Guido Garaycochea

Visual Artist

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I question concepts that relate to sex, gendered representation, and nudity and aspects of gender-nonconformity and the societal pressures and imposition of masculinity and manhood. It also looks at how the queer body has had to heal and survive aspects of the status quo, impacted by capitalism and worldwide power dynamics. I am interested in the normalized, binary construction of gender, assigned at birth based solely on body parts. My collages/mixed media/paintings deconstruct preconceived and traditional categorizations of gender, pushing the viewer to expand their minds and consider new ones. It requires many hours of work, not only to find the necessary images and build a story with them. The cut-out images that I appropriate and work with are placed in backgrounds to work with my brushes and oil colors. Transparent layers of oil paint are placed one over the other, perfecting the depth effects' lights and shadows.

By appropriating, cutting, pasting, and repainting images from popular culture, I create new narratives in my current practice. The scenes in my collages showcase dialogues between fictional characters, similar to children's stories when they play with dollhouses. Characters perform their sexual and gendered identities for the public in a small, self-contained space resembling a theater, looking for acceptance. They all have something to say. At times, they mutter taboo ideas, gossip, and secrets.



Born in Lima, Peru, studied Art at the "Escuela Nacional Superior de Bellas Artes del Perú" and graduated from art school with several awards and honors. In 1992-­‐93, he moved to Chile and resumed his studies there, studying for his Bachelor of Aesthetics Degree and later his Master's degree in History and Theory of Art, later an MFA at SVA. He taught Art for many years in Chilean universities before moving to the United States. Once here, he taught at Mitchell College, UCONN, TTCC, and York Correctional in CT. Garaycochea cofounded Expressiones Cultural Center in New London, CT, in 2009, a non­‐profit organization that promotes understanding between the Anglo and Hispanic communities through the arts to bridge cultural differences and showcase Latin American arts and culture. As curator of the artist residency at Expressions, he has promoted and encouraged the careers of numerous Latin American artists. He shares his time working as the Adult Programs and the New New Yorkers program manager at the Queens Museum in New York while keeping his artistic practice alive in his Manhattan studio as a studio program member at the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts and participating in various exhibitions.



  • MFA: Master Fine Arts. School of Visual Arts, Manhattan, NYC.
  • MFA: Theory and History of Art. Universidad de Chile, Chile.
  • Advance Post Graduated Degree: New Language and Techniques in Contemporary Art., School of Art, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile.
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts in Aesthetics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Instituto de Estética, Chile.
  • Bachelor of Arts with a specialty in Drawing and Painting. Escuela Nacional Superior Autónoma de Bellas Artes del Perú, Perú.

 

Artist in Residence

  • 2019 – 2020 Shift Residency, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY.
  • 2018 Artist in Residence at The Griffis Foundation, Sophia, Bulgaria.
  • 2015 Artist in Residence at More Art & Engaging Artist. New York, NY.
  • 2015 Artist in Residence at Inter Space, New York, NY.
  • 2010 -2016 Artist in Residence at York Correctional Institution & Judy Dworin Program. Niantic, CT.
  • 2005 Artist in Residence at I-Park Foundation, East Haddam, CT, USA.
  • 2004-2003 Artist in Residence at The Griffis Art Center, New London, CT.

 

Related Experience / Related Work Experience / Professional Affiliations

  • 2015- Manager Adult Programs and New New Yorkers Programs at Queens Museum, NY.
  • 2014  American Cultural Arts Envoy, US Embassy to Honduras.
  • 2009  Founder and Curator of Expressiones Cultural Center in New London, CT.
  • 2008 -2009 Art Curator at Latin in the Borough Art Gallery, Stonington, CT.
  • 2006 - 2010 I-Park, East Haddam Ct, US
  • 2005- 2009 The Latin Network for the Visual Arts. Board of Directors. Groton, CT. USA.
  • 2005- 2009 Art Curator, Expressiones Virtual Art Gallery, Santiago---Chile.
  • 2009 - 2014 Founder and Curator of Expressiones Cultural Center in New London, CT.
  • 2008- 2009 Art Curator at Latin in the Borough Art Gallery, Stonington, CT.
  • 2006 - 2010 I-Park, East Haddam CT, US
  • 2005- 2009 The Latin Network for the Visual Arts. Board of Directors. Groton, CT. USA.
  • 2005- 2009 Curator, Expressiones Virtual Art Gallery, Santiago---Chile.

 

Awards & Honors

  • 2022-23 Queens Council for the Arts new work grant. New York, NY.
  • 2021 New York City Artist Corps Grant. NY.
  • 2019-20 Queens Council for the Arts new work grant. New York, NY.
  • 2008 Honored as outstanding member of the Latino Community, New Haven, CT.
  • 2002 Valparaiso Association of Critics of Art & Art Curator Award.
  • 1989 Valdivia y su Río Award. Valdivia, Chile
  • 1987 Integral, CORP. Award, Lima---Perú
  • 1987 Popular & Porvenir Award, Lima---Perú

