Academic Studies
1999-2002 Masters in Visual Arts Majored in Painting, National School of Fine Arts, Academy of San Carlos, National Autonomous University, Mexico
1994-1996 Carried studies in Teaching, Universidad Estatal a Distancia, Costa Rica
1988-1993 Baccalaureate in Arts Majored in Drawing, National University, Costa Rica
1988-1992 Craft studies on hardwoods, National University, Costa Rica
Solo Exhibitions
2010 Materia. Galería 1-2-3. San Salvador, El Salvador.
2009 La luz como materia. Galería 11-12. San José, Costa Rica.
Serie Interacciones. Galería 11-12. San José, Costa Rica.
Serie Interacciones. Museo de Islita. Nandayure, Guanacaste.
2008 Transformations, MACA, New York
2004 Sin-Táctica, Museum of Costa Rican Art, Curated by Art Historian Efraím Hernández Villalobos, Costa Rica
2001 Purpose of Color, Arteconsult Gallery, Panamá
2000 Subjects Series, Museum of Contemporary Art, Panamá
2000 Subjects Series, Out Gallery, México México City
2000 Intimismos, Art Gallery of the State of Tlaxcala, Mexico.
1999 4 X 4, Macro Museo, painting on paper, large format, San José, Costa Rica
1999 Intimismos, Expressive Gallery, San José, Costa Rica
1998 Intimismos, Arte Consult Gallery, Panamá
1998 Crisis, acrylic painting on paper, hall of Temporary Exhibitions, Newspaper La Nación, San José, Costa Rica
1996 Re-Environments, Enrique Echandi Gallery, San José, Costa Rica
1995 Contemporary Artists, Collection Lachner and Sáenz, Historical Museum Juan Santamaría, Alajuela, Costa Rica.
1995 Fifth Contest of Drawing Costa Rica Social Security, San José, Costa Rica
1995 Security, Costa Rican Center of the Science and the Culture, Museum of the Child, San José, Costa Rica
1995 Third National Contest of Painting “ Hotel Villas Playa Sámara ”, Offices Hotel Villas Playa Sámara, San José.
1995 Competition Brazil Art 95, Museum of Art and Contemporary Design, San José
1995 Costa Rica in the International Biennials of 1994, Museum of Art and Contemporary design, San José.
1994 Signs, García Monge Gallery, San José, Costa Rica
1994 Pictorial Contrasts, Expressive Gallery, San José
1994 Didactic Processes “Drawings”, Rafael Angel Calderón Guardia Museum, San José, ddd Costa Rica
1994 Drawing José Pablo Solís, Temporary Room Dinora Bolandi, Gallery, National University of Heredia, Costa Rica
1994 XI Biennial the International of Art of Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile
1994 Permanent Collection Noviembre-Diciembre1994, Museum of Art Contemporary Design, San José
1994 Script of Contemporary Art December, Museum of Costa Rican art, San José
1994 Art in Wine vault; Arte Actual Gallery, San José
1994 The idea as drawing, Sophia Wanamaker Gallery, American Costa Rican Art Center, San José, Costa Rica
1994 VI Biennial Lachner and Sáenz, Exhibition Hall, National Center of the Science and the Culture, San José
1993 Contradictions and Contraventions, Melico Salazar Theater, San José, Costa Rica
1993 National Exhibition Hall of Drawing “Dinora Bolandi”, Museum of Art Costa Rican, San José
1993 National Exhibition Hall of Painting “Manuel de la Cruz González”, Museum of Art Costa Rican, San José
1993 Third Competition of Drawing C.C.S.S. Museum of Jade Fidel Tristán of INS, San José
1993 Homage to the Ex-presidents, Library García Monge, National University, Heredia, Costa Rica
1992 Second Parlor of Drawing of the Costa Rican Box of Social Security, Cultural Center of Mexico, San José
1992 World Festival of the House of the Culture of Drummondville, Drommondville, Canada
1992 Craft in Wood, Room of General Studies of the National University, Heredia, Costa Rica
1991 Drawing Competition C.C.S.S, 50 Anniversary, Museums of Banco Central, San José
1991 Young Artists , House of the Culture of Heredia, Heredia, Costa Rica
1991 Student Association of Plastic Arts, Library of National University, Heredia, Costa Rica
1990 Eighth Exhibition Hall of Young Values Fausto Pacheco, American Costa Rican Art Center, San José, Costa Rica
1990 Exhibition of the School of Arts Conversations of the National University, Heredia, Costa Rica.
Group Exhibitions
2011 Al Fresco Mural at the School of Art and Visual Communication of the National University Heredia, Costa Rica
Colectiva, Salt Fine Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
2010 Colectiva 2010. Galería Legacy Fine Art. Panamá City, Panamá.
Auction Subasta MARTE 2010. Invited artist. Museum of Art of El Salvador.
VIII VALOARTE. Antigua Aduana. San José, Costa Rica.
Fresco lecture and exhibition. CINPE. School of Art and Visual Communication of the National University Heredia, Costa Rica
Centro América unida por el arte. Códice Gallery. Managua, Nicaragua.
Centro América unida por el arte. Casa de la Cultura Antigua Guatemala. Antigua, Guatemala.
2009 Un Gabinete de curiosidades, TEOR/ética. San José, Costa Rica.
Auction Subasta MARTE 2009. Invited artist. Museum of Art of El Salvador.
