About the artist:

Chronology 1949 Born in Caracas, Venezuela. Education 1972 BA, Institute of Graphic Design, Fundacion Newman, Caracas, Venezuela 1980-82 Studied etching techniques in the Atelier 63 of Paris Teaching Experience 1990 Instituto Federico Brand, Caracas, Venezuela. 1987 University of West Virginia, Huntington, West Virginia. 1986 Atelier 63, New York, NY. 1982-85 Pratt Graphics Center, New York, NY. Awards 1984 Purchase Prize, Traditions & Alternatives, Potsdam, NY. 1984 Biennale de Miniaturas, Taga Caracas, Venezuela. 1982 Honorable Mention, Biennale de Dibujo y Grabado, Caracas, Venezuela. 1987 First Prize, Biennale of Latin American Art, Museum of Contemporary Hispanic,Art, New York, NY. Selected One Person Exhibitions 1993 GAIA, Ambrosino Gallery, Coral Gables, FL 1992 Museo de Artes Modernas, Caracas. Tierra, Mironesmil Fine Art, Paris. Tierra, Galeria Sextante, Bogota, Colombia. 1991 Libris, Reece Galleries, New York, NY. In Libris, La Casa del Libro, San Jan, Puerto Rico. 1990 Reece Galleries, New York, NY. In Libris, Galeria Via, Caracas. 1989 Galeria Euroamericana, Caracas. Procesos, Centro Euroamericano, Caracas. Les Voyages Oriniques, Miromesnil Fine Art, Paris. 1987 Galeria Art Decorum, Paris. 1986 Christie's Contemporary Art Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. 1985 Advisors' Choice, Printmaking council of New Jersey, Somerville, NJ. 1982 Galeria Mendoza, Caracas, Venezuela. 1981 La Petite Seine, Paris 1980 Enchanted Castle, Galeria Moll, Lima, Peru. 1979 Windows and Graphics, Venezuelan Tourist Office, New York, NY Selected Group Exhibitions 1995-01 Selected Group Exhibitions, Reece Galleries, New York, NY. 1992 Monocromias Latinoamericanas, Museo de Arte De Maracay, Venezuela Eco Art 92, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Entre Tropicos, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo Sofia Imber, Caracas. LXI Salon Michelena, Ateneo de Valencia, Venezuela Tierra! Palace of Culture, Italy 1991 Soul Art Festival, Korea Surface Issue, Steven Haller Fine Art, New York, NY De Caracas a Bogota, Museo de Arte Moderno, Bogota, Colombia Bagdag de las Mil y Una Noche a la Tormenta del Desierto, Museo de Artes Visuales Alejandro Otero, Caracas Dissimilar Identities, Scott Allan gallery, New York, NY Bienal de Guayana, Museo Jesus Soto, Bolivar 1987 Biennal of Latin American Art, Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art, NY 1985 Prints Ensuite, Katonah Gallery, Katonah, NY New Experiments in Printmaking, AAA Gallery, New York, NY International Small Print Competition, Pratt Graphics Center Gallery, New York. 1984 Grabado Norteamericano Contemporaneo, Montevideo, Uruguay Traditions and Alternatives: Postdam Print 1984, Postdam, NY 2nd Biennal de Dibujo y Grabado, Museo la Rinconada, Caracas II Biennal de Miniaturas, Taga Caracas Belfast Art Academy, Belfast, North Ireland 1983 Architecture in Contemporary Prints,Pratt Graphics Center Gallery,New York,NY Sechs junge kunstler aus Venezuela, Touring Exhibition, Bonn, Frankfurt, Munchen, Berlin and Hamburg. Self Portraits, Espacio Alterno, Caracas 1982 Biennale de Dibujo y Grabado, Caracas Joan Miro XXI international Drawing Competition, Barcelona, Spain Salon Michelena, Valencia, Venezuela 1981 Artistes de L'Atelier 63, Paris Galeria Mendoza, Caracas, Venezuela 1980 Miniatures in Taga, Caracas Outdoor Projects1982 A Pencil, 4.5m x .5m, Installation (montage) at the Place St Marks, Venice A Pencil, 4.5m x .5m, Installation (montage) at the Arc de Carrousel, Paris 1981 Fish, 15m x 2.5m long (Xerox and Craft Paper) placed at "Quai des Grands Augustins,Paris" Fish, 15m x 2.5m long (Xerox and Craft Paper) at the Place Beaubourg, Paris 1991-1998 As Educator, the artist has created and performed a series of group activities, integrating Art and Ecology: Water Portfolio The TGA Workshops Tierralumina Project Plaza Balza, Ateneo de Caracas. Green Portfolio Universidad Central de Venezuela A Frame by the Earth Project of Latinoamerican integration created an organized by the artist. Bogota, Caracas,and Habana. Collections Albright Knox Museum, Buffalo, NY Library of Congress, Washington, DC Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY