b. 1985 - Ecuador
based in Miami, FL. USA

Selected SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024
MARE MAGNVM: A Floridian Odyssey
, curated by Christian Viveros-Faune, University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, FL. USA
Barrio Alto, curated by Juliana Forero, Coral Springs Art Museum, Coral Springs, FL. USA

2023
Run Run Run Like The Wind
, Miami Beach Arts & Culture, Miami Beach, FL. USA
Run Run Run Like The Wind
, Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, North Miami, FL . USA

2021
MARE MAGNVM
, Sabrina Amrani Gallery, Madrid, Spain
MARE MAGNVM: La llegada
, Sabrina Amrani Gallery, Madrid, Spain
Camposcuro
, curated by Claudia Mattos, David Castillo Gallery, Miami, FL. USA

2020

Land Escape, Piero Atchugarry Gallery, Miami, FL. USA

2019
Land Escape, curated by Leilani Lynch, The Bass Museum, Miami Beach, FL. USA
Florida Prize in Contemporary Art, curated by Coralie Claeysen-Gleyson + Hansen Mulford, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL. USA

2018
Ni Aqui Ni Alla, Elsewhere Museum, Greensboro, NC. USA

Selected GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025
Nuestro Vaivén / Our Sway
, curated by Amy Rosenblum Martin, The Ringling Museum, Sarasota, FL. USA [Forthcoming]
Concrete Façade, cuarted by Edison Peñafiel, Dot FiftyOne Gallery, Miami, FL. USA
XFactor: Latinx Artists and the Reconquest of the Everyday,
curated by Christian Viveros Faune, USF Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa, FL. USA

2024
Trienal Poli/Gráfica: Bajo Presion / Under Pressure
, curated by Elvis Fuentes, Antiguo Arsenal de la Marina Española, San Juan, Puerto Rico. USA
Coined in the South, curated by Jonathan Stuhlman, Mint Museum, NC. USA
Everything Ends Eventually, curated by Rina Dweck & Richard Moreno, Latchkey Gallery, New York, NY. USA

2023
Vessel and Veil,
curated by Claudia Matos, David Castillo Gallery, Miami, FL. USA

2022
History in Fragments,
curated by Babak Golkar, Sabrina Amrani Gallery, Madrid, Spain
Lean-To
, curated by Leilani Lynch, Oolite Arts, Miami, FL. USA

2021
BIENALSUR: Punto de Fuga
, curated by Marina Aguerre, Centro de Arte Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Inside Feelings, Outside Voices: Reflections From Miami, Green Space Miami, Miami, FL. USA
Conflict Point,
curated by Jonell Logan, McColl Center, Charlotte, NC. USA
Bum Bum Ba Ye [Under Pressure], Sabrina Amrani Gallery, Madrid, Spain

2020

Make America What America Must Become, curated by George Scheer + Katrina Neumann, Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, LA. USA
Life During Wartime: Art in the Age of Coronavirus, curated by Christian Viveros-Faune, USF Contemporary Art Museum OVR, Tampa, FL. USA
Ver Versus Ver, Sabrina Amrani Gallery, Madrid, Spain
A Posteriori, Liliana Bloch Gallery, Dallas, TX. USA

2019
South Florida Cultural Consortium, curated by Amy Galpin PhD, Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, North Miami, FL. USA

2018
Florida Biennial, curated by Laura Marsh, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL. USA

2016
The Space Between, curated by Jesus Petroccini + Chrisbeth Ortega, The Screening Room, Miami, FL. USA
27th University Exhibition, Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL. USA

2015
7th Biennial, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL. USA

2014
Freshly Squeezed, curated by Jesus Petroccini, Foto33 + Dina Mitrani Gallery, Miami, FL. USA

2013
Too Much Is Not Enough, curated by Marie Vickles, Little Haiti Cultural Center, Miami, FL. USA

2011
Be Inspired!, Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, FL. USA

Selected Awards + Grants + Fellowships

2023
Specific Cultural Project Award, State of Florida Division of Arts and Culture, Tallahassee, FL. USA
Artist Innovation Grant, Broward County Cultural Division, FL. USA

2022
Premio ARCO Comunidad de Madrid
, Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo, Madrid, Spain

2021
The Ellies Creator Award
, Oolite Arts, Miami Beach, FL. USA
Specific Cultural
Project Award, State of Florida Division of Arts and Culture, Tallahassee, FL. USA

2020

Green Space Initiative Grant, Green Family Foundation, Miami, FL. USA

2019
Knight Arts Challenge Miami Award, The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Miami, FL. USA
Florida Prize in Contemporary Art Award, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL. USA
South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship, Broward County Cultural Division, Fort Lauderdale, FL. USA
Florida Biennial Juror’s Pick Award, Art and Culture Center, Hollywood, FL. USA


Education

2016
Bacherlor of Fine Art + Art History
[Summa Cum Laude], Florida International University, Miami, FL. USA

Selected Residencies

2026
Watermill Center,
Watermill, NY. USA [Forthcoming]

2025
Oolite Arts,
Miami Beach, FL. USA

2024
The Ant Project
, México City, México

2023

MASS MoCA + Oolite Arts’ Home + Away, North Adams, MA. USA
Felipa Manuela Residencias de Investigación, Madrid, Spain
AIR 351
, Cascais, Portugal

2022
Oolite Arts
, Miami Beach, FL. USA

2021

Anderson Ranch + Oolite Arts’ Home + Away, Snowmass, CO. USA
McColl Center for Art + Innovation, Charlotte, NC. USA

2019
100 W Corsicana Artist and Writer Residency, Corsicana, TX. USA

2018
Elsewhere Museum
, Greensboro, NC. USA

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Oolite Arts, Miami Beach, FL. USA
Colección Fundación ARCO, Centro de Arte 2 de Mayo, Madrid, Spain
Elsewhere Museum, Greensboro, NC. USA

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