Edra Soto
Page 1 | Biography
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Born: San Juan, Puerto Rico
Lives: Chicago
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2004 M&M Proyectos, San Juan, PR (catalogue)
2000 Master of Fine Arts, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
2000 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Trustee’s scholarship in conjunction with The School of the Art institute of Chicago, Skowhegan, Maine
1997 Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
1995 One-year painting fellowship at Alfonso Arana’s art studio, Alfonso Arana’s Foundation, Paris
1994 B.F.A., Escuela de Artes Plasticas de Puerto Rico, Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, San Juan, PR
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2007 Familiar Portraits, Lago Vista Gallery, Richland College, Dallas, Texas
Familiar Portraits, Polvo, Chicago IL
2005 Rhythm Nation, Performance and exhibition (video),curated by Marysol Nieves, Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico
A Year in Review (gallery project) and Landfill (complementary public project), At The Edge series, curators:
Tricia Van Eck, Julia Fish, Barbara Weisen, Lorelei Stewart and Marc Fischer, Gallery 400, UIC, Chicago
Memorial 2004, Polvo Art Studio, Chicago
2004 Documentos, La Pintadera, PR
2003 Rhythm Nation, Polvo Art Studios , Chicago
2001 Ordinary, Dogmatic Gallery, Chicago
1997 Selvatica, Galeria Botello, Hato Rey, PR
1996 Souvenirs, Galeria Botello, Hato Rey, PR
1995 La Natura en Mi, Galeria Botello, Hato Rey, PR
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2008 Landscapes of experience and imagination, curated by Judy Fox, Kannert Art Museum, Illinois
COMA 16, The Travel Show, California Occidental Museum, Chicago
Women’s History Month, “Women in the Arts” Humboldt Park Branch, Chicago Public Library
2007 Site Unseen, Chicago Cultural Center, IL
Consuming War – Curated by Barbara Koenen, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago
Latino Impressions, Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michigan City, IN
I Heart America & America Hearts me, curated by Sze Lin Pang, Old Gold, Chicago
Version>07, The Insurrection Internationale, with Polvo, Chicago
COMA 10, California Occidental Museum, Chicago
Polvo at MFA, Mighty Fine Arts, Dallas
2006 POOL Miami Beach Art Fair with Polvo, Miami
Milwaukee International Art Fair with Polvo, The Polish Falcon, Wisconsin
Chicago Artist Month – The Boathouse, Chicago
CAM Art Fair – Contemporary Art Month – San Antonio
Polvo curated by Miguel Cortes – Unit B Gallery, San Antonio
Cor(H)titos curated by Carmen Oquendo-Villar, Circa International Art Fair, Puerto Rico and Medianoche media, New York
Objetos de Gravamen y Causa Curated by Brenda Torres, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Puerto Rico, San Juan
War impressions – Zverev Center of Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia
Confusion Say, Plush (Dallas) , The Fine Arts Building, Chicago
Nova Art Fair, Chicago Art Project cuarted by Ed Maldonado, Chicago
Rewind…Rewind…Video –arte puertorriqueno, curated by Elvis Fuentes, ICP, Puerto Rico
Lo Romantico, Glass Curtain Gallery, Columbia College, Chicago
Figuraciones - Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Puerto Rico, San Juan
Video Laundrey, Mess Hall, Chicago
Six Flags: Polvo Est. 1996, Commerce Street Artist Warehouse, Houston
A Public Space, Daley Plaza by Paul Druecke, Chicago
Accumulated Material, Gallery Visio, University of Missouri, St. Louise
2005 Tecnologicas, Columbia College, C33 Space, Chicago
Contemporary Art @ casket factory, Dallas
Lies that Bill Gates told me: Exploring the Digital Divide, VUSpace Victoria University, Australia
The Fourth Floor, curated by Pedro Velez, Western Exhibitions, Chicago
Temporary Allegiances, project by Phillip von Zweck, UIC Gallery 400, Chicago
