STATEMENT :
My deep love of the arts definitely began at an early age. The first image that comes to mind when I remember my childhood is a soiled piece of paper with a very naive drawing of a dog. It was my dog's portrait which I did at the age of three. After that, I developed a total devotion to every Disney cartoon and soon learned how to draw each character from my memory. My father was an Artist, a realistic painter. When he, for any reason, left his studio, I took advantage of the moment to capture a few of my strokes in his beautiful paintings---something that my beloved father never discovered. After many years of not taking my skills and my natural talent seriously, I concluded that the only way to achieve happiness was to be doing what I really love. Since that time, I started building a career. There were plenty of setbacks and disappointments but also great achievements and even bigger expectations. I see my life as a big canvas where I am painting every stage of my life ...some parts are empty, some others are covered in black, but most of this canvas is filled with colors.
EDUCATION:
Art Student League, NYC, NY. Escuela de Artes Guerrero, Bogota, Colombia Parsons School for Design, NYC, NY. Instituto Tecnologico Equinoccial, Quito, Ecuador. Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador. A W A R D S 2013 Golden Eagle"Lyrical Fantasy" (Wildlife category), Gold Medal, NYC 2011 New York Realism Jury Choice Award Realism "Gold Metal" NYC. Greenpoint Gallery "1st Place Winner" NYC. 2008 Hudson County Award for Freeholders Excellence E X H I B I T S 2014 - Diego Victoria Fine Art Gallery (Miami, FL) - Busacca Online Art Gallery (San Francisco, CA) 2013 - Museo de Historia de Ponce "Past, Present, Pa'lante" San juan Puertorico. - - Elite Art Galleries "Hispanic Heritage" (Miami, FL) - House Gallery, An International Fine Art Exhibit, (London, UK) - New York Realism, Golden Eagle, "Lyrical Fantasy" (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Four Word Progress, Jersey City Hall (Jersey City, NJ) - Fantasy of Dream of Allegory Exhibit, New York Realism Fine Art Gallery (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Fantasy of Beauty in Paradise Exhibit, New York Realism Fine Art Gallery (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Fantasy of Color Exhibit, New York Realism Fine Art Gallery (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Busacca On line Gallery (San Francisco, CA) 2012 - American Visual Art, Marina Tsvetaeva Museum, Moscow, Russian Federation - New York Realism Fine Art Gallery (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - H&M Gallery (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Busacca Gallery (San Francisco, CA) 2011 - Busacca Gallery (San Francisco, CA) - H&M Gallery (Manhattan,NYC,NY) - Jadite Galleries (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Evergreene Art Exhibit (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Greenpoint Gallery (Brooklyn, NYC, NY) - Fairway Studios (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - ASA Art Gallery New York Realism Gallery (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - The Philip Hone Gallery (Honesdale, PA) 2010 - Bar Breton (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Greenpoint Gallery (Brooklyn, NYC, NY) - Alternative Art Gallery (Brooklyn, NYC, NY) - The Philip Hone Gallery (Honesdale, PA) 2009 - International Immigrant Foundation (Manhattan,NYC, NY) 2008 - Solo Show, Council Chamber (Jersey City, NJ) - Jersey City Art Tour 2008 (Jersey City, NJ) - Solo Show, Rot Haus Exhibit Hall (Altnau, Switzerland) - Solo Show, Te y Tu Tea House (Canary Island, Spain) 2007 - Solo Show, Prefecto Oyola Biblioteca Criolla & Cultural Center (Jersey City, NJ) - Jersey City Art Tour 2007 (Jersey City) 2006 - Warld-Nasse Gallery (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Jersey City Art Tour 2.006 (Jersey City, NJ) 2005 - Two Artist Exhibit, Gotham Building Gallery (Manhattan, NY) 2004 - Opera Gallery ( Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Gallery IV (Paramus, NJ) 2003 - Body Painting, New River Fine Arts Gallery (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - Frames & Stages Group, General Consulate of Colombia (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Three Artist Exhibit, Verizon Exhibit Hall (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Frames & Stages Group, General Consulate of Mexico (Manhattan, NYC, NY) 2002 - Quantus Group, Five Artist Exhibit, Taller Boricua Gallery & Art for Change (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Swissotel, Exhibit Hall (Quito, Ecuador) 2001 - Exhabit Group Exhibit Hall (Mexico City, Mexico) - Visual Arts Exhibit Commemorative “Semana de la no violencia a la mujer” (Mexico City, Mexico) - National Contest “Salon Nacional de Arte Globalizacion, Nomadismo e Identidad” Modern Art Museum (Cuenca, Ecuador) - Religious Contest, Saint Ignatius Loyola Parish Church (Manhattan, NYC,NY) 2000 - Full Moon in Chelsea, Asociation Tepeyac, International Exhibit (Manhattan, NYC,NY) - The General Consulate of Dominican Republic in New York (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - 96th Street Public Library, (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Multicultural Diversity Program Celebration Week, United States Department of Justice (INS) (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - First International Art Exhibit by International Artist from: Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Dominican Republic, Venezuela & Republic of China, The Consulate General of Colombia (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Four Artist, Street Presentation, 175 Street Carnivals (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Solo Show, Caffe Del Artista (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - From Ecuador to The World, Featured Artist, Broad County Main Library (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - Contemporary Angels Performance, Museo de la Cuidad (Quito, Ecuador) - Solo Show, The Consulate General of Ecuador in New York, (Manhattan, NYC, NY) 1999 - Solo Show, Contemporary Art Gallery (Quito, Ecuador) - Art Auction, Janus Foundation (Fort Lauderdale, FL) 1998 - Santa Teresa Church Exhibit Hall, Escuela de Artes Guerrero Art Exhibit (Bogota, Colombia)
My deep love of the arts definitely began at an early age. The first image that comes to mind when I remember my childhood is a soiled piece of paper with a very naive drawing of a dog. It was my dog's portrait which I did at the age of three. After that, I developed a total devotion to every Disney cartoon and soon learned how to draw each character from my memory. My father was an Artist, a realistic painter. When he, for any reason, left his studio, I took advantage of the moment to capture a few of my strokes in his beautiful paintings---something that my beloved father never discovered. After many years of not taking my skills and my natural talent seriously, I concluded that the only way to achieve happiness was to be doing what I really love. Since that time, I started building a career. There were plenty of setbacks and disappointments but also great achievements and even bigger expectations. I see my life as a big canvas where I am painting every stage of my life ...some parts are empty, some others are covered in black, but most of this canvas is filled with colors.