Solo Art Exhibitions

  • 2019 Traveling Art Exhibit: “Más que mis errores”, Centro de las Artes y el Patrimonio de Santa Rosa de Copán-Honduras 
  • 2017 Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London-CT, USA.
  • 2017 Museo para la Identidad Nacional, Tegucigalpa-Honduras.
  • 2011 Expressiones Cultural Center, New London---CT, USA.
  • 2010 Alexey Von Schlippee, UCONN, Avery Point, Groton---CT, USA.
  • 2009 GE Art Gallery Fairfield.
  • 2009 Westport Arts Center, Westport – Connecticut, USA.
  • 2007 Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London – Connecticut, USA.
  • 2007 Latins in the Borough.
  • 2007 O & Y Gallery. Miami, FL.
  • 2004 PFIZER, New London, CT
  • 2004 Galería Internacional Praxis---Chile. Santiago---Chile
  • 2003 Corporación Cultural de Valdivia. Valdivia---Chile
  • 2003 Belenky Gallery. New York, U.S.A,
  • 2001 Gallery: Ana Maria Matthei. Santiago--- Chile
  • 2001 National Congress of the Republic of Chile. Valparaíso. Chile
  • 2000 Gallery Painen. Berlin, Germany
  • 2000 Gallery Nemésio Antúnez, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación. Chile.
  • 1998 Galería del Congreso de la Republica. Valparaiso, Chile
  • 1998 Galería Internacional Praxis. Santiago, Chile.
  • 1997 Gallery: Painen. Berlin, Germany
  • 1997 Club Die Deutsche Gesellsgaft fur Tegnisge Zusammenarbeit. Eschborn, Frankfurt, Germany.
  • 1996 Club Die Deutsche Gesellsgaft fur Tegnisge Zusammenarbeit. Eschborn, Frankfurt, Germany.
  • 1995 Galería de Arte 715. Lima, Peru
  • 1995 Gallery Im Kreis Krankenhaus. Weinheim, Germany
  • 1995 Galería de Arte del Centro de Extensión de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Chile.
  • 1994 Iberian---club. Bonn, Germany
  • 1994 Gallery Barbara Botz. Majorca, Spain
  • 1993 Gallery Municipal Library of city of Weinheim. Weinheim, Germany
  • 1993 Galería de Arte 715. Lima Peru
  • 1993 Gallery Argus. Vienna, Austria
  • 1991 Galería de Arte 715. Lima, Perú
  • 1990 Viña del Mar City Hall. Viña del Mar, Chile
  • 1989 Gallery Foundacion. Santiago, Chile
  • 1989 Gallery Hall I. Concepción, Chile
  • 1989 Galería de Arte 715. Lima, Peru.

