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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