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Raul Valverde is a Spanish multimedia artist based in New York. He received a BFA from the Complutense University of Madrid, an MA from Central Saint Martins, London, and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts, New York. He is a recipient of the Fulbright Scholarship and an Artist In The Marketplace Fellow at the Bronx Museum of the Arts. A former artist resident of the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) in Brooklyn, NYC, his work has been exhibited at the #1 Cartagena Biennial, Colombia; Bronx Calling: The Second AIM Biennial, New York; La Casa Encendida, Madrid; NURTUREart, Brooklyn; Tabacalera, Madrid; Artium Museum, Vitoria-Gasteiz; Anthology Film Archives, New York; Instituto Cervantes, Milan; Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid; and Royal College of Art, London, among others.

In 2016, Valverde co-founded On White Wall, Inc., a studio specialized in art digitization. Since 2011, he is a Faculty member of the Fine Arts Department of the School of Visual Arts in New York.

 

Raul Valverde
Born 1980 in Madrid, Spain
Lives and works in New York

Education

  • 2011
    • MFA Photography, Video and Related Media, School of Visual Arts, New York.
  • 2007
    • MA Communication Design (Dist.), Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, University of the Arts, London.
  • 2003
    • BFA Fine Arts (National Award), Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Solo exhibitions

  • 2021
    • MuMA: A selection. Alan’s Room. Brooklyn, NY.
  • 2018
    • The Artist and His Museum, La Nacional, New York.
  • 2016
    • Love #2, 300 Morgan, New York.
  • 2012
    • Raul would like you to be critically happy, c arte c, Madrid, Spain.
    • To Color / To Edit / To occupy, Museo del Grabado Español Contemporáneo, Marbella, Spain.
  • 2011
    • 2010-2030, Ventana244 Art Space, New York.
  • 2010  
    • To look and to look. PHotoEspaña, Madrid, Spain.
  • 2009
    • To look and to look. Del Sol St., Santander, Spain.
  • 2004
    • Shall we Dance? – ACT. Centro de Arte Joven, Madrid, Spain.
    • All about you. Obra Social Caja de Ávila, Ávila, Spain.