Research, curated by Ed Maldonado, NIU Museum, Chicago
City Selections, Tourism Center, curated by Nathan Mason, Chicago
2004l Don’t Call it Performance / No le llames Performance, curators: Paco Barragan and Deborah Cullen,
(Including live presentation on opening night), Museo del Barrio, New York (publication)
POP, curators: Myra Casis and Meg Sheehy, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago
Good and Bad Things Come from Explosions, curators: Heather Hubbs and Lorelei Stewart,
for the 2nd Annual PAC/edge performance festival, The Atheneum Theater, Chicago
Stray Show w/ Polvo, Thomas Blackman Associates, Chicago
Theft, Polvo Art Studios, Chicago
Polvo / functionvariable art exchange, Barcelona, Spain
2003 Low Riders, Polvo Art Studios, Chicago
Muestra Nacional, Arsenal de la Marina, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena. PR(publication)
Puerto Rico and Colombia: Caribbean Connection, Tinta Roja, Chicago
The Art Of Teaching, CPS and Gallery 32, Chicago
Polvo @ The Butcher Shop,The Butcher Shop Chicago
TERRORIST ART: Protesting War, POLVO gallery, Chicago
Corazonada, Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco
2002 Law Office ‘Garden’ The Stray Show, Chicago
V Certamen Nacional Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Puerto Rico
Comunity Day, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York
Re-Main. Spareroom , Chicago
Amanecer de Mujeres, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago
2001 Latino Horizons, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
Harper College 24th National Exhibition: Small Works, IL
Snapshot, The Contemporary Museum, Maryland
2000 Site Works, Gallery 312, Chicago
International Contest of Olympic Art, Olympic Museum, Lasssane, Switzerland
Puerto Rico en Paris, APAP, AIAP-UNESCO, Paris
1999 Primer Certamen Arte Joven, Museo de Arte de Ponce, PR
Son Seis, Puerto Rican Arts Alliance and Chicago Park District, IL
Smart Living, FGA space, Chicago
1998 Belongings, Roger Brown Gallery, Chicago
Group Show, The Butcher Shop, Chicago
Invited Participant for the Alfonso Arana’s art contest, Museo de Arte e Historia, PR
1995 Third National Art Competition, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, PR
1994 Second Biennial of Painting of the Caribbean and Central America, Museo de Arte Moderno, Republica Dominicana
Second Biennial of Art, Museo Casa Roig, Humacao, PR
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2007 Cunningham, Matthew, Hello Beautiful – Three to see: War and America, WEBZ / Chicago Public Radio (November) IL
Ferris Emile, Enemy Kitchen / Consuming War interviews, F-Newsmagazine, SAIC, (November) IL
Stabler, Bert, All about prison, a collage of cats and babies and…, Chicago Reader, Section 1, (January) IL
Weinstein Michael, 5 Shows to see now (list), New City, Chicago
2006 Atwell, Wendy – Yanaguana review, Might be Good, fluentcollab.org
2005 Fuentes Elvis, Reviews – “Edra Soto at MAPR”, Arte Al Dia, Magazine#111
Velez Pedro, “The New Scenesters”, ARTNET
redaccion Por Dentro “Innovador espacio en el MAPR” El Nuevo Dia (August) PR
Trelles Hernandez, Carmen “En continuo movimiento” Primera Hora, (August) PR
Vrachopoulos, Thalia “ San Juan: Collectors, Collections and the Art Market”, NYArts, (March) NY
Redaccion Art Premium, ”La Pintadera” Art Premium, Puerto Rico, (January-February) PR
Hannum, Terence “Edra Soto Documentation 2004: A Year in Review”, Panel-House,(January) IL
Luo, Jean, “UIC gallery strives to give artists free-range for exhibits” The daily Northwestern, (January) IL
2004 Perez Ruiz, Jose A., “La Estetica Vanguardista de Edra Soto”, El Vocero,(August). PR
Zoltak, Benjamin, “POP at Woman Made” Centerstage, Chicago
2003 Zoltak, Benjamin. “Polvo Art Studio: Rhythm Nation” Centerstage, Chicago
2002 Velez, Pedro. “Edra Soto at Dogmatic” Ten By Ten Magazine (May)
Cassidy, Victor M. “Prairie Smoke” artnet.com Magazine Reviews (January).
