Bazan, Marisabel - RFQ SubmissionMichael Calderon
Community Resources Analyst
City of La Quinta
78495 Calle Tampico
La Quinta, California 92253
November 9, 2021
Dear Mr. Calderon,
Thank you for inviting me to submit the proposal for the City of La Quinta
Pre-Qualified Artists List. It will be my honor to be considered for the City
of La Quinta’s Art in Public Places Program. Enclosed is my Statement of
Qualifications that includes the following:
a. Letter of Interest,
b. Current resume,
c. List of six (6) images of completed past artworks, and
d. References
Thank you for your time and support to the art world.
Yours Truly,
Marisabel Bazan
Address: 820 Westbourne Drive #5,
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Phone Number: (310) 409-8681
E-mail: info@marisabelbazan.com
www.marisabelbazan.com
LETTER OF INTEREST
I am a multimedia artist known for my distinctive designs inspired by butterflies. My signature butterfly oasis
installations integrate as an orchestra of vivid colors and light into a visually bold and beautiful interior and
exterior designs. It carries a message of faith to inspire others to attain their highest potential. It creates an
inspirational and memorable platform that affirms nature and the energy of life.
I have installed my butterflies sculpture and murals in multiple locations in the U.S. and throughout Central
America and Europe. My first monumental butterfly sculpture, “Ananda,” was commissioned by the former
first Lady of Panama, Ms. Lorena Castillo, and the United Nations Director of Communications & Global
Advocacy, Anne Marie Hou. “Ananda” is a 7-feet tall butterfly sculpture that was installed at the United Nations
headquarters in Geneva to support their 2016 Program on HIV/AIDS Zero Discrimination Campaign. “Ananda”
celebrates the inherent contentment, joy and fulfillment of existence, and it was created as a symbol to
promote diversity, inclusion and equality around the world. “Ananda” is now part of the United Nations private
art collection.
Other recent art installations include:
1. The Migration of My Dreams, currently installed at the Newport Beach Civic Center, CA, is a collection of
5 metal sculptures ranging between 6 and 3.5 feet designed to capture the spirit of people who migrate to
follow their dreams;
2. The Dance of the Butterflies mural in West Hollywood, CA, represents the celebration of love, acceptance,
respect and equality. It became one the most well-known mural in Los Angeles, and it was selected among the
“100 Most Photogenic Spots in Los Angeles” by Los Angeles Magazine;
3. The Butterfly Harmony Piano for the City of Beverly Hills and the Wallis Annenberg Center for the
Performing Arts Sing for Hope Pianos program. The Butterfly Harmony Piano is an expression of my aim to
always encourage others to shine - to become the best they can be –
for themselves, for others, and ultimately, for the whole of humanity;
4. The Vida Mural in Lancaster, California pays homage to the constructs of life. Its purpose is to promote
a message of new “Life (Vida)” and possibilities to those less fortunate. The mural aims to evoke a sense of
taking action, serving the needs of the community, and creating opportunities so that we can grow together as
a stronger society. An open invitation for all of us to be present;
5. Ill Camino della Farfalla commissioned by the City of Panama, Panama. It is a butterfly mural painted on
eight sets of stairs in one of Panama City’s oldest district. The installation project was granted by the District
Mayor office with the intention to connect people with the present moment and engage their spirit with a
colorful journey;
6. The Dream Big digital video billboard displayed at 46th street in Time Square New York. It was showcased
on a 15,000 square feet LED screen as part of the See Me Take Over exhibit; and
7. The Confetto mural commissioned A&I Fine Art and Photography printing company as part of the Mural
Alley in North Hollywood. The mural was named after the Italian word “Confetto” that in Italian means
“small sweets.”
As an artist, I have experienced how public art can vastly contribute to the design and the cultural vitality of
a community and its public spaces; illuminating what makes a place unique with an aesthetic appeal. Public
art provides a free and beautiful forum for artistic expression and the promotion of the social usefulness of a
place. Public art offers the opportunity to promote the participation and engagement of community members
and the integration of diverse innovative ideas during the creative and installation process. I have witnessed
how public art can define a community identity and enrich people lives.
I am a multicultural person, born and raised in Panama, living in the USA, and working at the national and
international level. Working with people from different cultural backgrounds has presented me with unique
opportunities for collaboration and creativity. I have learned how important it is to promote the participation
of community members and stakeholders during the conceptualization, design and installation of my art.