VII VALOARTE 2008. National Gallery. Costa Rica.
2008 Auction Subasta MARTE 2008. Invited artist. Museum of Art of El Salvador
VI VALOARTE. National Gallery. Costa Rica.
Exposición Colección 30 años. Comunicar Genera. Museum of Costa Rican Art San José, Costa Rica.
2007 Exposición Subasta MARTE 2007 Invited artist. Museum of Art of El Salvador
VALOARTE 2007. Galería Nacional, Museo de los Niños. Costa Rica.
2006 Colección de la Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social.Museo de Arte Costarricense.San José, Costa Rica
ARWI, Puerto Rico Art and Wine Fair 06. Centro de Convenciones de Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Colectiva Subasta Museo MARTE, Museo MARTE, San Salvador, El Salvador. Exposición Colectiva de Artistas Centroamericanos de la Colección del MADC.
En el marco del evento ¿Qué Centroamérica? Una región a debate. Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo. San José, Costa Rica
2005-2006 ADENTRO/AFUERA Esa supuesta nada. Segunda Inauguración. Guión Permanente, Curada por José Miguel Rojas, Museo de Arte Costarricense, San José.
2005 Museum of Miniatures Rafa Fernández. I-II-III Edition. Sophia Wanamaker Gallery, American Costa Rican Art Center, San José, Costa Rica
2005 It exists (pictorial intervention). Site specific installation, Historic Jail of Heredia, Festival of the Arts, Heredia, Costa Rica.
2005 Abstraction? Curated by Art Historian of Art Ileana Alvarado, Museums of Banco Central, San José
2005 Second and Third Assembly, Museum of Miniatures “Rafa Fernández”, Museum of Costa Rican Art, San José
2004 Guate-Rica. Project of Artistic Exchange between the countries of Guatemala and Costa Rica, Museum of Modern Art Carlos Mérida, Guatemala City
2004 Throwing the Letters. Referential project treated by Tamara Díaz Bringas, Teoretica, San José
2004 Care ¡Paints! or (of ) Pictorial Constructions. Curated by Ernesto Bald, Museum of Art and Contemporary Design, San José, Costa Rica.
2004 Third Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Graphics. Curated by Rolando Castellón, National Gallery, Museum of the Child, San José
2003 The Language of Painting, Opening Gallery of Professional Association of Lawyers, curated by Efraín Hernández Villalobos, San José
2003 Second Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Graphics and Etchings. Curated by Rolando Castellón, National Gallery, Museum of the Child, San José
2003 Etchings, Alternative Gallery, San José
2003 Of Portraits, Animals and Abstractions, Alternative Gallery, San José
2002 Paintings and Other Things, Autonomous Metropolitan University, Unit Xochimilco, Mexico City
2002 Month of the Drawing, Recent Drawings, Alternative Gallery, San José
2002 New Acquisitions, Museums of Banco Central, Museum of the Gold, San José
2001 Painting of José Pablo Solís, Art Consult Gallery, Panama
2001 The Third Edition Bienarte, Museum of the Child, San José
2001 Red and..., Alternative Gallery, San José
2000 Paintings, Alternative Gallery, San José
1999 The Second Edition Bienarte, National Gallery, Museum of the Child, San José
1999 Primicias, Gallery Art Consult, City Panama
1999 Juguetearte, Sophia Wanamaker Gallery, American Costa Rican Arts Center, San José, Costa Rica
1999 Eighth Contest of Drawing by Costa Rica Social Security, San José, Costa Rica
1998 COSTA RICA in Biennial International of 1996—1997, Museum of Art and Contemporary Design, San José.
1997 Selections of the Permanent Collection of the MADC, Museum of Art and Contemporary Design, Costa Rica.
1997 Lounge of Drawing “ ARAGWAK “, Museum of Modern Art, Dominican Republic
1997 First Edition Bienarte, Museum of the Child, San José, Costa Rica
1997 Six Proposals, Roberto Lizano Gallery, San José, Costa Rica
1996 Third Biennial of the Caribbean and Central America, Museum of Contemporary Art, Dominican Republic
1996 New National Hyphen of the Collection of the MADC, Museum of Art and Contemporary Design, San José
1996 Sixth Contest of Drawing Costa Rica Social Security, San José, Costa Rica
1996 I Biennial of the Sport, National Gallery, San José
Awards
2008 Artist in Residence, Monte Azul, Costa Rica
1998 Honorable Mention, VIII Drawing Concourse, Costa Rica Social Security, San José, Costa Rica
1996 First place, VIth Drawing Concourse, Costa Rica Social Security, San José, Costa Rica
1996 Gold Medal, III Biennial Painting Central America and the Caribbean, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1994 Special Honorable Mention, VI Painting Biennial, Open Parlor, Lachner and Sáenz, Costa Rica
Public and Private Collections
Museum of Contemporary Art, Panama City
Museum of Costa Rican Art, San José
Museum of Art and Contemporary Design, San José
Museums of Banco Central of Costa Rica
Banco Centroamericano of Economic Integration,
Costa Rica; Banco Continental, Panama
Costa Rican Social Security
CITIGROUP, Costa Rica
Internal Design, Costa Rica
Four Seasons Resort, Costa Rica;
Group New Costa Rica, San José
Groupo Nacion, San José
HOLCIM Costa Rica
Hotel Bristol, Panama;
Intercontinental Real Way, Guatemala
