Curricullum
Born in New York, 1974
Lives and works in Puerto Rico
BFA, Escuela de Artes Plásticas de San Juan, Puerto Rico.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2009
Nominated for the Emerging Artist’s Brugal ARCO Madrid 09 Acquisition Award
2008
Lexus Grant for the Arts, Puerto Rico Communitary Foundation, Puerto Rico.
Honorable Mention, Oriental Bank, Puerto Rico.
2007
Honorable Mention, VI Salón de dibujo, Arawak Art Foundation, Museum of Modern Art, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
2006
AICA Award, International Association of Art Critics, New Art Space, =DESTO, Ateneo, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2002
Arnaldo Roche Rabell Foundation Grant.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2009
Muestra Nacional de Arte, Curated by Marilú Purcell, María Arlette de la Serna and Juan Carlos López Quintero, Antiguo Arsenal de la Marina Española, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Luis Adelantado Gallery, Mexico D.F.
Zombie: A Mindless Affair, Curated by Edra Soto, Antena, Chicago, Illinois.
A Visual Representation Through The Exploration Of Sound, Museum of Contemporary Arts, Puerto Rico. (solo exhibition)
Urban Landscapes, The Sacred Heart University, Salón de las Artes, Puerto Rico. (solo exhibition)
MadridFoto, Galeria Luis Adelantado (Spain), Madrid, Spain.
Publica 3, San Juan Poly/Graphic Triennial: Latin American and the Caribbean, La Puntilla Arsenal, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
CIRCA 09, Galeria Luis Adelantado (Spain), San Juan, Puerto Rico.
ARCO 09, Galeria Luis Adelantado (Spain), Madrid, Spain.
Décima subasta del Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico.
2008
It’s Not Easy, What Does Green Mean To You? Exit Art, New York.
X International Call, Luis Adelantado Gallery, Valencia, Spain.
PhotoImagen 2008 (The Body), Curated by Sara Herman, APEX Exhibition Hall, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
CIRCA 08, Caribbean Art Fair, Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Trends, Aspects of Contemporary Latin American Art, Curated by Milagros Bello, Merrill Lynch Arteamericas, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, Florida.
2007
Sense of Space, Curated by Carlos Acero, District & Co. Gallery, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. (solo exhibition)
Photo Miami, Miami, Florida.
VI Salón de Dibujo de Santo Domingo, Arte Arawak Foundation, Museum of Modern Art, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Photoimagen 2007 (The City), Curated by Carlos Acero, District & Co. Gallery, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
The New Media Festival 07, 2nd Edition, Curated by Millagros Bello, Hardcore Art Contemporary Space, Wynwood Art District, Miami, Florida.
River’s Edge Film Festival, Maiden Alley Cinema, Paducah, Kentucky.
BLOG, Candela Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
CIRCA 07, Caribbean Art Fair, Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Merrill Lynch Arteamericas, The Latin American Art Fair, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami.
Batón Delante: New Emerging Artists of Puerto Rico, University of P.R., Casa Roig Museum, Humacao, Puerto Rico.
2006
Photo Miami, Miami.
Attitude, Video/Short & Experimental Film / Photography Festival, Cultural Center Magaza, Bitola, Macedonia.
Temporary Cities, International ArtExpo Collection, National Center for Contemporary Arts, Moscow, Russia.
CIRCA 06, First Caribbean Art Fair, Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Fun Racing, =DESTO, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Voxumenta, A Group Show of Contemporary Art, Curated by Pepon Osorio and Emily Hage, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia.
La Gran Feria de Marzo, =DESTO, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Cumpleaños del Arte, UPV Radio, Valencia, Spain.
2005
=DESTO, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
State of Emergent-C 8, Sin Titulo Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2004
4 Evidente, Raíces Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2002
Piezas en Formato Diminuto, Raíces Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2009
Review by Carla Acevedo: 2008 Lexus Grants for the Arts, ArtPulse Magazine, No.1 Vol. 1, Oct-Nov 2009
Article by Rebekah Drysdale, DailyServing An International Forum For Contemporary Arts. (Online Publications)
Article by Carla Acevedo: Branding Ideologies, DaWire Magazine. (Online Publications)
Article by Carla Acevedo: Branding Ideologies, Small Axe A Caribbean Platform For Criticism. (Online Publication)
Essay: Las Influencias de la física inspiran en artistas contemporáneos el arte del futuro, Orificio, # 6 year 2009 p.41
2008
Article by Joel Weinstein: =DESTO, una buena señal, ArtNexus, No.68 Vol.7 – year 2008 p.108
Article by Manuel Alvarez Lezama: Postmodern Surrealist Scenarios, Wynwood Art Magazine, No.1 Vol.8, April 2008 p.42
Article by Walter Robinson: Puerto Rican Sun, Artnet Magazine. (Online Publication)
2006
Article by Ralph Vázquez: Un oasis emergente, ArtPremium Art Magazine No.13 Vol.3 – year 2006 p.68