Group Exhibitions

  • 2023 Miami Art Basel 2023 / Lamborghini ART PIECE, Fl.
  • 2023 Sant’Agata Bolognese/New York, Lamborghini Lounge NYC.
  • 2023 City Lights Gallery, Bridgeport, CT.
  • 2023 Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Open October Studios, New York, NY.
  • 2023 Art on Paper Art Fair, LATAM Art, Pier 36, New York, NY.
  • 2023 OUTwork, City Lights Gallery, Bridgeport, CT.
  • 2023 Hamptons Fine Art Fair, Lily Pad Gallery, Hampton, NY.
  • 2022 A Celebration of Hispanic Artists, La Grua Center, Stonington, CT.
  • 2022 Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Open October Studios, New York, NY.
  • 2022 Outwork Exhibit, City Lights Gallery, Bridgeport, CT.
  • 2022 Free to Be, CultureLab LIC at The Plaxal Gallery, LIC, NY.
  • 2022 West Chelsea Open Studios, Frieze New York, NY.
  • 2022 Out CT, La Grua Center, Stonington, CT.
  • 2021 Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Open October Studios, New York, NY.
  • 2021 Lily Pad West Gallery, Anniversary Celebration, Milwaukee, WI.
  • 2021 Art-Expo New York Art Fair, Pier 36, New York, NY.
  • 2021Fantastic Souls, Surreal World~Argentina, Honduras, Colombia, and Peru, Group Show. La Grua Center, Stonington, CT.
  • 2021 Stream, Group Show, Lily Pad West Gallery, Milwaukee, WI.
  • 2021 Layered, Group Show, Lily Pad West Gallery, Milwaukee, WI.
  • 2020 Permissions, Group Show, EFA Project Space, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, NYC.
  • 2020 EFA Open Studios, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts. NYC.
  • 2020 CADAF online Art Fair, Mana Contemporary NJ.
  • 2020 Núcleo Arte Visual Contemporaneo Virtual Exhibition, Lima-Peru
  • 2020 Altered Vision, Group Show, VillageOne Space, NYC.
  • 2019 EFA Open Studios, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, NYC.
  • 2018 Noche de Arte Group Show, BBVA Gallery, Lima, Peru.
  • 2018 High Line Open Studios, Chelsea, NYC.
  • 2017 Art for Immigration, Connecticut College, New London, CT.
  • 2017 Fall Group Exhibition, Lili Pad Gallery West, Milwaukee,WI.
  • 2017 Summer Exhibition. Lili Pad Gallery, Watch Hill, RI.
  • 2016 Summer Exhibition. Lili Pad Gallery, Watch Hill, RI.
  • 2015 SVA MFA FA Thesis Show, Brooklyn, New York, NY.
  • 2015 SVA Alumni, SVA Gallery. New York, NY.
  • 2014 Intercepting Post Modernities: Latin American Art. La Grua Center, Stonington, CT.
  • 2014 One Language is not Enough, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg Mass.
  • 2012 Cooley Gallery, Old Lyme, CT.
  • 2012 Thematic Exhibition at Cooley Gallery, Old Lyme, CT.
  • 2012 Summer Group Members Exhibition, Westport Arts Center, CT.
  • 2012 Summer Exhibition. Lily Pad Gallery, Watch Hill, RI.
  • 2011 Winter Lights Show, Expressiones Cultural Center, New London CT.
  • 2011 Christmas Show, Hygienic Galleries, New London, CT.
  • 2011 Summer Exhibition. Lili Pad Gallery, Watch Hill, RI.
  • 2011 Summer Group Members Exhibition, Westport Arts Center, CT.
  • 2010 Time In, Thematic Exhibition, Expressiones Cultural Center, New London,CT.
  • 2010 Christmas Show, Hygienic Galleries, New London, CT.
  • 2010 Winter Lights Show, Expressiones Cultural Center, New London, CT.
  • 2010 Summer Exhibition. Lili Pad Gallery, Watch Hill, RI.
  • 2010 Creativity, Expressiones Cultural Center New London, CT.
  • 2010 Pablo Neruda Invitational Show, Expressiones Cultural Center, NL, CT.
  • 2010 Beyond Borders, The Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich Arts Council, Greenwich
  • 2010 Garcia Lorca Show, Expressiones Cultural Center. New London, CT.
  • 2010 SUMMER --- Group Members Exhibition, August 6 – September 12, Westport Arts Center CT.
  • 2010 Beyond Borders, Bendheim Gallery Greenwich, CT.
  • 2009 Christmas Show, Hygienic Galleries, New London, CT.
  • 2009 Winter Lights Exhibition, Expressiones Cultural Center, New London, CT.
  • 2008 Hygienic Art Gallery, New London, CT
  • 2008 Lily Pad Gallery, Watch Hill, RI
  • 2008 Golden Gallery, New London, CT
  • 2008 Hygienic Art Gallery, New London, CT
  • 2007 Latins in The Borough Art Gallery, Stonington, CT.
  • 2007 Courtyard Gallery, Mystic – Connecticut, USA.
  • 2007 White Space Art Gallery, New Haven, CT.
  • 2007 Lyme Academy---College of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT
  • 2007 Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, CT.
  • 2007 New Haven Symphony Orchestra, New Haven, CT.
  • 2007 Open Doors Milford, Milford, CT.
  • 2006 Alexey von Schlippe, Gallery of Art. University of Connecticut, CT, USA.
  • 2006 Brick Gallery, CT, USA.
  • 2006 Courtyard Gallery, Mystic CT, USA.
  • 2006 Mystic Art Center, Mystic, CT, USA.
  • 2006 Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, CT, USA.
  • 2005 Mitchell College Library, New London, CT, USA.
  • 2005 GTZ. Frankfurt ---Germany.
  • 2005 Courtyard Gallery, Mystic, CT, USA.
  • 2005 Volksbank, Weinheim--- Germany.
  • 2005 Courtyard Gallery, Mystic, CT, USA.
  • 2005 Brick Gallery, Essex, CT, USA.
  • 2005 Alexey von Schilppe Gallery of Art UCONN Avery Point Campus, Groton, CT, USA.
  • 2004 Latin Views 2004 at The Mystic Art Center, Mystic, CT, USA.
  • 2004 Brick Gallery, Essex, CT, USA.
  • 2004 The Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art UCONN Avery Point Campus, Groton, CT
  • 2003 Consulado de Colombia, Miami. Miami---USA
  • 2002 Galería de Arte Ana Maria Matthei. Santiago---Chile.
  • 2001 Gallerie: Barbara Botz. Port of Andraixt--- Majorca ---Spain.
  • 2001 Castle of the city of Neckarhause, Neckarhause---Germany.
  • 2000 University of Playa Ancha. Playa Ancha--- Chile.
  • 2000 Gallery: Ana María Matheii. Santiago--- Chile
  • 1999 Art Action: Open Doors, Heidelberg, Germany
  • 1999 Galería de Arte Ana Maria Matthei, Santiago --- Chile
  • 1999 Federación Wizo of Chile, Club of Golf of The Meadow, Santiago, Chile
  • 1998 Foundation Syrlin, Stuttgart, Germany
  • 1998 Congresses Center Dorint, Mannheim, Germany
  • 1998 Federación Wizzo of Chile, Club Golf of the Meadow, Santiago, Chile
  • 1997 Foundation Burg Kniphausen, Wiehelmashaven, Germany
  • 1997 Open air Horizon, Frieberg, Germany
  • 1997 Gallerrie Barbara Botz, Majorca, Spain
  • 1996 Stadtbibliothek Weinheim, Germany
  • 1996 Galería de Arte 715, Lima, Peru
  • 1995 Rhein---Mosel---Koblenz, Germany
  • 1995 Galería de Arte 715, Lima Perú
  • 1994 Galería de Arte 715. Lima, Peru
  • 1994 Gallerie : Barbara Botz,Port of Andraixt--- Majorca, Spain
  • 1994 Galería de Arte Vargas, Lima, Perú
  • 1994 Stadthaus, Mannheim, Germany

Corporate and Permanent Public Collections

  • Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London CT
  • University of Connecticut at Avery Point, CT, USA.
  • Friendship School, Waterford, CT, USA.
  • Griffis Art Center, New London CT, USA
  • CCU, Cervecera CCU Chile Ltda., Santiago de Chile, Chile.
  • El Mercurio, Newspaper ,Santiago de Chile, Chile
  • Der Team, calendar, Frankfort, Germany.
  • Revista Ambiente, Santiago de Chile, Chile
  • Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, Depto. de Artes, Chile
  • Sparkasse Furtwangen, Furtwangen, Germany
  • Der Weinheimer, newspaper from Weinheim, Germany GTZ---Club, Frankfurt--- Germany
  • Universidad Catolica de Chile, Instituto de Estetica, Santiago de Chile, Chile
  • Valdivia City Hall Gallery, Valdivia, Chile
  • La Escondida, Mining Company, Chile
  • Integral, Building Company, Lima, Peru
  • Popular y Porvenir, Insurance company, Lima, Perú.


