Project Description
Nayari Castillo
(1976) Venezuela/USA. Molecular Biologist and Artist. MFA in Contemporary Visual Systems. Art University, Caracas, VE. MFA Public Art and PhD in Fine Arts, Bauhaus University, Weimar, DE. Has participated in numerous collective and solo exhibits in cities like Berlin, Brussels, Buenos Aires, Mexico DF, Miami, NY, Salzburg, Budapest, among others. Has won multiple prizes and bursaries including the First Prize in the 62th National Contest Arturo Michelena in Venezuela. Is mentioned in publications like: Open Maps: Latin-American Photography 1991-2002/Alejandro Castellote/ Telefonica/Madrid. In the past five years has attended various residencies including Skowhegan SPS (2009).
Studies:
PhD in Fine Arts. Bauhaus University. 2012 Weimar, DE.
M.F.A. Art in Public Space .Bauhaus University. 2008 Weimar, DE.
M.F.A. Cultural Practice. University of the Arts. 2005 Caracas, VE.
B.A Mixed Media (First class standing). University of the Arts. 2004 Caracas. VE.
B.S Biology (first class standing). Simon Bolivar University. 2000 Caracas,VE.
Solo exhibitions and Public interventions:
2012 La caja. Centro Cultural Chacao. Caracas, VE.
2010 Smuggling to Paradise. Oficina #1. Cultural Center Los Galpones. Caracas,VE.
2009 Facing North. L. C. Bates Museum. Hinckley,USA.
2008 Victoria Regia. La Cuadra Gallery. Caracas,VE.
2008 Ndoto ya Jane. Barsheba Kiosk. Mombasa,KE.
2008 Video diaries: The German Tale. Schloß-Museum. Weimar, DE.
2006 The Word / The Silence. Library of the MH Franz Liszt. Weimar, DE.
2002 Transit. Centre of Latin-American Studies. CELARG. Caracas,VE.
Selected Group exhibitions:
2011 Graphic-Miniature Biennial. TAGA-CAF. Caracas,VE.
2011 Bicentenary: Ten Latin-American sights. Diego Rivera Museum. DF, MX.
2010 Rondomat. Rondo Atelier. Graz, AT.
2010 Reverberations. ESC im Labor. Graz, AT.
2010 Venezuela: The best kept secret of the caribbean. Faria+Fabregas Gallery. Caracas,VE.
2010 {Sounding Code}. HBC Gallery. Berlin, DE.
2010 HomeBase Project V. Pankow. Berlin, DE.
2010 Modern Negative. Henrique Faria Fine Arts. NY, USA
2010 I know what you did last summer. Saint Cecilia’s Convent. NY,USA.
2010 Contemporary Art Biennial. University of the Andes Gallery. Mérida,VE.
2010 10X10x10. Art Rap Foundation. San Nicolaas, AW.
2009 CICLO. Rural Centre for the Arts. Forestry Station 25 de Mayo. Buenos Aires, AR.
2009 Borderless GenerationKorea Foundation Cultural Centre. Seoul, KR.
2009 The New Generation. D’Museo Gallery. Caracas,VE.
2009 Recreating/reinventing narratives. Rufino Tamayo’s Museum. DF, MX.
2008 Intervenciones 2008. Public Art intervention. Guía de Isora. Tenerife Sur,ES-CI.
2007 El Dorado. National Gallery. Caracas,VE.
2007 Paula Moderson Becker. Leben! Public Art exhibition. Worpswede,DE.
2007 Macht der Sprache. Akademie der Kunste. Berlin, DE.
2007 Loose Contact. Public Interventions. Jennoptik Gallery. Jena, DE.
2006 Optica Festival. Gijón, ES.
2006 Jovenes con la FIAM. Lia Bermudez Museum. Maracaibo,VE.
2006 577,4. The Distance Between. Louven,BE.
2006 Café con Leche. Cultura,migración e identidad.Museum of Fine Arts. Caracas,VE.
2005 VIII Salón Jóvenes con Fia. Corp Group Foundation. Caracas,VE.
2005 Love is in the air. Centro Cultural. Embajada de España. Buenos Aires, AR.
2005 Agrietados. Sala RG. Centro Rómulo Gallegos. Caracas,VE.
2004 62th Annual Salon Michelena Valencia, VE.
2004 Space mutations. Los Teques Museum. Los Teques,VE.
2004 Chicago Latin Film Festival. Chicago,USA.
2004 Lat/entes. Quinzaine International . Bruxelles, BE.
2003 XI Mendoza Prize. Mendoza Gallery. Caracas, VE.
2003 Photo Collective: Contra/Sentido. Mendoza Gallery. Caracas, VE.
2003 April Meetings´03. SKC Gallery. Belgrade,RS.
2002 27 Salón de Arte Aragua. Contemporary Art Museum Mario Abreu. Maracay, VE .
Awards:
2011 Bursary of research. Commission for Woman. State of Thüringen. DE.
2011 Honorific Mention. Graphic Miniature Biennial. TAGA-CAF.Caracas.VE.
2010 Bursary of research.State of Thüringen. DE.
2009 Grant. Skowhegan Residency. Skowhegan, USA.
2008 Bursary of research. Bauhaus Research School. Bauhaus University.Weimar, DE.
2008 Travel Grant. International Support Program of the Cultural affairs Ministry. VE.
2008 Honorific Mention. Young Artist Contest Pirelli. Caracas, VE.
2005-07 Academic Excellence Scholarship. DAAD. Bonn, DE.
2005 First Prize Reward. 8th Jóvenes con Fia. Corp Group Foundation. Caracas,VE.
2004 First Prize Reward. 62th Annual Salón Michelena. Valencia, VE.
2002 Grant. Sommer Akademie für Bildende Kunst. Salzburg, AT.
2001 Honorific Mention. Young Artist Contest PHILIPS. Caracas, VE.