I respect and acknowledge people’s contribution at all levels of the creative process.
I constantly witness and experience the emerging needs for diversity and inclusion of new concepts and the
interpretation of new ideas within communities and through their public spaces. Installation of my work
would demonstrate the commitment to ethnic diversity and to creating a rich cultural tapestry that includes
influences from countries around the world.
My creative and innovative expertise will provide an extraordinary example of how to integrate the design
work of artists into the development and evolution of The City of La Quinta as an art and cultural destination.
I look forward to having the opportunity to work with the City of La Quinta’s Art in Public Places Program.
Marisabel Bazan
Address: 820 Westbourne Drive #5,
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Phone Number: (310) 409-8681
E-mail: info@maisabelbazan.com
www.marisabelbazan.com
2021 Butterfly Harmony, Sing For Hope Organization,
Beverly Hills, CA
2021 The Migration of my Dreams, Newport Beach
Civic Center, Newport Beach, CA
2021 Different Leaf
2020 Confetto, Pilgrim Soul, Los Angeles, CA
2020 The Migration of My Dreams, Hollywood
Sculpture Garden, Hollywood USA
2019 Vida, Museum of Contemporary Art Lancaster
and Insite Development, Lancaster USA
2019 Beautify Earth, Huellas, Santa Monica USA
2019 Confetto, A&I Fine Art and Photography, North
Hollywood USA
2019 Sydney Harbour Paint Company, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Fundayuda, Panama City, Republic of Panama
2017 Fundación Belisario Porras - Belisario Porras
Public School, Panama City, Republic of Panama
2017 Nectar de Vida, Panama City, Republic of Panama
2017 Homenaje Belisario Porras, Panama City,
Republic of Panama
2017 Art in Denim, Imagen Galeria de Arte, Panama
City, Republic of Panama
2017 San Felipe, Marriot Hotel , Panama City,
Republic of Panama
2017 Museum of Contemporary Art, Intercontinetal
Hotel, Panama City, Republic of Panama
2017 Unidos de Corazon Por la Niñez, ProNiñez , Club
Union, Panama City, Republic of Panama
2016 Ananda, United Nations, Geneva Switzerland
2016 City Council Ricky Domingues, Ill Camino della
Farfalla, Panama City, Republic of Panama
2015 The Migration of My Dreams, Street Art Fair,
Sirens Studios, Los Angeles USA
RESUME
PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS & COLLABORATIONS
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 City of West Hollywood, Modern Rugs and
Sydney Harbour Paint Company –The Dance of the
Butterflies Mural, Los Angeles USA
2015 Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Acrylic Swimwear
Collection - Marisabel Bazan and Katerina Evans
2015 Alana Design Studios, Panama City, Republic
of Panama
2015 Arthaus Design Decor Group, Home and Decor
Line of Products - Los AngelesUSA
2014 Time Square Billboard, See Me Take Over See
Me, Dream Big, New York USA
2014 Sydney Harbour Paint Company - Let Art Do It’s
Thing - Los Angeles USA
2014 Benjamin Moore - Ill Cammino Della Farfalla,
Panama City, Republic of Panama
2013 Praha Gallery Praha Souvenir, Panama City,
Republic of Panama
2012 Benjamin Moore - Metamorphosis Colours Atelier
2012 Casacor, Panama City, Republic of Panama
2012 In House Advertising - Metamorphosis
Colours Atelier
2012 Casacor, Panama City, Republic of Panama
2011 LeSportsac Artist In Residence “Vida Linda”
“Besos” “Musica” Fall Collection 2011, New York USA
2009 Day Off Collection, Govil, Panama City, Republic
of Panama
2008 Day Off Collection, Govil, Panama City, Republic
of Panama
2007 Love My Belly - Bellyscope Collection,
Los Angeles, CA
2006 Love My Belly - Witty Collection, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Soulstice, Mondrian Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
