Biography

Born: Guatemala City, Guatemala

EXHIBITIONS
(* Solo Shows)

2016 International Language of Art, Binders World market Gallery, Atlanta GA

2016 New Member Show, Atlanta Artist Center, Atlanta GA

2016 3rd Annual Stone Mountain Plein-air, Art Station, Stone Mountain GA

2016 Fruit of Labor, Atlanta Artist Center, Atlanta GA

2016 Reality or Abstraction, Atlanta Artist Center, Atlanta GA

2016 Art Bravo, Art Serve, Fort Lauderdale FL

2014 Collective Show, ArtBlend Gallery, Fort Lauderdale FL

2013 Collective Show, Winter Haven Gallery, Fort Lauderdale FL

2013 International Competition, Winter Haven Gallery, Fort Lauderdale FL

2012 40TH Anniversary Jordan Wine, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami FL

2010 The Art in Life Show, Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta GA

2008 Art Bravo, Art Serve, Fort Lauderdale FL

2006 Hortt 45, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

2006 The Red Eye, Sunrise, Florida

2006 Art Ala Carte, Ft Lauderdale, Florida

2006 Art Bravo!, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

2006 Get to Know Us!, Miami, Florida

2005 Plein Air Competition, Coconut Grove, Florida

2005 Libertad Exhibition, Miami, Florida

2005 Arte Eclectico, Sunrise, Florida

2005 One World Many Visions, Northbrook, Illinois

2005 Arte Eclectico, Sunrise, Forida

2005 Get To Knows Us!, Wyndwood, Florida

2005 Breakfast at the Bakehouse, Wynwood, Florida

2004 Arte Hispano-americano, South Miami, Florida

2004 Celebration of Hispanic Heritage, Sunrise, Florida

2004 Expressions of Guatemalan Soul, Naples, Florida

2004 Urgency Emerging Emergency II, Serious Studios, Miami, Florida.

2004 Urgency Emerging Emergency, Serious Studios, Miami, Florida.

2003 Spirit & Soul, ArtSpace of Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida.

2003 Hollywood Beach Art Exhibtion, ArtSpace of Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida.

2003 Art & Wine Walk/Exhibition, ArtSpace of Hollywood, Florida.

2003 Hollywood All Media Juried Biennial, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida.

2002 Viva Broward Benefit Exhibition, Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

2002 Expresiones de Arte Iberoamericano 2002, The Wirtz Gallery, Miami, Florida.
Curator: Noel Lama.

2002 Syntheses, Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

2002 Disintegration of My Dreams, Sunrise Civic Center Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.*

2002 Wallflower Gallery, Miami, Florida.

2002 International Art Expo”, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City, New York.

2002 The Shacknow Museum of Fine Arts, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

2002 The Black and White Exhibition, ARTSERVE, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Juried by: Paula Gillam.

2001 The Winter Exhibition, Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale,
Florida.
Juried by: Anita Grujon.

2001 Contemporary Artist Dictionary Exhibition, Alexander Patrick
Gallery, Miami, Florida.

2001 Small Works Exhibition, Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Juried by Susan Urbanek.

2001 Exposicion Pictorica, Consulado General de Guatemala en Miami y Consulado General de la Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela en Miami, Miami, Florida.

2001 Arte-Vol. 1 Exhibicion, Casa & Estilo International Magazine, Miami, Florida.

2001 The 51st Anniversary Exhibit, Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Juried by: Michael Farver.

2001 The 5th Annual Tri-County Exhibition, Broward Art Guild/Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, Florida.
Juried by Beth Ravitz.

2001 Best of Gallery Show, City Link/ARTSERVE, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

2001 Controversy, Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Juried by: W. Kelley Lucas.

2001 The 15th Annual Boca Festival Days Exhibition, Boca Museum Artist Guild, Boca Raton, Florida.
Boca Raton, FL

2001 A Tribute to Jackson Pollock, The Schacknow Museum of Fine Arts, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

2001 Hortt 42 Memorial Competition, Carone Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Judged by: Courtney Curtiss.
Curated by: The Boca Raton Museum of Art.

2001 Spring Exhibition, Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Juried by: Angie Curerri.

2001 Alexander Patrick Gallery, Miami, Florida.*

2000 Alexander Patrick Gallery, Miami, Florida.

2000 Old Town Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

2000 Hollywood Art Guild, Hollywood, Florida.

2000 Controversy, Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

1999 Hispanic Heritage In America ‘99, The Hispanic Heritage Council/ The Florida Museum of Hispanic and Latin American Art, Miami, Florida.

1997 Annual Student Art Exhibit, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, Florida.

1996 Tampa Hispanic Heritage Inc. Poster Contest, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida.

1996 Annual Student Art Exhibit, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, Florida.

1995 Pride of Our Hispanic Heritage- Multi Media Art Show, Pan-American Alliance of Art/Culture & Industry of Ft. Myers, Cape Coral, Florida.

