Jonathan Torres (1983, Puerto Rico) / ejonathantorres@gmail.com /
EDUCATION
2012 - MFA Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY.
2009 - MBA (Painting), Escuela de Artes Plásticas, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2006 - AD Graphic Design, Escuela de Diseño de Altos de Chavón/Parsons, República Dominicana
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 - MOSTRONAMIENTO III Sports Hall Window Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
- Fufú de Teddy (Teddy’s Curse) Embajada, San Juan, PR
2023 - Happy Sad Curated by Michael Holden, Park Place Gallery, Online show Artsy
2022 - Early Works, Hidrante, San Juan, PR
2020 - MONSTRONAMIENTO II, Oficina Embajada, San Juan, PR
MONSTRONAMIENTO I, Embajada Foyer, Brooklyn, NY
2019 - "When You See Me Again it won't be me" Meca art Fair solo project curated by Eveliina Tuulonen, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2014 - Off of the Head, Roberto Paradise, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Tropicaliptico Solo project Museo de Arte Contemporáneo MAC, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2013 - Cody, Roberto Paradise, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2011 - Chochanchu, Roberto Paradise, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2009 - Bozo Relinquishes the Rainbow, Area Lugar de Proyectos, Caguas, Puerto Rico
TWO PERSON SHOW
2022 - Damnation KM.18 duo show with Omar Velazquez, San Juan, PR
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
- Speaking in Tongues, Curated by Magali Arriola, Nara Roesler Gallery, Sao Paulo, Brasil (upcoming)
- PS122 Aromantic, Curated by Izzy Nova, NYC, NY
- Equelecúa a collaborative group exhibition with Embajada Gallery and El Apartmento Gallery, Madrid, España
2025
- La Gran Bienal Tropical, curated by Pablo Leon de la Barra, Radames Figueroa, Marina Reyes Franco, Stephan Benchoam, Loiza, Puerto Rico
- No Regerts curated by Dominick Terlizzi and Christine Stiver, Brooklyn, NY
- Body, Curated by Lydia McCarthy Project Art Distribution PAD, NYC
2024
- Ship of Fools, Freight and Volume, New York, NY
- Into the Abyss, Embajada Gallery, San Juan, PR
- Pintura Contemporanea PfknR, Trailer Park Project at Publica, San Juan, PR
2023
- A Common Battleground, Embajada Gallery hosted by Veta Gallery, Madrid, Spain
2022
- Tamo Aquí, Embajada San Juan, PR
2021
- Cyborgian Swamp Thang II: Or, A Post-Human/Machine Untergang Below Grand curated by Andrew Woolbright, New York, NY
- Nunca es Suficiente, KM Curated by Radames Figueroa (Juni), San Juan, PR
- Studio Jamz curated by Fernando Pintado, Peter Schenck and Jeff Fichera, Brooklyn, NY
2020
- Museo de Arte Contemporáneo MAC PR with Google Art and Culture online show Curated by Natalia Viera
- Not One Day Essex Flowers Curated by Lydia McCarthy, New York, NY
- Corona Care Field Project Curated by Jacob Online Show, NY
2019
- The Joke is Own You Embajada Curated by Christopher Rivera, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Chlorine Tidal Wave Field Project online exhibition selected by curators Tess Schwab, Rachel Frank, Kristen Racaniello, Jacob Rhodes and Muriel Urquhart, Ny, New York
- My Pet's Therapist Tutu Gallery curated by April Zhu abd Jacob Rhodes, Brooklyn, NY
- Requiem Hidrante Curated by Omar Velazquez, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Nada Tropical Miscelanea curated by Aboutwork, Barcelona, Spain
2018
- Best Friends for Never, Ghost Gallery, Curated by Natalia Viera, Brooklyn, NY
- Contrapunto, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo MAC, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2017
- Andrew Edlin, Et Tu, Art Brute, Curated by Jamie Sterns, New York, NY
- Flat File, Park Place Gallery Curated by Michael Holden and Peter Schenck, Brooklyn, NY
- Beyond, Park Place Gallery Curated by Michael Holden, Brooklyn, NY
2016
- Sotheby's No Reserve, NYC
- Material, The National Museum of Puerto Rican Art and Culture, Chicago, Ill
- The Air Condition by Satan, curated by Hector Madera, Art Lab, Santurce, Puerto Rico
2015
- Muestra Nacional, ICP, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Materia, La Productora, Santurce, Puerto Rico
2014
- Supermacho Active Space curated by Cristina Tufiño, Brooklyn, New York
- Renuncias y Adaptaciones Antigua Arsenal de la Marina, San Juan, PR
2013
- The Diplomat curated by Carlos Rodriguez, Brooklyn, New York
- "Arte y Azar", Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico
-“Puerto Rico: Puerta al Paisaje”, Museo de Arte Contempóraneo, San Juan, Puerto Rico
-“Santurce es Ley 4” La Productora, San Juan, Puerto Rico
-"O te peinas o te haces Rolos" La Productora, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2012
- “Roberto Paradise”, Josh Lilley Gallery, London, United Kingdom
- Gary Snyder gallery, Fresh curated by John Yau, New York City, New York
2011