EDUCATION:
Art Student League, NYC, NY. Escuela de Artes Guerrero, Bogota, Colombia Parsons School for Design, NYC, NY. Instituto Tecnologico Equinoccial, Quito, Ecuador. Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador. A W A R D S 2013 Golden Eagle"Lyrical Fantasy" (Wildlife category), Gold Medal, NYC 2011 New York Realism Jury Choice Award Realism "Gold Metal" NYC. Greenpoint Gallery "1st Place Winner" NYC. 2008 Hudson County Award for Freeholders Excellence E X H I B I T S 2014 - Diego Victoria Fine Art Gallery (Miami, FL) - Busacca Online Art Gallery (San Francisco, CA) 2013 - Museo de Historia de Ponce "Past, Present, Pa'lante" San juan Puertorico. - - Elite Art Galleries "Hispanic Heritage" (Miami, FL) - House Gallery, An International Fine Art Exhibit, (London, UK) - New York Realism, Golden Eagle, "Lyrical Fantasy" (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Four Word Progress, Jersey City Hall (Jersey City, NJ) - Fantasy of Dream of Allegory Exhibit, New York Realism Fine Art Gallery (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Fantasy of Beauty in Paradise Exhibit, New York Realism Fine Art Gallery (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Fantasy of Color Exhibit, New York Realism Fine Art Gallery (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Busacca On line Gallery (San Francisco, CA) 2012 - American Visual Art, Marina Tsvetaeva Museum, Moscow, Russian Federation - New York Realism Fine Art Gallery (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - H&M Gallery (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Busacca Gallery (San Francisco, CA) 2011 - Busacca Gallery (San Francisco, CA) - H&M Gallery (Manhattan,NYC,NY) - Jadite Galleries (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Evergreene Art Exhibit (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Greenpoint Gallery (Brooklyn, NYC, NY) - Fairway Studios (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - ASA Art Gallery New York Realism Gallery (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - The Philip Hone Gallery (Honesdale, PA) 2010 - Bar Breton (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Greenpoint Gallery (Brooklyn, NYC, NY) - Alternative Art Gallery (Brooklyn, NYC, NY) - The Philip Hone Gallery (Honesdale, PA) 2009 - International Immigrant Foundation (Manhattan,NYC, NY) 2008 - Solo Show, Council Chamber (Jersey City, NJ) - Jersey City Art Tour 2008 (Jersey City, NJ) - Solo Show, Rot Haus Exhibit Hall (Altnau, Switzerland) - Solo Show, Te y Tu Tea House (Canary Island, Spain) 2007 - Solo Show, Prefecto Oyola Biblioteca Criolla & Cultural Center (Jersey City, NJ) - Jersey City Art Tour 2007 (Jersey City) 2006 - Warld-Nasse Gallery (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Jersey City Art Tour 2.006 (Jersey City, NJ) 2005 - Two Artist Exhibit, Gotham Building Gallery (Manhattan, NY) 2004 - Opera Gallery ( Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Gallery IV (Paramus, NJ) 2003 - Body Painting, New River Fine Arts Gallery (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - Frames & Stages Group, General Consulate of Colombia (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Three Artist Exhibit, Verizon Exhibit Hall (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Frames & Stages Group, General Consulate of Mexico (Manhattan, NYC, NY) 2002 - Quantus Group, Five Artist Exhibit, Taller Boricua Gallery & Art for Change (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Swissotel, Exhibit Hall (Quito, Ecuador) 2001 - Exhabit Group Exhibit Hall (Mexico City, Mexico) - Visual Arts Exhibit Commemorative “Semana de la no violencia a la mujer” (Mexico City, Mexico) - National Contest “Salon Nacional de Arte Globalizacion, Nomadismo e Identidad” Modern Art Museum (Cuenca, Ecuador) - Religious Contest, Saint Ignatius Loyola Parish Church (Manhattan, NYC,NY) 2000 - Full Moon in Chelsea, Asociation Tepeyac, International Exhibit (Manhattan, NYC,NY) - The General Consulate of Dominican Republic in New York (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - 96th Street Public Library, (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Multicultural Diversity Program Celebration Week, United States Department of Justice (INS) (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - First International Art Exhibit by International Artist from: Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Dominican Republic, Venezuela & Republic of China, The Consulate General of Colombia (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Four Artist, Street Presentation, 175 Street Carnivals (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - Solo Show, Caffe Del Artista (Manhattan, NYC, NY) - From Ecuador to The World, Featured Artist, Broad County Main Library (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - Contemporary Angels Performance, Museo de la Cuidad (Quito, Ecuador) - Solo Show, The Consulate General of Ecuador in New York, (Manhattan, NYC, NY) 1999 - Solo Show, Contemporary Art Gallery (Quito, Ecuador) - Art Auction, Janus Foundation (Fort Lauderdale, FL) 1998 - Santa Teresa Church Exhibit Hall, Escuela de Artes Guerrero Art Exhibit (Bogota, Colombia)