Verónica Soria Martínez
(Spanish/American, b. 1980)
verosoma@gmail.com
ART EXHIBITIONS
Solo
2021 Memory Access, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL (USA)
Curated by New Genres Art Space.
Group
2019 Fall Art Scene. 317 Art Collective, Rockford, IL (USA)
Members Only. 317 Art Collective, Rockford, IL (USA)
Spring Art Scene. City Hall, Rockford, IL (USA)
Our City’s All Together Art Award Pop-up Gallery, 314 Main, Rockford, IL (USA)
2003 Ausblick Privat — Sound Art Installations in Public Spaces. Meiningen (Germany).
As member of Cràter, art collective (2014-2019)
Solo
2019 Cartographies of the Environment, Fine Arts Museum of Castello, Castello (Spain).
Group
2017 Intramurs. Urban Art Festival — Valencia (Spain).
2015 Mini-Intramurs (Intramurs section for kids). Urban Art Festival — Valencia (Spain).
2014 Parlem d’Art Public. Dérive (artistic drift) and discussion with guest panelists. University of València — Valencia (Spain).
XVII Art Públic, Universitat Pública. Public Art Show. University of Valencia — Valencia (Spain).
PERFORMANCES
2021 Razzle Dazzle Community Animation with New Genres Art Space, at Art’s Happening Downtown. 317 Art Collective, Rockford, IL (USA).
2019 New Genres Art Space, Opening for Selina Trepp’s inauguration I Work With What I Have.
Fall Art Scene. New Genres Art Space, Rockford, IL (USA)
Midwest Electronic Music Festival. Kansas City Community College.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2022 Nomination to Rockford Area Arts Awards for the Visual Artist category.
2021 Nomination to Rockford Area Arts Awards for the New Media Artist category.
2017 Premio Extraordinario de doctorado (distinction awarded to the university’s 1% best doctoral dissertations, similar as a Magna Cum Laude).
2017 Resistències Artístiques: Grant awarded to artists to develop a project with the students and teachers of a public high school in Spain.
2004 PROMOE scholarship to study abroad outside of the European Union. Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Canada. Winter Semester 2004.
2002 Erasmus scholarship to study abroad within the European Union. Bauhaus Universität-Weimar, Germany. Winter and Spring semesters, 2002-2003.
PUBLICATIONS
Books
(Forthcoming) “Un paseo, infinitas narraciones”, Soria Martinez, V. and Lozano Sanfèlix, N. in Protoperformance en Espana (1834-1964). Laboratorio de Creaciones Intermèdia (ed.), Lucena: Weekend Proms.
2020 Cartografies de l'entorn, Neus Lozano Sanfèlix and Veronica Soria-Martinez, co-editors. Valencia: Consorci de Museus de la Generalitat Valenciana.
ISBN: 978-84-482-6454-3
2018 "El tecnicismo y la impopularidad del arte de vanguardia", in Ardavin, C. X. and Balaguer Garcia, E., Meditaciones Orteguianas, Nexofía, La Torre del Virrey, L'Eliana, València.
ISBN: 978-84-09-06680-3.
2015 La experiencia de la regresión de la escucha planteada por Theodor W. Adorno en la producción musical y el arte sonoro de 1990 a 2013. Doctoral Dissertation. Universitat Politècnica de València.
Articles
2018 Resounding Memory: Aural Augmented Reality and the Retelling of History. Leonardo Music Journal, 27, p.12-16. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.
DOI: 10.1162/LMJ_a_01001
2017 La cuarta voz: La idea de colectivo como interlocutor. With Neus Lozano Sanfèlix. AusArt Journal for Research in Art, 5, 1, 25-37. University of the Basque Country. DOI: 10.1387/ausart.17788
2016 Arte y Educación: Espacios comunes. Reflexiones en torno a la práctica artística Mapa dels desitjos. (Art and Education: Common Spaces. Reflections Around the Artistic Practice Mapa dels Desitjos). With Maria Vidagañ and Neus Lozano Sanfèlix. EARI Educación Artística. Revista de Investigación, nº 7. ISSN: 1695-8403. e-ISSN: 2254-7592. Institut Universitari de Creativitat i Innovacions Educatives. Universitat de València.
