Born on 1966, Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain
Lives in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Education
1998 - M.F.A. in Painting, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York
1994 - B.F.A. in Painting, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
1992-1994 - Studied at Higher Institute for Fine Arts (HISK), Erasmus Programme, Antwerp, Belgium
Artistic and Professional Trajectory
Throughout his career, he has combined artistic production with cultural management, sound research, and curatorial practice, maintaining a continuous practice from his first exhibitions in the 1990s to the present day.
2017-2024 - Cofounder & Codirector Galería ATC, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands.
2018-2020 - Curator “Territorial Practices. Visitors with Ears”, TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, Canary Islands.
2008-2014 - Founder & Director Circuit Torçat Art Space, Barcelona, Spain.
2004–present – Development of personal artistic projects (painting, installation, sound) and participation in group exhibitions, international festivals, and biennials.
Solo Exhibitions
2004
zzzzzz, Los Aljibes, Tahiche, Lanzarote, Spain.
2003
zzzzzz, Centro de Arte La Recova, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. (catalogue)
2002
2x2, S. Antonio Abad, Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno (CAAM), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. (catalogue)
1998
Why did I Ask the Monochrome for Sound, Thesis Show, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York.
1995
Recent Works, Ateneo de La Laguna | Estudio Artizar, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain; Curated by Carlos E. Pinto;
Small Differences, Dagmar De Pooter Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium.
1994
Matos, Sala O'Daly 2, Ayuntamiento de Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain.
Selected Group Shows
2025
Summer Shorts: Melting, Scribbling, Smelling, Galería ATC, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
2011
Después del Silencio, La Casa Encendida, Madrid; Curated by Pedro Portellano. (catalogue)
2010
Escape from New York, The Engine Room, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand; Curated by Matthew Deleget.
Territori Lleida, Centre d’Arte la Panera, Lleida, Spain. (catalogue)
2009
Minus Space, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center | MoMA, Long Island City, New York; Curated by Phong Bui.
Escape from New York, Project Space Spare Room, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia; Curated by Matthew Deleget.
2008
International & National Projects, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center | MoMA, Long Island City, New York.
Lines of Sight #5: An Orchid in the Land of Technology, RWM, Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA), Barcelona (online); Curated by Barbara Held and Pilar Subirá.
Dak’art Biennial OFF, Dakar, Senegal; Curated by Celestino Hernández. (catalogue)
2007
Arte Povera Now And Then: Perspectives for a New Guerrilla Art, Esso Gallery, New York.
Escape from New York, Sydney Non Objective (SNO), Sydney, Australia; Curated by Matthew Deleget.
[silence], Gigantic ArtSpace (GAS), New York; Curated by Galen Joseph-Hunter and Dylan J. Gauthier.
2006
Quinta Essentia: Three Abstract Painters, Borowicz Gallery, South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
2004
Rimbaud, I-20 Gallery, New York; Curated by Max Henry.
2003
Selected Works from Pratt Alumni 1993-2002, Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
2002
Freight Elevator Project 2, D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival, Brooklyn, New York; Curated by Ombretta Agró.
Pratt Alumni Exhibition, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, Puck Building, New York.
2001
Freight Elevator Project, Downtown Arts Festival, New York; Curated by Ombretta Agró.
Tránsitos, Obras de Arte de Cajacanarias 1990-2000, Cajacanarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain; Curated by Celestino Hernández. (catalogue)
Al NW del Sur. 9 Artistas de La Palma, Palacio Salazar, Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain; Curated by Celestino Hernández.(catalogue)
Ultramar, Galerie Inter, Zoetermeer, Galerie Kolf and Geemeentehuis, Zoeterwoode, and Oostpoort, Delft, Netherlands.
2000
Al NW del Sur. 9 Artistas de La Palma, Cajacanarias, Puerto de La Cruz, Tenerife, Spain; Curated by Celestino Hernández. (catalogue)
1999
New Directions '99, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, New York.
1998
Visiones Insulares, Ateneo de La Laguna, La Laguna, Tenerife; Curated by Celestino Hernández. (catalogue)
1997
Pratt M.F.A., Pratt Manhattan Gallery, Puck Building, New York.
Artistas de La Palma, Palacio Salazar, Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain.
1994
Group Show, Galerie't Pirrewitje, Antwerp, Belgium.
Artistas de La Palma, Palacio Salazar, Santa Cruz de La Palma, Spain.
1993
Erasmus Programme, Academie Galerie, National Higher Institute for Fine Arts (HISK), Antwerp, Belgium.
Selected Curatorial Projects
2020
Des-: Works on Paper, Galería ATC, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
2018–2020
Territorial Practices. Visitors with Ears, TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes.
2017–2024
Exhibition Program, Galería ATC, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
2009–2012
Circuit Torçat, Barcelona.
2009-2010
HUM, Series of Experimental Music, Sala El OFF, Barcelona.
Selected Sound Performances
2017
Azkuna Zentroa | Alhondiga, Bilbao, Spain.
2014
Tangente Audio Festival. Noise Edition, Espacio Tangente, Burgos, Spain.
Festival NumaCircuit, Auditorio Adán Martín, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
2013
Festival Loft, Paraninfo Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.
2012
Cartridge Music John Cage, Festival Sons en Llibertat, Arts Santa Monica, Barcelona.
Moving Silence (sound + video), Festival Dis-Play 12, Auditorio Alfredo Kraus, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
Implausible Music, WORM, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Wonderwerp, Studio Loos, The Haghe, Netherlands.
Music + Super 8, Festival Cau d'Orella, Antic Teatre, Barcelona.
Artist Residence, Cafe OTO, London.
Entr'acte, Limehouse Town Hall, London.
2011
Intr:Muros, Muestra Internacional de Arte Sonoro, Laboratorio Intr:muros, Seville, Spain.
Antic Teatre, Barcelona.
Experimental Lab: Sound and Image, Museo de Naturaleza y Arqueología (MUNA), Tenerife Design Festival, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
Musiques Abstraites, Gallery G, Paris.
Trashvortex, Paris.
Hotpot Lab #17, STEIM, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Trama Local, Gràcia Territori Sonor, C.C. La Sedeta, Barcelona.
Festival Remor, Casa de la Cultura, Girona.
Festival Störung 6.0, La Farinera del Clot, Barcelona.
Radio Performance, Circuit Torçat, Barcelona.
Super 8 + Sonido, Circuit Torçat, Barcelona.
Dis-play 11 @ Festival Transmediale, Instituto Cervantes, Berlin.
2010
Festival Sónar, Museu D’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA), Barcelona.
Festival Störung 5.0, La Farinera del Clot, Barcelona.
Festival Gargall, Espai 7, Manresa, Barcelona.
HUM, Series of Experimental Musics, Sala El OFF, Barcelona.
2009
Optosonic Tea, Festival Loop 2009, Espai Ubu, Barcelona.
Festival Gargall d'Estiu, Claustre del Museu Comarcal, Manresa, Barcelona.
2008
Festival Drap-Art’ 08, Auditórium del Centre de Cultura Contemporània (CCCB), Barcelona
2007
Free 103point9 Transmission Arts Radio, Brooklyn, New York
Tune Out (((side))), Free 103point9 Transmission Arts Center, Acra, New York
Thick Wisps, Free 103point9 Transmission Arts Radio, Brooklyn, New York
Awards/Honors
2014
Mecenazgo Alumni ULL 2014-15, Research project, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
2005
Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, Nominee, U.S.A.
1995
Fulbright – MCU, Fulbright Comission and the Spanish Secretary of State for Culture