b. Madrid, Spain
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017
MEET IN THE PLACE WHERE THERE IS NO DARKNESS. Eleanor Harwood Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016
SURFACE TO AIR. Art & Culture Center / Hollywood, Hollywood, FL
2013
IT WAS A PLEASURE TO BURN. Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL
2012
LOCK THEM OUT AND BAR THE DOOR. LOCK THEM OUT FOREVERMORE. Spinello Projects, Miami, FL
2009
WHAT WE DO IS SECRET. Spinello Projects, Miami, FL
2006
WE WILL FAULTER. Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts, Miami, FL
2002
SAFE. Fredric Snitzer Gallery (Project Room), Coral Gables, FL
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017
TRUST FALL. ALSO Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
DOUBLE EDGED. Circuit12, Dallas, TX
MOBILE SHOW. Primary, Miami, FL
POLAROID BLACK. Big Pictures, Los Angeles, CA
2016
ANALOG WATCH. CES Gallery Los Angeles, CA
2015
SHARP CONTRAST. Boehm Gallery at Palomar College, San Marcos, CA
HUMAN OCCULT POWERS. Circuit 12, Dallas, TX
2013
CLASSROOM NO. 203. Curated by Anthony Spienllo, Cutlog, New York, NY
2012
COURSE/DISCOURSE. The Park School, Baltimore, MD
HELP/LESS. Curated by Chris Habib, Printed Matter, New York. NY
PERFECT LOVERS. Curated by Anthony Spienllo, White Box, New York, NY
COLLECTION REHANG. Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL
JOIN, Spinello Projects, Miami. FL
2011
FOUR MINUTES, THIRTY-THREE SECONDS. Curated by Omar Lopez-Chahoud, Legal Art Miami, FL
HIS WIFE & HER LOVER. Primary Projects, Miami, FL
2010
NEW WORK MIAMI 2010. Curated by Peter Boswell, Assistant Director for Programs/Senior Curator, and René Morales, Associate Curator. Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL
2009
THE PAPER CHASE, curated by Aaron Bondaroff and Al Moran. OH-WOW & Play Thing. Auckland, New Zealand
DEBRA AND DENNIS SCHOLL'S COLLECTION. Curated by Trevor Schoonmaker, Miami, FL
CONFECTION. Curated by Pres Rodriguez, OH-WOW, Miami, FL
2007
MIAMI CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS: CREATING A SCENE. Curated by Gean Moreno Art Center, Miami, FL
UNDERTOW: A SURVEY OF SOUTH FLORIDA CONTEMPORARY ART. University College of Fine Arts, Istanbul, Turkey
LIFE SIZE. Scion Installation L.A., Los Angeles, CA
PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS. Curated by Gean Moreno, Locust Projects, Miami, FL
2004
DRAWING CONCLUSIONS 2. Curated by Nina Aries, Rocket Projects, Miami, FL
2002
NO SHOW. Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Coral Gables, FL
2001
MIAMI ART EXCHANGE JURIED EXHIBITION: "UNAFFILIATED BASEL SHOW. Organized by Bernice Steinbaum, Miami, FL
HOME WRECKERS. Curated by William Cordova, Eugenia Vargas' Home Show Series, Miami, FL
2000
ROBOT. Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Coral Gables, FL
PROJECTS / SYMPOSIUMS / WORKSHOPS & TALKS
2016
Dialogues in Cuban Art, An artist exchange program between Miami & Havana. Program: Phase 2, Symposium Panel II, Pérez Art Museum Miami, Miami, FL
2015
SHARP CONTRAST. Artist Panel, Boehm Gallery at Palomar College, San Marcos, CA
Dialogues in Cuban Art, An artist exchange program between Miami & Havana. Program: Phase 1, Symposium Panel I, Casa de las Américas,
Havana, Cuba.
2010
New Work Miami 2010, Artist Lecture Series, Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL
2008
Sympathy For The Devil, Lecture Series, MOCA at North Miami, Miami, FL
2007
People Under the Stairs, Artist Panel, Locust Projects, Miami, FL
1997 - 2004
One of the founders of Box, an artist run exhibition space, Miami, FL
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Paddy Johnson and Michael Anthony Farley, Art F City, "Material Art Fair: The Most Important Art Event of the Year for Artists" February 5, 2016
A. Moret, Installation Magazine, "On The Fringe" Issue 02, 2013
Rob Guyanese, White hot Magazine, "Lock Them Out and Bar the Door. Lock Them Out Forevermore.", December, 2012
Emily Nathan, artnet.com, "Footloose and Fancy-Free" March, 2012
Gean Moreno, Art Papers, "A Peace Understanding Dosn't Broker" January, 2010
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wetheat.tv, "Studio Drive By, Season 1" 2009
Alfredo Triff, Sunpost, "The Kids Are Just All Right," July, 2007
Alfredo Triff, El Nuevo Herald, "El Arte Que Nos Merecemos," February 2, 2007
Carlos Suarez De Jesus, Miami New Times, "Found in the Fun House," February 1, 2007
Amir H. Fallah, Beautiful Decay, "...Is The Public Enemy," June, 2006
Alfredo Triff, Miami New Times, "Current Art Shows," June 10, 2004
Alfredo Triff, Miami New Times, "Gregvugaris at Dorsch," September 13, 2002
E. Martinez Mercado, El Nuevo Herald, "Stay Tuned, papr ver," January, 2002
Michael Betancourt, Miami Art Exchange,"Violent Nights Motel," November 14, 2002
Eugenio Espinosa, Art Nexus, "Arte Actual," 2000
Armondo Alvarez Bravo, El Nuevo Herald, "Arte Actual En Coral Gables," 2000
Soren Triff, El Nuevo Herald, "Asalto De La Imaginación," 2000
Paola Arencibia, The Miami Herald, "Artist Think Outside The Box," 2000
PUBLICATIONS
Miami Contemporary Artists Paul Clemence and Julie Davidow, intro
by Elisa Turner Schiffer Publishing, 2007
RESIDENCIES
2010 - 2011
Cannonball, Miami, Live/Work Residency Program
PUBLIC COLLECTION
The Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL
EDUCATION
Miami International University of Art & Design