Selected group exhibitions and screenings

  • 2022
  • 2018
  • 2017
    • Proyector, Tabacalera, Madrid. Curator: Mario Gutiérrez Cru.
    • Gazelle Lost in Watts, ISCP, Brooklyn, NY . Curated by Pat Elifrit
    • Mirror Mirror. Nicholas Steindorf & Raul Valverde. Day and Night Projects, Atlanta. Curated by Mountain.
  • 2016
    • Variation Media, Paris. Curator: Dominique Moulon.
    • Supergraphic, Ogami Press, Madrid.
    • Interactive, Galeria Odalys, Madrid.
  • 2015
    • La trampa en la sonrisa. Artium Collection,  Artium Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
    • A Call for Drawings. BAK, basis voor actuele kunst, Utrecht, Netherland. Organized by Klaas Hoek.
    • Sunlight entering the Bronx Museum on my 50th Birthday, Bronx Museum of the Arts. New York.
    • Survival Kit, COAM, Madrid. Curated by Marco Antonini.
  • 2014
    • International Biennial of Contemporary Art of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. Artistic Director: Berta Sichel.
    • El trabajo de lo visible, Galeria Odalys, Madrid. Curator: Alfonso de la Torre.
    • Blue Egg: Visions of Nature. School of Visual Arts, New York. Curator: Suzanne Anker.
    • Szczecin European Film Festival, Szczecin, Poland. Curator: Antoni Karwowski.
    • VIDEOROVER: Season 8. NURTUREart Gallery, Brooklyn, New York. Curator: Rachel Steinberg
  • 2013
    • Change Direction. Ventana 244 Art Space, Brooklyn, New York. Organized by Meryl Meisler and Steven Schiff.
    • AIM Artist Screening & Performances, Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York
    • Bronx Calling: The Second AIM Biennal. Wave Hill, New York. Organized by Gabriel de Guzman, Elizabeth M. Grady, and Lia Zaaloff.
    • VideoAKT Biennial. Institut Frances, Barcelona
    • Ogami Press Pop Up #1, Madrid
  • 2012  
    • XXIII Circuitos de Artes Plásticas. Centro de Arte Joven, Madrid.
    • Multiverses. Eva Ruiz Galeria, Madrid.
    • Conscious Things. Picture Space, Brooklyn, New York.
    • Hacer el Fracaso. Inéditos. La Casa Encendida, Madrid.
    • Premio Internacional Máximo Ramos, Centro Torrente Ballester, Ferrol, Spain.
    • Region 0 Festival, Art Museum of the Americas. Washington, DC. Travelling to The Camagüey International Video Arts Festival, Cuba; Close Up Vallarta, Centro Cultural Cuale, Jalisco, Mexico; El Tragaluz Digital, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Sala de Arte Contemporáneo del Gobierno de Canarias, Canary Island; Instituto Cervantes, London; Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Vigo, Vigo, Spain; CICUS, Sevilla, Spain; Centro de Diseño. Buenos Aires. Argentina.
    • This Side of Paradise. Andrew Freedman Home, The Bronx, New York. No Longer Empty / Bronx Museum of the Arts. Curators: Lia Zaalof & Manon Slome.
  • 2011  
    • Reflejos, OTR Espacio de Arte, Madrid.
    • YANS & RETO, Anthology Film Archive, New York. Curator: Jana Leo.
    • Hue-rban. Ventana244 Art Space, New York.
    • Photography, Video and Related Media. Visual Arts Gallery, New York.
    • Region 0. The Latino Video Art Festival of NY. King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, New York. Curator: Eva Mendoza. Travelling to: Window to Spain. Big Screen Project, New York ; Proyector 2011, Festival Internacional de Videoarte. Espacio Menosuno, Madrid. Curator: Mario Gutiérrez Cru.
  • 2010  
    • Colección Norte, nuevas adquisiciones 2010, Archivo Histórico y Biblioteca, Santander.
    • Muestra Laus. Foment de les Arts i del Disseny, Barcelona.
    • Cartográfica. Madrid Diseña. Matadero, Madrid. Curator: Pierluigi Cattermole.
    • Amateur Hour: an Apartment Show, Brooklyn, New York. Curartors: Jocelyn Chase, Anna Muessig.
    • One Minute Fest. SVA Sculpture Space, New York. Curator: Thomas Beard.
    • Salon für Kunstbuch. An Artwork as Enterprise, Contemporary Art Museum, Leipzig. Organized by Bernhard Cella.
  • 2009  
    • ICP/Bard SlideSlam. Long Island, New York.
    • The best photography books of the year. PHotoEspaña, Matadero Madrid.
    • Sucesos, accidentes y ungüentos, Ciudadela, Madrid. Curator: Andres Mengs.
    • Joven Gráfica Contemporánea. ZMB – Espacio Zambucho, Madrid, Spain.
  • 2008  
    • Creación Injuve 2008. Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid. Curator: Javier Abió. Travelling to Injuve 2008, Centro Eurolatinoamericano de la Juventud (CEULAJ). Molina, Malaga, Spain (2009); Injuve, Casa Paralela, Feria del Diseño de Madrid, Madrid, Spain (2009); Creazione Injuve 2008. Mostra di design spagnolo. Instituto Cervantes, Milan (2009).
    • Premio Joven 2008. Museo de América, Madrid.
    • Picnic. Facultad de Bellas Artes, Universidad Complutense, Madrid.
    • Colección Fotocopia, el papel del artista. Doméstico, Madrid.
    • Premio Joven 2007. Nacional Library, Madrid.
  • 2007
    • Animalística. Grupo Arte Ciencia y Naturaleza de la UCM en la Facultad de Bellas Artes de Madrid. Biblioteca Histórica Marqués de Valdecilla, Madrid. Zoo Aquarium de Madrid.
    • YCN at RCA. Royal College of Art, London.
  • 2005
    • Artesles 2005. Esles del Cayón, Cantabria.

Awards & Residencies

  • 2017/18
    • International Studio Curatorial Program (ISCP), New York
  • 2014
    • FAAP Residencia Artistica, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • 2013
    • Propuestas VEGAP, Spain.
  • 2012
    • AIM Program, Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York.
    • XXIII Circuitos de Artes Plásticas, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain.
    • Ayudas a la Producción en Artes Plásticas, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain.
  • 2011
    • Spanish Contemporary Art Promotion Grant. Ministry of Culture, Spain.
  • 2010
    • Carmen Arozena International Award. Cabildo de la Palma, Spain.
    • Silver Laus Awards, Foment de les Arts i del Disseny, Barcelona, Spain.
  • 2009
    • Fulbright Scholarship
  • 2008
    • Creación Injuve Award. Ministry of Equity, Spain.
  • 2007
    • Pilar Juncosa Research Award. Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró, Mallorca, Spain.
  • 2006
    • Cultural professionals Grant. Ministry of Culture, Spain.
  • 2003
    • National Award for Academic Excellence. Ministry of Education and Science, Spain.