  •  10/12/2023 05:00 PM - 10/14/2023 08:00 PM
  •   323 W 39th St, NYC, NY, USA

EFA OPEN STUDIOS is an annual event that welcomes the public to visit the studios and galleries of the EFA building in Midtown Manhattan. It is an opportunity to see the most recent works by artists and to gain meaningful insight into their process of creation. We invite curators, collectors, dealers, artists, and art lovers to join in a meaningful dialog with our internationally recognized members. The EFA Studio Program is a vibrant and diverse community of over 70 artists working in a wide range of media and artistic sensibilities. All are professional artists with established studio practices and career honors. The EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop and EFA Project Space will be open for tours. PARTICIPATING ARTISTS (Floors 3 - 10): Samira Abbassy | Fanny Allié | Keren Anavy | Shimon Attie | Allen T. Ball | Laura A. Barbata | Keren Benbenisty | Wafaa Bilal | Rhona Bitner | m Burgess | Mattia Casalegno | Patty Cateura | Cecile Chong | Elizabeth Colomba | Vicky Colombet | Pamela Council | Michael Eade | Nazli Efe | Sally Egbert | Jonathan Ehrenberg | Cui Fei | Jason File | Guido Garaycochea | Del Geist | Katya Grokhovsky | Mahmoud Hamadani | Liselot van der Heijden | Pablo Helguera | Amy Hill | Janet Loren Hill | Adam Hurwitz | Akira Ikezoe | Noormah Jamal | Edgar Jerins | Melissa Joseph | Kosuke Kawahara | Tamiko Kawata | Calvin Kim | Justin Kim | Yongjae Kim | Greg Kwiatek | Sarah Leahy | Hayoon Jay Lee | Patricia Leighton | Dana Levy | Anina Major | Michael Mandiberg | Watson Mere | Cheryl Molnar | Carlos Motta | Amy Myers | Nazanin Noroozi | Whitney Oldenburg | Bundith Phunsombatlert | Thomas Pihl | Simonette Quamina | Armita Raafat | Maria D. Rapicavoli | Yali Romagoza | Javier Romero | Alex Schweder | Finnegan Shannon | Susan Silas | Karina Skvirsky | Howard Smith | Suzanne Song | Xin Song | Jia Sung | Carlos Vega | Marjorie Welish | A young Yu

  •  9/7/2023 05:00 PM - 9/10/2023 08:00 PM
  •   Pier 36, Downtown Manhattan 299 South Street New York, 10002

Coinciding with Armory Arts Week, the prestigious event will feature 100 galleries showcasing the very best in modern and contemporary paper-based art, alongside a robust program of compelling installations and events that highlight the creative potential of paper curated by author, curator, and self-described “cultural infrastructure builder” Nato Thompson, who joined Art Market as the fair's Creative Director.

  •  7/29/2023 05:00 PM - 7/29/2023 05:00 PM
  •   Golden Hill St, Bridgeport, CT 06604, USA

OUTwork explores issues of gender, LGBTQ life, love and relationships, family, social justice, bias, personal stories and perspectives, pride, current issues of 2023, etc. Artists need not be gay, lesbian, nonbinary, or transgender to participate. allies welcome. The intention is to support the greatest possible inclusion and to create a platform for people of diverse backgrounds to meet and exchange ideas and want to express their support and respect.

  •  7/13/2023 06:00 PM - 7/16/2023 08:00 PM
  •   605 County Rd 39, Southampton, NY 11968

Proud to be as part of Lily Pad Art Gallery in the annual, high-caliber art fair created specifically for art-enthusiastic Hamptonites. Benefit from the East End’s widest and deepest selection of important art ever. It’s where the excitement, anticipation and drama of an international fair connects into the main thoroughfare in the Hamptons.

  •  10/20/2022 05:00 PM - 10/22/2022 08:00 PM
  •   323 West 39th Street, New York, NY 10018, USA

EFA OPEN STUDIOS is an annual event that welcomes the public to visit the studios and galleries of the EFA building in Midtown Manhattan. It is an opportunity to see the most recent works by artists and to gain meaningful insight into their process of creation. We invite curators, collectors, dealers, artists, and art lovers to join in a meaningful dialog with our internationally recognized members. The EFA Studio Program is a vibrant and diverse community of over 75 artists working in a wide range of media and artistic sensibilities. All are professional artists with established studio practices and career honors. The EFA Robert Blackburn Print Making Workshop and EFA Project Space will be open for tours and demos. PARTICIPATING ARTISTS (Floors 3 - 10): Samira Abbassy | Fanny Allié | Keren Anavy | Shimon Attie | Allen T. Ball | Laura A. Barbata | Mahsa Biglow | Wafaa Bilal | Rhona Bitner | m Burgess | Mattia Casalegno | Patty Cateura | Cecile Chong | Elizabeth Colomba | Vicky Colombet | Michael Eade | Nazli Efe | Sally Egbert | Jonathan Ehrenberg | Cui Fei | Jason File | Guido Garaycochea | Del Geist | Katya Grokhovsky | Mahmoud Hamadani | Liselot van der Heijden | Pablo Helguera | Amy Hill | Janet Loren Hill | Adam Hurwitz | Akira Ikezoe | Edgar Jerins | Richard Jochum | Melissa Joseph | Kosuke Kawahara | Tamiko Kawata | Justin Kim | Yongjae Kim | Greg Kwiatek | Sarah Leahy | Hayoon Jay Lee | Patricia Leighton | Dana Levy | Anina Major | Michael Mandiberg | Katinka Mann | Watson Mere | Cheryl Molnar | Carlos Motta | Amy Myers | Nazanin Noroozi | Whitney Oldenburg | Bundith Phunsombatlert | Thomas Pihl | Simonette Quamina | Armita Raafat | Maria D. Rapicavoli | Javier Romero | Heather Rubinstein | Alex Schweder | Susan Silas | Karina Skvirsky | Howard Smith | Suzanne Song | Xin Song | Jia Sung | Steed Taylor | Carlos Vega | Marjorie Welish | A young Yu

  •  9/9/2022 05:00 PM
  •   La Grua Center, 32 Water St Stonington, CT 06378 Phone: 860.535.2300

Expressiones Cultural Center and the Hispanic Alliance during the months of September and October at La Grua Center. Come celebrate these talented artist from our region and beyond! Exhibit Opening Friday, September 9 from 5-7pm.

  •  7/1/2022 10:05 AM
  •   265 Golden Hill St, Bridgeport, CT 06604, EE. UU.

