Born in 1980 in Ecuador
lives and works between Ecuador and The Netherlands
Education
2011
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Sculpture + Extended Media Department, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Richmond, VA . USA
2008
University Degree (Licenciatura) in Design and Audiovisual Production, Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral (ESPOL). Guayaquil, Ecuador
2002/2007
Lalimpia collective, Non-academic learning environment for selft-taught artists. Guayaquil, Ecuador
Residencies
2017 Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA). Dublin, Ireland
2016 Davidoff International. Dominican Republic / Switzerland
2015 Delfina Foundation. London, UK
2014 CSAV. Ratti Foundation. Como, Italy
2013/14 Jan van Eyck Academie (Post-Academic Institute). Maastricht, NL
2012 Seven Below. Burlington City Arts (BCA). Burlington, VT. USA
2010 Skowhegan. Skowhegan, ME. USA
2007 Curare. Museo de la Ciudad. Quito, Ecuador
Selected exhibitions
2017
History of Infamy., LACMA (USA). Curated by Jose Luis Blondet (August)
Solo exhibition at Nest, contemporary art platform, Den Haag (The Netherlands) - Curated by Eelco van der Lingen (May)
Solo exhibition at MUAC Museum, Mexico city - Curated by Amanda de la Garza (April)
2016
Zaratán[Solo show)], Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art. Rotterdam, NL
curated by Natasha Hoare
XIII Bienal de Cuenca, Museo de la Medicina. Cuenca, EC, curated by Dan Cameron
Nature Based, Kröller-Müller Museum. Otterlo, NL, curated by Jannet de Goede
El Triunfo del Placer [Solo show)], Photoimagen 2016. Santo Domingo, DO
curated by Quisqueya Henriquez
Naturally Obscure, Passerelle Contemporary Art Center. Brest, France
curated by Antoine Marchand and Etienne Bernard
ARCO Solo Projects,NoMíNIMO (EC) booth. Madrid, Spain, section curated by Irene Hofmann and Lucía Sanromán
2015
LekkerLicht, Centraal Museum. Utrecht, NL, curated by Eelco van der Lingen
Artefact: You Must Change Your Life, STUK Kunstcentrum. Leuven, BE, curated by Hicham Khalidi
A Silence Broken Into Smaller Silences [Solo show], Copperfield Gallery. London,UK
4th Poly/Graphic Triennial, Institute of Culture. San Juan, PR, curated by Gerardo Mosquera, Vanessa Hernandez, and Alexia Tala
Repeat/Rehearse, Delfina Foundation. London, UK, curated by Yasmina Reggad
The Messenger [Solo show], Galleria Mazzoli / Spazio Calderara. Milan, IT
curated by Simone Menegoi
El Triunfo del Placer [Solo show], NoMiNIMO Gallery. Guayaquil, EC
Adam, Eve and the Devil, Marres Centrum voor ContemporaineCultuur, Maastricht, NL, curated by Ardi Poels
More Than One Maker, Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA). Dublin, Ireland,
curated by Janice Hough
The Morning I Killed A Fly, Galleria Mazzoli. Modena, IT, curated by Chiara Ianeselli
2014
Alchemy, Nest, The Hague, NL, curated by Will Lunn
Conscientia, Latin American Consciousness [Nominated ?Best UK Exhibition of the Year? by LUKAS Prize], Art at Lloyds. London, UK, curated by LaviniaFreitas
NederlandseDansdagen, Bonnefanten Museum. Maastricht, NL , commissioned piece, curated by Peggy Olislaegers
Lighting Strikes Twice in the Same Place, Bienal de Arte Paíz. Antigua, GT, curated by Jose Luis Blondet
On Hesitation Marks [Solo show], Kunstraum, Munich, DE, curated by Maria Ines Plaza
Moules, Oeufs, Frites, The Ridder Gallery. Maastricht, NL, curated by Ardi Poels
Corpus Lingua, Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, NL, curated by Huib van der Werf
2013
Metaphysical Interventions, Neiman Gallery - Columbia University, New York, USA
curated by Matthew C. Wilson
Magic Hour, The Ridder Gallery. Maastricht, NL, curated by Ardi Poels
Here is Always Somewhere Else, Oud-Rekem castle. BE, curated by Annemie Van Laethem and Aischa Berg
Parkers [Solo project], Frontenpark. Maastricht, NL , commissioned by ViewmasterStichting, and curated by Bart van den Boom
Videodrama, Centro de Arte Contemporaneo (CAC), Quito, EC, curated by Santiago Rueda
Näitus,Temnikova&Kasela Gallery, Tallinn. EE
Uriel[Solo show],dpm gallery. Guayaquil. EC
2012
Paperless, The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), US, curated by Steven Matijcio
Los Irrespetuosos, Museo de Arte ?Carrillo Gil?. Mexico City. MX, curated by Carlos E. Palacios
Lucerna[Solo show], ODEON Art Foundation. Bogota. Colombia
curated by Maria del Pilar Estrada
Premio Mariano Aguilera [Solo project award], Centro de Arte Contemporaneo. Quito, EC, curated by Ana Rosa Valdez
2011
The Life of Objects, VOGT Gallery. New York, USA, curated by Maria del Carmen Carrion
Options. Project of the Arts Biennial, Washington DC. USA, curated by Stefanie Fedor
Strange Magic, Guest Spot Gallery. Baltimore, MD. USA, curated by Skye Gilkerson
Azor[Solo show], dpm gallery. Guayaquil, EC
MFA Thesis Show [Solo presentation], Anderson Gallery - Virginia Commonwealth University, US
X Bienal de Cuenca ? Official National Representation, Museo del Banco Central. Cuenca. EC, curated by Fernando Castro Flórez
Campo de Asociaciones ? Contemporary Latin American Drawing, Museo de Antropologia y Arte Contemporaneo (MAAC), EC, curated by Ana Rosa Valdez
Our Cult?s Classics, Pierogi Gallery. New York, USA
2010
Kierkegaard?s Walk, Marilia Razuk Gallery. Sao Paulo. Brasil, curated by Jacopo Crivelli
2009
Archeologies of the Future, Galeria Arte Actual ? FLACSO. Quito. EC, curated by Maria del Carmen Carrion
X Bienal de la Habana ? Official National Representation (as part of Lalimpia collective), La Habana. Cuba, curated by José Manuel Noceda
Un Fantasmaque Recorre el Mundo[Solo show], dpm gallery, Guayaquil, EC, curated by Maria del Pilar Estrada and Rodolfo Kronfle
2007
What Images Want, ICO Foundation. Madrid, Spain
Lugar a Dudas, Cali, CO, curated by Rodolfo Kronfle
2006
Esteticas en Construccion (A Selection of Latin American video art), GaleríaBlasini. Caracas, VE / dpm gallery.Guayaquil, EC / Galería Mateo Sariel.PA / Centro Cultural Español. GT
2002
Arte para Perros[Solo show], Galeria Madeleine Hollander, Guayaquil, Ecuador