About

 Rina Gitlin

Born in Mexico City, Mexico

Lives and works in Miami, FL

Education

2020

Master of Liberal Arts: Museum Studies, Harvard Extension School, Cambridge, MA

1998

Graduate courses in Jewish Art History, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

1996

Bachelor of Arts: Art History, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico

Additional Studies

2018

Certificate in Museum Studies, Harvard University Extension School, Cambridge, MA

2013

Docent Certificate, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

2010

Certificate in New Technologies in Museums, Universidad De Alcalá, Spain

2004

Certificate in Jewish Art History, Universidad Hebraica, Mexico City, Mexico

Curatorial Work

2021

  • Threaded: El Hilo Conductor, fiber arts collective exhibition, Mexican Consulate, Miami, FL
  • Threaded: El Hilo Conductor, fiber arts collective exhibition, The BOX Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL
  • Fundana Foundation Art Show, Atlantic Village, Hallandale, FL

2020

  • Reclaiming Poetry, solo exhibition by Karla Kantorovich, CAMP Gallery, Miami, FL
  • Rewriting, solo exhibition by Karla Kantorovich, Mexican Consulate, Miami, FL

2017

  • Cadena Foundation 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center (MARJCC), Miami, FL

2009

  • History of the Jews from Aleppo in Mexico, Comunidad Maguen David, Mexico City, Mexico

2008

  • Adaptation of the set of Jerusalem’s Interactive Herzl Museum, Centro Deportivo Israelita, Mexico City, Mexico

2007

  • 24 Hours in the IDF (Israel Defense Force), Mexico City and various cities in Latin America

1999

  • Tuvie Maizel Holocaust Museum, Mexico City, Mexico

Events Production

2016

  • Executive Director, Cadena Foundation Inauguration for Donors and Friends

2013

  • Producer, Backstage Evanston, Chicago, IL

2012

  • Coordinator, Evanston Ethnic and Lakeshore Summer Art Festivals, Evanston, IL

2005 - 2009

  • Executive Director, Festival Aviv, Centro Deportivo Israelita, Mexico City, Mexico

Arts Administration

2015-2017

  • Director, Cadena Foundation, Miami, FL

2010

  • Executive Director, Enlace Magazine’s Convention for Architecture Students, Acapulco, Mexico

Teaching

2017 - Present

  • Co-chair, Visual Arts Department, Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center (MARJCC), Miami, FL

2012 - 2014

  • Museum Docent, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

2007 - 2009

  • Art History Teacher, Colegio Hebreo Tarbut, Mexico City, Mexico

1996 - 1998

  • Spanish Teacher, various institutions in Israel

1996 - 1998

  • Docent, Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot, Tel Aviv, Israel

1989 - 1996

  • Dance Teacher, Centro Deportivo Israelita, Mexico City, Mexico

Awards

2009

  • Outstanding Achievement Award by the Festival Aviv’s Board of Directors, Centro Deportivo Israelita, Mexico City, Mexico