| Lina Dorado | |
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Lina Dorado-August 2008 |
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| Born | Lina Isabel Dorado April 2, 1975 Bogotá, Colombia, South America |
| Occupation | Artist, Filmmaker |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Lina Dorado (born April 2, 1975) is a contemporary artist[1] and filmmaker[2] based in New York City noted for her multimedia work and travel photography, Lina Dorado has authored two books in bilingual editions: Doble Vista / Second Sight (Arte Dos Gráfico-Editores)[3] and Drawing Only, Solo Dibujo (Villegas Editores)[4] alongside her long term collaborator: Luis Cantillo. Their book Doble Vista / Second Sight[5] written by Dorado and photographs by both was acquired by the New York Public Library[6] Museum of Modern Art in New York MOMA and the Whitney Museum for their Artists' Books Collection.
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Born in Bogotá she attended a screenwriting seminar at 16 years old with the writer and producer Juana Uribe [7] and landed a job writing for television as part of the creative writing team behind the TV series "De Pies a Cabeza", that went on to write many T.V hits including Colombia’s Betty la Fea [2] ( Now the American comedy-drama television series Ugly Betty).[8]
Dorado entered the B.A program in Fine Arts at the Universidad Nacional de Colombia, where she was awarded for three consecutive terms the academic recognition matricula de honor (gaining top marks in her class with the right to free registration the following year). Dorado then moved to London earning a B.A.(Hons.) degree in Fine Arts specialized in Film and Video at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.
With a First Class Honours degree from Central Saint Martins, Dorado applied to the graduate film program at Columbia University in New York City. She graduated from Columbia University in 2006 earning an MFA in film directing.
After publishing two books and widely exhibiting her art work, she concentrated on her film work for which she is best known: She directed 2 AM, Two Around The Mountain [9] (2005), premiered in New York at the Brooklyn Museum [10] her first feature documentary: Dalai Lama,Colombia. Backstage previewed in New York city at the Maysles Institute [11] in March of 09[12] and in the Tibet Center in DUMBO.[13] Dorado has acted as a story editing advisor for films such as: Gogol Bordello[14] Non-Stop (2008),[15] Directed by Margarita Jimeno, and Abraham-Obama (2009) Directed by Kevin Chapados.In April 2009 Dorado traveled to India where she shot and directed a series of shorts about Tibetan Communities in exile,documenting the program of the Namgyal Monastery[16]"The Heart of Tibet in Exile",[17][18] organized by the Monastery of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.[19]
Born in Bogotá, Colombia, she is the daughter of actor and screenwriter Humberto Dorado [20][21] and painter Maria Moran. She worked alongside contemporary artist Luis Cantillo for over ten years [22] they claim to "continue to comment and participate in each others endeavors" but each of them currently pursues their own individual work while admitting that their career "continues to be informed and influenced by their extraordinary artistic collaboration".
2004 Doble Vista/Second Sight,Written by Lina Dorado.Photos by Lina Dorado and Luis Cantillo.Publisher: Arte Dos Grafico, Bogotá, Colombia
2001 Sólo Dibujo,Author. Original Concept :Lina Dorado curated by Luis Cantillo, Villegas Editores, Bogotá, Colombia
Best Director Award, Columbia University (New York, 2004)
First Prize Fine Arts Short Film, New Screen TV (USA, 2006)
II Bienal Inter-Americana de Video (Washington D.C., 2004)
File Festival (Brazil, 2004).The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship, England.
Poporo Animation Story by Lina Dorado 1st Award, Inter-American Biennial of Video Art, Washington DC, USA 2004
2nd Award, Salón de Fotografía ´El Municipal´, Bogotá, Colombia 2002
Mención de honor, Barclays Drawing Award, Northampton, Inglaterra 1999
1st Award, XXIII Salón Francisco Antonio Cano, Bogotá, Colombia 1996
El Tiempo Newspaper, Bogota, Colombia Jan 17 2005
Semana Libros No.2, Cuando el libro es un objeto de arte, Luis A. Parra, Nov 04
NY Art Magazine, Carlos Motta, Summer 2004
Revista Cromos, 'Los que vuelven', Dominique Rodriguez, June-04
ArtNexus Magazine No.53, Review of “Still Life”, Marta Rodríguez, Summer 2004
El Tiempo, Los recorridos de dos artistas nómadas, Paola Villamarín, 16-03-04
Revista Diners, 'Arte a duo' Margarita Garcia, March 2004
Revista Cromos, Dominique Rodriguez, 12-03-04
El Tiempo, Lecturas Dominicales, Trabajo Fotográfico de Dorado-Cantillo, Graham Ellard, 14-03-04
ArtNexus Magazine No.49, Review of “Solo Dibujo”, Marta Rodríguez, Summer 2003
Arte en Colombia, Review of “Solo Dibujo”, Marta Rodríguez, Summer 2003
Periodico UN, Miguel Huertas, Sólo Dibujo, April 20, 2003, p. 24.
Revista Cambio, Más allá del dibujo, Nelly Peñaranda, April 2003
Zona de Distención, Primer salón abierto de Fotografía, Carlos Sanabria, January 2003
A6, Revista Asterisco, 'Dibujo:Aforismo pretencioso, Jose Roca, 2002
Le Monde, Jeunes artistes en liberté à la Galerie d'Aurel, Jacques Bugier, 25/08/2000
Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango, Bogotá, Colombia Museo de Arte Universidad Nacional, Bogotá, Colombia Museum of Modern Art (Colección libros de artista), Nueva York, EU Whitney Museum of American Art (Colección libros de artista), Nueva York, EU