Biografia
Presentation Onofre Frias, Venezuela, 1953. Bachelor of Arts from the best art schools in the country. 30 years continuous in creative work and teaching. Mastered the art of painting, drawing, sculpture,graphic arts, performance andinstallations. Awards:MaltaBiennial (Malta); Gold Medal at the First Biennial of Painting of the Caribbean and Central America, Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic); First Prize in both painting and drawing national exhibitions . More than 100 national solo exhibitions and over 200 collective. In 1998, he made a solo in one of the most important museums in Latin America, the Museum of ContemporaryArtSofiaImber (MACSI).
Onofre has exhibited in Latin America, Europe, Korea,Canada and the United States. His workis in the collections of the Museum ofLatin American Artof the OEA in Washington / MOLAA Museum ofLatin American ArtinLos Angeles /Museum of ModernArt,in Bogota, Colombia / Le Frac for France, Martinique / Museum of Contemporary Art Sofia Imber, in Caracas / Museums, universities, banks, and private collections both at his country and abroad/ permanentexhibition inCaracas atEurobuilding HotelandMarriot Hotel.
Teaching Activity
Museum of Contemporary Art Sofia Imber MCCSI, Caracas / Bellas Artes Museum, Caracas / Ateneo de Caracas / Ateneo de Valencia, Carabobo / Carmelo Fernández Museum, in San Felipe, Yaracuy / Universidad Católica Andres Bello / Universidad Simón Rodríguez / Art Plastic School Cristóbal Rojas / Instituto Pedagógico de Caracas / Alejandro OteroMuseum /Conferences andtalks inUniversities /Museums.
International Exhibitions USA: 2014artistcollective presentation.
Spain: 2012"Venezuela: Four areasofart" Castillode SantaCatalinaCadiz. 2009 University of Huelva synchronies Caribbean, collective synchronization in spring, Sevilla 2002International ArtFair ARCO,Madrid (Catalog) 2006 "Caribbean 5" (Catalog) Cultural Center Pablo Ruiz Picasso. January. Torremolinos 1991-1992VisualIberoamericana ProposalItinerant, Sevilla Expo,Barcelona.
France: 2004French Alliance ofParis. 2003EspaceMeyer - Zafran. 2000"Injertos DelAlma" in English: "Soul Grafts" (Catalog) Cloitrede Billetes, in Paris,France,from 16toSeptember 30. 1998CIACCVanhocke Pascal, Paris,France. 1996"Semaine duVenezuela áToulouse" (Catalog) CulturalCenter Les Mazades, from14toOctober 20,in France. 1999Itinéraire 99,Exposition d'ArtContemporain, Levallois,France.
1998InternationalCenter CreationandContemporary Art,Paris, France. 1997Vénézuélinne Plastique, Villede Ruil-Malmaison. Paris. Grands etJeunes D'aujord'hui(Catalog) Espace Eiffel -Paris. Realités Branly51st HallNouvelles (Catalog). 42ndHallof Montrouge,France. 1996 Collective Venezuela Week in Paris from 15 to October 29, Clöitre des Billetes, Paris,France. 1992PetitFormatHall,Houseof LatinAmerica, Paris,France. 1992Gallery Carred'Or,France. Cultual CenterJacques Prevert,France. 1992CulturalCenter Visitation Perigeaux,France.
UnitedStates: 2006ExtraordinaryWords. ArtformzAlternative Gallery.Miami, Florida. 2004African HeritageCulturalCenter.Miami. October January. 2001Solar Latin American Art& Design,New York. 2000 "A wake in New York" (Catalog) A wake in New York, Consulate General oftheRepublic ofVenezuela in NewYork,USANovember 2000. ComfortZoneArtGallery (catalog).Miami, Florida. 1996CaribArtGallery,Broadway,NewYork. 1992Museum ofLatin AmericanArt,OEA,Washington,DC
Colombia: 2005 "Injertos Del Alma" in English: "Soul Grafts" within the framework of the InternationalFlower Fair,InternationalAirport.Medellin,Colombia. August. 2004Chamber ofCommerce ofMedellin.August-September. 2004Museum oftheUniversity of Antioquia,Medellin. June-July. 2003"CaribbeanFull Color"Mayor ofMedellin,Colombia.August. 2003 Barichara Foundation, Bogotá, Colombia. CAF, Corporación Andina de Fomento. 1985Universidad del Atlántico,Barranquilla, Colombia.
Italy: 1995 First Rasegna Internazionale di Arti Visive (Catalog) Citta di Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, Pallazzo Comunaledi Sant'Angelo deiLombardi. Percorsi Internazionali(Catalog) Victor HugoHouseofCulture,Avelino, Italy. 1996Castilian Lancellotti,Lauro,Italy. 1992LaboratoryMuseum ofContemporaryArt,University LaSapienza, Rome,Italy.
Austria:2005"CaribbeanFull Color".Manolo's CulturalCenter Vienna,Australia. 2005Embassy ofVenezuela inVienna.
Martinique: 1994LeFrac,FortdeFrance, Martinique. 1988InternationalFestival ofFortdeFrance Martinique. Korea:2005"Caribbean FullColor"(Catalog) ArteBellaGallery Seoul Korea.March.
Japan: 2000SocaDaKai. Canada: 2003ArtFair in Toronto.
Mexico: 2003InternationalArtFair,Mexico. Germany: 1998CurrentVenezuelan Art,BBK,Cologne.
Poland: SztukaAmeryki Poludniowej 1997(Catalog).Bielska Gallery BWA,Poland.
Malta: 1997Malta Biennial, Malta. Belgium:1993HouseofLatin America,Brucella, Belgium.
Dominican Republic: 1992 First Biennial of Painting of the Caribbean and Central America,Dominican RepublicArgentina: 1996 Footprint, Dream & Surroundings (Catalog), Municipal Museum of Modern ArtMendoza,Argentina. 1992Praxis Gallery BuenosAires, Argentina.
Cuba:1990National Museum ofBellas Artes,Havana.
Awards and Recognition
2014: Recognition by thecollegeof artsZonabk. May. 2012: Guest of honor ofthe artists ofthe80' totheFIA InternationalArtFair 1997: Mention Delegation of Venezuela, Malta Biennial, Malta. 1996: First Prize, Twodimensional mode, AraguaHall, Maracay, Aragua. 1994: Second Prize for Painting, Perez Mujica, Michelena National Hall, Valencia, Carabobo. 1993: First Prize for Painting Rafael Ramon Gonzalez, IV Biennial of Plastic Arts of Puerto la Cruz, Anzoátegui. 1992: Gold Medal at the Delegation of Venezuela, I Biennial of Painting of the Caribbean and Central America, Dominican Republic. 1990: Award CONAC, V National Drawing Biennial, Alejandro Otero Museum, Caracas. 1989: Drawing Prize Emilio Boggio, Michelena Hall, Valencia, Carabobo. 1987: Working Stock Exchange Award,International Year of Peace, CONAC, Caracas. 1985: Emilio Montesantos Prize, Michelena Hall, Valencia, Carabobo. 1984: First Prizefor Painting, NationalExhibition ofArtAragua,Maracay, Aragua.
RepresentationsCollections MoLAA Museum of Latin American Art, Los Angeles - California / OEA,Washington DC / Museum of the University of Antioquia / Museum of Contemporary Art of Caracas Sofia Imber, MACCSI /Bellas Artes Museum, Caracas / Museum of Contemporary Artof Zulia / Museum of Contemporary ArtMario Abreu / CarlosCruz Diez Museum / ArturoMichelena Foundation / Industrial Bank of Venezuela / Mendoza Hall, Caracas / Museum of Modern Art, Bogota, Colombia / Le Frac for France, Martinique / Commercial Bank / Insurance Security / Tiuna Films / Chamber of Commerce Carabobo / Venezuela cartons, SFGAs / Polar Foundation /Marriot Hotel/Eurobuilding Hotel.
