual Meeting, U. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, October 31, 1986.
Goddess Power and Revival of Feminist Mythology, paper, Southeastern College
Art Association 1986 Annual Meeting, U. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, October 30,
1986.
Goddess Images, Myths and Symbols in the Art of Women of the Southeast, panel
chair, Southeastern College Art Association 1986 Annual Meeting, U. of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa, October 30, 1986.
Goddess Isis: Magic Circle IV, video presentation, 72 Annual Meeting of the
College Art Association of America, February 24, 1984.
Magic Circle Goddess Series, paper, 47 Annual Conference Mid America College
Art Association, St. Louis, October 27, 1983.
The Erotic Male Nude, paper, 71 Annual Meeting of the College Art Association
of America, Philadelphia, February 18, 1983.
DOCTORAL DISSERTATION:
Florida International University, 1992.
The Effect of Sexist Attitudes on the Perception of Visual Artists by Community
College and University Students.
SLIDES OF ART BY KYRA BELAN:
paintings, colored pencil drawings, digital art are available from UCS (Universal
Color Slide, publisher of audio-visuals for universities/colleges world wide).
SELECTED RADIO/TV INTERVIEWS:
WLRN, Cover to Cover, interview by David Reuter. August 2000, September 1996.
Channel 6, interview by Maury Alter, 1982.
Channel17, interview by Don Webb, 1980.
SELECTED INTERNET SITES:
varoregistry.com/belan
www.home.earthlink.net/~drkbelan/
libweb.sonoma.edu/special/waa/belan
http://absolutearts.com/cgi-bin/news/elaborate.cgi?find=779
amazon.com
bn.com
e-mail: kyrabelan@comcast.net or
kbelan@broward.edu
mailing address: Dr. Kyra Belán, PO Box 6735, Hollywood, FL 33081. Phone:
954-963-5092
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