Education

2008-2011
MFA, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL         

2004-2007
BFA, Ai Miami International University of Art and Design, Miami, FL


Solo Exhibitions

2016
Star Focus, Butter Gallery, Miami, FL
All Seasons, Flowerbox Projects, Miami, FL

2015
Salute, Flowerbox Projects, Miami, FL

2011
The Dee Dee and Jack Wedding, Emerson Dorsch Gallery, Miami, FL  
Development of Power vs. Untitled Creatures, MFA exhibition, Wynwood Project Space, Miami, FL


Collaborations

2019
Ideal Situation: Brian Gefen + Jill C. Weisberg, Storefront Art Studio Hollywood, Florida

2018
The Haunted Gallery, Storefront Art Studio, Hollywood, FL
Intertwined, Storefront Art Studio, Hollywood, FL

2017
Show Us Your VIPness by Cory Andrews Corp, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, FL  


Group Exhibitions

2020
Exposed, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, FL

2019
Artist draw their studios, curated by Michelle Weinberg, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, FL
Exposed, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, FL

2018
Exposed, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, FL

2017
Exposed, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, FL
Smash & Grab, Locust Projects. Miami, FL

2016
Smash & Grab, Locust Projects. Miami, FL
Ring Of Fire A Hot Ticket, A Tigertail Fundraiser, Miami, FL, Curated by Carol Jazzar
Wrestling the Snake: Open Season in Political Art, The Project at FAT Village, Ft. Lauderdale,
FL, Curated by Leah Brown and Peter Symons
A Real Shit Show, Flowerbox Projects, Miami, FL

2015          
100 + Degrees In The Shade, Laundromat Art Space, Miami, FL, Curated by Jane Hart
Panorama, CFASS, Redhook, Brooklyn, NY
Forget Me Knots, Bunker Projects, Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY, Curated by Joe Egan  

2014
Smash & Grab, Locust Projects, Miami, FL
Don't Quite Your Day Job, Christie's Auction House, New York, New York
Bunker, Bushwick Open Studio,  Brooklyn, NY, Curated by Joe Egan
Assembly Required, Edge Zones, Miami, FL, Curated by Charo Oquet

2013
Zones Art Fair, Edge Zones, Miami, FL
Smash & Grab, Locust Projects, Miami, FL

2012
Truth and Concequest, Miami, FL, Curated by Nicole Martinez
Smash & Grab, Locust Projects, Miami, FL
Insider Art, Christie’s Auction House, New York City, New York

2011
Smash & Grab, Locust Projects, Miami, FL
Juried Solon Group Show, The Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Home: Dream Home, Praxis International Art, Miami, FL, Curated by Grela Orihuela
Master of Fine Arts Candidates Exhibition, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL

2010
Art Miami, Contemporary Art Fair, Midtown Miami, FL
2012, Miami Art space, Miami, FL, Curated by Kiki Valdes
Master of Fine Arts Candidates Exhibition, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL

2009
Canes Art Fair, Wynwood Project Space, Miami, FL
Art Miami, Contemporary Art Fair, Midtown Miami, FL
Annual Juried Student Competition, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL

2008
Flat, Zones Art Fair Edge Zones, Miami, FL
Cane Art Fair, Wynwood Project Space, Miami, FL
The Painters, Wynwood Project Space, Miami, FL
Scrambled, Soya e Pomodoro, Miami, FL, Curated by Guillermo Ruballo
The David Gefen Show, Recent Paintings, Edge Zones, Miami, FL

2007
Zones Contemporary Art Fair, Edge Zones, Miami, FL
Free Spirits Alive 2, Free Spirits Artists Lounge, Hosted by Robert Chambers
Mix, Deluxe Arts, Miami, FL
Small works on a big Budget, Traveling BFA Exhibition on a Budget Truck Rental, Miami, FL
Fast, Miami, FL, Curated by Jordan Massengale
Marathon ’07, Soya e Pomodoro, Miami, FL, Curated by Guillermo Ruballo and David Marsh
Serial, Soya e Pomodoro, Miami, FL, Curated by Carlos Devillasante
Come one Come All to the Wild Wild Wynwood Traveling Art Showcase, Edge Zones, Miami, FL, Curated by David Marsh

2006
New Painting and Sculpture, Edge Zones, Miami, FL, Curated by Charo Oquet
Hot, New, Raw, Fresh, Awesome, Young, Emerging, Talent, Emerson Dorsch Gallery, Miami FL, Curated by Jordan Massengale
Emergence III, Majestic Properties, Miami Beach, FL
Quiet, Miami, FL, Curated by Jordan Massengale and Chris Meesey

2005
Worth It's Weight In Dirt, Orange Art Space, Miami, FL
M.I.U.A.D. Juried Student Exhibition, Miami, FL
Hurricane Katrina Relief Show, Miami Art Gallery, Miami, FL
Esperanto, Miami, FL, Curated by Jordan Massengale and Chris Meesey

 

Press
Venting political frustration in FAT Village by Phillip Valys, southflorida.com, May 25, 2016        
Sobre el exceso de lo real
by Amable Lopez Melendez, Hoy Newspaper, Oct. 24, 2008
Sunshine Spate by Carlos Suarez De Jesus, Miami New Times, Jan. 24, 2008

Publications
Supermix, Union of the Diverse Contemporary Art in Miami, by Charo Oque & David Vardi, EZ, Press 2008

Awards
Master of Fine Arts Candidates Exhibition, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL, Jury Merit Award 2010
Annual Juried Student Competition, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL, Best Painting 2009
M.I.U.A.D. Juried Student Exhibition, Miami, FL, Best Painting 2005
 

Public Activities
Co-Coordinator and Artist BCBG Store front Installation, Miami, FL
 

Public Collections
NSU Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Florida

                                                  

 

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