Solo Exhibitions 2015: Tropical tribute to San Juan, areas of the Hotel Aguamarina Higuerote with drums andtenth performance. 2014: Creation of the first virtual gallery in Venezuela on April 26 on the website www.onofrefrias.com 2014: Individual exhibition in the Utopia 19 Gallery at El Hatillo "Tropico Puro" in English: "PureTropic". 2013: Art Center Daniel Suarez "Los cien de ONO % karibe" in English: "the hundred of ONO%Karibe" (age60+40activity). 2013: Coffee at La Cuadra Gastronómica (Itinerarte) "Visual Menu" from February 28 to April21,2013(Catalog). 2012: Art Gallery Bortot "Spring in Plaza Las Americas" from April 29 to May 12, at Plaza Las AmericasMall, inCaracas, ElCafetal(Catalog). 2012: Museum of AfricanAmerican Art"OnofreFrias Anthology",SanBernardino,Caracas. August5. 2012: Letonia Business Center, "Algo de Mí" Gallery, "100% Karibe". La Castellana, CaracasOctober 19. 2012: Hatillarte 2012.Nightgalleries realization ofMandala, theworld'slargest asphalt with outdoor exhibitionofsculptures andworks. 2011: 100% Karibe Atelier Nathalie Azero, Hatillo Municipality, Caracas. / 100% Karibe Perea Art Gallery, Maturin, Monagas (Catalog). / 100% Karibe clearances gallery of the cultural center ElHatillo,withintheframework ofthecelebrationof Hatillarte,night galleries, HatilloMunicipality,Caracas. 2010: 100% Karibe in the lobby of Hotel Jirahara with the Gallery Art Studio V. Barquisimeto, Lara. 100% Caribbean (Catalog). Mural made for Hatillarte, Gallery Night. AndUtopiaGallery Exhibition. Hatillo Municipality,Caracas.October 2010...deputamadre! Art Center Daniel Suarez, at Alta Florida, Caracas, May 19, 2010. Tropical Sunday in the Amber Lounge & Restaurant withMMDAO ArtGallery,Las Mercedes, Caracas. March 14, 2010 2009: Sync spring. In Hatillarte Gallery Night. Represented by Utopia 19 Gallery, Hatillo Municipality, Caracas. October 17, 2009. Sync in spring. Exhibition Hall of the Educational Institute of Urology. Valencia - Caracas. November 2009. / Sync Caribbean. University of Huelva, Spain. December 2009. / La joie de vibré. Utopia 19 Gallery. Caracas, Venezuela 2009./Hatillarteevent inthe Utopia19Gallery,in Caracas,Venezuela. 2009. AraguaHall. 2006: "Paisajes del Caribe" in English: "Landscapes of the Caribbean". Limited Edition Gallery. July 2006 // FromChoroni to MBA.Bellas Artes Museum. Shop.May toJuly 2006 //"Siente lo visible" inEnglish: "Feelthe visible". CarmeloFernández Museum. SanFelipe, Yaracuy. March-May 2006 // "Feel the visible". Ateneo Cultural de Aroa. March-August 2006. 2005: Caribbean Full Color (Catalog). ArteBella Gallery Seoul Korea. March // Full Color Caribbean. Manolo's Cultural Center. Austria Vienna. April // Full Color Caribbean. Bright Samples, Limited Edition Gallery. Caracas // "Feel the visible" (Catalog), Traveling Retrospective 1990 - 2005. The Impulse Gallery Foundation, Barquisimeto, Venezuela. June-September // "Injertos Del Alma" in English: "Soul Grafts" within the framework of International Flower Fair, Medellin, Colombia. August. // "Trés trés Tropical" (Catalog). FrenchAlliance of LaCastellana, Caracas.August-September. 2004: Erlenbniswelt Chistkind Internacional Weihnachten Salzburg, Bergheim. December. // Offering African Heritage Cultural Center.Miami. October-January //Space ArtsDaniela Chappard Foundation, Caracas. November. // "Injertos Del Alma" in English: "Soul Grafts" (Catalog) Chamber of Commerce of Medellin, Medellin. August-September. // Caribbean Full Color (Catalog) Museum of the University of Antioquia, Medellin. June-July //
Caribbean Full Color French Alliance, La Tahona, Caracas. From May 26 to June 21. // Caribbean FullColor (Catalog) French Alliance, Chacaíto. April22to May 22//Collectibles (Catalog) Templarios Gallery,Caracas. April-MaytoJune. 2003: "Un Jardín en el Andén del Tren" in English: "A Garden on the train platform", XXI Century Hall - FONBIENES - Transport Museum, Caracas, from September 2003 to February 2004.// Caribbean Full Color,Mayor of Medellin, Colombia. August. //Caribbean Full Color (Catalog) Point Art Gallery, Caracas. From April 27 to September. // "Alfabeto parauna Flor"inEnglish: "Alphabet for aFlower"(Catalog),Spaces Alternatesof Notitarde, Ateneo de Valencia. From June 22 to July 22. // Constructs Lobby Eurobuilding Hotel, Caracas. // "Injertos Del Alma" in English: "Soul Grafts" (Catalog). XII Venezuelan Congress of Internal Medicine. Lobby of Hilton Hotel, Caracas from 20 to 24 May. // CaribbeanFull Color,France School,Caracas. 2002: Moro Gallery, Maracaibo. // Visual Music (Catalog) Cultural Center of Hermandad Gallega, Valencia. From 11 to 28 April. // International Art Fair ARCO, Madrid (Catalog) // LeoBlassini Gallery,Caracas. 2001: Solar Latin American Art & Design, New York // Construct (Catalog) Forms Gallery, Maracay, Aragua. From August 19 to October 14. // Museum of Contemporary Art Mario Abreu, Maracay, Aragua. // "Rebuilding Intimacy" (Catalog) Tamanaco Gallery. Industrial Bank Foundation, Caracas. // Constructs (Catalog) Eladio German Sucre Center, El Caraboneño,Carabobo,Valencia. FromApril29toJune 17. 2000: "Injertos del Alma" in English: "Soul Grafts" (Catalog) Cloitre de Billetes, Paris, France. From 16 to 30 September 2000. // A wake in New York (Catalog). A wakein New York,Consulate General oftheRepublic ofVenezuela inNew York,USANovember. 1999: Ateneode Valencia. // (Catalog) ArturoMichelena Museum Hall. FromMay 2to July 4,1999. Valencia, Carabobo// SwingwithSon.A Tale of Jazz (Catalog) Corpgrup Cultural Center, March 1999, Illustration. // "Injertos del Alma" in English: "Soul Grafts" (Catalog). Bellas ArtesCenter,Maracaibo,Zulia. 1998: "Injertos del Alma" "Soul Grafts" (Catalog) La Otra Banda Gallery, Museum de Arte de Tovar, Merida, March-October. // CIACC Pascal Vanhocke, Paris, France. // Eco Fusion (Catalog) Visitor Center Macagua II, Ciudad Guayana,Bolivar. May. //"Injertos Del Alma" "Soul Grafts" (Catalog) Museum of Contemporary Art of Caracas Sofia Imber, August. //An Offering withFlowers (Catalog) Medici Gallery. FromAugust to September in Caracas. // Friends (Catalog) Jacobo Borges Museum, Caracas. // "Injertos Del Alma" "SoulGrafts" (Catalog) III MillenniumArtGallery,PuertoOrdaz. 1997: "Floresdel Alma"inEnglish: "Flowersof theSoul"(Catalog) Medici Gallery,Caracas, May-July//Forms Gallery Maracay, Aragua. 1996: Reverie, "Flores del Alma" in English: "Flowers of the Soul" (Catalog) Ascaso Art Gallery, Valencia, Carabobo // Venezuela Week for Toulouse, (Catalog) Cultural Center Les Mazades,from14to20October.France. 1995: Mendoza Hall, Caracas. // "Altares, entierros, contras y otras hierbas" in English: "Altars, funerals, cons and other herbs" (Catalog) South Art Gallery, Ciudad Guayana, Bolívar, from April 21 to May 7 // Reverie, "Flores del Alma" in English: "Flowers of the Soul" (Catalog) D'Museum Gallery,Caracas, February-March //Moors Gallery,Maracaibo, Zulia. 1994: "Altares, entierros, contras y otras hierbas" in English: "Altars, funerals, cons and other herbs" (Catalog) Unlimited Gallery, San Cristóbal, Tachira. April 1994 // Altares, funerals, and other herbs (Catalog) Mendoza Hall,Caracas.March 20to April14// Altares, funerals, and other herbs (Catalog) Opera House, Maracay. July to August // Altares, funerals, and other herbs (Catalog) House of Culture Francisco Lazo Martí, Calabozo, Guarico.