Ideological Chillout Mix: Use of Visuality, Energy, and Connectivity in the Applications of Online Music Services. AusArt Journal for Research in Art 4 (2016), 1, 119-127. University of the Basque Country. DOI: 10.1387/ausart.16688
2015 ‘Ahora soy independiente’: la evolución de la figura del anti-héroe en la poesía popular cantada relacionada con el fenómeno ‘hipster’. Aula lírica, 7 (2015). Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL.
Art Catalogues
2014 “Mapa dels desitjos”, Art Públic, Universitat Pública, catalogue of the XVII Mostra d’art públic per a joves creadors, Valencia: Universitat de València.
Other
2021 Thembu the South African Penguin, Tales of Possibilities Books 1-3, by Dorothy Paige-Turner. Illustrations by Verónica Soria-Martínez, based on concepts developed with the help of the West Middle School CAPA Art Club students.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2022 "Collaborating for Excellence: Developing Culturally Responsive, Research-Based Lessons Embedded With Social–Emotional Learning for Middle School", NAEA National Convention. New York. With Ann Ossey, Chris Grodoski, Nick Hostert, Kelly Bott, and Jenna Kerndl. March 5, 2022.
2021 “IAEA Lesson Resource Library”. Chris Grodoski, Jenna Kerndl, Kelly Bott, Verónica Soria Martínez, and Nicole Yingst. IAEA virtual conference, November 13.
“Collaborating for excellence”. Chris Grodoski, Dawn Zalkus, Kelly Bott, Verónica Soria Martínez, and Nicole Yingst. IAEA conference, Bloomington-Normal, IL November 6.
2016 “The Fight for Visibility and the Luxury of Voluntary Anonymity”. The Social, 4th International Association for Visual Culture Biennial Conference. Boston University.
“Higher Art Education as Interface”. With Maria Vidagañ and Neus Lozano Sanfèlix. Proceedings of the Interface Politics International Conference. Organized by the European Comission, Hangar, Bau Design College of Barcelona and Open University of Catalonia (UOC). Edited by Gredits/ Bau.
“A Brief Study of Audio Editing Tools and Programming Environments According to the Concept of Interpassivity.” Proceedings of the Interface Politics International Conference. Organized by the European Comission, Hangar, Bau Design College of Barcelona and Open University of Catalonia (UOC). Edited by Gredits/Bau. April 27, 2016.
“Arte y educación: espacios comunes. Reflexiones en torno a la práctica artística Mapa dels desitjos.” (Art and Education: Common Spaces. Reflections Around the Artistic Practice Mapa dels Desitjos). V Jornadas sobre la relación pedagógica en la universidad: nuevos entornos de aprendizaje. With Maria Vidagañ and Neus Lozano Sanfèlix. University of Valencia, January 2016.
2015 “Commodify: Online Listening and Ideology Standardization.” Proceedings of the Art, Science, City 2015 International Conference. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. ISBN: 978-84-9048-456-2
VISITING ARTIST TALKS AND WORKSHOPS
2021 New Ways: Live Coding for Sound Art. In collaboration with New Genres Art Space, United Way, and Rockford Area Arts Council.
Artist Workshop: “Augmented Reality with Verónica Soria-Martínez,” Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL.
Artist Talk: “Verónica Soria-Martínez in conversation with New Genres Art Space,” Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL.
2020 New Ways: Sound Art and Podcasting. In collaboration with New Genres Art Space, United Way and Rockford Area Arts Council.
2018 Public Seminar: “Pedagogical Interactions between Art, Sound and Teaching.” University of Castellón Jaume I, Castellón, Spain.
Artist Workshop: “Hearing as Pedagogical Experiences in the Classroom.” University of Castellón Jaume I, Castellón, Spain.
Artist Workshop: “Mapping the Domain of Hearing.” University of Zaragoza at Teruel.
2014 Artist Workshop: “Use of art strategies to gauge active engagement in the classroom.” University of Zaragoza, Teruel.
EDUCATION
Polytechnic University, Valencia, Spain
PhD, Cum Laude, Visual Arts and Intermedia, November 2015
Dissertation: “The Experience of Regressive Listening as Presented by Theodor W. Adorno in the Music and the Sound Art Produced From 1990 to 2013.”