2019 Popolishsis, Atacama, Los Angeles, CA
2019 The Other Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA
2016 Ananda, UNAIDS Headquarters,
Geneva, Switzerland
2012 Artist in Residence, Benjamin Moore, Casacor,
Panama City, Republic of Panama
2012 Lalaland Imagen galeria de arte, Panama City,
Republic of Panama
2009 El Silencio Inspira, World Trade Center, Panama
City, Republic of Panama
2008 Pop Works, EM&Co Los Angeles USA
EDUCATION
1997 Bachelor in Communications, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fl
1997 - 1999 Conceptos, Televisa, Mexico City MX
2020 ProNiñez Auction, Panama City, Republic
of Panama
2020 MOAH Museum of Art and History,
Lancaster, CA
2020 Collaborate & Create, Los Angeles USA
2019 San Felipe, Marriot Hotel, Panama City, Republic
of Panama
2019 Hold You Foundation Art Show, Loft at Liz’s
Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Pinceladas de Amor, Galerias Imagen, Panama
City, Republic of Panama
2018 San Felipe, Marriot Hotel, Panama City, Republic
of Panama
2018 Unidos por la niñez, Galeria Habitante, Club
Union, Panama City, Republic of Panama
2017 Arte por Sonrisas, Imagen Galeria de Arte,
Panama City, Republic of Panama
2017 La Seman de America Latina y El Caribe, Unesco,
Paris France
2016 San Felipe, Marriot Hotel, Panama City, Republic
of Panama
2016 Museum of Contemporary Art, Intercontinental
Hotel, Panama City, Republic of Panama
2016 Little Pieces of Heaven, Arts of Elysium,
Los Angeles USA
2016 Zero Discrimination, UNAIDS, Geneva Switzerland
2016 Unidos de Corazon Por la Niñez, ProNiñez , Club
Union, Panama City, Republic of Panama
2015 San Felipe, Marriot Hotel, Panama City, Republic
of Panama
2015 Museum of Contemporary Art, Intercontinental
Hotel, Panama City, Republic of Panama
2014 Lazos Soldarios, First Lady of Panama Project,
Panama City, Republic of Panama
2014 See Me Take Over, See Me, Time Square,
New York, USA
2014 Fundacion de Relaciones Sanas, Intercontinental
Hotel, Panama City, Republic of Panama
2014 San Felipe, Intercontinental Hotel, Panama City,
Republic of Panama
2014 Museum of Contemporary Art, Intercontinental
Hotel, Panama City, Republic of Panama
2014 Summer Collection, Emblem Art Gallery
American Airlines, Miami USA
2013 Cuenta conmigo, Imagen Galeria de Arte,
Panama City, Republic of Panama
2013 Panama, Panama Embassy, Berlin Gemany
2013 GetArt, Siren Studios, Los Angeles USA
2013 Artworks for the Cure, The Barker Hangar Santa
Monica Airport, Los Angeles, CA
2013 Summer Collection, Emblem Art Gallery
American Airlines, Miami USA
2013 Museum of Contemporary Art, Intercontinental
Hotel, Panama City, Republic of Panama
2013 San Felipe, Intercontinental Hotel, Panama City,
Republic of Panama
2013 Fundacion de Relaciones Sanas, Intercontinental
Hotel, Panama City, Republic of Panama
2012 Museum of Contemporary Art, Intercontinental
Hotel, Panama City, Republic of Panama
2012 San Felipe, Marriott Hotel, Panama City, Republic
of Panama
2012 FundaCancer, Imagen galeria de arte, Panama
City, Republic of Panama
2012 Fundacion de Relaciones Sanas, Intercontinental
Hotel, Panama City, Republic of Panama
2011 San Felipe, Marriott Hotel, Panama City, Republic
of Panama
2011 Fundacion de Relaciones Sanas, Intercontinental
Hotel, Panama City, Republic of Panama
2011 Soul City Project, Los Angeles, USA
2011 Little Piece of Heaven, Sirens Studios,
Los Angeles, USA
2011 World Tour London, Nina Torres Gallery,
Richmond Hill, UK
2011 Mr. Brainwash Art Show 2011, Los Angeles USA
2011 Mirrored Path, Latino art Museum, Pomona,
USA. Curated by Eva Malhotra
2010 San Felipe, Marriott Hotel, Panama City, Republic
of Panama
2010 Ruta Art Show, Bakehouse Art Complex BAC,
Audrey Love Gallery Group Show Miami USA
2010 Music Cares, Evening of Independance Show,