1993: "Altaresdel Sur"in English: "South Altars" (Catalog) Municipal Gallery ofModern Art inPuertola Cruz,Anzoategui. 1992: "En Contra del Viento y Encuentro de Caminos" in English: "Upwind and Highway Encounter" (Catalog) Modern Art Luis Astorga Museum, Merida // En Contra del Viento (Catalog) Bellas ArtesCenter ofMaracaibo,Zulia. July //"ClaroyOscuro" inEnglish: "Light and dark" (Catalog) Bellas Artes Center of Maracaibo, Zulia //"Altares del Sur" in English: "South Altars" (Catalog) Astrid Paredes Gallery, Caracas. From 1 to November 22 // "En Contra del Viento" in English: "Against the Wind" Barlovento (Catalog) Astrid Paredes Gallery,Caracas. 1991: "Claroy Oscuro"inEnglish: "Light and dark"(Catalog),ArtShop700,Caracas 1990: "Claro y Oscuro" in English: "Light and dark" (Catalog) Mendoza Hall, Caracas // TQQJ (Catalog) Arte Boceto Gallery, Caracas // "Semi antológica" in English: "Semi anthology"(Catalog) Mays Lyon Gallery,Caracas. 1989: "Revival" (Catalog) MayzLyon Gallery,Caracas. October 23toNovember 6. 1988: Espacios Cálidos Gallery, Ateneo de Caracas //Natura (Catalog) French Alliance, // Mayz Lyon Gallery,Caracas. 1986: "Habitaculando" (Catalog). Eight Art September 14 to October 5, 1986. Caracas // Hoy Art Gallery, Caracas // Painting, Drawing, Graphics (Catalog) Universidad Central de Venezuela Gallery,from4to25May. Caracas. 1985: "Música paraSordos"in English: "Music for theDeaf"(Catalog) Multiple HallInstituto Pedagógico deCaracas. December //C.E.A.Center,Guatire. 1984: Multiple HallArtDepartment Instituto Universitario deCaracas. 1982: FreeArtWorkshop RioChico/HoyArtGallery.Caracas. 1981: "Libertad Lineal" in English: "Linear Freedom" (Catalog) Art Gallery, Instituto Pedagógico de Caracas, April 30 to May 14. House of Culture, Curiepe // // CEA Center, Guatire. 1980: "Símbolo y Libertad Lineal" in English: "Symbol and Linear Freedom" (Catalog) Spiral Gallery, School of Visual Arts Christopher Rojas, from 06 to June 22, Caracas // HouseofCultureLos Teques //CulturalCenter Tacarigua deMamporal, Barlovento. 1979: "Símbolos" in English: "Symbols" (Catalog) Library of Universidad Central de Venezuela UCVfrom18to30June 1979,Caracas.
Group shows 2015: WorldArtDayatIESA toPuroSculptureTropico. 2015: Ángeles de Luz(Angels ofLight),Maracaibo,CarolinHill Gallery. 2011: Art Center Daniel Suarez "Animalia" December 10. Urb. Florida Qta. Veneyork, Caracas,Venezuela (Catalog). 2011: French Alliance "vibrantes" in English: "vibrating",from 3 toNovember. 22Chacaito. (Postcards) 2006: "Proyecto Aguacero" in English: "Downpour Project" (Catalog). Durban Segnini Gallery. August-September // Extraordinary Words. Artformz Alternative Gallery. Miami, Florida // Drawing Circle. The Kiss Gallery 1,800. Caracas. February //Caribe 5 (Catalog). CulturalCenter PabloRuizPicasso. January. Torremolinos,Spain. 2005: Venezuela Embassy in Vienna// "Infinitus" (Catalog) Altamira Hotel,Caracas // Troy Celarg, Caracas // FIA 2005 (Catalog) Caracas, July // Felix Gallery. Caracas // Pixels (Catalog) Space Giacof Architecture, Caracas. // Comfort Zone Art Gallery (Catalog). Miami, Florida//Caracas toParis(Catalog) French Alliance ofParis,France.
2004: FIA of Caracas, July 2004. Industrial Bank of Venezuela // // Bellas Artes Museum, Caracas // HartmanArtGallery,Coral Gables, Florida //"Figuración Fabulación" in English: "Figuration romancing" (Catalog) MBA - Seguros La Previsora. Caracas// "Pintura Venezolana"in English:"Venezuelan Painting" (Catalog) Calendar. 2003: "Salve Corypha" (Catalog) Universidad Central de Venezuela Gallery // Espace Meyer-Zafran // II Exxon Biennial - Mobile, National ArtGallery // XII National Exhibition of Art of San Felipe, Carmelo Fernández Museum, Yaracuy // Bank Industrial of Venezuela Foundation, Caracas // International Art Fair, Mexico // "ExpoArepa" (Catalog) Chappard Foundation, Caracas // "Devociones" in English: "Devotions" (Catalog) INCE Caracas. // Barichara Foundation Bogota, Colombia. // Figuration Apprentice, UPEL, Caracas // Tamanaco HotelGallery. 2002: "Paz" in English: "Peace" (Catalog) Corporación Andina de Fomento CAF,Caracas //35 X 70(Catalog) Li Group //Miniature Graphics Biennial Luisa Palacios TAGA,Caracas //AraguaHall(Catalog) MAC Maracay //DrawingCirclein Japan. 2001: First Biennial of Graphic Arts (Catalog). Museum of Prints and Design Carlos Cruz Diez//"Flor yCultura"inEnglish: "Flowerand Culture"(Catalog) CAF,Caracas. 2000: "Insitu" (Catalog) Blasini Gallery // 52nd Aragua Hall (Catalog) Maracay // "Confrontación"inEnglish: "Confrontation" (Catalog) Ateneode Caracas. 1999: Itinéraire 99 (Catalog) d' Art Contemporain Exposition, Levallois, France // Circle Drawing,Japan. 1998: Art Current Venezuelan, BBK, Cologne, Germany // Sztuka Ameryki Poludniowej (Catalog). Bielska Gallery BWA,Poland. // "Aguacero" in English: "Downpour" (Catalog) Li Group. Caracas // Juan Lovera Hall (Catalog) // 56 Arturo Michelena Hall (Catalog) // "Joanill y sus amigos" in English: "Joan ill and his friends" (Catalog) Felix Gallery // I Tachira Art Hall (Catalog) Tachira, San Cristobal // III American Barro Biennial Roberto Guevara, Bellas Artes Center Lia Bermudez, Maracaibo, Zulia // Biennial of Prints, Prints Museum andCarlos CruzDiez Design,Caracas. 1997: Plastique Vénézuélinne 1997, Ville de Ruil - Malmaison. Paris // Grands et Jeunes D'aujord'hui (Catalog) Espace Eiffel - Paris // Realités Nouvelles 51ºHall (Catalog) // 42nd Hall of Montrouge. France // "Entre Aguas" in english: "Between Waters" (Catalog). Cultural Hall Corpoven. Caracas //Seven Pressures Medicci Gallery // International Art Biennial (Catalog) Malta. 1996: Castellano Lancellotti, Lauro, Italy / Carib ArtGallery, Broadway,New York, USA // Collective Venezuela Week in Paris, Cloitre des Billetes, Paris, France // // La Saison du Venezuela // "Figuración y Abstracción" in English: "Figuration and abstraction" (Catalog), Sharon's Gallery. Jewish Cultural Sports Center // "Antecedente" in English: "Background" (Catalog) Departmental National Institute of Culture of Callao, Peru // 1st Fax National Exhibition of Art(Catalog) Municipal ArtGallery. Maracay //"Huella,Sueño y Alrededores" in English: "Track, Dream & Surroundings" (Catalog) Municipal Museum of Modern Art Mendoza,Argentina // DifferentExpressions Tribute to Rodolfo Minumboc (Catalog) AVAP // 21 National Exhibition ofArt Aragua (Catalog) Foundation Museum of Contemporary Art ofMaracay Mario Abreu. 1995: III New Expressions Hall Landscape, Cultural Foundation Orinoco, Keyboard Museum, Caracas / Ateneo de Valencia, Carabobo // Ateneo de Caracas, Dtto. Federal // Ateneode Barcelona (Catalog) Anzoátegui. IIIBiennial ofArtof PuertolaCruz,Anzoátegui // First Rasegna Internazionale di Arti Visive (Catalog) Citta di Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, Pallazzo Comunale di Sant'Angelodei Lombarda //Percorsi Internazionali(Catalog) Victor Hugo House of Culture, Avelino, Italy // 53rd Visual Arts Arturo Michelena Hall (Catalog) Ateneo de Valencia, // "La Colección" in English: "The Collection" (Catalog) The Museum ofModern Artin Merida,Juan AstorgaAnta.
