Biography

I am a time-inspired artist, arguing for bodies of work that evolve from each other, with a focus on synthetic-colored figurative oil painting and web-like bricolage city collages. Coming from a family of Chilean immigrants in Venezuela, I also immigrated to study art in NYC, and have been rigorously supporting  my studio practice for over two decades by fully integrating my artist assistant practice into my artistic investigation.

In Venezuela I studied drawing portraiture for five years with Antonio Galeandro (1985-1990), in Chile I studied with Andres Baldwin in 1991, and in New York, some of my favorite artists I studied with are Georgia Marsh, Marilyn Minter, Mary Heilmann, Alyce Aycock, Jack Whitten, Saul Ostrow, and David Schaefer.

I was Vito Acconci’s archivist intern in 2007, mixed (5,750) colors  for Jeff Koons (2014-2017), was Cai Guo-Qiang’s Guggenheim videographer for his Guggenheim Retrospective Installation, a dry-lay assistant to Laura Owens’ LaGuardia Airport Tile-Mural, and more recently, I was so fortunate to work for Derek Fordjour as a studio assistant.

Selected exhibitions in New York include: The Long Island Museum ( 2023);  Exit Art (2005),  Roebling Hall (2008), The Art Parade, Deitch Projects (2004), Pinta Latinamerican Art Fair (2009),  Picture Farm Gallery, Brooklyn (2014).  In Washington: University of Maryland (2012).  In Chile: Galeria Animal, Santiago (2024),  Museo de Arte Moderno Chiloe (2001). In Venezuela:  Jovenes con FIA Caracas (2006), Slideluck Potshow, Museo de Arte Acarigua Araure (2007). In Argentina: Feria de Arte BA, Buenos Aires (2009). In the UK:  The Art Reach, Nottingham (2011), Rich Gallery, London (2008).

I also have worked in the decorative arts in New York since 2009, creating murals, fine painted finishes and window display for clients like Herald Prince, Guggenheim-Asher, Abigail Asher, Nick Olsen, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdales; and in Chile at Cowork Latam.