Ford Amphitheater, Los Angeles USA
2010 Fundacion de Relaciones Sanas, Intercontinental
Hotel, Panama City, Republic of Panama
2009 San Felipe, Marriott Hotel, Panama City, Republic
of Panama
2009 7 Mujeres 1 Espacio, Marcorama Gallery,
Panama City, Republic of Panama
2008 San Felipe, Marriott Hotel, Panama City,
Republic of Panama
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
COLLECTIONS | PUBLIC
PUBLICATIONS
COLLECTIONS | PRIVATE
Ananda United Nations, Geneva Switzerland
Belisario Porras Public School, Panama City,
Republic of Panama
Nectar de Vida (Nectar of Life), Panama City,
Republic of Panama
Ill Cammino Della Farfalla, Panama City,
Republic of Panama
The Dance of the Butterflies, Modern Rugs L.A.,
City of West Hollywood USA
Latino Museum, Pomona, USA
Miramar Hotel Empresas Bern, Panama City,
Republic of Panama
Empresas Bern, Panama City, Republic of Panama
Motta Internacional, Panama City, Republic of Panama
“The Minimalist... and the street artist?”, Arnet,
Los Angeles, CA
Sing for Hope Pianos, LA Weekly, Los Angeles, CA
Art Crush, @elephantmagazine
“Cultured collections with Marisabel Bazan and Lisa
Schulte”, @Arnet, Los Angeles, California
“Meet an Artist Monday: Marisabel Bazan”, LA Weekly
n11 Art Issue visage, Coup D’État Magazine, Panama
The 100 Most Photogenic Spots in L.A. - Los Angeles
Magazine, Los Angeles, CA
“En el asiento de Marisabel Bazan” Revista Espacios,
Panama City, Republic of Panama
“Nuevas Creadoras” Cobertura Especial Revista
Ellas, Fashion Week 2015, Panama City, Republic of
Panama
“Los Protagonistas” Revista Couture, Panama City,
Republic of Panama
“Todo sobre mi madre” Revista Mundo Social,
Panama City, Republic of Panama
“How a vision board became a bag” Oprah’s Blog
West Hollywood Magazine, Los Angeles,CA
Glenn Close, Los Angeles USA
Steven Tyler, Los Angeles USA
Kerry Washington, Los Angeles USA
Lisa Schulte, Los Angeles USA
Revista GoGo Art Issue Cover Panama 2015, Panama
City, Republic of Panama
Revista Caras Panama 2014, Panama City, Republic
of Panama
“Metamorphosis Colors” Casacor Panama 2015,
Panama City, Republic of Panama
“Bañada en Color” Revista Ellas, Panama City,
Republic of Panama
“Trazos Pop” Mundo Social, Panama City, Republic
of Panama
“El Viaje de Marisabel a Lalaland”, Panama City
“Lalaland” Revista Selecta, Panama City, Republic
of Panama
“Are you in Lalaland” Revista ABC, Panama City
Revista Weekend, Panama City, Republic of Panama
Revista K, Panama City, Republic of Panama
LIST OF SIX (6) IMAGES OF COMPLETED
PAST ARTWORKS
ANANDA
Mixed Media on Metal 7 x 7 x 1.5 ft
UN AIDS Headquartes, Geneva
THE MIGRATION OF MY DREAMS
Mixed Media on Metal
Five works, each 3.5 x 3.5 x 6 ft.
Newport Beach Civic Center Sculpture Garden, CA
DREAM BIG
Digital Video Billboard 15 x 15 ft.
Time Square, New York
THE DANCE OF THE BUTTERFLIES
Mixed Media on Concrete 14 x 110 ft.
West Hollywood, CA
VIDA MURAL
Mixed Media on Concrete 13.5 x 15.5 ft.
Lancaster, CA
ILL CAMINO DELLA FARFALLA
Mixed Media on Concrete 100 x 10 ft. x 10 in.
Panama City,Panama
REFERENCES
Annemarie Hou
Senior Communications Advisor, Executive Office of the Secretary-General, United Nations
Development for the Ananda Sculpture for Zero Discrimination Campaign United Nations
Address: 405 East 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10017, USA.
E-mail: annemarie.hou@un.org
Phone Number: 212-963-1234
Andi Campognone
Director of Lancaster Museum
Point of Contact for Vida Mural project at Lancaster Homeless Shelter
Adress: 665 W Lancaster BLVD Lancaster, CA 93534
E-Mail: acampognone@cityoflancasterca.org
Phone Number: 661-723-6250
Cynthia Goldstein
Vice Consul of Panama in Los Angeles, CA
Address: 111 W Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, CA 90802
E-mail: Csanjur@mire.gob.pa
Phone Number: 562-612-4677