1994: "ArtistaPlásticos del EstadoMiranda" inEnglish: "Plastic artists from MirandaState" (Catalog) // 7th Biennial Drawing of Caracas (Catalog) Museum of Visual Arts Alejandro Otero // XIX National Exhibition of Art Aragua, Maracay // 52nd Hall of Visual Ates (Catalogues) Arturo Michelena, Ateneo de Valencia // Iberoamericana fair, 1994, Caracas //LeFrac,for deFrance,Martinique.//OkyoGallery,Caracas. 1993: III Hall Landscape New Expressions (Catalog) Orinoco Cultural Foundation // LVI Works of Art Auction Mendoza Hall (Catalog) // "Flores Frescas" in English: "Fresh Flowers" (Catalog) D'Museum Gallery // Cubagua (Catalog) Astrid Paredes Gallery // XIII Hall Painting of Ateneode Carupano (Catalog) // II National Biennial of Plastic ArtsTribute toPedro Briceño(Catalog) //"Artistas Fundadores" in English: "Founders Artists" (Catalog) Art Center Maracaibo Lia Bermudez // XVIII Hall National Art Aragua (Catalog) // XX Annual Exhibition of Painting and Drawing (Catalog) Guigue // "Confrontación" in English: "Confrontation" (Catalog) Milenium Art Center // FIA 93 (Catalog) // Latin America House, Brucella, Belgium. 1992: First Biennial Visual Arts Festival (Catalog) Barquisimeto // I Biennial of Painting of the Caribbean and CentralAmerica (Catalog) Dominican Republic //National Exhibition of PuertoLa Cruz.Municipal Gallery // D'MuseumGallery Latin American ArtMuseum, OEA, Washington, DC // Praxis Gallery Buenos Aires, Argentina / Carre d'Or Gallery, France // Jacques Prevert Cultural Center,France // Visitation Cultural Center, Perigeaux, France // "Tierra" in English: "Earth" (Catalog) Del CortileGallery Rome//"Nueve"in English: "Nine" (Catalog) Mayz Lyon Gallery // "Vírgenes de la Contemporaneidad" in English: "Virgin of contemporaneity" (Catalog) AstridParedes Gallery //Imaquinaciones (Catalog) 19looks to 92QuincentennialSpain. 1991-1992: XLIX Hall of Visual Arts Arturo Michelena (Catalog) // A Selection Drawing in Venezuela (Catalog) // "Propuesta Visual Iberoamericana Itinerante" in English: "Proposal Iberoamericana Visual Itinerant", Sevilla Expo. Barcelona Spain // 10 of 80 in 90 (Catalog) CANTV //IIIBiennial Visual Arts ChristianDior (Catalog) ArtCenter Consolidated,Caracas // Format Hall Petit, Latin America House, Paris, France. // V Drawing Biennial, FUNDARTE, Visual Arts Alejandro Otero Museum // Laboratory of Contemporary Art, University La Sapienza, Rome,Italy // Venezuelan Contemporary Artists (Catalog) // From Caracas to Bogota (Catalog) Museum of Modern Art of Bogotá / Astrid Paredes Gallery (Catalog). 1990: XLVIII Hall of Visual Arts Arturo Michelena (Catalog) // Cognac Hall American Meeting (Catalog) Caracas // Bellas Artes Nacional Museum, Havana // 50th Anniversary BCV (Catalog) // 2 Hall Landscape New Expressions (Catalog) Directorate General of CultureCaracas. 1989: Amazonia III (Catalog) Porlamar Art Museum, Bellas Artes Center of Maracaibo, Mendoza HallNarváezMuseum. Porlamar,Margarita. 1988: Exhibition of Painting Metro de Caracas (Catalog) Caracas // III National Drawing and Engraving / III National de Oriente, Cumana // XVI International Festival of Fort de France Martinique // I National Biennial of Visual Arts Bellas Artes Museum // IV Edition Eugenio Mendoza Prize. Mention painting (Catalog). Mendoza Hall // IV Biennial of Drawing and Prints / I and II Biennial de Guayana Museum of Modern Art Jesus Soto // Reading National ArtCenter // National Art Gallery // // Form and Color, Hoy Art Gallery // "Concierto de Pintura" in English: "Painting Concert" (Catalog) Los Espacios Cálidos Gallery. 1986: III National Biennial of Drawing and Engraving. I Biennial de Oriente, Cumana // NationalExhibition of YoungArtists/ ArturoMichelena Lounge. Valencia. 1985: Mention National Exhibition of Aragua(Figure).Maracay //HallAmerica and thereal Wonderful // Tribute to Alejo Carpentier, La Rinconada Art Museum // New Prepositions
Vargas House Universidad Simon Bolivar, La Guaira / Youth Graphics in Venezuela (Catalog) Gallery of School Barranquilla, Colombia // National Exhibition of Youth Ministry. (Catalog) International Youth Year // Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla, Colombia / Prize Antonio Monsanto, Visual Arts Exhibition, Arturo Michelena, Ateneo de Valencia, Carabobo.Ocho ArteGallery ////Cegra(Catalog). 1984-1993: Arturo Michelena National Hall, Valencia, Caracas // IV FUNDARTE Drawing Biennial, VisualArtsAlejandro Otero Museum,Caracas. 1984-1989: MunicipalHall.Caracas //NationalDrawing andPrints.Caracas. 1984: City Hall Central Bank of Venezuela, Caracas // Mention (only) in Painting, Aragua Hall,Maracay. 1983 to 2003: Participation in the National Exhibition of ArtAragua,Mario Abreu Museum, Maracay, Aragua. 1983: Visual Presence of the Instituto Universitario Pedagógico de Caracas // National Exhibition of Young Artists, Guipuzcoana House, FUNDARTE La Guaira // Exhibition of Young Artist National University. Ministry of Education // Graphic semester. IUPC and Art Department. 1982: Ocre Gallery.Caracas. 1981: School of Visual Arts Christopher Rojas, Caracas // II Painting Exhibition Instituto Universitario de Caracas, Second Prize// Espiral Gallery School of Visual ArtsChristopher Rojas // National Exhibition of Young Artists Museum of Contemporary Art Caracas // HouseofCultureLos Teques. 1980: Religious Magic Exhibition Municipal Council of Caracas // Ängel Boscan Gallery Universidad Central de Venezuela // House of Culture Guarenas // Venezuela Corpoturismo Exhibition Hall //Association ofSocial Workers //UCV University Art Gallery (Catalog). 1979-1985: NationalExhibition ofYoung Artists,Venezuela. 1979: Fez CONACGallery //Insearch ofCreativity ArmandoReveronGallery. 1978: Cultural Presence States. Exhibition of Young Painters FUNDARTE // Humanistic Center "Aristides Bastidas" //WestCONACArtsCenter FezGallery. 1976: "CarmeloFernández" Gallery.
Facilities
2011: Dayof thesaints andthe deadin Chacaíto,Caracas.
Collaborations and special events
2014: Participation intheauction to benefitthe hospitalConindustria JMde losRios. 2014: Participation inGuaicook withpuretropical displayshows. 2014: Participation intheworkshop live (live painting class) intheschool area Bk. 2013: Participation in the workshop live (live painting class) at the cafe Tres y Tres with collaboration ofKoresfromVenezuela tobenefit the "UnoMás"foundation. 2012: Participation in the workshop live (live painting class) in Thousand Flavors Festival, July Municipality ElHatillo,Caracas. 2012: Intervention of an ostrich egg to benefit the "Arte al Rescate" foundation July CaracasVenezuela. (Auctioned). 2012: Intervention ofatrayto benefitthe BANDESIRFoundation.
2012: Participationin theworkshop live (live painting class) in thenew class Hallcollege of SantaPaula. 2012: Participation in the workshop live (live painting class) and solo exhibition at the CollegeIntegral elAvila located inTerrazas DelAvila. 2012: Participation in the Por El Medio de la CalleFestival in Chacao with the design and interventionof twoholy Marys. 2011: Launch of the BECO dishes in collaboration with the Buena Voluntad Foundation. (Participationdesigns for dishes) November 19BECOChacaíto,Caracas. 2011: Pictorial intervention ofoneofthe lions spoiledtobenefit theSocieven foundation. 2011: Participation in the workshop live (live painting class) for Don Bosco 88 school for family day.
