Arte Domus
Arte (Spanish for art) + Domus (Latin for house).
Creating art, together at home.
ABOUT US
Arte Domus was founded by Yvette Roman in March of 2020 after San Diego shut down from Covid-19, to provide art classes to youth who lost their arts programming.
2021 Goals
Provide youth with an art curriculum that is diverse,
inclusive and relevant to our communities.
Provide a space where children can use art to
voice their thoughts, ideas, and feelings.
Curate virtual and in person exhibitions that highlight
San Diego, Los Angeles and Tijuana artists.
Beautify our city with messages of unity, peace and diversity.
Facilitate art workshops to increase family bonding,
boost confidence and help with stress management.
Share and support the arts community by sharing calls for entries,
residencies, funding, art exhibitions,
employment, and other creative opportunities.
FOUNDER AND LEAD EDUCATOR
YVETTE ROMAN
Yvette Roman is a bi-national artist, curator, muralist and arts educator. She holds a B.A., from UCSD in Visual Arts and Cultural Anthropology. Yvette is passionate about making art accessible through community-organized collaboration. Her artwork is an exploration of simplicity and chaos. Disciplines include painting, photography, printmaking, and collage. Her artwork weaves memories of loss, self-discovery, and personal insecurities. Her artwork has been exhibited in the United States, Mexico and Egypt.
She has guest curated at the Centro Cultural de la Raza, The San Diego Repertory Theater, and for Amigos del Rep. She was a featured artist at the 2020, Latinx New Play Festival, a muralist for The Mint House Project, and featured in the soon to be published book Latinas with a Purpose. Her solo exhibition “Fragments” was displayed by Hanalei Artwork and at Alternate Roots in North Carolina.
In 2020, Yvette founded ArteDomus and Art Box San Diego. ArteDomus was founded on the idea that we can create art together from home. Art Box San Diego is a public arts initiative to beautify utility boxes and paint murals across San Diego County. As a second year member on RALSD- Rising Arts Leaders she serves as Treasurer. Yvette volunteers as a steering committee member at the Creative Youth Development, the Sherman Heights Community Center DOTD, and CARPA San Diego.
CV
A Reason to Survive- Educator JAN 2021- PRESENT
ArteDomus - Founder MAR 2020 - PRESENT
Rising Arts Leaders San Diego - Treasurer JAN 2020 - PRESENT
La Maestra Foundation - Art Coordinator FEB 2016-PRESENT
Art Unites- Vice President FEB 2017 - DEC 2019
New Alternatives TBS- Expressive Arts Coach AUG 2008 - APR 2017
The Wellness Program - SD County- Art & Culture Instructor JUN 2012 - OCT 2013
MOPA- Education Department Intern JUN 2010 - JAN 2012
The New Children’s Museum- Artist in Residence 7:1 DEC 2007 - JUN 2008
inSite05-Infosite Manager, Curatorial Intern JUN 2005 - NOV 2005
Education Residencies and Workshops
Smythe Elementary School, Puppetry Residency, A Reason to Survive April/May 2021I
Am, Yo Soy, Sherman Height Community Center April 30th, 2021
Curated Youth Exhibitions/projects
Cajitas de Colores San Ysidro Chamber of Commerce & Border Public Art Committee, public arts and mural project, San Ysidro, CA. 2020-2021
Art Box San Diego San Ysidro Chamber of Commerce & Border Public Art Committee, public arts and mural project, San Ysidro, CA. 2020-2021
Voices of City Heights San Diego Opera, La Maestra Foundation and City Heights Library Black Box Theater, youth theater performance, San Diego, CA September 2018 & 2019
Abstracts of City Heights, La Maestra Foundation, Ryan Brothers,San Diego, CA 2019
Day of The Dead Photography Exhibition Curator, Bonita Museum, October 2019 and Athenaeum Art Center, October 2018, San Diego, CA
Summer Art, Performance and Film Festival Curator, Centro Cultural de la Raza, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA. Summer 2017
Prismatic Series Curator, Iron Fist Gallery, Jan 2017- July 2017
Beyond the Map Curator, New Alternatives, Therapeutic Behavioral Services, San Diego CA. June 2014
Be Brave, Stomp out Stigma Curator, New Alternatives, San Diego Mental Health Services, Heritage Park/Old Town, San Diego CA. May 2013
I AM Curator, New Alternatives, TBSs, San Diego CA. May 2013
Historias Tenebrosas Amigos del Rep/San Diego Repertory Theater, San Diego, CA. October 2017-2019
Shiny Things Iron Fist Gallery, San Diego, CA. January 2019
Mentored Youth Application Process
Museum of Photographic Arts: YX21 Space, YX20 Growing Up, YX19 Dreamscapes, 2018 Reverberate: Sound and Image, 2017 Defining Boundaries, 2016 Animals Among Us, 2013 My City Your City
San Diego Museum of Art: Young Art 2021: My World, Our Planet & Young Art 2017 Beyond the Ordinary