2001 Velez, Pedro. “FGA Top 10” FGA Space (December). IL
Rodriguez, Elbio, “Fascinated by Ordinary Life” Arena Cultural, La Raza (November) IL
Volpe, Jessica. “Art Picks…” UR Chicago, (December) IL
2000 Tolentino, Marianne. “Anthology of Puerto Rican Art”, Art Nexus (November)
Vicens, M. ”Arte Boricua en la UNESCO”, El Nuevo Dia (September). PR
Hawkins, Margaret. “Putting Up Fun”, Chicago Sun Times (March). IL
Recommend, New Art Examiner (March)
1999 Por Dentro editorial. “Certamen de Arte Olimpico”, El Nuevo Dia (November). PR
1997 Alvarez Lezama, Manuel. “A Mix of Poetry, Passion and Virtual Reality”, The San Juan Star (September). PR
Alegre Barrios, Mario. “De Viaje el arte del MAC”, El Nuevo Dia (April). PR
1996 Alegre Barrios, Mario. “Alado el Sueno de Arana”, El Nuevo Dia (February). PR
Alegre Barrios, Mario. “Comunion de Talentos Frente al SIDA”,El Nuevo Dia(November).PR
Alvarez Lezama, Manuel. “New Wings Lift Artists to Greater Levels”, San Juan Star (November). PR
1995 Alegre Barrios, Mario. “La Naturaleza de Edra Soto”, El Nuevo Dia (May). PR
Alvarez Lezama, Manuel. “Insightfull Innocence”. The San Juan Star (May). PR
Garcia Gutierrez, Enrique. “Edra Soto, una primera muestra bien lograda”, El Nuevo Dia (June). PR
Sepulveda H.,Manases. “Segunda Bienal de Pintura del Caribe y Centroamerica”, Listin Diario (November). DR
1994 Alvarez Lezama, Manuel. “Caribe Biennial Brims with talent”, The San Juan Star (December)
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2008 Illinois Arts Council Grant
2005-06 Nominated for The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, Chicago
2004 M&M Proyectos, San Juan, PR (catalogue)
2000 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Trustee’s scholarship in conjunction with
The School of the Art institute of Chicago, Skowhegan, Maine
2001 - 03 Community Arts Assistance Program Grant, The City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, Chicago, IL
1997 Art work commissioned for traveling exhibition Maletas Culturales, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Puerto Rico, SJ
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2007 Welcoming Committee, SiteUnseen - Chicago Cultural Center
2006 Perpetual Route, Commerce Street Artist Warehouse, Houston
2005 Rhythm Nation El Museo de Puerto Rico, San Juan
2004 –2003 Rhythm Nation – 3 movements, 3 hours – Live at El Museo del Barrio, New York,
Domus Artium 2002, Salamanca, Spain (2004) and Polvo Art Studios, Chicago
2000 Lucy en Pop – Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Maine.
Baby , Baby, Baby – Performance graduation,The School of the Art Institute. Chicago
1999 The I Love Chicago Project – Studio 1720, Painting Department, SAIC, Chicago
Tamer Sequence – Slide carousel sequence project.
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2007 MAKE literary magazine, (illustration on p. 32), Chicago
2004 The Rite of Spring ,The Butcherchop Quartet (art) Chicago
2003 Contratiempo (newspaper) – Drawings by Edra Soto (#7, Nobember 2003) Chicago
2002 Iron Night, Nad Navillus – JagJaguwar (photography and illustration)
Community Arts Assistance Program Grant (cover’s photograph) Chicago
2001 Show Your Face, Nad Navillus – JagJaguwar (illustration)
1999 Skeeter Pete and the Sullivan Mountain Boys, Bert Recors (illustration)
The Butcher Shop Quartet, Rite of Spring’s Stravinsky – demo by Pro Shop (illustration)
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