Onofre has exhibited in Latin America, Europe, Korea,Canada and the United States. His workis in the collections of the Museum ofLatin American Artof the OEA in Washington / MOLAA Museum ofLatin American ArtinLos Angeles /Museum of ModernArt,in Bogota, Colombia / Le Frac for France, Martinique / Museum of Contemporary Art Sofia Imber, in Caracas / Museums, universities, banks, and private collections both at his country and abroad/ permanentexhibition inCaracas atEurobuilding HotelandMarriot Hotel.
Teaching Activity
Museum of Contemporary Art Sofia Imber MCCSI, Caracas / Bellas Artes Museum, Caracas / Ateneo de Caracas / Ateneo de Valencia, Carabobo / Carmelo Fernández Museum, in San Felipe, Yaracuy / Universidad Católica Andres Bello / Universidad Simón Rodríguez / Art Plastic School Cristóbal Rojas / Instituto Pedagógico de Caracas / Alejandro OteroMuseum /Conferences andtalks inUniversities /Museums.
International Exhibitions USA: 2014artistcollective presentation.
Spain: 2012"Venezuela: Four areasofart" Castillode SantaCatalinaCadiz. 2009 University of Huelva synchronies Caribbean, collective synchronization in spring, Sevilla 2002International ArtFair ARCO,Madrid (Catalog) 2006 "Caribbean 5" (Catalog) Cultural Center Pablo Ruiz Picasso. January. Torremolinos 1991-1992VisualIberoamericana ProposalItinerant, Sevilla Expo,Barcelona.
France: 2004French Alliance ofParis. 2003EspaceMeyer - Zafran. 2000"Injertos DelAlma" in English: "Soul Grafts" (Catalog) Cloitrede Billetes, in Paris,France,from 16toSeptember 30. 1998CIACCVanhocke Pascal, Paris,France. 1996"Semaine duVenezuela áToulouse" (Catalog) CulturalCenter Les Mazades, from14toOctober 20,in France. 1999Itinéraire 99,Exposition d'ArtContemporain, Levallois,France.
1998InternationalCenter CreationandContemporary Art,Paris, France. 1997Vénézuélinne Plastique, Villede Ruil-Malmaison. Paris. Grands etJeunes D'aujord'hui(Catalog) Espace Eiffel -Paris. Realités Branly51st HallNouvelles (Catalog). 42ndHallof Montrouge,France. 1996 Collective Venezuela Week in Paris from 15 to October 29, Clöitre des Billetes, Paris,France. 1992PetitFormatHall,Houseof LatinAmerica, Paris,France. 1992Gallery Carred'Or,France. Cultual CenterJacques Prevert,France. 1992CulturalCenter Visitation Perigeaux,France.
UnitedStates: 2006ExtraordinaryWords. ArtformzAlternative Gallery.Miami, Florida. 2004African HeritageCulturalCenter.Miami. October January. 2001Solar Latin American Art& Design,New York. 2000 "A wake in New York" (Catalog) A wake in New York, Consulate General oftheRepublic ofVenezuela in NewYork,USANovember 2000. ComfortZoneArtGallery (catalog).Miami, Florida. 1996CaribArtGallery,Broadway,NewYork. 1992Museum ofLatin AmericanArt,OEA,Washington,DC
Colombia: 2005 "Injertos Del Alma" in English: "Soul Grafts" within the framework of the InternationalFlower Fair,InternationalAirport.Medellin,Colombia. August. 2004Chamber ofCommerce ofMedellin.August-September. 2004Museum oftheUniversity of Antioquia,Medellin. June-July. 2003"CaribbeanFull Color"Mayor ofMedellin,Colombia.August. 2003 Barichara Foundation, Bogotá, Colombia. CAF, Corporación Andina de Fomento. 1985Universidad del Atlántico,Barranquilla, Colombia.
Italy: 1995 First Rasegna Internazionale di Arti Visive (Catalog) Citta di Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, Pallazzo Comunaledi Sant'Angelo deiLombardi. Percorsi Internazionali(Catalog) Victor HugoHouseofCulture,Avelino, Italy. 1996Castilian Lancellotti,Lauro,Italy. 1992LaboratoryMuseum ofContemporaryArt,University LaSapienza, Rome,Italy.
Austria:2005"CaribbeanFull Color".Manolo's CulturalCenter Vienna,Australia. 2005Embassy ofVenezuela inVienna.
Martinique: 1994LeFrac,FortdeFrance, Martinique. 1988InternationalFestival ofFortdeFrance Martinique. Korea:2005"Caribbean FullColor"(Catalog) ArteBellaGallery Seoul Korea.March.
Japan: 2000SocaDaKai. Canada: 2003ArtFair in Toronto.
Mexico: 2003InternationalArtFair,Mexico. Germany: 1998CurrentVenezuelan Art,BBK,Cologne.
Poland: SztukaAmeryki Poludniowej 1997(Catalog).Bielska Gallery BWA,Poland.
Malta: 1997Malta Biennial, Malta. Belgium:1993HouseofLatin America,Brucella, Belgium.
Dominican Republic: 1992 First Biennial of Painting of the Caribbean and Central America,Dominican RepublicArgentina: 1996 Footprint, Dream & Surroundings (Catalog), Municipal Museum of Modern ArtMendoza,Argentina. 1992Praxis Gallery BuenosAires, Argentina.
Cuba:1990National Museum ofBellas Artes,Havana.
Awards and Recognition
2014: Recognition by thecollegeof artsZonabk. May. 2012: Guest of honor ofthe artists ofthe80' totheFIA InternationalArtFair 1997: Mention Delegation of Venezuela, Malta Biennial, Malta. 1996: First Prize, Twodimensional mode, AraguaHall, Maracay, Aragua. 1994: Second Prize for Painting, Perez Mujica, Michelena National Hall, Valencia, Carabobo. 1993: First Prize for Painting Rafael Ramon Gonzalez, IV Biennial of Plastic Arts of Puerto la Cruz, Anzoátegui. 1992: Gold Medal at the Delegation of Venezuela, I Biennial of Painting of the Caribbean and Central America, Dominican Republic. 1990: Award CONAC, V National Drawing Biennial, Alejandro Otero Museum, Caracas. 1989: Drawing Prize Emilio Boggio, Michelena Hall, Valencia, Carabobo. 1987: Working Stock Exchange Award,International Year of Peace, CONAC, Caracas. 1985: Emilio Montesantos Prize, Michelena Hall, Valencia, Carabobo. 1984: First Prizefor Painting, NationalExhibition ofArtAragua,Maracay, Aragua.
RepresentationsCollections MoLAA Museum of Latin American Art, Los Angeles - California / OEA,Washington DC / Museum of the University of Antioquia / Museum of Contemporary Art of Caracas Sofia Imber, MACCSI /Bellas Artes Museum, Caracas / Museum of Contemporary Artof Zulia / Museum of Contemporary ArtMario Abreu / CarlosCruz Diez Museum / ArturoMichelena Foundation / Industrial Bank of Venezuela / Mendoza Hall, Caracas / Museum of Modern Art, Bogota, Colombia / Le Frac for France, Martinique / Commercial Bank / Insurance Security / Tiuna Films / Chamber of Commerce Carabobo / Venezuela cartons, SFGAs / Polar Foundation /Marriot Hotel/Eurobuilding Hotel.
