bio

Becoming an artist was the natural result for my restlessness. A need to transform what seems useless or obvious into something meaningful, is a condition that activates my intuition and imagination to reach creative and tasteful solutions.
 
Obtaining my Journalism  degree in Venezuela was my first attempt to structurize my unidentified calling. Trough my second degree in Fine Arts at Parsons School of Design - Paris I found myself. Remarking the diversity of teaching techniques, my passion for observation, asking, learning, collaborating with others and inventive problems solving led me to focus on my own potential abilities. I had my first solo show in Paris in 1993 and have been an active painter showing frequently  in Venezuela, France and the USA in private galleries and institutional group shows. I am a drawing teacher up to date in diverse cultural centers in Caracas, Paris and Miami where I live.

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EDUCATION
2017               Artist in residence at the Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, Studio #29.        
2014                Artist residency, The Chill Concept, Miami
2014                Teaching Artist Training Program, Lincoln Center Education
1985-89         University Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas, Venezuela; degree in Journalism
1989-92         Parsons School of Design, Paris. Fine Arts Foundation
1999                 Workshop with the Venezuelan artist Antonio Lazo, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Caracas, Venezuela
1987-89         Instituto Federico Brandt, Caracas, Venezuela; Drawing, painting, sculpture workshops. Classic and Contemporary Art History courses.
1985-87         Escuela Cristobal Rojas. Sculpture workshop with the Venezuelan artist Pedro Barreto, Caracas, Venezuela
1987-88         Château Beau-Cèdre, Montreaux, Switzerland; Drawing, sculpture, photography, culinary arts
1974-79         Pottery and sculpture workshop with the Venezuelan artist Beatriz Plaza, Caracas, Venezuela
 
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015                Fleeting Body, La Ventana Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
                            Vinyl Body, Le Studio du 17ème, Paris, France
                           The Rapture of the Drift, The Chill Concept, Miami, FL 
2014                Suturas, La ventana Art Gallery, Caracas.
2006                Chez soi, Combes Gallery, Paris, France
2005                Air acuarium, Grupo Li, Caracas, Venezuela 
1996                Liquid imaginary, Grupo Li, Caracas, Venezuela
1993                Beasts and Prodigys, Venezuela Embassy, Paris, France
 
GROUP EXHIBITIONS AND ART ACTIVITIES
2017            Art Basel Bakers Brunch, Open Studios, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami 
                         X FUNDANA: Re-Thinking Venezuela From Different Latitudes, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami
                         CECCA Auction, Centro de Arte Los Galpones, Caracas
2015            Artwood Miami Gallery, during Art Basel, Miami, FL
                        Por definir, Galería Beatriz Gil, Caracas, Venezuela
                        Small format, La Ventana Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
2014            Angels at the Los Palos Grandes Square, Caracas, Venezuela; municipal project of urban intervention
2012            FIA, Feria de Arte Latinoamericano, Grupo Li Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
2011            FIA, Feria de Arte Latinoamericano, Grupo Li Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
2006            Una Obra para los Benefactores de la Colmena de la Vida, Grupo Li Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
2005            Unidos por el Arte, Grupo Li Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
2004            Pecadillos, Espacio Abierto Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
                        Amnistía Internacional, Grupo Li Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
2003            Grands et Jeunes d’Aujourd’hui, Espace Auteuil, Paris, France
                        Salón del Reciclaje, MACSI Museum of Contemporary Art of Caracas, Venezuela
2002            35x, Grupo Li Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
2001            Colectiva. Blassini Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
                         Maestros y Artistas Contemporáneos,  Grupo Li, Caracas, Venezuela
1997             Colectiva. Díaz-Mancini Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
1996             Acción Solidaria, Grupo Li Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
                         Cosecha 96, Grupo Li,  Caracas, Venezuela
1994             Salón de Dibujo, Museo Alejandro Otero, Caracas, Venezuela
1993             XXVII Prix International d’Art Contemporain de Monte Carlo, Fondation Prince Pierre de Monaco; Monte Carlo, France,

EXPERIENCE
2015-present   Imago, Art in Action, Miami, FL; Exploring Miami through Drawing
2014                      Teaching Artist Training program, Lincoln Center Education, New York City, NY
2014                      Art workshops, The Chill Concept, Miami, FL
2012-present  Drawing and painting teacher for teenagers and adults, Artkao, Caracas, Venezuela
1996-2012        Drawing and painting teacher for children, teenagers and adults, Grupo Li, Caracas, Venezuela
2005-2006        Director Board Member, at both Culture and Inter-Institutional Comissions, Alliançe Française, Caracas, Venezuela
2006                      Peccatos Gourmet,  Artisanal creative sherbets and chocolate truffles project and factory, Caracas, Venezuela
1996- 2002       Drawing and painting teacher for children, teenagers and adults at Integral El Ávila School, Cristo Rey-Altamira School, Díaz-Mancini Gallery,   
                                  and at my studio; Caracas, Venezuela

FLUENT LANGUAGES
 Spanish, English, French