Biography

Venezuelan Born 1952, Lives and works in New York City.
Education

  • School of Design Villasmil de León Caracas, Venezuela.
  • National School of art Cristobal Rojas Caracas, Venezuela.  
  • Federico Brandt Institute Caracas Venezuela. 
  • Art New England, Bennigton College VT, USA. 
  • Vermont Studio Center, VT, USA. 
  • R & F Encaustic Kingston NY, USA. 
  • Individual studies with artist: Valerie Brathwhite, Carlos Mendoza, Walter Margulis. Samuel Baroni, Antonio Lazo, Zeinab Bullhosen. 
  • Philosophy of Contemporary Art TAC, Museum of Contemporary Art Sofia Imber,  Caracas, Venezuela. 

Awards

2006 Winner First Price and permanent collection MOLAA, Museum of Latin American Art. Long Beach, California.
2005 Honorable Mention Award, III Salon Hebraica, Caracas, Venezuela.
2004 Mario Abreu Award, Municipal Salon, Mario Abreu Museum, Maracay, Venezuela.
2000 Honorable Mention Award, II Municipal Salon City of Caracas, Vzla.
1999 Juan Lovera Award, 57th Salon Michelena, Ateneo Museum of the city of Valencia, Venezuela.
1998 Honorable Mention Award, I Municipal Salon City of Caracas, Venezuela.
1995 Honorable Mention, Public project, UIC Union Israelita de Caracas, Venezuela.
2012 Factura Vencida, Parenthesis Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela.
2008 80 to 150 Times a Second, Hardcore Contemporary Art Space Gallery, Windwood, Miami, FL.
2005 Organico Mx Espai Gallery, Barcelona, Spain.
2002 Manchas Cultural Center, Shoham, Israel.
1994 Al Descubierto, Open Studio, Caracas, Venezuela.

Special and Public Projects

2014 Ladino Hagadah book of Prayers illustrations, Boker editorial. Presented as a gift to Pope Francis.  
1991 Selected for Public Monument of Remembrance, AIV Association Israelite Venezuela.

Collections

Permanent collection: Sephardic Museum, Caracas Venezuela.
Permanent collection: Museum of Latin American Art MOLAA. CA, USA.
Permanent collection: Galería de Arte Nacional GAN. Caracas Venezuela.
Permanent collection: Ateneo de Valencia Museum, Valencia, Venezuela.
Permanent collection: Mario Abreu Museum, Maracay, Venezuela.
Private Collection: Nina Fuentes, Miami. FL.USA

Collective Exhibitions

2015 Ex Patria, Three women, Sarasota Cultural Center, Sarasota, FL.
2014 Puesta de Largo, Sephardic Museum, Caracas, Venezuela. SmArt Freedom Tower, Miami Dade College. FL, USA.
2006 Virginia Miller Gallery Presents, Coral Gables. FL. USA. Artifact NYC, Galou Gallery, Williamsburg, NY

2005/1992 

  • Mega Exposicion, Los Teques Museum, Vzla.
  • Masters and Young Artist, Grupo LI Gallery, Caracas. Venezuela
  • 04 05, Spazio Zero Gallery, Caracas. Venezuela
  • Frida Kahlo, Spazio Zero Gallery, Caracas. Venezuela
  • Las 6 del Galpón, Spazio Zero Gallery, Caracas. Venezuela
  • Urban Weft,  Mx Espai Gallery, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Acción Solidaria, Grupo LI, Caracas. Venezuela.
  • Encaustic Works 03, Biennale, Marist College, Poughkeepsie USA.
  • Salón Aragua Biennale Museum Mario Abreu, Maracay. Venezuela. (Two times)
  • Salón Michelena Biennale Ateneo de Valencia Venezuela. (Two times)
  • Federal Municipal, Caracas Venezuela. Two times
  • Museum of Visual Art Alejandro Otero, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Museum Sacro Arquidiocesano, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • Art New England, Bennington College, Mass. USA (Two Times)
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Art Fairs

2012 FIA Art Fair, Caracas, Venezuela.
2010 Scope Art fair, New York City. USA
            Pinta Art Fair, London. England
            Scope Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland.
            Art Monaco, Monaco
            Sm Art, Freedom Tower, Miami Dade College. FL, USA.
2007 ArteAmericas, Art Fair, Virginia Miller / Galou Gallery. Panorama Latinoamericano part II.
2006 Artifact Art Fair, Galou Gallery, Williamsburg, NY. USA.
2009 Pinta Art Fair, NY. USA
            Scope Art Fair, Miami. FL, USA.
            FIA Art Fair, Caracas, Venezuela
1994 Ven Arte, Caracas Venezuela.
1985 Bijoux, Caracas, Venezuela

Publications

  • Maximizing the Minimal Expression, Nuevo Mundo Israelita1998, by Daniel Gueron, Venezuela. 
  • “Twelve Women of the year”. 2006, Omar Lares, El Universal newspaper, Venezuela. 
  • “Ink” Wax and Tattoo machine Works, Art Daily, by Betsy Wills 
  • Childhood Revisited: by Geraldine Lilly 
  • Encyclopedia of the Jewish Diaspora: origins, experiences and culture, By M. Avrum Ehrlich, 
  • Latin America and the Caribbean.