1995 Sonando en Espanol, Lutz Branch Library, Lutz, Florida.

1995 Annual Student Art Exhibit, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, Florida.

1995 Latin American Rainbows, Land O’ Lakes Branch Library, Land O’ Lakes, Florida.

1995 Matices, Osceola Center for the Arts, Kissimmee, Florida.

1995 The Art of Recycling, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida.

1994 The Annual Student Art Exhibit, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, Florida.

1994 Art of Recycling, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida.

1994 Hispanic Heritage Art Expo, Hillsborough Community College
Tampa, Florida.

1993 The Art of Recycling, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida.

1993 Hillsborough County High School Seniors’ Art Exhibit, Old Hyde Park Center, Tampa, Florida.
Judged by: Gilbert de Meza & Genevieve Barco.


COLLECTIONS

University of Miami, Miami FL

Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa FL

Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Consulado General de Guatemala, Miami, Florida.


BIBLIOGRAPHY

2012 Art Takes Miami, See Me, Art Basel Miami FL

2012 The Journey of Jordan Blog, Healdsburg CA

(*Reviews)
*Norma Aranibar, “Who is Who in the Ibero-American Fine Art?”, Iberoamericana International, 2002.

Baur, Hans, “Foro 21”, El Golazo, 2002.

*Candice Russell, “Real Life with a Twist”, City Link, 2002.

*Amy Ward, “Art of Ages”, Sunrise Forum, 2002.

*Amy Ward, “Art of Ages”, Tamarac Forum, 2002.

Marceles, Eduardo, “Contemporary Artist Dictionary”, 2001.

*“Society Newspaper”, 2001.

“ Casa & Estilo, Arte - A Contemporary Latin Expression”, Volume I, 2001.

Candice Russell, “Just Say Yes!”, City Link, 2001.

*Candice Russell, “The Art Issue: Gallery Artists”, City Link, 2001.

*Candice Russell, “Surrealistic Success”, City Link, 2001.

Candice Russeell, “Bloom County”, City Link, 2001.

The International Artist Catalogue/Special Edition for Europ’ Art 99-Geneve
(Switzerland), 1999.

The International Artists Catalogue/Special Edition for Art Miami ‘99/ARTEFERIA
BOLGNA ’99, 1999.

Hispanic Heritage in America ‘99, The Hispanic Heritage Council/ The Florida Museum
of Hispanic and Latin American Art, Miami, Florida.

Galeria Art Magazine, Hillsborough Community College, 1996.

*Maggie Hall, “Artists turn trash into collections of clever treasures”, The Tampa Tribune, 1994.

AWARDS

2013 People’s Choice Award, 40th Anniversary Jordan Wine, Miami FL

2012 Second Place, International Competition / Artist Haven Gallery, Fort Lauderdale

2012 Painting, Best in category, International Competition / Artist Haven Gallery, Fort Lauderdale

Certificate of Special Recognition, Expresiones de Arte Iberoamericano 2002, The Wirtz Gallery, Miami, Florida, 2002. Curator: Noel Lama.

Certificate of Appreciation, Expresiones de Arte Iberoamericano 2002, The Wirtz Gallery, Miami, Florida. Curator: Noel Lama.

Artist of the Month, Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2001.

Judge’s Recognition Award, The Winter Exhibition, Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale,
Florida, 2001. Juried by: Anita Grujon.

Certificate of Appreciation, Contemporary Artist Dictionary Exhibition, Alexander Patrick Gallery, Miami, Florida, 2001.


Judge’s Recognition Award, Small Works Exhibition, Broward Art Guild, Fort
Lauderdale, Florida. Juried by Susan Urbanek, 2001.

The Grumbacher Award for Artistic Excellence, The 51st Anniversary Exhibit,
BrowardArt Guild, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2001. Juried by: Michael Farver.

Best In Show, The 5th Annual Tri-County Exhibition, Broward Art Guild/Coral Springs
Museum of Art, Coral Springs, Florida, 2001. Juried by Beth Ravitz.


Judge’s Recognition Award, Controversy, Broward Art Guild, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2000. Juried by W. Kelley Lucas.

Finalist, Tampa Hispanic Heritage Inc. Poster Contest, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida, 1996.

First Prize, Hillsborough Community College Galeria Magazine, Tampa, Florida, 1996.
Second Prize, Hillsborough Community College Galeria Magazine, Tampa, Florida, 1996.

Certificate of Appreciation, The Art of Recycling, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida, 1994.

First Prize, Hillsborough County High School Seniors’ Art Exhibit, Old Hyde Park
Center, Tampa, Florida, 1993. Judged by: Gilbert de Meza & Genevieve Barco.

Certificate of Merit, The Art of Recycling, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida, 1993.
Grand Prize, Hydrant Contest, Tampa Water Department, Tampa, Florida, 1993.
First Prize, Iberia Airlines National Art Contest, Guatemala City, Guatemala,1988.

EDUCATION

Associate in Liberal Arts, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, Florida, 1998.

Associate in Science/Radiography, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, Florida,
1998.