Honors and Awards

2015
SXSWedu 2015 TES Global Innovation Scholar
SXSWedu 2015, Austin, Texas – March

2014

ISWC 2015 Design Exhibition Jury Award – Aesthetic Design
International Symposium on Wearable Computing 2015, Seattle, Washington.

September Scholar of the Month
College of the Arts and Research and Sponsored Programs, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.

Faculty Partner Award
Blackstone Launchpad, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.

2010 – 2013

Farris Family Innovation Award
Kent State University, Kent, OH. $24,000 total.

2013

2013 Fulbright Fellowship and Artist-in-Residence at MuseumsQuartier | quartier21, for open thread :: wien, summer 2013
Vienna, Austria.

CrossChx Hackathon First Place Data Visualization
Columbus, OH. $1,000

2010

First Leonardo Art/Science Student Contest
Winning project “Circadian Capital” //benitez_vogl

2007

Uncharted Territory: 2nd Place Award
Surface Design Conference. Kansas City, Missouri.

2006

CINTAS Fellowship Finalist, Buena Vista Building, Miami, Florida.

2005

Betty Laird Perry Award
Philip & Patricia Frost Art Museum, Miami, Florida.

Outstanding Fibers Student Award
Surface Design Magazine through FIU, Miami, Florida.

Best in Show
Exhibition: North Goes South
Graham Center Gallery, Florida International University, Miami.

2004

Outstanding Academic Achievement in Art
Florida International University, Miami, Florida.

Fellowships

2013
2013 Fulbright Fellowship and Artist-in-Residence at MuseumsQuartier | quartier21, Vienna, Austria for open thread :: wien, summer 2013

Artist Residencies

2013
2013 Fulbright Fellowship and Artist-in-Residence at MuseumsQuartier | quartier21, Vienna, Austria for open thread :: wien, summer 2013.

2009
Connected ’09: An International Symposium on Connecting Arts & Recycling.Artist-in-Residence, Pollau, Austria.

Scholarships

2008 – 2010
Exchange via FACE for
2008 (Student) for Wiimote Hacking Workshop and 2009/2010 (Faculty) for New Atlantis Project
International Exchange Program School of the Art Institute Chicago and L’Ecole Superieure D’Art D’Aix-en-Provence, France.

2006 – 2008

Trustee Scholarship
School of the Art Institute of Chicago for MFA in Art + Technology Studies, Chicago, Illinois.

2005

Recipient Carl + Toni Randolph Scholarship
ART + ARH department, Florida International University, Miami, Florida.

Foundation M workshop scholarships
(2) for Transart Institute Summer New Media Art Workshops
Transart Institute at Danube University, Krems, Austria.

• International Best Aesthetic Design Award for S.A.R.A.