Solo Exhibitions 2015: Tropical tribute to San Juan, areas of the Hotel Aguamarina Higuerote with drums andtenth performance. 2014: Creation of the first virtual gallery in Venezuela on April 26 on the website www.onofrefrias.com 2014: Individual exhibition in the Utopia 19 Gallery at El Hatillo "Tropico Puro" in English: "PureTropic". 2013: Art Center Daniel Suarez "Los cien de ONO % karibe" in English: "the hundred of ONO%Karibe" (age60+40activity). 2013: Coffee at La Cuadra Gastronómica (Itinerarte) "Visual Menu" from February 28 to April21,2013(Catalog). 2012: Art Gallery Bortot "Spring in Plaza Las Americas" from April 29 to May 12, at Plaza Las AmericasMall, inCaracas, ElCafetal(Catalog). 2012: Museum of AfricanAmerican Art"OnofreFrias Anthology",SanBernardino,Caracas. August5. 2012: Letonia Business Center, "Algo de Mí" Gallery, "100% Karibe". La Castellana, CaracasOctober 19. 2012: Hatillarte 2012.Nightgalleries realization ofMandala, theworld'slargest asphalt with outdoor exhibitionofsculptures andworks. 2011: 100% Karibe Atelier Nathalie Azero, Hatillo Municipality, Caracas. / 100% Karibe Perea Art Gallery, Maturin, Monagas (Catalog). / 100% Karibe clearances gallery of the cultural center ElHatillo,withintheframework ofthecelebrationof Hatillarte,night galleries, HatilloMunicipality,Caracas. 2010: 100% Karibe in the lobby of Hotel Jirahara with the Gallery Art Studio V. Barquisimeto, Lara. 100% Caribbean (Catalog). Mural made for Hatillarte, Gallery Night. AndUtopiaGallery Exhibition. Hatillo Municipality,Caracas.October 2010...deputamadre! Art Center Daniel Suarez, at Alta Florida, Caracas, May 19, 2010. Tropical Sunday in the Amber Lounge & Restaurant withMMDAO ArtGallery,Las Mercedes, Caracas. March 14, 2010 2009: Sync spring. In Hatillarte Gallery Night. Represented by Utopia 19 Gallery, Hatillo Municipality, Caracas. October 17, 2009. Sync in spring. Exhibition Hall of the Educational Institute of Urology. Valencia - Caracas. November 2009. / Sync Caribbean. University of Huelva, Spain. December 2009. / La joie de vibré. Utopia 19 Gallery. Caracas, Venezuela 2009./Hatillarteevent inthe Utopia19Gallery,in Caracas,Venezuela. 2009. AraguaHall. 2006: "Paisajes del Caribe" in English: "Landscapes of the Caribbean". Limited Edition Gallery. July 2006 // FromChoroni to MBA.Bellas Artes Museum. Shop.May toJuly 2006 //"Siente lo visible" inEnglish: "Feelthe visible". CarmeloFernández Museum. SanFelipe, Yaracuy. March-May 2006 // "Feel the visible". Ateneo Cultural de Aroa. March-August 2006. 2005: Caribbean Full Color (Catalog). ArteBella Gallery Seoul Korea. March // Full Color Caribbean. Manolo's Cultural Center. Austria Vienna. April // Full Color Caribbean. Bright Samples, Limited Edition Gallery. Caracas // "Feel the visible" (Catalog), Traveling Retrospective 1990 - 2005. The Impulse Gallery Foundation, Barquisimeto, Venezuela. June-September // "Injertos Del Alma" in English: "Soul Grafts" within the framework of International Flower Fair, Medellin, Colombia. August. // "Trés trés Tropical" (Catalog). FrenchAlliance of LaCastellana, Caracas.August-September. 2004: Erlenbniswelt Chistkind Internacional Weihnachten Salzburg, Bergheim. December. // Offering African Heritage Cultural Center.Miami. October-January //Space ArtsDaniela Chappard Foundation, Caracas. November. // "Injertos Del Alma" in English: "Soul Grafts" (Catalog) Chamber of Commerce of Medellin, Medellin. August-September. // Caribbean Full Color (Catalog) Museum of the University of Antioquia, Medellin. June-July //
Caribbean Full Color French Alliance, La Tahona, Caracas. From May 26 to June 21. // Caribbean FullColor (Catalog) French Alliance, Chacaíto. April22to May 22//Collectibles (Catalog) Templarios Gallery,Caracas. April-MaytoJune. 2003: "Un Jardín en el Andén del Tren" in English: "A Garden on the train platform", XXI Century Hall - FONBIENES - Transport Museum, Caracas, from September 2003 to February 2004.// Caribbean Full Color,Mayor of Medellin, Colombia. August. //Caribbean Full Color (Catalog) Point Art Gallery, Caracas. From April 27 to September. // "Alfabeto parauna Flor"inEnglish: "Alphabet for aFlower"(Catalog),Spaces Alternatesof Notitarde, Ateneo de Valencia. From June 22 to July 22. // Constructs Lobby Eurobuilding Hotel, Caracas. // "Injertos Del Alma" in English: "Soul Grafts" (Catalog). XII Venezuelan Congress of Internal Medicine. Lobby of Hilton Hotel, Caracas from 20 to 24 May. // CaribbeanFull Color,France School,Caracas. 2002: Moro Gallery, Maracaibo. // Visual Music (Catalog) Cultural Center of Hermandad Gallega, Valencia. From 11 to 28 April. // International Art Fair ARCO, Madrid (Catalog) // LeoBlassini Gallery,Caracas. 2001: Solar Latin American Art & Design, New York // Construct (Catalog) Forms Gallery, Maracay, Aragua. From August 19 to October 14. // Museum of Contemporary Art Mario Abreu, Maracay, Aragua. // "Rebuilding Intimacy" (Catalog) Tamanaco Gallery. Industrial Bank Foundation, Caracas. // Constructs (Catalog) Eladio German Sucre Center, El Caraboneño,Carabobo,Valencia. FromApril29toJune 17. 2000: "Injertos del Alma" in English: "Soul Grafts" (Catalog) Cloitre de Billetes, Paris, France. From 16 to 30 September 2000. // A wake in New York (Catalog). A wakein New York,Consulate General oftheRepublic ofVenezuela inNew York,USANovember. 1999: Ateneode Valencia. // (Catalog) ArturoMichelena Museum Hall. FromMay 2to July 4,1999. Valencia, Carabobo// SwingwithSon.A Tale of Jazz (Catalog) Corpgrup Cultural Center, March 1999, Illustration. // "Injertos del Alma" in English: "Soul Grafts" (Catalog). Bellas ArtesCenter,Maracaibo,Zulia. 1998: "Injertos del Alma" "Soul Grafts" (Catalog) La Otra Banda Gallery, Museum de Arte de Tovar, Merida, March-October. // CIACC Pascal Vanhocke, Paris, France. // Eco Fusion (Catalog) Visitor Center Macagua II, Ciudad Guayana,Bolivar. May. //"Injertos Del Alma" "Soul Grafts" (Catalog) Museum of Contemporary Art of Caracas Sofia Imber, August. //An Offering withFlowers (Catalog) Medici Gallery. FromAugust to September in Caracas. // Friends (Catalog) Jacobo Borges Museum, Caracas. // "Injertos Del Alma" "SoulGrafts" (Catalog) III MillenniumArtGallery,PuertoOrdaz. 1997: "Floresdel Alma"inEnglish: "Flowersof theSoul"(Catalog) Medici Gallery,Caracas, May-July//Forms Gallery Maracay, Aragua. 1996: Reverie, "Flores del Alma" in English: "Flowers of the Soul" (Catalog) Ascaso Art Gallery, Valencia, Carabobo // Venezuela Week for Toulouse, (Catalog) Cultural Center Les Mazades,from14to20October.France. 1995: Mendoza Hall, Caracas. // "Altares, entierros, contras y otras hierbas" in English: "Altars, funerals, cons and other herbs" (Catalog) South Art Gallery, Ciudad Guayana, Bolívar, from April 21 to May 7 // Reverie, "Flores del Alma" in English: "Flowers of the Soul" (Catalog) D'Museum Gallery,Caracas, February-March //Moors Gallery,Maracaibo, Zulia. 1994: "Altares, entierros, contras y otras hierbas" in English: "Altars, funerals, cons and other herbs" (Catalog) Unlimited Gallery, San Cristóbal, Tachira. April 1994 // Altares, funerals, and other herbs (Catalog) Mendoza Hall,Caracas.March 20to April14// Altares, funerals, and other herbs (Catalog) Opera House, Maracay. July to August // Altares, funerals, and other herbs (Catalog) House of Culture Francisco Lazo Martí, Calabozo, Guarico.
