An artist’s medium can itself be a source of inspiration. In this exhibition, you will see creative combinations of natural elements—including stones and tree trunks—with other materials like glass, rubber, and even the human body (Antonio Pichillá, Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio). Other artists use more conventional media like ceramics, textiles, and paint, but play with color, texture, and scale to disrupt our expectations of familiar forms (Juan Pablo Garza, Yuli Yamagata).
Antonio Pichillá
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Born in San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala, 1982, Antonio Pichillá is an artist Maya Tz´utujil. He studied at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plasticas, in Guatemala (1999-2003). The textile artist currently lives and works in San Pedro La Laguna. Pichilla first exhibited his work in Poderes Ocultos in 2010, held at (Ex)Céntrico in Guatemala City. More recently, his works have been exhibited in shows across the United States, Germany, and Guatemala. Most recently, Pichillá participated in the 11th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art (2021), and in a group show by Para/Site Art Space in Hong Kong. Antonio Pichilla is represented by RoFa Gallery in Potomac, Maryland. He lives and works in San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala.
Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio
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Eddie Rodolfo Aparicio (Los Angeles, b. 1990) received an MFA from Yale University in 2016 and a BA in Studio Art from Bard College in 2012. In 2016, the mixed-media artist attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. His recent solo exhibitions have been held at Los Angeles State Historic Park, Clockshop, CA (2021), Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles (2020), Páramo, Guadalajara, Mexico (2019), and The Mistaken Room, Los Angeles (2018). He is also a proud past recipient of the California Community Foundation Fellowship for Visual Artists. He lives and works in Los Angeles.
Hulda Guzmán
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Hulda Guzmán (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, b. 1984) received a BA from Altos de Chavón School of Design in the Dominican Republic and went on to study photography and mural painting at the National School of Visual Arts, Mexico. Her work is included in the permanent collections of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA); Pérez Art Museum Miami, Miami, FL; Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP), São Paulo, Brazil; Patricia Phelps de Cisneros; and Centro Leon Jimenes, among others. Guzmán has been featured in the Dominican Republic’s pavilion at the 58th International Art Exhibition at the Venice Biennale. Guzmán has shown with Dio Horia Gallery (Mykonos), Arte BA (Buenos Aires), Galería Machete (Mexico City), Gallery Ariane Paffrath (Dusseldorf), and at institutions such as Museo de Arte Moderno (Santo Domingo), the Pérez Art Museum Miami, Museo de Arte de São Paulo (Brazil), Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo (Costa Rica), and Art Museum of the Americas (Washington, D.C.). Guzmán is currently represented by Dio Horia Gallery in Mikonos, Greece. She lives and works in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Juan Pablo Garza
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Juan Pablo Garza was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela in 1980, currently operating in Miami, Florida. He works with an array of found objects and primary materials that he manipulates to create three-dimensional works and installations. Garza's work has been widely exhibited throughout the Americas and Europe. His solo show, Reforma del Ahora (AL BORDE. Maracaibo, Venezuela; 2012), was selected as one of the best exhibitions of the year in Artforum according to curator Sofia Hernandez Chong Cuy. Garza was co-founder and co-director of the Contemporary Art Space AL BORDE (Maracaibo, Venezuela; 2010-2014), which received a cultural support grant from the Fundación Cisneros/CPPC. Most recently, he completed a two-year studio residency through Oolite Arts (Florida; 2017-2019) and was a collaborator in the artist-run space, Dimensions Variable (Florida, 2019-2020). In 2021, Garza was a recipient of the South Florida Cultural Consortium Grant.
Who tells a tale adds a tail: Latin America and contemporary art is organized by the Denver Art Museum. It is presented by the Birnbaum Social Discourse Project and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Additional support is provided by donors to the Annual Fund Leadership Campaign and the residents who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). Promotional support is provided by 5280 Magazine and CBS Colorado.
