Christian Duran
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Born: U.S.
Lives: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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1994 HSD, New World School of the Arts
1998 BFA, Kansas City Art Instutue, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
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2009 You Take Me There, ART @ WORK, Miami, FL 2009 Bringing Up the Dead, Art and Cultural Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL 2007 Path of Least Resistance, Ingalls and Associates, Miami, FL 2006 Views from Within: Two Miami Artists, Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL 2005 Apparitions, Ingalls and Associates, Miami, FL 2004 Nerve, Curated by Charo Oquet and David Vardi, Edge Zones, Miami, FL 2003-4 Equinox, The Capitol, Cabinet Meeting Room, Tallahassee, FL
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2011 Permanent Collection Exhibition, Art@Work, Miami, FL
2010 Ways of Worldmaking, Notes on a Passion for Collecting, Freedom Tower, Miami, FL Permanent Abracadabra, Art and Cultural Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL
2009 MIAMI The Edge of a Nation, Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Springs, CA 25 Florida Fellowships, City of Orlando Gallery, Orlando, FL 25 Florida Fellowships, University Galleries, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Abracadabra, Art and Cultural Center of Hollywood, FL 2008 25 Florida Fellowships, Okaloosa-Walton Collage Art Gallery, Niceville, FL 25 Florida Fellowships, Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL 25 Florida Fellowships, Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL Abracadabra, Art and Cultural Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL 2007 25 Florida Fellowships, Miami Dade College Gallery, Miami, FL Artists of Cuban Ancestry from the Permanent Collection, Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL 25 Florida Fellowships, Lighthouse Center for the Arts, Tequesta, FL
2006 Pregon: Call and Response Series #1, Curated by Denise Delgado, Miami Dade County Public Library, Downtown Miami, FL Aesthetics&Values;, Florida International University, The Gallery at Green Library, Miami, FL
2005 Visages and Secrets, Laure de Mazieres, Miami Design District, FL NADA Art Fair, Ingalls & Associates, Miami, FL Smash & Grab a Work of Art, Locust Projects, Miami, FL Nova Young Art Fair, Byron C. Cohen Gallery of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Il Sensory World, Ambrosino Gallery, North Miami, FL Beyond All of That, curated by Charo Oquet & David Vardi, Edge Zones, Miami, FL Collage Series, Art Vitam, Miami, FL
2004 FRISBEE Art Fair, The Cavilier Hotel, Curated by Byron C. Cohen, Miami Beach, FL Miami Now, Curated by Charo Oquet & David Vardi, Edge Zones, Miami, FL With A Little Help From My Friends, ArtCenter/South Florida, 924, Miami Beach, FL Steal a Work of Art, Locust Projects, Miami, FL Cha-Cha-Cha, Curated by Jose-Carlos Diaz, The Collins Building, Miami, FL
2003 Art Basel Miami Beach, Free Spirits Lounge, Miami Beach, FL
Blue Balls, The MaX Gallery, Miami, FL
Made In Miami, The Fredrick Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL
2002
The No Show, The Fredrick Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL
Science Friction, The Dorsch Gallery, Miami, FL
2001
The House Presents: Eight Solo Shows, Carlos Betencourt Studio, Miami, FL
New Works, The Dorsch Gallery, Miami, FL
United Artists, The Green Door Gallery, Miami, FL
2000
The Green Door Gallery, Miami, FL
Cronos Art Gallery, Miami, FL
1999
Multi-Cultural Art Exhibition, Mattie Rhodes Art Center Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Untitled Exhibition, The Late Show Gallery, Kansas City, MO
River Market Regional Art Exhibition, New Works Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Cinco de Mayo Art Exhibition, Roeland Park City Hall, Roeland Park, KS
1998 The Art Garden Exhibition, The Classic Cup, Kansas City, MO
Colores Latinos, Artesanos Art Gallery, Coral Gables, FL
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Miami-born painter Christian Duran is a New World School of the Arts graduate who earned his BFA at the Kansas City Art Institute, in 1998. In 1999, he returned to his hometown of South Florida where he continues to produce and exhibit his work. Duran�s art focuses on themes related to nature, the human anatomy, and religion.
Duran�s solo and two person exhibitions include: Bringing Up the Dead (2009) at the Art and Cultural Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL; Path of Least Resistance (2007) at Ingalls & Associates, Miami; Views from Within: Christian Duran and Vickie Pierre (2006) at the Polk Museum of Art in Lakeland, FL; and Nerve (2004) at Edge Zones, Miami.
Group exhibitions include: Ways of Worldmaking: Notes on a Passion for Collecting (2009) at the Museum at Miami Dade College, Freedom Tower, Miami; 2006 Visual Art Fellowship Traveling Exhibition (2007-9), traveling throughout Florida; Artists of Cuban Ancestry from the Permanent Collection (2007) at the Polk Museum of Art in Lakeland, FL.
