FLORA COHEN
BIOGRAPHY

Flora Cohen was born in Cali, Colombia. She is the granddaughter of immigrants from Egypt, Romania, Turkey, and Poland. She has found refuge in the USA for the past twenty years where she has had the privilege of developing her artist persona. She continues to do so in Miami, Florida.

Education:
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts,
BA Film, 1989-1992.
Greenfield Community College, AA Liberal Arts,
1986-1989
Tel-Aviv University, Israel, Mechina, 1984-1985
"La Obra" Monastery, 1982-1984
Lycee Français, Cali, Colombia, 1982

Her films were shown on the independent film festival circuit in the USA and in Europe and won several film awards including:

The Rochester’s Best Short, 1991
The Hamptons Star Fish Award, 1997
The Figueira da Foz (Portugal) Best Short, 1997
New England’s Best Experimental Narrative, 1997

Her merit awards include:
The Massachusetts Arts Council, 1997
The Fund for Women Artists, 1996
The Northampton’s Arts Council, 1995
The Playwrights-in Progress, 1995

Her exhibitions include:
Bienal, La Habana, Cuba, with Son Projects Gallery of Barcelona, Spain, 2006
Art and Book and OMM, Son Projects Gallery of Barcelona, Spain, 2005
Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, USA, 2005
Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, USA, 2004
Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, USA, 2003
Confandi Centro Cultural, Cali, Colombia, 2002

Publications:
Art In America, July 2003 (download pdf)
The New Times, Miami Florida, October 2005

COLLECTIONS:
MARC EKASALA, Miami, FL
THE JOHNSONS, Joy Tim, and Nina Miami, FL
THE WANCIERS, Miriam and Jaime and Daniella,
Miami, FL
THE STEINBAUMS, Bernice and Sarah, Miami, FL
CELIA BIRBRAHER, Brussels, Belgium
NATHAN ELBOWGEN, Brooklyn, NY
BEATRICE UERLINGS, Brooklyn, NY
GERHARD WALDHERR, Munich, Germany