IDEAS = SYMBOLS = CULTURAL IDENTITY
How ideas become symbols and symbols - ideas.
My interest: the symbolism in the the world cultures, their ideas and elements that represent their identity.
My technique: I always use ceramic because I need to work with my hands, in an exercise of feeling without thinking. Ceramic has its own life, clay and glaze react at will and speak in my work, almost deciding... Ceramic’s fragility and complications challenges me continuously. In history, ceramic has been the most accurate tool in the study of civilizations, it is eternal and universal, a dictionary of symbols.
I work in ceramic together with other materials - metal, wood, glass. I tie everything; tying as joining pieces respecting their own individuality, tying to unite, and staying one when released.
I have always been fascinated with the old way of signing by the means of sealing, using symbols instead of signatures, so I sign my works with a stamp, a symbol that becomes part of the peace itself.
Artistic Formation
MFA Art Direction
VIU Valencian International University
Valencia, Spain, 2018
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Research Grant
Institut International de la Marionnette
Chaleville Meziere, France, October 2017
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La Meridiana School
Paper clay and Raku firing
Tuscany, Italy, 2014.
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Moisés Barrios Workshop
Printmaking
Guatemala, 2007.
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Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas (ENAP)
Experimental Drawing workshop, Carmen Isasi (Madrid)
Guatemala, 2006.
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BFA Visual Arts studies, specialized in painting,
Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas (ENAP)
Guatemala, 2002-2007.
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Bridgeview School, Maestro Samuel Kudish
Painting workshop, oil portraiture
New York, USA, 2003.
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Nené Valls Workshop
Painting studies, oil portraiture and figure
Guatemala, 1989-2000.
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Sant Jordy workshop
High and low temperature ceramics course
Barelona, Spain, 1991.
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Mercedes de Miquel (Master Ceramist)
Ceramics, majolica
Barcelona, Spain, 1991.
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Escola de Disseny Elisava
Interior design
Barcelona, Spain, 1986-1988.
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Galería Ríos, Maestro Roberto Ríos
Drawing studies
Guatemala, 1983-1985.
Artist Residences
Ceramic Artist Exchange Tandem – Neumünster, Alemania (2022)
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Guldagergaard Art Residency – Slagelse, Dinamarca (2020)
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The Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park Artist Studio -Shigaraki, Japón (February 2018)
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Farming Art Studio International Artist Residency, Andore, India (October 2018)
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Institut International de la Marionnette, Charleville-Mézières, France (2017)
Group Exhibitions
MIGRATION(S): 50º Congress AIC-IAC
Ariana – Musée suisse de la céramique et du verre
Ashes series
Ginebra, Suiza, Septiembre 2022
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EOTW! Art Show
Muñecas series
Ventura, California, EEUU, Noviembre 2021
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PremioBACC competition
Wine Cups
Rome, Italy, October 2021
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AIC-IAC Conference
Serie NAOS
Rovaniemi-Posio, Finlandia, Septiembre 2021
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N.A.CE Competition
Silence series
Navarra, Spain, July 2021
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JUANNIO 2021
Guardians series
Guatemala, June 2021
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JUANNIO 2019, Guatemala
Nests series
Guatemala, June 2019
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IX International Ceramic Biennial
Nests series
Talavera, Spain, 2019
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XX International Art Biennial
Nests series
Cerveira, Portugal, 2018
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Art Gallery at Rafael Landívar University
Muñecas series
Guatemala, May 2017
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Galería José Gorostiza (Centro Cultural Mexicano)
Muñecas series
Guatemala, Marzo 2016
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Self Identities / Laura Haber Gallery
Muñecas series (murals & video)
Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 2016
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Arte en Mayo, Fundación Rozas-Botrán
Muñecas series (giant portraits)
Guatemala, May 2016
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America’s Clayfest IV
Traditional Utensils - Batea Tray
Roseville, EEUU, April-May 2016
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Spectrum Miami Art Show
Battle Horse series
Winwood, Miami, December 3-7 2014
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Arte en Mayo, Fundación Rozas-Botrán
a.gua series
Guatemala, May 2014
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IX Florence Biennale
a.gua series
Florence, Italy, November-December, 2013
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Fundación Rozas-Botrán
Battle Horse series
Guatemala, November 2013
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Arte en Mayo, Fundación Rozas-Botrán
a.gua series
Guatemala, Mayo 2013
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Art Expo Toronto
Invited artist; a.gua series
Toronto, Canada, April 2013
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Art Palm Beach
With María Elena Kravetz Gallery
a.gua series
Palm Beach, USA, January 2013
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Salón ARGR
a.las series
Paris, France, November 2010.
