Jonathan Torres (1983, Puerto Rico) / ejonathantorres@gmail.com / jonathantorres.net

                                                                 


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

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

2023

- Contra Toda Autoridad, Exepto Mi Mamá, Curated by Christopher Rivera, Embajada Gallery, San Juan,

- 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

- 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
- Et Tu, Art Brute, Andrew Edlin, 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
- No Reserve Sotheby’s, 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

- Material, La Productora, Santurce, Puerto Rico

2015
- Muestra Nacional, ICP, San Juan, Puerto Rico

- Material, La Productora, Santurce, Puerto Rico

2014
- 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
- Fresh Gary Snyder gallery, curated by John Yau, New York City, New York

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

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

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

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, PR 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