EDGAR MORENO
Venezuelan born photographer , anthropologist and
musician
Attended classes at the New Mexico state university
receiving his bachelor in arts and music. Also attended classes at Pratt Center of Graphics and New York Academy
of arts, U.S.A.
Nace en Caracas, Venezuela. Fotógrafo, antropólogo y músico Ha
realizado diverso ensayos fotográficos sobre Venezuela y sobre más de cincuenta
países que ha recorrido cámara en mano.
MAIN EXHIBITS (One Man Show)
2017 A caiman Museum- AE Galery- Potsdam Germany
2017 A crocodile Called Caiman. Spazio Zero Gallery,
Caracas
2015 The Hidden Eardrum, National Arts Museum- La Paz,
Bolivia
2014 The Walking Table, Los Galpones art center
Caracas
2012 And the door rushed the girl into home –Caracas
2009 El Posón –Zulia Venezuela
2008 The Rise. Document and Blot, Caracas
2005 Voyage to the antipodes Fine Art Museum, Caracas
2004 Memoires
of water – Station Museum Fotofest – Houston, Texas
2003 Bridge to
the future international print triennial Krakovia, Poland
2000 Don´t kill yourself. Gallery 68-11 Köln, Germany
1999 On war
mentality –From lambs eyes to cowhide- London, UK
1999 Venezuelan dialogs – International Art fair of
Cologne, Germany
1999 Natures and Debris – Casa de las Américas , La
Habana, Cuba
1998 Amazons, vision
of the other one– International Art fair
of Cologne, Germany
1998 The
magical Thug – The Habana Biennale
1998 Fotonorte Belem, Brazil
1998 International art fair of Paris, France
1997 Biennale Mercosur of Arts – Porto Alegre, Brazil
1997 The III latino American encounter of
photographers, Venezuela
1996 The Habana Bienal- Cuba
1996 Visual Arts Bienal of Mercosur, Curitiva, Brazil
1995 La carga
Wilfredo Lam Center for the Habana, Cuba arts –
1994 fotofest- Bridge to the
Future, Houston Texas, U.S.A.
PUBLICATIONS
Water Memoires 2004.
The Walking Table2009.
The Rise2007.
The Radiant Mirrors 2015
ACADEMIC
STUDIES
1987 Art
Studies- Sesto Fiorentino Art Institute, Firenze, Italy
Fine Arts , Instituto de
Arte Federico Brandt. Caracas, Venezuela
1982 Graphic Arts, The National Academy of Design, New York School of Arts, U.S.A.
1981 Fine Arts, Pratt Center of Graphics, New York, U.S.A.
1974
-1980 Bachelor in Music, Fine Arts and Photography
University
of New Mexico and University of Albuquerque- New Mexico- U.S.A.
AWARDS
2006 Second Price.
I Bienal de Fotografía. Museo Alejandro Otero.
2006 Honor
Price. First edition photography Award- Goethe-Institute
2002 Honor Price. III
Encuentro Iberoamericano de Fotografía.
Asociación Internacional de Críticos
de Arte
1999 Gas Work Award- London U.K.
1998 First
Price. Bienal del Paisaje. Maracay,
Venezuela.
1997 Mención Honorífica. Premio de Fotografía
Josune Dorronsoro. Caracas, Venezuela.
1992 Photography Price - Eladio Alemán Sucre. Salón Arturo Michelena. Venezuela.
1991 National Price for Photography Luis Felipe
Toro. 1° Categoría. Caracas, Venezuela.
1991 Premio Nacional de Fotografía de Guayana.
Edo. Bolívar, Venezuela.
1991 Premio Único de Fotografía. Salón Aragua.
Maracay, Venezuela.
1988 Premio de Fotografía en Artes Visuales.
Caracas, Venezuela.
1988 Premio de Fotografía Eladio Alemán Sucre.
Salón Arturo Michelena. Venezuela.
1987 Borsa di Studio Governo di Italia
MAIN
COLLECTIONS
Brooklin
Museum, New York, U.S.A
Throckmorton
Collection, New York, U.S.A
Metropolitan
Museum, New York, U.S.A
Museo del Barrio, New York, U.S.A
Gaswork
Museum, London, U.K.
Station
Museum, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
Houston Fine
Arts Museum, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
Innery
Foundation, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
Artcar
Museum, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
Fotofest
foundation, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
Chase Manhattan Collection
Museo Nacional de Arte de Bolivia,
La Paz, Bolivia
SUSANA ARWAS
Born
in Caracas, I studied architecture at the Simon Bolivar University and
photography at the Art Institute Federico Brandt, Caracas, Venezuela. I have
made several documentary photographic essays with an anthropological point of
view. I currently works mostly as a photographer, teacher and freelance editor,
conducting comprehensive visual and performing arts projects for urban and
country communities, applied to the recognition of cultural and environmental
values.
