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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 
 
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

• Film and Media Arts department - Temple University: “Still photography for filmmakers” and “Media Arts” teacher (2020-2021)
• Photography department – Tyler School of Art: “Digital photography” teacher (2017-2019)
• Freelance in photography and video for the audiovisual industry, art galleries, and museums (2003-present)
• De 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), Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY (2019-2021), Sotheby’s Institute of Art in NYC (2021-2022), SECAC conferences in Birmingham, Alabama and Chattanooga, Tennessee (2018-2019); LASA in Toronto (2021); Society for Photographic Education - SPE (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.