2019, Beyond the Selfie, The Art Center Highland Park, Highland Park, Illinois Guest Jurors: Judy Norris and Suzette Bross
2018, 15th Annual Regional Juried Exhibition, Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, Illinois Juror: Kathy Knapp
2018, Naked Truth,, Old Courthouse, Woodstock, Illinois Jurors: Membership Committee, Women’s Caucus for Art, Chicago
2018, Wordplay, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Illinois Juror: Vernita Nemec
2017, 104th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Scarab Club, Detroit, Michigan Juror: Dennis Nawrocki,
2017, State of the Art, Scarab Club, Detroit, Michigan Juror: Dennis Nawrocki
2017, Transforming Visions 2017, Noyes Cultural Center, Evanston, Illinois Curator: Joanna Pinsky
2016, Believing Is Seeing, Artists & Makers Galleries, Rockville, Maryland  Juror: Rebecca Cross, Sponsored by the Women’s Caucus for Art, D.C. Chapter
2016, Abstract Show IV, Brickton Art Center, Park Ridge, Illinois Curator: Avahani Mullen
2013, Michiana Art Competition, Box Factory for the Arts, Benton Harbor, Michigan Jurored by committee
Awarded Honorable Mention, Special Collection
2019, Institute of Theoretical Physics, University Innsbruck , Innsbruck, Austria

RESIDENCY
2006, Ragdale Foundation , Lake Forest, Illinois

INTERVIEWS/PUBLICATION
ElGenaidi, Deena, “A View from the Easel,” Hyperallergic, August 17, 2018, hyperallergic.com/456311/a-view-from-the-easel-95/

“Check out Ara-Lucia Artwork,” Voyage Chicago, May 29, 2018, voyagechicago.com/interview/check-ara-lucia-not-applicables-artwork/
Bonofiglio, Jeremy, “Beyond the Blue Horizon,” Herald Palladium, February 16, 2017, heraldpalladium.com/features/beyond-the-blue- horizon/article_28dd9f71-0f97-55a9-bfbc-ab8a01636afd.html

Miller, Tami, “Artist Interview: Ara Lucia,” Engagement from the Periphery, April 5, 2016, engagementfromtheperiphery.blogspot.com/2015/01/artist- interview-ara-lucia.html

ART DIRECTION
2009–2010, We Vow, Reconfig, Inc., Berrien Springs, Michigan
Goal: Raise awareness of California’s Proposition 8 legislation, which eliminated the right of gay people to marry
Created large-scale photographic portfolio of fine art photography storyboards, called “Photo-Fables”
Coordinated team of 58 people (creative and technical vendors) for one year of preproduction, a two day shoot, and four months of post production
Vendors included lighting and set crew, photographers, digital technicians, insurance, local government o ffices, security, food service, travel,
lodging, and publicity
Project-managed emergency location change 48 hours before shoot, all 65 team members were on-set on time and met schedule deadline
Worked with on-site consultant to resolve complex location logistics
Through SEO and SMM, moved Google search result of non-unique search term ‘we vow’ from a fifth-page rank to a first-page, second-entry rank in fewer than five months
Curvemagazine purchased an image for its April wedding feature
Successfully raised web pro file; aralucia.org was cited on CherryGrrl , SheWired, Get RI and many other websites

2007–2008, The Woods Opened and Through, Reconfig, Inc., Berrien Springs, Michigan
Created large-scale photographic portfolio of fine art photography storyboards, called “Photo-Fables”
Coordinated creative and technical teams for one year of preproduction, a one day photo shoot, and two months of post production
Performed a two-day shooting schedule in a single day and kept vendor and actor morale high
Successively re-arranged story-board to respond to on-set continuity issues
Designed and created loyal following with blog

1997–1999, Director of Blue Fox Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Opened and ran fine art gallery on Chicago’s north side, specializing in mixed media
Provided launching pad for 16 emerging artists with individual and group shows
Curated exhibitions, created national and Chicago-area marketing campaigns, and opening events; juried multiple-weekend festival featuring shorts by emerging film-makers

Several artists now have their work in prestigious collections and museums

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts , Northwestern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois
Granted Award for Overall Integration of Conceptual and Experiential Competencies

SOCIAL MEDIA
Artist Portfolio: artistarchive.com/artwork/ara-lucia

Instagram: @aralucia

Facebook: facebook.com/AraLuciaPage

Twitter: @ara_lucia