Nace en Caracas, Venezuela. Estudia arquitectura en la universidad Simón Bolivar y
fotografía en el Instituto de Arte Federico Brandt, Caracas, Venezuela. Ha
realizado diverso ensayos fotográficos documentales en Venezuela sobre temas
gastronómicos, sociales y culturales con una visión antropológica. Actualmente
se desempeña mayormente como fotógrafo y editora independiente, llevando a cabo proyectos
integrales de artes plásticas y escénicas en comunidades urbanas y rurales,
aplicados al reconocimiento de los valores culturales y ambientales.
Main
Exhibits and Projects:
2017 Referendum
SI NO Lítico Bienalsur de Arte Contemporáneo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2017 Agarra tu
nevera II
Bienal del Sur Museo de Bellas Artes, Venezuela
2017 Ein Krokodil
gennant Kaiman Galery AE Potsdam, Alemania
2017 Un cocodrilo
llamado caimán Galería Spazio Zero. Caracas, Venezuela.
2016 Una vida con
estilo Museo Nacional de Arte de La Paz / Centro de la cultura plurinacional Santa
Cruz, Bolivia
2015 I Bienal del
sur Fine
Arts Museum, Caracas, Venezuela
2015 Los casilocos
/ The quite crazys Galería Artkao Centro de Arte Los Galpones
2015 Cuadros
encontrados / Encountered frames Alejandro Otero Museum, Caracas, Venezuela
2014 Fe Sculpture Network International
2014 Palo ‘e
cuspa, palo ‘e ñaure Corpbanca, Caracas, Venezuela
2013
La cadena de los tiempos / The Timing
Belt. Venezia Art Biennale
. Instituto Latinoamericano Italo IILA
2013
La Montonera Genealogical Forest Photo Project about a genealogical research.
Completing the family tree of the Afro-descendant community of Chuao, Aragua,
Venezuela.
2013
Selva genealógica / Genealogical Forest Photo Project about
a genealogical research. Completing the family tree of the indigenous community
of Mapaurí, La Gran Sabana , Venezuela.
2012-2013 Establishment, operation and management for the Documental Center Francisco
Planchez in the coastal community of African descent of Chuao, in
Venezuela.
2013-2007
Mil maravillas se han visto / A thousand
wonders have been seen. Visual Arts Project and
installation applied to the conservation of water resources in the valley of
Chuao, Aragua state, Vzla.
2013-2007 Conciertos Rompe Culebrones
/ Soaps Break Concerts. A 6 years
Tour of Multimedia events with the musical group Quinto Aguacate to encourage recognition of the
values in the area where the shows
were held.
2011-2009
Corre la bola y dale Chola / Ecokinetic
ball. Medellín Caracas. Kinetic sculpture: A
ball filled with recyclable plastics debris and rolled through the streets
generating reflections on urban environmental problems
2011 Zoomos Fine Arts University Foundation, and
installation at the Santa Fe Zoo
-Medellin, Colombia.
2009
Madrina me dio la letra / Godmother gave
me the letter. Havana Biennial, installation, LASA Cuba.
2009
Feel your nature. La Cabaña, Havana
Biennial, Cuba.
2007 La mesa judía en Venezuela / The
Jewish banquet in Venezuela. Banesco
Hall, Caracas.
Awards:
2012
Gourmand Award and Golden Fork Award 2012 as recognition for the photographs
and concept image of the book Sabores conversos /Converted flavors
2007
Ministry of Culture Award for best photographic work El sancocho de los diablos
/ The devil’s Broth
2006 Venezuelan Photography award 2006. Goethe Institute Venezuela
1999
National Photography Award Luis Felipe Toro
Collections:
Alejandro Otero Museum. Caracas, Venezuela
Art Media Studio Gallery, Florida, U.S.A
Fine Arts Museum, Caracas, Venezuela.
Sefardí Museum, Caracas, Venezuela
Books:
2015 Los Espejos Radiantes / The Radiant Mirrors. An anoteted book about
the Northamerican painter Shirley Smith.
2007 El Sancocho de los Diablos / The
Devils' broth. A book about the collective
culinary practice in Chuao community linked to
its historical, cultural and religious history.
2008
Altar
de una diáspora / Altar of a diaspora.
Photography
book about the culinary symbolism around the Jewish community in Caracas
2011 Sabores
conversos / Converted flavors . Cullinary book about international recipe
converted to kosher law.
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