1993: "Altaresdel Sur"in English: "South Altars" (Catalog) Municipal Gallery ofModern Art inPuertola Cruz,Anzoategui. 1992: "En Contra del Viento y Encuentro de Caminos" in English: "Upwind and Highway Encounter" (Catalog) Modern Art Luis Astorga Museum, Merida // En Contra del Viento (Catalog) Bellas ArtesCenter ofMaracaibo,Zulia. July //"ClaroyOscuro" inEnglish: "Light and dark" (Catalog) Bellas Artes Center of Maracaibo, Zulia //"Altares del Sur" in English: "South Altars" (Catalog) Astrid Paredes Gallery, Caracas. From 1 to November 22 // "En Contra del Viento" in English: "Against the Wind" Barlovento (Catalog) Astrid Paredes Gallery,Caracas. 1991: "Claroy Oscuro"inEnglish: "Light and dark"(Catalog),ArtShop700,Caracas 1990: "Claro y Oscuro" in English: "Light and dark" (Catalog) Mendoza Hall, Caracas // TQQJ (Catalog) Arte Boceto Gallery, Caracas // "Semi antológica" in English: "Semi anthology"(Catalog) Mays Lyon Gallery,Caracas. 1989: "Revival" (Catalog) MayzLyon Gallery,Caracas. October 23toNovember 6. 1988: Espacios Cálidos Gallery, Ateneo de Caracas //Natura (Catalog) French Alliance, // Mayz Lyon Gallery,Caracas. 1986: "Habitaculando" (Catalog). Eight Art September 14 to October 5, 1986. Caracas // Hoy Art Gallery, Caracas // Painting, Drawing, Graphics (Catalog) Universidad Central de Venezuela Gallery,from4to25May. Caracas. 1985: "Música paraSordos"in English: "Music for theDeaf"(Catalog) Multiple HallInstituto Pedagógico deCaracas. December //C.E.A.Center,Guatire. 1984: Multiple HallArtDepartment Instituto Universitario deCaracas. 1982: FreeArtWorkshop RioChico/HoyArtGallery.Caracas. 1981: "Libertad Lineal" in English: "Linear Freedom" (Catalog) Art Gallery, Instituto Pedagógico de Caracas, April 30 to May 14. House of Culture, Curiepe // // CEA Center, Guatire. 1980: "Símbolo y Libertad Lineal" in English: "Symbol and Linear Freedom" (Catalog) Spiral Gallery, School of Visual Arts Christopher Rojas, from 06 to June 22, Caracas // HouseofCultureLos Teques //CulturalCenter Tacarigua deMamporal, Barlovento. 1979: "Símbolos" in English: "Symbols" (Catalog) Library of Universidad Central de Venezuela UCVfrom18to30June 1979,Caracas.
Group shows 2015: WorldArtDayatIESA toPuroSculptureTropico. 2015: Ángeles de Luz(Angels ofLight),Maracaibo,CarolinHill Gallery. 2011: Art Center Daniel Suarez "Animalia" December 10. Urb. Florida Qta. Veneyork, Caracas,Venezuela (Catalog). 2011: French Alliance "vibrantes" in English: "vibrating",from 3 toNovember. 22Chacaito. (Postcards) 2006: "Proyecto Aguacero" in English: "Downpour Project" (Catalog). Durban Segnini Gallery. August-September // Extraordinary Words. Artformz Alternative Gallery. Miami, Florida // Drawing Circle. The Kiss Gallery 1,800. Caracas. February //Caribe 5 (Catalog). CulturalCenter PabloRuizPicasso. January. Torremolinos,Spain. 2005: Venezuela Embassy in Vienna// "Infinitus" (Catalog) Altamira Hotel,Caracas // Troy Celarg, Caracas // FIA 2005 (Catalog) Caracas, July // Felix Gallery. Caracas // Pixels (Catalog) Space Giacof Architecture, Caracas. // Comfort Zone Art Gallery (Catalog). Miami, Florida//Caracas toParis(Catalog) French Alliance ofParis,France.
2004: FIA of Caracas, July 2004. Industrial Bank of Venezuela // // Bellas Artes Museum, Caracas // HartmanArtGallery,Coral Gables, Florida //"Figuración Fabulación" in English: "Figuration romancing" (Catalog) MBA - Seguros La Previsora. Caracas// "Pintura Venezolana"in English:"Venezuelan Painting" (Catalog) Calendar. 2003: "Salve Corypha" (Catalog) Universidad Central de Venezuela Gallery // Espace Meyer-Zafran // II Exxon Biennial - Mobile, National ArtGallery // XII National Exhibition of Art of San Felipe, Carmelo Fernández Museum, Yaracuy // Bank Industrial of Venezuela Foundation, Caracas // International Art Fair, Mexico // "ExpoArepa" (Catalog) Chappard Foundation, Caracas // "Devociones" in English: "Devotions" (Catalog) INCE Caracas. // Barichara Foundation Bogota, Colombia. // Figuration Apprentice, UPEL, Caracas // Tamanaco HotelGallery. 2002: "Paz" in English: "Peace" (Catalog) Corporación Andina de Fomento CAF,Caracas //35 X 70(Catalog) Li Group //Miniature Graphics Biennial Luisa Palacios TAGA,Caracas //AraguaHall(Catalog) MAC Maracay //DrawingCirclein Japan. 2001: First Biennial of Graphic Arts (Catalog). Museum of Prints and Design Carlos Cruz Diez//"Flor yCultura"inEnglish: "Flowerand Culture"(Catalog) CAF,Caracas. 2000: "Insitu" (Catalog) Blasini Gallery // 52nd Aragua Hall (Catalog) Maracay // "Confrontación"inEnglish: "Confrontation" (Catalog) Ateneode Caracas. 1999: Itinéraire 99 (Catalog) d' Art Contemporain Exposition, Levallois, France // Circle Drawing,Japan. 1998: Art Current Venezuelan, BBK, Cologne, Germany // Sztuka Ameryki Poludniowej (Catalog). Bielska Gallery BWA,Poland. // "Aguacero" in English: "Downpour" (Catalog) Li Group. Caracas // Juan Lovera Hall (Catalog) // 56 Arturo Michelena Hall (Catalog) // "Joanill y sus amigos" in English: "Joan ill and his friends" (Catalog) Felix Gallery // I Tachira Art Hall (Catalog) Tachira, San Cristobal // III American Barro Biennial Roberto Guevara, Bellas Artes Center Lia Bermudez, Maracaibo, Zulia // Biennial of Prints, Prints Museum andCarlos CruzDiez Design,Caracas. 1997: Plastique Vénézuélinne 1997, Ville de Ruil - Malmaison. Paris // Grands et Jeunes D'aujord'hui (Catalog) Espace Eiffel - Paris // Realités Nouvelles 51ºHall (Catalog) // 42nd Hall of Montrouge. France // "Entre Aguas" in english: "Between Waters" (Catalog). Cultural Hall Corpoven. Caracas //Seven Pressures Medicci Gallery // International Art Biennial (Catalog) Malta. 1996: Castellano Lancellotti, Lauro, Italy / Carib ArtGallery, Broadway,New York, USA // Collective Venezuela Week in Paris, Cloitre des Billetes, Paris, France // // La Saison du Venezuela // "Figuración y Abstracción" in English: "Figuration and abstraction" (Catalog), Sharon's Gallery. Jewish Cultural Sports Center // "Antecedente" in English: "Background" (Catalog) Departmental National Institute of Culture of Callao, Peru // 1st Fax National Exhibition of Art(Catalog) Municipal ArtGallery. Maracay //"Huella,Sueño y Alrededores" in English: "Track, Dream & Surroundings" (Catalog) Municipal Museum of Modern Art Mendoza,Argentina // DifferentExpressions Tribute to Rodolfo Minumboc (Catalog) AVAP // 21 National Exhibition ofArt Aragua (Catalog) Foundation Museum of Contemporary Art ofMaracay Mario Abreu. 1995: III New Expressions Hall Landscape, Cultural Foundation Orinoco, Keyboard Museum, Caracas / Ateneo de Valencia, Carabobo // Ateneo de Caracas, Dtto. Federal // Ateneode Barcelona (Catalog) Anzoátegui. IIIBiennial ofArtof PuertolaCruz,Anzoátegui // First Rasegna Internazionale di Arti Visive (Catalog) Citta di Sant'Angelo dei Lombardi, Pallazzo Comunale di Sant'Angelodei Lombarda //Percorsi Internazionali(Catalog) Victor Hugo House of Culture, Avelino, Italy // 53rd Visual Arts Arturo Michelena Hall (Catalog) Ateneo de Valencia, // "La Colección" in English: "The Collection" (Catalog) The Museum ofModern Artin Merida,Juan AstorgaAnta.