CITY LIGHTS GALLERY HOURS: WED-FRI 12-5, SAT 12-4 PM

  •  6/2/2022 06:00 PM - 7/30/2022 09:00 PM
  •   5-25 46th Ave, Queens, Long Island City, NY 11101, EE. UU.

In celebration of Pride Month, Queens-based artists present work related to sexual dissidence.

  •  5/21/2022 12:01 PM - 5/22/2022 06:00 PM
  •   Elizabeth Foundation for The Arts, 323 W 39th St, Studio 706
  •  1/7/2022 05:00 PM
  •   32 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, EE. UU.

Coming Out for Art is a group art show dedicated to celebrating and representing the art of LGBTQ+ artists in southern CT and Rhode Island. By dedicating a show to queer artists, we are given the opportunity to highlight the diverse lives of people in the LGBTQ+ community and all their intersecting identities. The works are aspirational, sometimes dark, celebratory and often express real life. This group show is comprised of many different mediums: paintings, graffiti, sculpture and much more. Artists in the show include Casey Moran, Sheila Barbone, Jackie JackStar Rivera, Guido Garayacochea, Amy Hannum and others. Exhibit opening Friday, January 7th from 5-7pm. Gallery hours are on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday afternoons 1-4pm through February 28.

  •  10/28/2021 11:00 AM - 10/31/2021 06:00 PM
  •   36 South Street, New York, Nueva York, EE. UU.

Very proud to be part of ArtExpo New York featuring over 400 galleries and to be part of the group of independent artists and photographers pioneering the [SOLO] Project, showcasing thousands of forward-thinking ideas. I invite the community to view my new works and have informal conversations in front of them. The fair will be open from Thursday, October 28th to Sunday, October 31st.

  •  9/11/2021 12:00 PM - 9/12/2021 04:00 PM
  •   23 West 39th Street, Nueva York, EE. UU.

Private Open Studio. This Saturday and Sunday, September 11 and 12, 2021, we will have an Open Private Workshop at EFA, Elizabeth Foundation for the arts. There will be guided tours of the exhibition on the 2nd floor in the Gallery of the building, but I will be in my workshop. I will be happy to talk about my work. You are all invited. Look for Studio 706, 7th floor.

  •  2/20/2021 10:00 AM
  •   Lily Pad Gallery | West 215 N. Broadway Ave Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Featuring exclusive content and artist commentary, the viewing room is the only way to truly experience Stream. Only accessible through the link below and for a limited time, don't miss your chance to enjoy the artworks of Stream as the artists intended.

  •  11/18/2020 06:00 PM
  •   The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts 323 West 39th Street New York, NY 10018

PERMISSIONS November 18, 2020 – January 9, 2021 The 2020 SHIFT Residency Exhibition On View By Appointment Virtual Opening: Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 6-8 pm Artists Hernease Davis, Asha Ganpat, Guido Garaycochea, Joy Garnett, Gi (Ginny) Huo, Jordan Lord, Shona Masarin-Hurst, Monika Wuhrer. Curated by Maya Suess. *** EFA Project Space is thrilled to present Permissions, an exhibition of new works by the 2019/20 cohort of the SHIFT Residency for Arts Workers, curated by Maya Suess. There is no way to introduce this exhibition without acknowledging the current time of unexpected upheavals and the resulting profound shift to the infrastructure of our lives. During a period when restriction has become our new normal, many of us have been granting ourselves and each other allowances in surprising and mindful ways. From tailoring our movements to ever-changing municipal ordinances, to navigating our closest relationships, we have marked a slippage in the boundary between what is personal and what is public, as agreements of consent are required for even the simplest tasks. As the world moved into a time of global pandemic, economic distress, and a deep reckoning with systemic racism, SHIFT residents – who have been meeting monthly over the past year – channeled their experiences of change, transition, and shifting expectations to create new bodies of work. Permissions emerged from this ground of collective and individual change, born from a need to react, respond, and rest. Within this context, the SHIFT Residents have been engaged in an expansive exploration of accessibility, driven by the collaborative project led by SHIFT resident Jordan Lord. Permissions will be presented in person at EFA Project Space, and through image, text, video and audio made available on Project Space’s website. A special opening reception and online viewing room launch party will be held on December 2, 2020 from 6-8 pm. The works in this exhibition ask us to rest, to escape, to create fantastical worlds, to devise our own symbols, to leave town, to stay home, to choose how we respond to ourselves, to others, and to the systems in which we live. They remind us that we can ask for, offer, take or give ourselves permission.

  •  10/31/2020 08:00 AM - 11/13/2020 09:00 PM
  • Online Event

Layered - Lily Pad Gallery at Milwaukee. A group online Exhibition Layered is about explorations, possibilities, imaginings, and openings. Its five featured artists combine color, texture, and form to create collages that are greater than the sum of their parts, allowing for a complex combination of emotion and greater inspiration to be felt. Guido Garaycochea's collages deconstruct preconceived and traditional categorizations of gender, pushing the viewer to expand their minds and consider new ones. Susan Hall's soft, enigmatically symbolic portraits are particularly unique. The subjects' features are universal and, that they are deeply rooted in her scumbled, fresco-like surfaces, gives them timeless nonspecific space in which to live.

  •  10/20/2020 05:00 PM - 10/24/2020 08:00 PM
  • Online Event

Very excited to be part for the second time of EFA OPEN STUDIOS October 20–24, 2020 The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts to Host Multi-Day Virtual Open Studios Online with Programming from October 20–24, 2020. This free event will offer multiple avenues to explore the artworks and ideas being created by our community of artists from all three EFA programs.

