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Dilmar Mauricio Gamero Santos
Peruvian-born, Philadelphia-based Visual Artist – Educator - Researcher
b. June 4th, 1976, Arequipa, PERU
Web: www.dilmargamero.com
​Email: dilmargs@gmail.com / dilmar.mauricio@temple.edu
Contact: (+1) 954-235-9139 
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SUMMARY
  • Many years of experience working in pedagogy, volunteering, and visual arts.
  • Specialized in documentary production, fine art photography, alternative and experimental image-making processes.
  • For several years, my work has been focused on the cultural and religious identity of Peruvian rituals and festivals, lecturing, producing a book, and exhibiting in USA and Peru.
  • The latest research is based on the use of experimental photography and new media on Elfreth´s Alley historical archives and data production.
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EDUCATION
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY – PHILADELPHIA, PA
  • Ph.D. in Documentary Arts and Visual Research (2019-2022)
  • MFA in Photography (2017-2019) 
  • Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (2018)
LIMA, PERU
  • Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Bachelor in Audiovisual Communication and Art Education (2002-2008)
  • Antonio Ruiz de Montoya. Philosophy and Pedagogy (1996-1998)
  • De La Salle Christian Brothers. Theology – Philosophy – Pedagogy (1993-2008)
 
WORK EXPERIENCE
  • Photography Department – Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA: Teaching “Digital photography” (2017-2019), Senior Seminar Thesis and Visual Studies, and Program Head (2023)
  • Film and Media Arts department - Temple University, Philadelphia, PA: Teaching “Still photography for filmmakers,” “Film, Video, and Interactive Foundations,” and “Media Arts” (2020-2023)
  • Photography Department – University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA: Teaching “The Moving Photograph” (2023)
  • Slought / Public Trust, Philadelphia, PA: Audiovisual and Editorial Assistant (2023).
  • Freelance in photography and video for the audiovisual industry, art galleries, and museums (2003-present)
  • La Salle Christian Brothers and Jesuits’ schools: Mentor, advisor, professor of religion, art, and pedagogy; and principal assistant in Peru (1993-2017)
 
AWARDS AND APPRECIATIONS
  • Ph.D. Dissertation Completion Grant. Temple University (2022)
  • Ph.D. in Documentary Arts and Visual Research. Temple University: University Fellowship (2019, 2020, 2022) & Departmental Support (2020-2021)
  • Production Grant. Tyler School of Art (2018) and School of Theater, Film and Media Arts at Temple University (2021)
  • Conference Grants: Tyler School of Art (2018), SECAC – U. of Alabama (2018) and U. of Tennessee (2019) - School of Theater, Film and Media Arts, Temple University (2019)
  • MFA in Photography at Tyler School of Art, Temple University: Scholarship and Departmental Support (2017-2019)
  • Recognitions for social work, volunteer, and outreach (1996 -2017)

VISUAL ART PRODUCTION – EXHIBITS - ARTIST TALKS – PRESENTATIONS - PUBLICATIONS
  • Solo exhibits: “The Power of Experimentation at Elfreth’s Alley” (Philadelphia, 2022); and “Mamacha Carmen” (Harrisburg, 2019).
  • Group exhibits: many still photographs and films displayed and published in Peru, Latin America, and the USA.
  • Artist talks and lectures at Tyler School of Art (Philadelphia, PA), Society for Photographic Education - SPE (2021-2023), Visible Evidence at Gdansk, Poland (2022), Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY (2019-2021), Sotheby’s Institute of Art in NYC (2021-2022), SECAC conferences in Richmond, VA (2023); Birmingham, Alabama (2018) and Chattanooga, Tennessee (2019); LASA in Toronto (2021); and academic institutions in Peru.
  • Book production: Mamacha Carmen (2019).
  • Publications in Peru, Mexico, and Chile (2020-2022)​

SKILLS
  • Languages: Spanish (native), English, Portuguese, French.
  • Analog & digital photography, video, and film (experimental and alternative).
  • Collaborative work and project research.
  • Volunteering and community service.
  • Race, gender, and environmentally conscious.
2023 by dilmar m. gamero s. / dilmargs@gmail.com / dilmar.mauricio@temple.edu ​