- Nuestro negocio es la corporación, curated by Marina Reyes, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Signos Vitales, Museo de Arte Contempóraneo, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Hybrid life forms (curated by Jiyoun Lee), Space Project, Brooklyn, New York
- Los desajolados (curated by Elsa Meléndez), Museo de Arte de Caguas, Caguas, Puerto Rico
- A Person of color/a mostly orange, Green Gallery exhibition curated by José Lerma, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2010 -
- Open Studio, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York
-“A Feast of Fools” (curated by Sarvia Jasso), Second Floor Brooklyn, New York
-“Santurce es Ley 2”, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Open studios, La Corporación, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2009
- "Chiquitolina", Centro Curatorial La 15, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- “Muestra Nacional”, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- “Segunda Trienal Poligráfica: Publica 3” (curated by Adriano Pedrosa, Jens Hoffman, Julieta González and Beatriz Santiago), San Juan, Puerto Rico 2009
- Inaugural exhibition, Task, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- “Superavit”, Centro Curatorial La 15, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2008
- “Ocupación”, =DESTO, Parque Luis Muñoz Rivera, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- “Morning Glory”, Torres Residence, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- "Papel/Ciudad", Museo de Arte de Caguas, Caguas, Puerto Rico
- “When I grow up?”, Galería 356 San Juan, Puerto Rico
-“Publica 3”, Area Lugar de Proyectos, Caguas, Puerto Rico
ART FAIRS
2026 - NADA Art Fair with Embajada Gallery, NYC, NY
2026 - Feria Material with Embajada Gallery, CDMX
2025 - Feria Material with Embajada Gallery, CDMX
2025 - NADA Art Fair Miami with Embajada Gallery, Miami, FL
2022 - NADA Art Fair Miami with Embajada Gallery, Miami, FL
2020 - NADA Art Fair Miami with Embajada Gallery viewing room, New York, New York
2019 - Meca art Fair "When You See Me Again it won't be me" (solo Booth) curated by Eveliina Tuulonen, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2014 - NADA Art Fair (with Roberto Paradise), New York City, New York
2013 - NADA Art Fair (with Roberto Paradise), Miami, Florida / Pinta Art Fair (with Roberto Paradise), New York City, New York / NADA Art Fair (with Roberto Paradise), New York City, New York / La Mini, La Productora (solo booth), Santurce, Puerto Rico
2012 - NADA Art Fair (with Roberto Paradise), Miami, Florida / The Dependent Art Fair (with Roberto Paradise), New York City, New York
2011 - The Dependent Art Fair (with Roberto Paradise), New York City, New York / ArteBa (with Arcos Dorados Foundation), Buenos Aires, Argentina
2008 - CIRCA (with Perpetual Art Machine), San Juan, Puerto Rico
CURATORIALS
2023 - Talde par Party, Hidrante, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2014 - Supermacho Active Space co curated with Cristina Tufiño, Brooklyn, New York
2012 - Oh My Fucking God, Co curated with Christopher Rivera, Brooklyn, NY
2009 - Inaugural exhibition, Task, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2008 - Morning Glory, Torres Residence, San Juan, Puerto Rico
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Museum of Fine Art, Boston MFA
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Puerto Rico, MAC PR
UBS Art Collection, San Juan, Puerto Rico
AWARD AND RECOGNITIONS
2025 - Canopy Residency Program, NYC, NY
2024 - San Juan 721, artist residency, Puerto Rico
2022 - Sharpe Walentas Studio Program 2022 - 2023
2019 - Foundwork Artist Prize (nominee)
2016 - Alice C Cole Fellowship (nominee)
2015 - Best solo show exhibition "Off of the head" (nominee) Premios AICA (asociación internacional critico de arte)
2014 - Artist in Residence, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2012 - Charles G. Shaw Award, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York
2012 - Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant (nominee), New York City, New York 2024
2011 - Fundación Arcos Dorados/ArteBa, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2009 - Solista, Area Lugar de Proyectos, Caguas, Puerto Rico
PRESS
- Art Spiel Jonathan Torres Painting Anxiety and Beauty in dialogue by Etty Yaniv, 2023
- Culture Work Magazine "Mother Appetite" by Eva Mayhabal Davis, 2019
- New City Art, Sweet an Floral Feelings of Island life by Chris Miller 2016
- Beautiful Decay, NADA Art Fair Miami 2013 Highlights, 12/7/13 by Victoria Casal-Data
- Flash Art on web, Jonathan Torres Roberto Paradise - San Juan (Puerto Rico) 11/9/13 by Paco Barragán
- El Metro, Un Artista Boricua que exhibe en Puerto Rico, by Celina Nogueras
- Artlyst, Roberto Paradise: An exhibition from San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Art observed, New York: The dependent Art fair at the Sheraton Hotel on 26th st, 03/04/2011