Zuania Muñiz-Meléndez

Born
1985
Nationality
American
Country
Puerto Rico
City
San Juan

(San Juan, P.R., 1985). A Puerto Rican photo-based artist who creates conceptual still-life artworks by photographing the sculptural installations and props that she crafts.  Her productions are motivated by her desire to provide works of art that remind people of the significance and importance of life’s reflections. Her photography work can be characterized as constructed, staged, and stylized, with an unrelenting pursuit of detail.

She earned her Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, specializing in Photography, from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus. Additionally, she completed a photography workshop in Madrid, Spain, in 2020. She has showcased her work in both collective and solo exhibitions in Puerto Rico, the USA, and Europe. In 2016, her work received an Honorable Mention in the Portrait and Fine Art categories at the International Photography Awards. Her artwork has been featured in the Puerto Rican Museum of Contemporary Art auction and publications such as The Washington Post and Forbes. Furthermore, her art has found a place in private collections in Puerto Rico, the USA, and Germany, as well as in an Art Institution in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Occupation
Concept Artist
Illustrator
Fine Art Photographer
Languages
English
French
Spanish
Education
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
Workshop Experience, Madrid Spain
Exhibitions
2023
“Pasando factura”, i AM Art, Puerto Rico
i AM Art
Group
2022
“Bienal Photoimagen 2022: Femenino +”
Museo Fernando Peña Defilló, República Dominicana.
Group
2021
“Resolución 2020”
Caribbean University Art Museum, Puerto Rico
Group
2020
“Cohete Toledo”
Public art in Toledo, Spain
Group
2019
“Island Beauty”,
Foundry Art Centre, Missouri.
Solo
2019
“Determinado II“
SalaFAR, Puerto Rico.
Solo
2018
“Presencia”
Canvas Gallery, Miami.
Group
2018
“The Essential”
Millepiani Exhibition Space, Rome
Group
2017
“Art Through the Lens”
Yeiser Art Center, Paducah, Kentucky.
Group
2017
“Photography”
Graphite Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Group
2016
“Determinado”
Taller de Fotoperiodismo, Puerto Rico
Solo
2017
“Color Burst: Contemporary Photography”
Black Box Gallery, Portland, Oregon.
Group
2019
“NEXOS: edición EE”
Espacio Emergente, Puerto Rico
Group
2019
“Camaradas: Arte en Solidaridad”
Instituto de Subcultura, Puerto Rico
Group
2018
“Correspondencias”
El Lobi, Puerto Rico
Group
2018
“Plural”
Sala de arte Plaza del Caribe, Puerto Rico
Group
2018
“Colectiva de Navidad 2018”
A Cueto Gallery, Puerto Rico
Group
Prizes and Awards
Honorable Mention in the Portrait and Fine Art categories at the International Photography Awards
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