  •  6/25/2020 04:38 PM
  • Online Event

MANA Digital Open House, its an online event. As part of MANA CONTEMPORARY, I will showcase my work together with many other artist open studios, along with three curated booths featuring exceptional contemporary art. A continuous cultural programming consisting of talks, artist performances, video art screenings and more will accompany the fair. Jun 25, 10AM– Jun 28, 6PM EST

  •  2/20/2020 06:00 PM
  •   594 Broadway, Suite 701, New York, NY 1002

Opening Thursday, Feb 20th 6-8 pm at VillageOne Space (594 Broadway Suite701) Exhibition on view Feb 13- March 31, 2020 Altered Visions presents works by artists Amy Hill and Guido Garaycochea at VillageOne Space in SoHo. Presenting works inspired by Pop Art and Surrealism in equal measure, the artists’ work complement one another, providing a reflection of the past by presenting historical art figures who have defined the landscape of contemporary art. Amy Hill’s contemporary visions of iconic Renaissance and Flemish portraiture bring the prosaic into the present day. Presenting contemporary takes on classic artists such as Jan Van Eyck and Hans Holbein the Younger, Hill translates these venerated masters into a modern-day lexicon. Guido Garaycochea presents absurdist, cross-generational narratives framed by cultural devices such as fashion and popular music. Works such as “Andi’s Nap” allows insights into the interior of a subject we think we know well by accessing Warhol’s inner “thoughts” masked as an interior of a room. Humorous and inventive, Garaycochea returns to his reference points by extending a dialogue from notable art history moments, extending a bridge from the past to a modern day audience. Garaycochea and Hill both deftly engage with how viewers frame history through the lens of the present, invoking the spirit of great artists of the past while striking out on their own to define their artistic practices for a new generation. --- VillageOne, located 594 Broadway, Suite 701 in SoHo, is an art gallery with a co-working space designed for creative minds across communication, fashion and photography. Seeking to promote individuality and imagination along with artistic expression, VillageOne is a site for diversity, beauty and collaboration to coexist in harmony.

  •  11/8/2019 07:00 PM
  •   Centro de las Artes y el Patrimonio de Santa Rosa de Copán-Honduras
  •  10/17/2019 06:00 PM - 10/19/2019 10:00 PM
  •   Elizateth Foundation for the Arts

DATES: Thursday, October 17, 6–10 PM (opening night) Friday, October 18, 6–9 PM Saturday, October 19, 2–6 PM LOCATION: EFA Center 323 West 39th Street New York, NY 10018 Participating as part of the Shift Residency 2019-20! EFA OPEN STUDIOS is an annual event of the EFA Studio Program that invites the public to come explore and interact with our member artists in the intimate setting of their studios. It is an opportunity to see the most recent works by artists at the site of their origin and to gain meaningful insight into their process of creation. The EFA Studio Program is a vibrant and diverse community of over 75 artists working in a wide range of media and artistic sensibilities. All are professional artists with an established studio practice and recognized career. Rarely can curators, collectors, dealers, artists, and art lovers see so many internationally recognized artists working under one roof in Midtown Manhattan.

  •  6/2/2019 11:11 AM
  •   Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Article published in the newspaper El Heraldo from Tegucigalpa-Honduras on Sunday, June 2, 2019. It is a brief review of the exhibition that is being shown for the second time in that country: "Mas que mis errores" ( More than my mistakes). Is a body of work, my visual response to former inmate's interviews. Former inmates who have been deprived of their rights, were imprisoned and answered the following question to me: What is to be an inmate? Each of the participants (the audios are part of the exhibition) respond in different ways and cover a fairly large spectrum of emotions. The exhibition is currently on view.

  •  5/23/2019 06:00 PM
  •   Museo para la Identidad Nacional - Honudas

Honored to be part of another exhibit by the Museo para la Identidad Nacional de Honduras, now as part of the Maleta MIN traveling exhibits at Casa Quinchon in Tegucigalpa. The exhibition is titled "mas que mis errores" and is a visual response to a series of interviews with women who I appreciate and admire and who have gone through imprisonment processes. The exhibition will open next May 23 at Casa Quinchon, Tegucigalpa-Honduras.

  •  3/9/2019 12:00 PM - 3/10/2019 06:00 PM
  •   526 West 26th Street, New York, NY, USA

OPEN STUDIOS EVENT, March 9-10, 2019 in the West Chelsea Arts District in conjunction with the Armory Show, March 7-10, 2019, Piers 92 & 94 New York City.

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  • MFA: Master Fine Arts. School of Visual Arts, Manhattan, NYC.
  • MFA: Theory and History of Art. Universidad de Chile, Chile.
  • Advance Post Graduated Degree: New Language and Techniques in Contemporary Art., School of Art, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile.
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts in Aesthetics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Instituto de Estética, Chile.
  • Bachelor of Arts with a specialty in Drawing and Painting. Escuela Nacional Superior Autónoma de Bellas Artes del Perú, Perú.

 

Artist in Residence

  • 2019 – 2020 Shift Residency, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY.
  • 2018 Artist in Residence at The Griffis Foundation, Sophia, Bulgaria.
  • 2015 Artist in Residence at More Art & Engaging Artist. New York, NY.
  • 2015 Artist in Residence at Inter Space, New York, NY.
  • 2010 -2016 Artist in Residence at York Correctional Institution & Judy Dworin Program. Niantic, CT.
  • 2005 Artist in Residence at I-Park Foundation, East Haddam, CT, USA.
  • 2004-2003 Artist in Residence at The Griffis Art Center, New London, CT.

