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Biography

Heir of a long line of artists and a sensible family, related by the way to one of the most famous Venezuelan painters of the 19th century, Andres Michelena starts showing his skills as an artist in his early ages. Under the guidance of Juan Vicente Fabbiani and Beatriz Plaza he took his firsts steps into the world of “creativity” at 7.

Since that moment Mr. Michelena has never loose the trails of art doing.

He spent 4 years studying Architecture at the most important Venezuelan university, UCV, (Universidad Central de Venezuela).

Cursing the 8th semester in 1984, he met one of the most relevant caricaturist and artist also, Pedro Leon Zapata as his “Classical Drawing” professor. He never returns to study architecture.

Few months later he starts to study art at the Federico Brandt Art Institute in Caracas.

Luis Pannier, Jacobo Borges, Juan Pedro Possani, Graciela Pantin, Manuel Espinoza were only some of the teachers in Mr. Michelena’s development for four years. .

Parallel to his improving art skills, Mr. Michelena has always been related to religion, spiritual, and esoteric matters. Because of that, is very easy to find the connection between these two currents.

Since “Opus Nigrum”, his first remarkable solo show in 1989, he has demonstrated the influence of his spiritual path in his professional works.

In a melee of  Catholicism, Santeria, Astrology, Alchemy etc., and more recently as a Zen Buddhist practitioner, his art shown how deep can he goes in the way to find his “way”.

Since 1989 until now, Andres Michelena’s career has been always improving, participating in the most prestigious galleries, Art Saloons, Art Shows and Art Fairs in his country and Miami. Michelenas is US residence in this moment and his a Miami base artist represented by HACS .

As a loving son, good brother, married man and devoted father of a young beautiful girl, Mr. Michelena has dedicated his works to them.

 

Curriculum Vitae

Born

1963 Caracas, Venezuela

Lives and Works

Bay Harbor Islands, Miami, FL, USA

Education

1967-1980 Colegio la Salle La Colina

1981-1985 Architecture, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.

1985-1989 Fine Arts; Instituto de Arte Federico Brandt, Caracas, Venezuela.

 

Solo Exhibitions

2007

“OOPS!!”, Hardcore Art Contemporary Space, Wynwood Art District, Miami, FL, USA.

“Impermanence”, MOCA Jacksonville (Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art), Jacksonville, FL, USA.

“Andrés Michelena, Sutraman ”, Joan Guaita Art, Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, España.

2006

“Gods Without Religion”, Galeria Galou, Williamsburg-Brooklyn, NY, USA

“Gods Without Religion”, Hardcore Art Contemporary Space, Wynwood Art District, Miami, FL, USA.

“Dioses sin Religión”, Kunsthaus Santa Fe Gallery, Mexico.

“Supper’s Ready”, Joan Guaita Art, Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain

2004

 “. . . ( ) . . .” Museo De Arte De Las Americas, Viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA

2003

 “Andres Michelena, Obras Recientes”  Dimo, Polanco, Mexico DF,                     Mexico.

 “Remain” Inter American Development Bank, IDB, Washington DC, USA.

 “. . . ( ) . . .” Solo Show, Miami Art Gallery, Miami, FL, USA

2002

 “Recent Works” (Venezuelan Landscapes), Embassy of Venezuela, Washington        DC, USA.

 “No Idea, No hay Dia” Avant Gallery, Aventura, Miami, FL, USA

2000

“Insight, Inquiry, Tranformation” Buckhead Gallery, Atlanta, GA, USA.

“Andres Michelena” Art 2000 Minimalist Gallery, Miami, FL, USA.

“Andres Michelena, Recent Works” Eastern National Bank, Miami, FL, USA.

1999

“Arte en el Centro” Sala de Exposiciones Teatro Imperial, Caracas, Venezuela.

1996

“En-Con-Traste” Alianza Francesa, Caracas, Venezuela.

1992

“Alchymia” Centro de Arte Euroamericano Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela.

1990

“Opus Nigrum” Centro de Arte Euroamericano Gallery, Caracas Venezuela.

Group Exhibitions (Last three years)

2007

“British Art 2007”, Hardcore Art Contemporary Space, London, England.

“Balelatina 2007”, Hardcore Art Contemporary Space, Basel, Switzerland.

“LOOP Barcelona 2007”, Hardcore Art Contemporary Space, Barcelona, Spain.

“ART DC 2007”, Hardcore Art Contemporary Space, Washington, DC, USA.

“CIRCA 2007”, San Juan de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico.

“ArteAmericas 2007”, Hardcore Art Cotemporary Space, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL, USA.

“Art Miami 2007”, Hardcore Art Contemporary Space, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami FL, USA.

2006

“New Art as a Universal Language”, Hollywood Cultural Center, Hollywood, FL, USA.

“A well kept secret”, New Acquisitions, Miami-Dade Community College,

 Wolfson Campus, Miami, FL, USA.

“Happily Ever After”, Hardcore Art Contemporary Space, Wynwood Art District, Miami FL, USA.

“Photo Miami 2006”, Miami, FL, USA.

“Buenos Aires Photo 2006”, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

“ARCO 2006”, Kunsthaus Santa Fe Gallery, Madrid, Spain

 “Art Miami 2006”, Kunsthaus Santa Fe Gallery, Miami Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL, USA.

“CIRCA”, Hardcore Art Contemporary Space, San Juan Puerto Rico, USA.

“ArteAmericas”, Hardcore Art Contemporary Space, Coconut Grove Convention Center, Miami, FL, USA.

“Umbrales del Arte, 6” X  6” ART ES”, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana

2005

“Hecho en Venezuela” ACC Studio, South Beach, Miami, FL, USA.

“ArteAmericas 2005” Ephemeral Trends, Coral Gables Convention Center,

Coral Gables, FL, USA.

“FIA, Feria Iberoamericana de Arte de Caracas 2005” , Projects Gallery Philladelphia, Caracas, Venezuela.

“Buenos Aires Photo”, Hardcore Art Cotemporary, Palais des Glass Buenos Aires, Argentina.

“Occurences, Crossroads”, Hardcore Art Contemporary, Sydiart Studio Chicago, ILL, USA.

“Chicago Art Fair”, Kunsthaus Gallery, Chicago, ILL, USA.

“Aerial-Terrestrial”, Miami Dade Community College, Kendall Campus Gallery, Miami, USA.

“Hardcore Art Menu, Samples and Dishes”, Hardcore Art Contemporary, Wynwood Art District, Miami, USA.

“Between Dimensions”, Projects Galery, Philadelphia, PA, USA.