CHRISTIAN CURIEL
Education:
2005 MFA, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
1999 BFA, Visual Arts (Honors), International Fine Arts College, Miami, FL
1995 Magnet Studies, Design and Architecture Senior High, Miami, FL
Teaching Experience:
2019-present Lecturer/Basic Drawing, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
Guest Visiting Artist Critic, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
2015-2016 Adjunct Faculty, Broward College, Art History, Broward, FL
2009-2015 Faculty, New York Arts Studio, New York, NY, Painting, Drawing basic & advanced, Basic theory, Design, Illustration and Portfolio preparation
2011 Teaching Artist, Cooper Union Summer Teaching Artist in residence, New York, NY
2006 Visiting Teaching Artist In Residence, BRIC Rotunda Gallery &
New York Public Schools, New York, NY
2004-2005 Teaching Assistant, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
Drawing, Color and visual language and Design, Spring 2004
Teaching Assistant, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT, Advanced Drawing & Figure Drawing, Fall 2005
2003-2004 Museum Educator, Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL, Contemporary Art tours and education programming
2002-2003 Teaching Artist, The Art Center of South Florida, Miami, FL, Summer art programs k-12
2002 Substitute Teacher, Miami Dade Public Schools, Miami, FL
2000-2001 Contemporary Art Educator & Building Manager, Rubell Family Collection, Miami Fl, Contemporary art education tours and art categorizing and maintenance
1999-2000 Assistant to Education Coordinator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami FL
Awards/Grants/Fellowships:
2016 Studio Award at Art Center South Florida, Miami, FL
Artist in residency, Gitana Del Mar, Santa Marta, Colombia
2012-2013 Visiting Artist in Residence, Cannonball Arts Residency (formally Legal Arts Residency) Miami, FL
2011 Cooper Union Teaching Artist in Residence, The Cooper Union, School of Art, New York, NY
2005 Oscar B. Cintas Fellowship Award, Americas Society, New York, NY
2004 Robert Schoelkopf Traveling Prize, Yale University, New Haven CT
2002 Art in Embassies Program, Brasilia, Brazil
2001 Chestler Visual Arts Award, Miami, FL
Exhibition Record:
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2019 Antenna, Locust projects, Miami, FL
2015-16 Baccanalia, Soho Beach House/ Art Design Project, Miami, FL
2013 Imaginary Portraits, Cannonball Residency, Miami, FL
2011 No Hay Olvido/There's No Forgetting, Hendershot Gallery, New York, NY
2009 In-Hazing, Gallerie Sultana, Paris, France Featured Artist, VOLTA art fair, New York, NY
2008 Collapsing Inward, Kevin Bruk Gallery, Miami, FL
2007 Lethe, Galerie Sultana, Paris, France
What Business Does Innocence Have Here, David Castillo Gallery, Miami, FL
2004 Featured Artist/None of The Above, Real Art Ways, West Hartford, CT
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2017 In Times of Uncertainty, Edge Zones Art, Miami, FL
Dutch Masters, Art Basel Miami, Miami FL
Portrait, Flowerbox Projects, Miami, FL
2015 100+ Degrees, Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami FL
2014 Cuban America, An Empire State of Mind, Lehman College, Bronx, NY
2012 Younger, Daniel Cooney Fine Arts, New York, NY
2011 Declaring Independence, Phoenix Institute of Contemporary Art, Phoenix, AZ
The S-Files, El Museo's Biennale, El Museo Del Barrio, New York, NY
Converging Trajectories, Modified Arts, Phoenix, AZ
2010 I See Myself in You, Bronx Art Space, Bronx, NY
2008 New Works on Paper, Galerie Sultana, Paris, France
2007 Fact, Fantasies and Fictions, The Galleries at Moore Goldie Paley Gallery, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Dream of Today, Steve Turner Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Ami Smith-Stewart)
2006 Partial Recall, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, NY
2005 Jen Reve, La Fondation Cartier pour L'art Contemporain, Paris, France
Cintas Award Finalist Exhibition, Americas Society, New York, NY
2004 Domestic Arrivals, White Box, New York, NY
Intersection, Yale Art Gallery, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
2003 New Drawings, Rocket Projects, Miami, FL
Art in Embassies Program Exhibition, American Embassy, Brasilia, Brazil
Collaborative Projects:
2019 FeCuOp, Antenna, Locust Projects, Miami, FL
2008 Gold Rush, The Yard at Casa Lin, Miami, FL
2005 Happiness Is A Warm Gun, Definitive Juxtapose, in association with Scion Art's Foundation, Miami, FL
2003 FeCuOp, Assembly of An Allegory, Rocket Projects, Miami FL.
FeCuOp, Heart Shaped Booth, Box Art Space, Miami, FL
2001 FeCuOP, Going Out on A Limb, Miami Design District, Art Basel, (Miami Loves Design) Curated by Nina Arias, Miami, FL
Commissions:
2017 Public Mural Project, Elm City Coach/Capoeira and Dance Center, New Haven, CT
2016 Public Mural Project, Connecticut Center for Technology, New Haven, CT
2011 Public Art Commission, Celebrity Cruises, Celebrity Eclipse, Large scale works for the ships renowned collection of original art, Miami, FL.
Selected Bibliography:
Print Media:
2011 El Museo's Bienal, "The (S) Files 2011" Exhibition catalog
2009 Mathieu Berenhoc, "Curiel Being Hazed..." Vice Magazine, Oct
2008 Carlos Suarez De Jesus, Three Groundbreaking Art Shows in Wynwood" Miami New Times, Sept
Rohin Guha, "Well-Buttressed: Collapsing Inward" Black Book, Sept
2007 Edward Lucie-Smith, Feature:" View of Innocence", Arte Al Dia Magazine, May-June
Mia Saavedra, Feature:" The Story Teller" MAP Magazine, issue 2, July
2006 Ken Johnson, "Art in Review" The New York Times, Aug
2005 Je'n Reve, Exhibition Catalog, Cartier Foundation, Paris
Radio/Television
2019 Cathy Byrd, interview, podcast Fresh Art International, Miami, Fl, August
2006 Jill Spalding, Interview, "The Up-And-Comers" WPS1 Radio New York,
(Miami Art Basel 06), Dec
Selected Lectures, Presentations, Workshops:
2018 Visiting Artist Lecturer, Utah State University, Logan, Ut
Visiting Artist Critique, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
2012 Visiting Artist Slide presentation, Legal Arts Residency, Miami, FL
2004 Slide Lecture presentation, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
2003 Miami Art Museum program lectures for public Schools, Miami, FL
2000 Artist Slide Series, Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL
Selected Collections:
Perez Art Museum (PAMM) Miami, Fl
Art in Embassies Program, United States Embassy, Brasilia, Brazil
Bullock Collection, Russia, South France, New York
Frost Art Museum, Florida International University, Miami, Fl
Hort Family Collection, New York, NY
Jean-Pierre Lehmann Collection, New York, NY
La Fondation Cartier pour L’art Contemporain, Paris, France
The Dean Valentine collection, Los Angeles, California