 

Related Experience / Related Work Experience / Professional Affiliations

  • 2015- Present Manager New New Yorkers Programs at Queens Museum, NY.
  • 2014 US Embassy to Honduras, American Arts Envoy.
  • 2009 - Present Founder and Curator of Expressiones Cultural Center in New London, CT.
  • 2008 -2009 Art Curator at Latin in the Borough Art Gallery, Stonington, CT.
  • 2006 - 2010 I-Park, East Haddam Ct, US
  • 2005- 2009 The Latin Network for the Visual Arts. Board of Directors. Groton, CT. USA.
  • 2005- 2009 Art Curator, Expressiones Virtual Art Gallery, Santiago---Chile.
  • 2009 - 2014 Founder and Curator of Expressiones Cultural Center in New London, CT.
  • 2008- 2009 Art Curator at Latin in the Borough Art Gallery, Stonington, CT.
  • 2006 - 2010 I-Park, East Haddam Ct, US
  • 2005- 2009 The Latin Network for the Visual Arts. Board of Directors. Groton, CT. USA.
  • 2005- 2009 Curator, Expressiones Virtual Art Gallery, Santiago---Chile.

 

Awards & Honors

  • 2019-2020 Queens Council for the Arts Grant for new work. New York, NY.
  • 2008 Honored as outstanding member of the Latino Community, New Haven, CT.
  • 2002 Valparaiso Association of Critics of Art & Art Curator Award.
  • 1989 Valdivia y su Río Award. Valdivia, Chile
  • 1987 Integral, CORP. Award, Lima---Perú
  • 1987 Popular & Porvenir Award, Lima---Perú

Solo Art Exhibitions

  • 2019 Traveling Art Exhibit: “Más que mis errores”, Centro de las Artes y el Patrimonio de Santa Rosa de Copán-Honduras 
  • 2017 Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London-CT, USA.
  • 2017 Museo para la Identidad Nacional, Tegucigalpa-Honduras.
  • 2011 Expressiones Cultural Center, New London---CT, USA.
  • 2010 Alexey Von Schlippee, UCONN, Avery Point, Groton---CT, USA.
  • 2009 GE Art Gallery Fairfield.
  • 2009 Westport Arts Center, Westport – Connecticut, USA.
  • 2007 Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London – Connecticut, USA.
  • 2007 Latins in the Borough.
  • 2007 O & Y Gallery. Miami, FL.
  • 2004 PFIZER, New London, CT
  • 2004 Galería Internacional Praxis---Chile. Santiago---Chile
  • 2003 Corporación Cultural de Valdivia. Valdivia---Chile
  • 2003 Belenky Gallery. New York, U.S.A,
  • 2001 Gallery: Ana Maria Matthei. Santiago--- Chile
  • 2001 National Congress of the Republic of Chile. Valparaíso. Chile
  • 2000 Gallery Painen. Berlin, Germany
  • 2000 Gallery Nemésio Antúnez, Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación. Chile.
  • 1998 Galería del Congreso de la Republica. Valparaiso, Chile
  • 1998 Galería Internacional Praxis. Santiago, Chile.
  • 1997 Gallery: Painen. Berlin, Germany
  • 1997 Club Die Deutsche Gesellsgaft fur Tegnisge Zusammenarbeit. Eschborn, Frankfurt, Germany.
  • 1996 Club Die Deutsche Gesellsgaft fur Tegnisge Zusammenarbeit. Eschborn, Frankfurt, Germany.
  • 1995 Galería de Arte 715. Lima, Peru
  • 1995 Gallery Im Kreis Krankenhaus. Weinheim, Germany
  • 1995 Galería de Arte del Centro de Extensión de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Chile.
  • 1994 Iberian---club. Bonn, Germany
  • 1994 Gallery Barbara Botz. Majorca, Spain
  • 1993 Gallery Municipal Library of city of Weinheim. Weinheim, Germany
  • 1993 Galería de Arte 715. Lima Peru
  • 1993 Gallery Argus. Vienna, Austria
  • 1991 Galería de Arte 715. Lima, Perú
  • 1990 Viña del Mar City Hall. Viña del Mar, Chile
  • 1989 Gallery Foundacion. Santiago, Chile
  • 1989 Gallery Hall I. Concepción, Chile
  • 1989 Galería de Arte 715. Lima, Peru.

