I feel
compelled to make beautiful, thoughtful, positive gay art to counter all
the hetero-normativity and homophobia that pervade the historical and
current art world, and our society in general. The paintings and drawings
are generally acrylic on Mylar or paper and often combine European wallpaper
designs with Aztec imagery and silhouettes of virile hyper-masculine animals.
I am also sewing pink American, Mexican, Spanish, and Texan flags and
installing them in both gallery and real world situations. My work deals
with my identity, particularly with my identity as a gay Latino male.
I paint and construct art objects that flirt with kitsch or camp, but
are ultimately too elegant and heartfelt to be dismissed as such. |
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Upcoming Solo Exhibition
Manifest Destiny
School 33
Baltimore, MD
April 23-May 26, 2005
Mount Royal (group show at the Kaufbar Gallery)
Berlin, Germany
October 14- November 13, 2004
Animal Destinies (group show at Goliath Visual Space)
Williamsburg, NY
October 15-November 7, 2004
Curator: Yasu Nakamori
Baltimore/Chicago
(group show through the Baltimore Museum of Art and Artscape 2004)
Baltimore, MD
June 20-July 31, 2004
Curator: Kerry James Marshall
draw_drawing (group exhibit at Gallery 32, part of the London Biennale
2004)
London, England
August 10-August 24, 2004
Coordinated by Giacomo Picca
Hall of Portraits (group show, a part of Arts cape 2004)
Baltimore, MD
July 9-July 31, 2004
All My Love (solo installation at the Hamden Center of the Arts)
Baltimore, MD
February 3 through February 29, 2004
Wild Bunch (group show at White Box, Annex)
New York, NY
June 26 through August 2, 2003
Welcome to the Hat (group show at the Clemente Soto Velez Center)
New York, NY
May 13 through May 31, 2003
DisBelief (two person show at the Visual Arts Gallery, School of Visual
Arts)
New York, NY
November 29 through December 14, 2002
curator: Peter Hristoff
GLAAD OUT Auction 2002
New York, NY
November 24, 2002
Playful Drama (group show at the Eastside Gallery, School of Visual Arts)
New York, NY
September 25 through October 28, 2002
curator: Rachel GugelbergerEducation:
Maryland Institute College of Art
Mount Royal Program
Master of Fine Arts, May 2005
Baltimore, MD
School of Visual Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts, May 2003
New York, NYAwards and Grants
:
Maryland Institute College of Art
Fine Arts Scholarship
2003-2004
2004-2005
School of Visual Arts, Academic Achievement Award
2003
School of Visual Art, Alumni Scholarship Award
2003
School of Visual Arts, Fine Arts Grant (Departmental)
2001-2002
2002-2003
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