Duran was featured in two books from Schiffer Publishing Ltd,: 100 Southern Artist (2012) and Miami Contemporary Artists (2007). He received a Florida Individual Artist Fellowship Grant (2006) and an Artist in Residence at La Fundaci�n Valparaiso (2001) in Almer�a, Spain.
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2005 Florida Arts, Division of Cultural Affairs, Visual Arts and Media Arts Fellowship Recipient 2005 Artist in Residence Recipient, ArtCenter/South Florida, Miami Beach, FL 2001 Fundacion Valparaiso Artists' Residency, Almeria, Spain 1999 Kansas City Artists Coalition�s 17th Annual Juried Competition, Kansas City, MO
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2012 100 Southern Artists, Schiffer Publishing, 2012.
2011 Puertas a la Imaginacions, Nueva Literaturs Cubana, Ediciones El Cambio. 2011
2010 Faces: 100 Cuban Artists, by Photographer Carlos Manuel Cardenes. 2010
2009 Landau, Erica K. �Breaking With Boredom� The New Times Broward/ Palm Beach. April 26, 2009
Trelles, Emma. �The Swirling Roots of an Artist/Medics Body of Work� The Miami Herald. April 19, 2009 ; page 3M
Trelles, Emma. �Devine Inspiration� The Sun Sentinel. April 12, 2009 ; pages 3G, 12G
2008 �Artist Showcase� MAP Magazine, Fall 2008, pages 52-53
New American Paintings 76, The Open Studio Press, 2008, pages 64-67
2007 Lexus Advertisements, Ocean Drive Espanol, Various Issues 2007-2008
MIAMI Contemporary Artists by Paul Clemence and Julie Davidow, Foreword by Elisa Turner, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2007 ; page 228
State of Florida, Florida Department of State. �2006 Visual Art Fellowship Exhibition� Catalog, 2007
Gomez, Luis Horacio. �Polk Celebra el Mes se la Hispanidad� Vision Latina. September 6, 2007
Schwan, Gary. �Tax Dollars Spun Into Beautiful Artwork� The Palm Beach Post. September 2, 2007
Rodriguez, Aurora. �Same Country, Different Views� The Ledger. September 1, 2007
Gomez, Luis Horacio. �Obras de 15 Artistas Cubanos Convergen en Lakeland� Vision Latina. August 23, 2007
2006 Artist Spotlight, www.miamiartzine.com, February 2006
2005 Suarez de Jesus, Carlos. �Visions and Apparitions: Smudging the Line Between Fantasy and Reality� The Miami New Times. October 6-12, 2005, page 47 Sohn, Kerry Lee. �Gallery Peek� The Biscayne Boulevard Times. October 2005, page 38
Turner, Elisa. �Critic�s Pick� The Miami Herald. September 30, 2005, page 35
Shabaka, Onajide. �Roundup: Wynwood Arts District-September 2005�, www.MiamiArtExchange.com. September 15, 2005, page 2-3
Hernandez, Ambar. �Thin & Crispy Thoughts� www.everybodyyouknow.com. June 2005
Luis, Carlos M. ��Collage Series� Una Muestra de Vitalidad en Art Vitam� El Nuevo Herald. January 30, 2005, page 6D
Lecture by Tom J�rgensen, Editor of Kunstavisen Magazine, Christoffersen Art in Copenhagen, Denmark
Einspruch, Franklin. �Collage Series� The Miami New Times. January 20, 2005, page 44
2004 Miami Now Exhibition Catalogue, World Arts Building, Miami, FL. EdgeZones Production, 2004 Evora, Jose Antonio. �Index Miami: Entre Voces y Ecos� El Nuevo Herald. November 4, 2004, page 8D Weinberg, Bob. �Hialeah�s Christian Duran Creates the Mother Nature of All Mixed-Media Art.� City Link Magazine, June 30, 2004, page 60
2003
Hernandez, Ambar. "A Severe Case of the Blue Balls" The Miami Hurricane, October 14, 2003, page 17
2002
Ocana, Damarys. "Junk Food For Thought." The Street Miami, November 8, 2002, page 50
Misener, Jessica. "Hallucinogenic Ogres and Anatomical Machinery Chafe Against Each Other in Science Friction." The Miami Hurricane, November 1, 2002, page 12
Stites, Sara. "Science Friction." Miami Art Exchange, November 2002
1999
Roney, Shawn. "Variety of Styles, Backgrounds Represented at Latino Art Exhibit." Two Worlds, June 10, 1999
17th Annual River Market Regional Exhibition Catalogue, 1999
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