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Leslie Gabaldon
954-554-6438 | Leslie@LeslieGabaldon.com | LinkedIn.com/in/LeslieGabaldon
Creative Director | Lens-Based Artist | Commercial Photographer
CREATIVE DIRECTOR & STUDIO OWNER
Fine Art Printing | Museum-quality Services | Consulting | NFT Solutions
Community Engagement | Hospitality Industry Solutions | Interior Design Services
Project Management | Mentoring | Framing | Design | Digital Printmaking | Production
LENS-BASED ARTIST
Fine Art Photography | Creative Portraiture | Contemporary Art | Landscape | Digital Art
Multi-sensory Art | Immersive Experiences | Community Engagement | Mixed Media
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
A Sum of Possibilities (curated by Veronica Flom) Dot Fiftyone Gallery, Miami, FL 2022
Intertextuality (curated by Pietro Daprano), Dot FiftyOne Gallery, Miami, FL 2015
Ink on Roses, Dot FiftyOne Gallery, Miami, FL 2012
Goody Two Shoes, Dot FiftyOne Gallery, Miami, FL 2010
And Let It Go (text by John Kaufman, Ph.D.), Dot FiftyOne Gallery, Miami, FL 2008
Domestic Intimacies (text by John Kaufman, Ph.D.), Dot FiftyOne Gallery, Miami, FL 2007
SELECTED PROJECTS
Ciconia Art Subscription, Harvest Projects, Miami, FL 2021
Las 8 Alicias, (AIR with Bathroom interventions), Pinecrest Gardens, FL 2018
El Espejo que soy me deshabita (Bathroom Intervention), Dot FiftyOne Gallery, Miami, FL 2016
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Locust Projects Spring Fling Locust Projects, Miami, FL 2025
Locust Projects Spring Fling Locust Projects, Miami, FL 2024
Biscayne (curated by Katherine Fleming) The Kampong National Botanical Garden, Miami, FL 2023
Muses (curated by Francine Birbragher) Hilton Aventura Art Gallery, Miami, FL 2021
Views in Perspective, Harvest Projects, Pinecrest, FL 2021
Trigger of Hope (curated by Rina Gitlin), Mexican Consulate Gallery, Miami, FL 2021
Views in Perspective, Harvest Projects, Pinecrest, FL 2021
Spacedout, Time is At (curated by Adriana Herrera) Art Factory Projects, South Miami, FL 2021
Chronos Chrono, Dot Fiftyone Gallery, Miami, FL 2020
The Dialectic Body, Connect Now Room, Miami, FL 2017
Home (curated by Rochi Llaneza), MAC Fine Art, Miami, FL, 2017
The New Media Festival (curated by Andreina Fuentes), Hardcore Gallery, Miami, FL, 2015
Primera Bienal del Sur, Salon Figali, Panama 2013
Ink on Roses, ArtBa, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2012
Florida Contemporary, Naples Museum of Art, Naples, FL 2012
Ink on Roses, Artbo, Bogota, Colombia 2012
Homeworks, Dot FiftyOne Gallery, Miami, FL 2011
How Much Is As Much As, Altos de Chavon / Parsons AIR, La Romana, Dominican Republic 2008
COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHER
Portraiture | Commercial Photography | Personal Branding | Corporate Headshots
E-Commerce Photography | Brand Management | Lifestyle Photography | Design
PHOTOGRAPHY PROJECTS
Environmental Portraiture: Cisneros Media C-suite team members
Studio Portraiture: CDC Financial team members
E-commerce marketing and product photography: Jaimie Nicole Jewelry, Sunny Honey
Miami, Kitchen Universe, Grab-and-Go Deliver Lean, Feppy Bilingual Subscriptions,
Snackboom Healthy Snacks, Napani Children’s Clothing
Personal Brand Photography: influencers, speakers, C-suite executives, artists, musicians
Artistic Portraiture: couples, individuals, families, motherhood, cultural identity
HONORS
12-week FOCUS Mujeres Emprendedoras – Competitive Incubator, Miami, FL 2019
PhotoAméricas Artist at ArteAméricas, Miami Beach Convention Center 2012
Altos de Chavon Artist in Residency, Dominican Republic 2007
SIGGRAPH ’90 Conference Juried Exhibition Digital Image-Digital Cinema Art Show 1990
LANGUAGE, ART & TECHNICAL SKILLS
Languages: NYU-trained Spanish-English Translator, English (fluent), Spanish (fluent)
Art Skills: Fine Art Printmaking, Photo editing, Portraiture, Personal Branding
Technical Skills: Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, Capture One, Excel, PowerPoint, TEACHING &
MENTORING EXPERIENCE
Production Consultant, Miami, FL
Mentor and guide artists to realize their vision by delivering the highest quality printing, scanning, and museum-quality materials available; review portfolios and vision with artists
Photography Instructor, Miami, FL
Taught private photography instruction to a cohort (girls ages 14-18) for four years
Mentor and Organizer, 2bnonprofit, Miami, FL
Organize artist-community engagement experiences and talks; mentor artists.
Junior Achievement Executive / Instructor, Caracas, Venezuela
Taught marketing and sales classes (ages 12-15)
EDUCATION
Broward College, Davie, Fl
Relevant Coursework: Film Photography, Digital Photography, Art History, Printmaking.
New York University, NYC, NY
Relevant Coursework: Spanish-English Interpretation & Translation
The Art Students League of New York, NYC, NY
Relevant Coursework: Assemblage and Collage (Bruce Dorfman); Life Drawing (Anthony Palumbo)
The New England School of Art & Design, Boston, MA
Relevant Coursework: Computer Graphics, Computer Generated Art, Computer Animation