Bibiana Huang Matheis
Bibiana is the co-founder and Vice-Chair of the Inspiration Arts Group International. She is an artist, fine arts photographer and curator who has been active in the arts since the late 1970s. Over the years she has been involved in a variety of projects ranging from mixed media installations to performance art. Her work has appeared in major exhibits and publications of all types in the US and Europe, in New York City, Chicago, and Berlin. Her photography is hanging on permanent display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture – Smithsonian Institution, in Washington, D.C.
Bibiana frequently combines installation art, collage and photography. She is the recipient of the 2015 ArtsWestchester ‘50 for 50’ Arts Award honoring 50 Outstanding artists on the 50-year Anniversary of the organization. She was also honored with the 2014 Arts Mid-Hudson Executive Arts Award – Individual Artist. She is a frequent panelist in art forums, including the Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art: Curating for the Public 2017. In 2019 she was an artist in residence at the Fresh Winds Art Biennale in Iceland.
Bibiana has curated a series of exhibitions in the Hudson Valley for 15 years. This includes a highly successful shows at the Akin Library and Museums in Pawling, the Mid-Hudson Heritage Center, the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon and the Hammond Museum in North Salem.
She is widely recognized as a strong advocate for the arts in the region.
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