1994: "ArtistaPlásticos del EstadoMiranda" inEnglish: "Plastic artists from MirandaState" (Catalog) // 7th Biennial Drawing of Caracas (Catalog) Museum of Visual Arts Alejandro Otero // XIX National Exhibition of Art Aragua, Maracay // 52nd Hall of Visual Ates (Catalogues) Arturo Michelena, Ateneo de Valencia // Iberoamericana fair, 1994, Caracas //LeFrac,for deFrance,Martinique.//OkyoGallery,Caracas. 1993: III Hall Landscape New Expressions (Catalog) Orinoco Cultural Foundation // LVI Works of Art Auction Mendoza Hall (Catalog) // "Flores Frescas" in English: "Fresh Flowers" (Catalog) D'Museum Gallery // Cubagua (Catalog) Astrid Paredes Gallery // XIII Hall Painting of Ateneode Carupano (Catalog) // II National Biennial of Plastic ArtsTribute toPedro Briceño(Catalog) //"Artistas Fundadores" in English: "Founders Artists" (Catalog) Art Center Maracaibo Lia Bermudez // XVIII Hall National Art Aragua (Catalog) // XX Annual Exhibition of Painting and Drawing (Catalog) Guigue // "Confrontación" in English: "Confrontation" (Catalog) Milenium Art Center // FIA 93 (Catalog) // Latin America House, Brucella, Belgium. 1992: First Biennial Visual Arts Festival (Catalog) Barquisimeto // I Biennial of Painting of the Caribbean and CentralAmerica (Catalog) Dominican Republic //National Exhibition of PuertoLa Cruz.Municipal Gallery // D'MuseumGallery Latin American ArtMuseum, OEA, Washington, DC // Praxis Gallery Buenos Aires, Argentina / Carre d'Or Gallery, France // Jacques Prevert Cultural Center,France // Visitation Cultural Center, Perigeaux, France // "Tierra" in English: "Earth" (Catalog) Del CortileGallery Rome//"Nueve"in English: "Nine" (Catalog) Mayz Lyon Gallery // "Vírgenes de la Contemporaneidad" in English: "Virgin of contemporaneity" (Catalog) AstridParedes Gallery //Imaquinaciones (Catalog) 19looks to 92QuincentennialSpain. 1991-1992: XLIX Hall of Visual Arts Arturo Michelena (Catalog) // A Selection Drawing in Venezuela (Catalog) // "Propuesta Visual Iberoamericana Itinerante" in English: "Proposal Iberoamericana Visual Itinerant", Sevilla Expo. Barcelona Spain // 10 of 80 in 90 (Catalog) CANTV //IIIBiennial Visual Arts ChristianDior (Catalog) ArtCenter Consolidated,Caracas // Format Hall Petit, Latin America House, Paris, France. // V Drawing Biennial, FUNDARTE, Visual Arts Alejandro Otero Museum // Laboratory of Contemporary Art, University La Sapienza, Rome,Italy // Venezuelan Contemporary Artists (Catalog) // From Caracas to Bogota (Catalog) Museum of Modern Art of Bogotá / Astrid Paredes Gallery (Catalog). 1990: XLVIII Hall of Visual Arts Arturo Michelena (Catalog) // Cognac Hall American Meeting (Catalog) Caracas // Bellas Artes Nacional Museum, Havana // 50th Anniversary BCV (Catalog) // 2 Hall Landscape New Expressions (Catalog) Directorate General of CultureCaracas. 1989: Amazonia III (Catalog) Porlamar Art Museum, Bellas Artes Center of Maracaibo, Mendoza HallNarváezMuseum. Porlamar,Margarita. 1988: Exhibition of Painting Metro de Caracas (Catalog) Caracas // III National Drawing and Engraving / III National de Oriente, Cumana // XVI International Festival of Fort de France Martinique // I National Biennial of Visual Arts Bellas Artes Museum // IV Edition Eugenio Mendoza Prize. Mention painting (Catalog). Mendoza Hall // IV Biennial of Drawing and Prints / I and II Biennial de Guayana Museum of Modern Art Jesus Soto // Reading National ArtCenter // National Art Gallery // // Form and Color, Hoy Art Gallery // "Concierto de Pintura" in English: "Painting Concert" (Catalog) Los Espacios Cálidos Gallery. 1986: III National Biennial of Drawing and Engraving. I Biennial de Oriente, Cumana // NationalExhibition of YoungArtists/ ArturoMichelena Lounge. Valencia. 1985: Mention National Exhibition of Aragua(Figure).Maracay //HallAmerica and thereal Wonderful // Tribute to Alejo Carpentier, La Rinconada Art Museum // New Prepositions
Vargas House Universidad Simon Bolivar, La Guaira / Youth Graphics in Venezuela (Catalog) Gallery of School Barranquilla, Colombia // National Exhibition of Youth Ministry. (Catalog) International Youth Year // Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla, Colombia / Prize Antonio Monsanto, Visual Arts Exhibition, Arturo Michelena, Ateneo de Valencia, Carabobo.Ocho ArteGallery ////Cegra(Catalog). 1984-1993: Arturo Michelena National Hall, Valencia, Caracas // IV FUNDARTE Drawing Biennial, VisualArtsAlejandro Otero Museum,Caracas. 1984-1989: MunicipalHall.Caracas //NationalDrawing andPrints.Caracas. 1984: City Hall Central Bank of Venezuela, Caracas // Mention (only) in Painting, Aragua Hall,Maracay. 1983 to 2003: Participation in the National Exhibition of ArtAragua,Mario Abreu Museum, Maracay, Aragua. 1983: Visual Presence of the Instituto Universitario Pedagógico de Caracas // National Exhibition of Young Artists, Guipuzcoana House, FUNDARTE La Guaira // Exhibition of Young Artist National University. Ministry of Education // Graphic semester. IUPC and Art Department. 1982: Ocre Gallery.Caracas. 1981: School of Visual Arts Christopher Rojas, Caracas // II Painting Exhibition Instituto Universitario de Caracas, Second Prize// Espiral Gallery School of Visual ArtsChristopher Rojas // National Exhibition of Young Artists Museum of Contemporary Art Caracas // HouseofCultureLos Teques. 1980: Religious Magic Exhibition Municipal Council of Caracas // Ängel Boscan Gallery Universidad Central de Venezuela // House of Culture Guarenas // Venezuela Corpoturismo Exhibition Hall //Association ofSocial Workers //UCV University Art Gallery (Catalog). 1979-1985: NationalExhibition ofYoung Artists,Venezuela. 1979: Fez CONACGallery //Insearch ofCreativity ArmandoReveronGallery. 1978: Cultural Presence States. Exhibition of Young Painters FUNDARTE // Humanistic Center "Aristides Bastidas" //WestCONACArtsCenter FezGallery. 1976: "CarmeloFernández" Gallery.
Facilities
2011: Dayof thesaints andthe deadin Chacaíto,Caracas.
Collaborations and special events
2014: Participation intheauction to benefitthe hospitalConindustria JMde losRios. 2014: Participation inGuaicook withpuretropical displayshows. 2014: Participation intheworkshop live (live painting class) intheschool area Bk. 2013: Participation in the workshop live (live painting class) at the cafe Tres y Tres with collaboration ofKoresfromVenezuela tobenefit the "UnoMás"foundation. 2012: Participation in the workshop live (live painting class) in Thousand Flavors Festival, July Municipality ElHatillo,Caracas. 2012: Intervention of an ostrich egg to benefit the "Arte al Rescate" foundation July CaracasVenezuela. (Auctioned). 2012: Intervention ofatrayto benefitthe BANDESIRFoundation.
2012: Participationin theworkshop live (live painting class) in thenew class Hallcollege of SantaPaula. 2012: Participation in the workshop live (live painting class) and solo exhibition at the CollegeIntegral elAvila located inTerrazas DelAvila. 2012: Participation in the Por El Medio de la CalleFestival in Chacao with the design and interventionof twoholy Marys. 2011: Launch of the BECO dishes in collaboration with the Buena Voluntad Foundation. (Participationdesigns for dishes) November 19BECOChacaíto,Caracas. 2011: Pictorial intervention ofoneofthe lions spoiledtobenefit theSocieven foundation. 2011: Participation in the workshop live (live painting class) for Don Bosco 88 school for family day.