Events and Communications Coordinator
About
Sonimar Maldonado-Alvarado (Ann Arbor, MI) is an administrator, researcher, and artist from Puerto Rico. She received her MA in Art Administration at Eastern Michigan University. She has an MFA in Studio Art from American University and a BFA in Painting and ASS in Painting/Drawing from Pratt Institute. She recently served as a panelist for the MACC Operational Support grant. She also curated an exhibition at 22 North Gallery and has shown her artwork at the Ann Arbor Art Center in Michigan and Indiana University in Indiana.
Sonimar works as the Events and Communications Coordinator in the Political Science Department at the University of Michigan's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. She previously worked as the Development and Communications Associate at the Ann Arbor Art Center (A2AC).
Her graduate research focuses on understanding eureka moments within the arts and how they impact arts participation. This research was accepted to present at the Social Theory, Politics, and the Arts Conference at Hongik University in Seoul, South Korea, and the Americans for the Arts Annual Convention in Washington, DC. On the other hand, Sonimar's artwork focuses on creating colorful, hard-edged abstract paintings inspired by reflection, discovery, and discipline. The method utilizes control and chance to demonstrate a clear resolution while retaining a sense of mystery that inspires curiosity in the audience.
