Sebastian Vallejo, 1982, San Juan, PR. Lives and works in Austin, TX
Education
2009 MFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. 2007 Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. 2004 BFA, The University of Puerto Rico.
Solo exhibitions
2021 "Art at The Ranch", Rancho Génesis, Mission, TX 2019 "Light + Art", Ketra Lighting, New York, NY 2019 "Art & Fragrances", Diptyque Madison Ave., New York, NY 2018 "Romancero", Arlene Angard Gallery at Cosentino Manhattan, New York, NY 2017 "Wind, Light and Color", Arlene Angard Gallery, New York, NY 2016 "In Search of Asphodels", Cuevas Tilleard Gallery, New York, NY 2016 "Paramnesia", Museo del Antiguo Arsenal de la Marina Española, San Juan, PR 2014 "Taquicardia", Galería Recinto Cerra, San Juan, PR 2013 "Salvoconducto", ÁREA: Lugar de Proyectos, Caguas, PR 2012 "Salvoconducto", The Active Space Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2012 "Mark Making: Sketches from Bushwick",Trailer Park Projects,San Juan, PR 2011 "Methodic Chaos", METRO: Plataforma Organizada, San Juan, PR 2010 "Lüx", Lloyd Dobler Gallery, Chicago, IL 2007 "Made in Chicago", ÁREA: Lugar de Proyectos, Caguas, PR
Selected Group exhibitions
2023 "Entre Horizontes: Art and Activism Between Chicago and Puerto Rico", Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago 2023. "Reverberación: de Generación a Generación", A. Cueto Gallery, San Juan, PR 2023 "El Group Show de Verano", Zawahra Alejandro at Pública, San Juan, PR 2021 "Entreformas", Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR 2020 "Landmark", Galería Km 0.2, San Juan, PR 2020 "Juntxs: Colección Hernández Castrodad, Museo de Arte y Diseño, San Juan, PR 2020 "Acervo, Historia y Futuro”, Museo de Arte de Caguas, PR 2017 "Spring Temper", Godel & Co., New York, NY 2016 "Material", National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture, Chicago, IL 2015 "Hot Town", Cuevas Tilleard Gallery, New York, NY 2015 "Estado: Experiencia Fragmentada", Museo de Arte de Caguas, Caguas, PR 2015 "Reactivator", The Active Space, Brooklyn, NY 2015 "Muestra Nacional de las Artes Plásticas", Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña, San Juan, PR 2015 "Group Exhibition", Zawahra Alejandro at Con Artist Collective, Lower East Side, NY 2014 "By the Pleasure of Doing", Espacio 20/20, Santurce, PR 2014 “Super Macho", The Active Space Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2013 "November Group Show", The Diplomat, Brooklyn, NY 2013 "Colectivo 2.1", 2BLEÓ Space, San Juan, PR 2012 "Friends with Benefits", Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York, NY 2012 "Concrete Illusions: Public and Private Spaces in Puerto Rico" Clemente Soto Velez, New York, NY 2012 “Making their Mark: Sebastian Vallejo & Molly Herman” Amy Simon Fine Art, Westport, CT 2012 “The Salon Exhibition”, The Active Space Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2012 “Break/Step”, Radiator Galllery, Queens, NY 2011 “Chikitolina 3”, La15 Contemporary Art Space, Santurce, PR 2011 “Nuestro Negocio es la Cooperación: Boricuas Bestiales/Exist” Museo La Ene, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2011 “A Person of Color/ a mostly orange exhibition” curated by Jose Lerma The Green Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2010 “Diaspora, Diversity, and Dialogue”, Brooklyn College Student Center, Brooklyn, NY 2010 “Vamos”, UBS, Stamford, CT 2010 “Religare: Artists explore the concept of Religion” Antena Proyect Space, Chicago, IL 2010 “New York-San José”, Galería Bickar, San José, Costa Rica. 2009 “Painterly Ports”, Abryant Gallery, Chicago, IL 2009 “Panamérica”, Sullivan Galleries, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL 2009 “Group Painting Show”, Ebersb9 Gallery, Chicago, IL 2008 “Papel/Ciudad: escenas citadinas, relatos verídicos y fantásticos” Museo de Arte de Caguas, PR 2008 “Una MIXTA” Luis Roca y Sebastián Vallejo, ÁREA: Lugar de Proyectos, Caguas, PR 2008 “Home: An Exploration of One’s Ideal Personal Space”, Betty Rymer Gallery, Chicago, IL 2007 “Terruño y Paraíso Perdido”, Museo de Las Américas, San Juan, PR
Art Fairs
2020 FAIR by NADA, Zawahra Alejandro, Online Art Fair 2016 VOLTA NY, Cuevas Tilleard, New York, NY 2014 ArteBa, Trailer Park Projects, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2011 MDW Art Fair,Lloyd Dobler Gallery, Chicago, IL 2010 Pulse, Galería Bickar, Miami, FL 2010 The Affordable Art Fair, Galería Bickar, New York, NY 2010 NEXT, Lloyd Dobler Gallery, Chicago, IL 2009 Art Chicago, Third Arm, a SUG's curated SAIC booth, Chicago, IL 2009 NEXT, La Industria Gallery, Chicago, IL 2006 CIRCA, ÁREA: Lugar de Proyectos, San Juan, PR
Awards
2009 Union League Civic and Art Foundation, Chicago, IL 2008 The Art Institute of Chicago Community Associates Scholarship