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Salon "Contemporánea"
Forli, Italy, November 2010.
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Salón ARGR
Honorable mention
Paris, France, November 2009.
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Centro Cultural IGA
“Exposición en 3”
Guatemala, January 2008.
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Manifestarte
Guatemala, 2006.
Individual Exhibitions
Sol Del Río gallery
Pillars
Guatemala, April 2023
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Sol Del Río gallery
NAOS series
Guatemala, Marzo 2020
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Sol Del Río gallery
Nests series
Guatemala, January - February 2019
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New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum
Muñecas series
Taipei, Taiwan, November - December 2018
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MUSAC - San Carlos University Art Museum
Muñecas series
Guatemala, February 2018
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Mexican Cultural Center
José Gorostiza Gallery
Muñecas series
Guatemala, March – April 2016
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Espacio Alternativo Proyecto Poporopo
Muñecas series
Guatemala, May 2015
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Museo de Arte Moderno Carlos Mérida
Large scale exhibition (a.gua series)
Guatemala, October-December 2012
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Primo Piano gallery
a.las
Venice, Italy, February 2011
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Galería Ana Lucia Gómez
a.las series
Guatemala, Agosto 2010.
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Galería Patrick Dumken
a.pelo
Cadaqués, Spain, May 2009.
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Casa Santo Domingo
a.pelo
Guatemala, May 2009.
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Galería Ana Lucia Gómez
First dolo exhibition (a.pelo series)
Guatemala, February 2008.
Museums
MUSAC – Museo de la Universidad San Carlos, Guatemala
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Taipei Ceramic Museum, Taiwan
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Museum of Modern Art Carlos Mérida, Guatemala
Biennials
IX International Ceramic Biennial, Talavera, Spain
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XX International Art Biennial, Cerveira, Portugal
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XII Manises Biennial, Spain
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IX Florence Biennale, Italy
Prominent Participacions
9TH International ceramic symposium, Changchun, China (2020)
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Art Expo Toronto – invited artist (2013)
Performance
Anima Mundi, ‘itsliquid’ International Art Festival
“Our Footprints in the World”
Venice, Italy, 2019
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Pottery Slam 2, Benyamini Ceramic center
“Our Footprints in the World”
Tel Aviv, Israel, 2019
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UNIS University
“Our Footprints in the World”
Guatemala, May 2017
Commissions / Permanent Display
NY20+
Large Scale Public Space Installation
Naos Series
Chengdu, China, October 2023
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Large-scale mosaic mural
Albero 14 atrium
Guatemala, 2021
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Large-scale mosaic mural
Bosque da Ciência do INPA
Manaus, Brazil, 2019
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Large-scale mosaic mural
Jodhpur, India 2018
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Large-scale mosaic mural
Ionian Center for the Arts
Kefalonia, Grecia, Septiembre 2017
Prominent Participacions
9TH International ceramic symposium, Changchun, China (2020)
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Art Expo Toronto – invited artist (2013)
Reconocimientos y premios
Publications
LandEscape Art Review
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Artist profile, Habitart magazine, Guatemala, 2019
Other
Memeber of International Academy of Ceramics
www.aic-iac.org
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Founder and director of CORE foundation
core.org.gt
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Founder and director of Prison Yoga CARE
prisionyogacare.org
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