Artist: Aisen Chacin
 

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Born

Madrid, Spain - Venezuelan

Lives and works in Houston, Texas, USA

 

Education

2004: Glassell School of Art, Houston

2002-03: Art League Houston, Houston

2000-02: Houston Civic Art Association, Houston

1985-87: The New England School of Art & Design, Boston

1981-82: Instituto de Diseño Neuman, Caracas

1980-81: Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas

 

Solo Exhibitions

2007 Chicago, Bondages, Moka Gallery

2007 Houston, Bondages, Signature Art Gallery

2006 Miami, Bondages, Signature Art Gallery

Chicago, Strings of Life, Moka Gallery

2005 Caracas, Filum, Sala Alternativa Elvira Neri

Houston, Constructivism, Thornwood Gallery

2004 Houston, Finding Edges, Thornwood Gallery

2003 Houston, Colors of Aisen, Thornwood Gallery

2002 Houston, Aisen's Spring Collection, Monserrate Gallery

Houston, Mezcolanza, Sugar Land area Exhibition

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2007 Miami, Photo Miami Fair, Hardcore Art Contemporary Space

Miami, Art Now Fair, Moka Gallery Chicago

Miami,  Objecthood, Hardcore Art Contemporary Space

Praga, Tina-B Mobile Video Art, The Praga Contemporary Art Festival, Czech Republic

Miami, New Media Second Edition, Hardcore Art Contemporary Space

Chicago, Undergroun Dance Theatre, River East Art Center

Washinton Dc, Artdc Washinton Convention Center

Chicago, Beyond, Moka Gallery

Houston, Houston City Hall Annex Art On Loan Show

Miami, Arteamericas Contemporary Latin America, Ephemeral/Trends V Miami

2006 Hollywood, New Art as a Universal Language, Art Culture Center of Hollywood, Fl.

2006 Miami, Happily Ever After..., Hardcore Art Contemporery at Wynwood Art District

Houston, It's Your Deal, Inner Art Corridor, Winter Street Gallery

Hollywood, Florida. New Art as Universal Language, Art and Culture Center of Florida

Houston, Art on the Avenue 2006, 10th annual silent auction fundraiser Avenue Community Development

Houston, 20th Juried Exhibition, Visual Arts Alliance

California, Salom II MoLAA, Museum of Latin America Art Long Beach California

Miami, Ephemeral/Trends IV, ArteAmericas Contemporary Latin America, Miami Coconut Grove

Miami, 16th edition Art Miami, Miami Beach Convention Center

2005 New York, Threads, Solar Gallery

California, Salon I Auction MoLAA, Museum of Latin America Art Long Beach California

Miami, Hardcore Menu: Samples & Dishes, Hardcore Art Contemporery at Wynwood Art District

Miami, Aereal Terrestrial, Miami Dade College Art Gallery

Chicago, Occurrences: Artists Crossroads, Chicago Artist's Month

Houston, 23rd Juried Exhibition, Visual Arts Alliance, awarded second place and honorable mention  

Miami, Ephemeral/Trends III, Arteamericas Contemporary Latin America, Miami Coconut Grove

Miami, 15th edition Art Miami, Miami beach convention center

2004 Caracas, XI Bienal de miniaturas gráficas Luisa Palacios Fundacion TAGA

Houston, Pintores Hispanos de Houston 2004, Galeria de Arte del Consulado de Mexico

Houston, Performance at the university of St. Thomas Laurels

Miami, 14th edition Art Miami, Miami beach convention center

2003 Houston, 21st Juried Exhibition, Visual Arts Alliance of Houston

New York, Rhythm, Color and Harmony, JVC Jazz exhibition

2002 Houston, People4art

Houston, 20th Juried Exhibition, Visual Arts Alliance of Houston, awarded honorable mention

Houston, HCAA Fall Show, Houston Civic Arts Association, awarded first & third place

Houston, Art League of Houston Show July-August, Art League of Houston

Houston, The Big Show, Lawndale Art Center July-August

Houston, Texas Art Supply June-July at Montrose Show, Texas Art Supply

Houston, Lone star Art Guild Convention Show, Lone star Art Guild

Houston, Woodlands Art League Show, Woodlands Art League, awarded first place

2001 Houston, Art Show HCAA, Houston Civic Art Association, awarded first place

Houston, A Visual Feast, Café on the green Art Gallery, Omni Hotel, awarded third place

Houston, Greater Houston Open Show, Houston Civic Arts Association

 

Selected Articles

Houston Press  MAY 31 JUNE 2007 "DIVINE COMEDY" Aisen Chacin's purgatoryis ghostly, sordid and...funny? by Nick Keppler

Art Nexus EDITION #65 " MERRILL LYNCH ARTEAMERICAS" by Marisol Martell

Arte Al Limite EDITION #25 "LA SEXUALIDAD ABUSADA" by Aisen Chacin text by Milagros Bello Ph.D.

Arts Houston Magazine MAY 2007 "EDITOR,S PICKS"

Houston magazine JUNE 2007"TOP TEN CALENDAR VISUAL ARTS"

El universal Caracas AGOSTO 9 2005 TIEMPO LIBRE "HILOS MEMORIAS Y MUCHA LUZ" by Zinnia Martinez

El dia  Houston

Wynwood Art Magazine OCTOBER #2 -DEC. #4

La revista Houston "Caraqueña con alma rebelde"

El Nuevo Herald Miami "ARTES & LETRAS"

Arte al dia Miami EDITION #28 2007 “NEW MWDIA SECOND EDITON”

Oceandrive 2000 Caracas

Selected Publications

Arte americas cataloge

ArtMiami

Arte al Dia

MoLLA 1-2 Salon Museum Of Latin American Art

Chicago Gallery News

Art circuit Miami

New York Arts Magazine 2006

Honors & Awards

2005 Houston, 23rd Juried Exhibition, Visual Arts Alliance, Second Place and Honorable

Mention Curator H.J. (Harvey) Bott

2002 Houston, 20th Juried Exhibition, Visual Arts Alliance of Houston, Honorable Mention

Houston, HCAA Fall Show, Houston Civic Arts Association, awarded first & third place

Houston, Woodlands Art League Show, Woodlands Art League, awarded first place

Houston. Houston Civic Art Association. Awarded first place

2001 Houston. Houston Civic Arts Association, Awarded first & third place

Houston. HCAA Café on the green Art Gallery. Awarded third place