Committee: Profs. Miguel Molina Alarcón, María José Martínez de Pisón, Carmen Pardo, Marina Pastor and Amparo Zacarés.
Polytechnic University, Valencia, Spain
Master’s Degree in Visual Arts and Intermedia, July 2012
Thesis: “The Influence of New Music Production and Distribution Processes in Sound Creativity from 1990 to 2008.”
Advisor: Professor Miguel Molina Alarcón.
University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
University Degree in Translation and Interpretation, September 2007
Specialty Languages: English and German
University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
University Degree in Secondary Teaching, June 2007
Polytechnic University, Valencia, Spain
Master’s Degree in Fine Arts — Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain, 2005.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Rockford Universtiy, Rockford, IL
Adjunct Professor of Art Education
January 2022 - Present
CAPA Visual Arts Teacher at West Middle School, Rockford Public Schools, Rockford, IL
August, 2019 - Present
Rock Valley College, Rockford, IL
Adjunct Professor of Intro to Visual Arts
(Dept. of Arts and Social Sciences, January-June2019).
Rock Valley College, Rockford, IL
Adjunct Professor. Dept. of Communication and Humanities, 2016-2018.
Eric Solorio Academy High School, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago, IL
Spanish Teacher, 2011-2013 (Taught AP courses of Spanish Literature and Honors Spanish LA.)
Barbour Language Academy, Rockford Public Schools, Rockford, IL
Dual Language Teacher (Spanish and English). 2008-2011.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member of the Board of New Genres Art Space
Member of the National Art Educators Association (NAEA).
Member of the NAEA’s Caucus of Social Theory in Arts Education (CSTAE).
Member of the Illinois Art Educators Association (IAEA) - Northwest Council Communications Coordinator
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS
-National Board Certified Teacher for Professional Teaching Standards (Foreign
Languages, Adolescence through Young Adulthood. Currently pursuing Visual Arts NBCT).
Illinois Educator Credentials:
-Visual Arts Teacher (Highly Qualified) K-12.
Foreign Languages Teacher (Highly Qualified) K-12 (Spanish, German, and French).
LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH
Spanish (native) French (proficient)
Catalan (near native) German (proficient) Italian (reading level)
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2020: NAEA Convention and Workshops
2019: Arts Integration Workshops.
NAEA and IAEA Workshops.
Womanspace: hand-thrown pottery.
2013: Formative Assessment methods
2011: Signature Strategies for teaching excellence.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2014 - Present —Translation and proofreading of academic papers for their publication in international journals and compilation books.
2014 - 2016 —Medical interpretation English<>Spanish.
VOLUNTEER WORK AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
2021 STEAM + SEL Community Garden, as part of the SEL and Equity Committee at West Middle School.
2021 Recognized as “outstanding Leonardo Peer Reviewer” for the 2021 season.
2018-Present— Review of academic articles for the Leonardo / ISAST Journal (The MIT Press).
2017 - 2018—Volunteer in one of the Pre-K and Kindergarten classrooms at a Maria Montessori School at Marsh in Rockford Public Schools.
2017 - Present —Interpreting and volunteer work at JFON, an institution advocating for immigration rights in Rockford, IL.
2014 - Present — Tutoring and guidance of graduate students. Helped in the writing of essays and thesis to Master’s students and PhD. candidates in the areas of literature and art.
2013 - Present —Translation and proofreading of academic papers and essays for members of the educational community. Interpreted for members of the educational community.
2008-2009 —Led the Art Club at Barbour Language Academy — Rockford, IL.
1999-2000 —Instructor at children’s educational activities. Institut Valencià d’Art Modern (IVAM) — Valencia (Spain).
OTHER DEGREES, DIPLOMAS AND COURSES
Conservatory of Alicante, Spain
Elementary Diploma of Music, specialty Piano.
Conservatory of Torrent, Spain
Courses in Music Theory and Piano.
Rock Valley Community College
Community Orchestra (Several Semesters)
University Specialist in Visual Arts and Intermedia
Polytechnic University of Valencia.
Sound Specialist
SERVEF.