Group Exhibitions

  • 2021 Fantastic Souls, Surreal World~Argentina, Honduras, Colombia, and Peru, Group Show. LaGrua Center, Stonington, CT.
  • 2021 Stream, Group Show, Lily Pad Gallery West, Milwaukee.
  • 2021 Layered, Group Show, Lily Pad Gallery West, Milwaukee.
  • 2020 Permissions, Group Show, EFA Project Space, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, NYC.
  • 2020 EFA Open Studios, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts. NYC.
  • 2020 CADAF online Art Fair, Mana Contemporary NJ.
  • 2020 Núcleo Arte Visual Contemporaneo Virtual Exhibition, Lima-Peru
  • 2020 Altered Vision, Group Show, VillageOne Space, NYC.
  • 2019 EFA Open Studios, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, NYC.
  • 2018 Noche de Arte Group Show, BBVA Gallery, Lima, Peru.
  • 2018 High Line Open Studios, Chelsea, NYC.
  • 2017 Art for Immigration, Connecticut College, New London, CT.
  • 2017 Fall Group Exhibition, Lili Pad Gallery West, Milwaukee,WI.
  • 2017 Summer Exhibition. Lili Pad Gallery, Watch Hill, RI.
  • 2016 Summer Exhibition. Lili Pad Gallery, Watch Hill, RI.
  • 2015 SVA MFA FA Thesis Show, Brooklyn, New York, NY.
  • 2015 SVA Alumni, SVA Gallery. New York, NY.
  • 2014 Intercepting Post Modernities: Latin American Art. La Grua Center, Stonington, CT.
  • 2014 One Language is not Enough, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg Mass.
  • 2012 Cooley Gallery, Old Lyme, CT.
  • 2012 Thematic Exhibition at Cooley Gallery, Old Lyme, CT.
  • 2012 Summer Group Members Exhibition, Westport Arts Center, CT.
  • 2012 Summer Exhibition. Lily Pad Gallery, Watch Hill, RI.
  • 2011 Winter Lights Show, Expressiones Cultural Center, New London CT.
  • 2011 Christmas Show, Hygienic Galleries, New London, CT.
  • 2011 Summer Exhibition. Lili Pad Gallery, Watch Hill, RI.
  • 2011 Summer Group Members Exhibition, Westport Arts Center, CT.
  • 2010 Time In, Thematic Exhibition, Expressiones Cultural Center, New London,CT.
  • 2010 Christmas Show, Hygienic Galleries, New London, CT.
  • 2010 Winter Lights Show, Expressiones Cultural Center, New London, CT.
  • 2010 Summer Exhibition. Lili Pad Gallery, Watch Hill, RI.
  • 2010 Creativity, Expressiones Cultural Center New London, CT.
  • 2010 Pablo Neruda Invitational Show, Expressiones Cultural Center, NL, CT.
  • 2010 Beyond Borders, The Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich Arts Council, Greenwich
  • 2010 Garcia Lorca Show, Expressiones Cultural Center. New London, CT.
  • 2010 SUMMER --- Group Members Exhibition, August 6 – September 12, Westport Arts Center CT.
  • 2010 Beyond Borders, Bendheim Gallery Greenwich, CT.
  • 2009 Christmas Show, Hygienic Galleries, New London, CT.
  • 2009 Winter Lights Exhibition, Expressiones Cultural Center, New London, CT.
  • 2008 Hygienic Art Gallery, New London, CT
  • 2008 Lily Pad Gallery, Watch Hill, RI
  • 2008 Golden Gallery, New London, CT
  • 2008 Hygienic Art Gallery, New London, CT
  • 2007 Latins in The Borough Art Gallery, Stonington, CT.
  • 2007 Courtyard Gallery, Mystic – Connecticut, USA.
  • 2007 White Space Art Gallery, New Haven, CT.
  • 2007 Lyme Academy---College of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT
  • 2007 Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, CT.
  • 2007 New Haven Symphony Orchestra, New Haven, CT.
  • 2007 Open Doors Milford, Milford, CT.
  • 2006 Alexey von Schlippe, Gallery of Art. University of Connecticut, CT, USA.
  • 2006 Brick Gallery, CT, USA.
  • 2006 Courtyard Gallery, Mystic CT, USA.
  • 2006 Mystic Art Center, Mystic, CT, USA.
  • 2006 Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London, CT, USA.
  • 2005 Mitchell College Library, New London, CT, USA.
  • 2005 GTZ. Frankfurt ---Germany.
  • 2005 Courtyard Gallery, Mystic, CT, USA.
  • 2005 Volksbank, Weinheim--- Germany.
  • 2005 Courtyard Gallery, Mystic, CT, USA.
  • 2005 Brick Gallery, Essex, CT, USA.
  • 2005 Alexey von Schilppe Gallery of Art UCONN Avery Point Campus, Groton, CT, USA.
  • 2004 Latin Views 2004 at The Mystic Art Center, Mystic, CT, USA.
  • 2004 Brick Gallery, Essex, CT, USA.
  • 2004 The Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art UCONN Avery Point Campus, Groton, CT
  • 2003 Consulado de Colombia, Miami. Miami---USA
  • 2002 Galería de Arte Ana Maria Matthei. Santiago---Chile.
  • 2001 Gallerie: Barbara Botz. Port of Andraixt--- Majorca ---Spain.
  • 2001 Castle of the city of Neckarhause, Neckarhause---Germany.
  • 2000 University of Playa Ancha. Playa Ancha--- Chile.
  • 2000 Gallery: Ana María Matheii. Santiago--- Chile
  • 1999 Art Action: Open Doors, Heidelberg, Germany
  • 1999 Galería de Arte Ana Maria Matthei, Santiago --- Chile
  • 1999 Federación Wizo of Chile, Club of Golf of The Meadow, Santiago, Chile
  • 1998 Foundation Syrlin, Stuttgart, Germany
  • 1998 Congresses Center Dorint, Mannheim, Germany
  • 1998 Federación Wizzo of Chile, Club Golf of the Meadow, Santiago, Chile
  • 1997 Foundation Burg Kniphausen, Wiehelmashaven, Germany
  • 1997 Open air Horizon, Frieberg, Germany
  • 1997 Gallerrie Barbara Botz, Majorca, Spain
  • 1996 Stadtbibliothek Weinheim, Germany
  • 1996 Galería de Arte 715, Lima, Peru
  • 1995 Rhein---Mosel---Koblenz, Germany
  • 1995 Galería de Arte 715, Lima Perú
  • 1994 Galería de Arte 715. Lima, Peru
  • 1994 Gallerie : Barbara Botz,Port of Andraixt--- Majorca, Spain
  • 1994 Galería de Arte Vargas, Lima, Perú
  • 1994 Stadthaus, Mannheim, Germany

Corporate and Permanent Public Collections

  • Lyman Allyn Art Museum, New London CT
  • University of Connecticut at Avery Point, CT, USA.
  • Friendship School, Waterford, CT, USA.
  • Griffis Art Center, New London CT, USA
  • CCU, Cervecera CCU Chile Ltda., Santiago de Chile, Chile
  • El Mercurio, Newspaper ,Santiago de Chile, Chile
  • Der Team, calendar, Frankfort, Germany.
  • Revista Ambiente, Santiago de Chile, Chile
  • Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación, Depto. de Artes, Chile

Corporate and Permanent Public Collections

  • Sparkasse Furtwangen, Furtwangen, Germany
  • Der Weinheimer, newspaper from Weinheim, Germany GTZ---Club, Frankfurt--- Germany
  • Universidad Catolica de Chile, Instituto de Estetica, Santiago de Chile, Chile
  • Valdivia City Hall Gallery, Valdivia, Chile
  • La Escondida, Mining Company, Chile
  • Integral, Building Company, Lima, Peru
  • Popular y Porvenir, Insurance company, Lima, Perú.