Artist Biography

Born in Bogotà, Colombia, 1986.
Lives and works in Bogotà.

Education
2015 - 2017
MA in Sculpture, Royal College of Art, London, United Kingdom

2009
Bachelor of Fine Arts, with emphasis in Visual Arts, Art Theory and History, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia

2007 - 2008
Academic Exchange Program, Universidad de São Paulo, Escuela de Comunicações e Arte, São Paulo, Brazil

Solo Exhibitions
2021
Arabidopsis Thaliana, duo show with Ilona Jurkonytė, curated by Eugenio Viola, Museum of Modern Art Bogota (MAMBO), Bogota, Columbia

2020
Spirit Level, Ncontemporary, Milan, Italy
Sun Power, with Gonçalo Preto, Ncontemporary Project Room, in collaboration with Galeria Madragoa, Milan, Italy

2019
Harp, 41st edition of the Matteo Olivero prize, Sacristy of the Ex-Sant’Ignazio Church, Saluzzo, Italy
Lo Bravo y Lo Manso, Instituto de Vision, Bogota, Columbia 
Santiago Reyes Villaveces, Goodwill Moon Rock Project, Planetarium of Bogota, Bogota, Colombia
Bucarolintos Alfonso Borragan in collaboration with Santiago Reyes Villaveces, duo show, Emerson Dorsch, Miami, USA

2018
Patria Boba, Galería Artnueve, Murcia, Spain

2017
Santiago Reyes Villaveces, Galería Instituto de Visión, Frieze, London, UK
Santiago Reyes Villaveces, Alessandro Casciaro Art Gallery, Bolzano, Italy
Brujitas Project, Degree show, Royal College of Art, London, UK

2016
Reside, curated by Eugenio Viola, MLF | Marie-Laure Fleisch, Brussels, Belgium

2015
Solo Show ArteBa 2015, Galería Instituto de Visión, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Contramuro, Instituto de Visión Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia

2014
Traino, Cavallerizza Reale of Turin, Turin, Italy
Repertory, Spazio In primo Luogo Santiago Reyes Michelangelo Pistoletto, Turin, Italy

2012
El año pasado, Galería Valenzuela Klenner, Bogotá, Colombia

2009
Monumetria (DELENGUAAMANO), Pinacoteca de Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Acervo, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia

2006
Art IN Theory, Sala de Proyectos Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia

Group Exhibitions (selected)
2019
Venga y le cuento, Valenzuela Klenner Gallery, Bogotá Colombia

2018
Nos / Ninguem, Casa Nova Arte, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Traces écrites, MLF | MARIE-LAURE FLEISCH, Brussels, Belgium
Island, General Consulate of Colombia, London, UK
Witches and Moon Rocks, lecture and workshop, Offenbach University of Art and Design, Frankfurt, Germany
Op de grond, tussenin of aan de hemel, curated by Els Wuyts, Ten Bogaerde Koksijde & Welnis Oostduinkerke, Koksijde, Belgium

2017
ShowRCA, Royal College of Arts, London, United Kingdom
Otium - Corruption & Dash, Residency 80121, Naples, Italy
ArtVerona. Alessandro Casciaro Gallery, Verona, Italy
G80, Ncontemporary, Túrin, Italy
Benefit auction 2017, Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Belgium
Art Fair, Instituto de Visión Gallery, Basel, Switzerland
Art Montecarlo, MLF| Marie-Laure Fleisch, Monaco

2016
The Form Colour Texture Of, General Store, Sydney, Australia
Mi casa es tu casa, Centro de Arte pepe Espaliù, Cordoba, Spain
El Arte de Vivir: Kandor 13, La Fragua - Centro de Arte Pepe Espalier, Córdoba, Spain
Academiae. Youth Art Biennale, Forte di Fortezza, Fortezza (BZ), Italy 

2015
Intervenciones, Museo de Arte y Cultura Colsubsidio, Bogotá, Colombia
Material Art Fair, Galería Instituto de Visión, Bogotá, Colombia

2014
Mapping Traces (Rastreando Indicios), Museo de Arquitectura Leopoldo Rother, Bogotá, Colombia
Nós Ninguém, Nacasanova Gallery, Sao Paulo, Brazil

2013
ArtBo 2013, Galería la Central, Bogotá, Colombia
ArteBA 2013, La Agencia, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Desequilibrio y Movilidad, Nuevos nombres 2013 Banco de la República, Bogotá, Colombia
43 Salón (Inter)nacional de Artistas, Ministerio de Cultura, Medellín, Colombia
ArteBA 2013, La Agencia, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Contra Escambos. Experiências Imaginativas nos Trópicos, Espaço Fonte, (Participation with the group DELENGUAAMANO), Recife, Brasil 
Horizontal, Galería La Central, Bogotá, Colombia

2012
Panel, Artecámar, Feria de Arte de Bogotá Artbo, Bogotá, Colombia

2011
Fundición, Feria La Otra, Bogotá, Colombia

2010
Omnívoro, Ficciones y Fantasías, Galería el Museo, (Participation with the group DELENGUAAMANO), Bogotá, Colombia

2009
Omnívoro, Artecámar, Feria de Arte de Bogotá, Artbo (Participation with the group DELENGUAAMANO), Bogotá, Colombia

2008 
41 Salón Nacional de Artistas, Ministerio de Cultura, Cali, Colombia
Jarra, Artecámar, Feria de Arte de Bogotá, Artbo (Participation with the group DELENGUAAMANO), Bogotá, Colombia

2007
Salón Regional de Artistas Zona Centro, Ministerio de Cultura, Tunja-Bogotá, Colombia
CAP 07, Universidad de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Residencies
2018
ArtNueve, Murcia, Spain
Air Residency, Antwerp, Belgium
2018 Youth Art Project I, curated by Rosa Pera, UCLG Global Youth Culture Forum, Jeju, South Korea

2017
80121 Residency, Naples, Italy
Academiae Selection, Youth Art Biennale, Bolzano, Italy
Tashkeel Residency, Dubai, Emiratos Arabes.

2016
Participation, Youth Art Biennale Academiae 2016
Youth Art Biennale residency, Bressanone, Italy
La Fragua Residencia artística, Cordoba, Spain
Residencia Cavalerizza Reale, Turín, Italy

2015
Abraaj RCA Innovation Scholarship 2015, London, United Kingdom

2014
Resó, Cittadellarte Pistoletto Foundation, Biella, Italy

Bibliography (selected)
2015
- Caro is or isn't, (Santiago Reyes Villaveces and Eugenio Valdez Editors), Ministery of Culture, Bogotá, Colombia

2014
- The Wolf, Anecdotes about my Workshops on Creativity, Caro Antonio (Santiago Reyes Villaveces Editor), Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, Miami, USA

2009
- Monumetria, DELENGUAAMANO (Gilberto Mariotti, Néstor Gutiérrez y Santiago Reyes), Pinacoteca de Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil