BORN - Pereira, Colombia. Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
EDUCATION 2000 - MFA, Columbia University, New York, NY 1997 - BFA, University of Houston, Houston, TX
AWARDS 2007 - Wheeler Foundation GrantBrooklyn, NY 2003 - Kimbrough Award, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX 2000 - Residency at the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY 2000 - Joan Mitchell MFA Grant, New York, NY 1999 - National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts 1998 - LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies Fellowship, New York, NY Golden Key National Honor Society-Art International
SOLO SHOWS 2008 - "Entre el Aliento y Saliva", Latincollector Gallery, New York, NY "Breathing Between Our Veins", Taller Boricua Galleries, Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center, Curated by Marcos Dimas New York, NY 2007 - “Inbetween Being”, Neiman Gallery, LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies, Columbia University New York, NY 2003 - “Cross Paintings”, Mother Dog Studios Houston, TX
GROUP SHOWS 2009 - "In Your Dreams", Pen and Brush, Curated by Edward J. Sullivan Faculty show, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY, New York, NY 2008 - PINTA, Contemporary Latin American Art Fair, Latincollector Gallery New York, NY 2008 - “Nightmares and Dreamscapes”, Alberto Peola Gallery, Curated by Ombretta AgróTurin, Italy 2008 - "Gastronomia / Erotica y Estimulante", McKinney Avenue ContemporaryDallas, Tx Faculty show, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNYNew York, NY 2007 - ScopeMiami Art Fair, Step1 Art PINTA, Contemporary Latin American Art Fair, Latincollector Gallery Miami, FL New York, NY 2007 - “Momenta Art Benefit”, Momenta Art and White Columns, New York, NY 2007 - “Deviant Behavior”, ARTFORMZ , Design District, Miami, FL 2007 - “Livres Artistes”, The University of the South Art Gallery Sewanee, TN 2006 - Tour Des Artistes exhibition Long Beach, CA 2006 - “5x7”, Arthouse, Finesilver Gallery, Glasstire and Dunn and Brown Contemporary Austin, Houston and Dallas, TX 2005 - Museum of the Living Artist San Diego, CA 2003 - Cue Art Foundation New York, NY 2002 - “Three Artists”, Baquero Gallery Houston, TX 2002 - “The Big Show”, Lawndale Art Center Houston, TX 2000 - Columbia University MFA Exhibition, Curated by Thelma Golden New York, NY 1999 - “Zero”, LeRoy Neiman Center for Print Studies, Columbia University New York, NY 1999 - “Switch Stance” LeRoy Neiman Gallery, Columbia University New York, NY 1997 - “10th Annual Dia de los Muertos”, Lawndale Art Center Houston, TX 1997 - “The Fauves”, Mode Gallery, Curated by Russell Terell Houston, TX 1997 - Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston Houston, TX 1997 - “Small Projects Gallery on the Road”, University of Manitoba Gallery Winnipeg, Canada
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2006 - Rogers, Ruth R., “Beyond Words - Artists’ Books” catalogue, The University of the South Gallery Sewanee, TN 2003 - Amenoff, Gregory, Cue Foundation for the Arts 2000 Catalog New York, NY 2000-2001 - Szakacs, Dennis, www.vcu.edu/artweb/,