Teaching and research experience

  • 2011-now
    • Faculty, Fine Arts Department, School of Visual Arts, New York.
  • 2010
    • Crit seminar, AAVI Exchange Program, School of Visual Arts, New York.
  • 2008
    • Instructor and lecturer, Fine Arts School. Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
  • 2007
    • Researcher, Academic Innovation PIMCD 51/08. Universidad Complutense Madrid.
    • Researcher, Bionomos, Art and Philosophy. Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • 2006-07
    • Art, Science and Nature Research Group. Fine Arts School. Universidad Complutense Madrid.

Artist talks, lectures and symposia

  • 2019
    • Guest artist. Art History Department, School of Visual Arts, New York.
    • Activating the Egg.  NYU Tisch School of the Arts , New York.
  • 2018
    • Modos de Realidad. BBAA, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
  • 2015  
    • PechaKucha 20×20, Brooklyn, Vol 7
  • 2014  
    • Adapted Landscapes. “Naturally Hypernatural: Visions of Nature” International Conference. School of Visual Arts, New York.
    • 1 Bienal Internacional de Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
  • 2013
    • Symposium Praxis and Context of Contemporary Art, Fundacao Eugenio de Almeida, Évora, Portugal.
  • 2012
    • Guest Artist series. CES Felipe II, Aranjuez, Spain.
    • La institución bajo mínimos. C Arte C. Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • 2011
    • Blank Time and Nostalgia of the Future. Tisch School of the Arts, Photography and Imaging, Department of Art History, New York University, New York.
    • Sometimes I begin with the title. “Embodied Fantasies International Conference”. School of Visual Arts, New York.
  • 2009
    • To look and to look. Documentos del Sol St. 2. Del sol St. Art Gallery, Santander, Spain.
  • 2007
    • Art+Philosophy: Bionomos. Matadero Madrid.
    • Process Books. Universidad Complutense de Madrid
    • Project (Artistic). Centro de Educación Secundaria Felipe II, Aranjuez
  • 2003
    • Emergencias 03. La Casa Encendida, Madrid, Spain.

Publications

  • Valverde, Raúl (2019). EMPTY Art Galleries NYC. OWW Press. ISBN: 9781733981903.
  • –––––. (co-editor) ¿Qué se puede hacer con un huevo? / What Can Be Done with an Egg? ISBN: 978-0-692-15910-1. Co-edited with Leticia Gutiérrez.
  • Gómez Valverde, Raúl (2015) ADAPTED LANDSCAPE in conversation with Beatriz Meseguer and Raul Valverde, Antennae Magazine: London. Issue 33, Autum 2015.
  • ––––. (ed.) (2012) I can reach very high/Llego muy alto, Madrid: Complutense. ISBN: 978-84-96701-64-9.
  • ––––. ¿Posibilidad de qué? in Colorear, Editar, Ocupar. (online)
  • ––––. Efecto artista. Raul Gómez Valverde entrevista a Daniel Cerrejón. Revista claves del Arte; Madrid. July 18, 2010.
  • ––––.¿Como ver una imagen hoy?, in Grabado y Edición nº, May 24, 2010, Madrid.
  • ––––. (ed.) (2009) To look and to look. Documentos del Sol St. 2. Santander: Esete. ISBN: 978-84-612-9354-4
  • ––––. (2008) Natural Illusions. Natural Optical phenomena in Diaz Padilla, Ramon et al. “Leyes de asociación visual e ilusiones ópticas” Madrid: Complutense
  • ––––. (2006). CCTV, Presence and Reflection. Surveillance as representation in a lateral approach to reality and identity. London: CSM.

Bibliography (selection)

  • Abio, Javier. Querido Objeto Amado. Injuve, 2010, p. 8-13.
  • Anker, Suzanne. “From Particles to Waves to Bits: Re-Framing Perceptual Pulse” in Gómez Valverde, Raúl (ed.) Llego muy alto / I can reach very high, Madrid: Complutense. 2012, p. 62-65.
  • Antoniolli, Alessio and Cerrejon, Daniel. “Conversation” in Ineditos 2012, CajaMadrid, 2012, p.18-31.
  • Balbona, Guillermo. Una sutil invitacion. Artesles, Cantabria, 2005.
  • De Abreu, Tiago. Dialogue de l’ombre double. Centro de Arte Alcobendas, Madrid.
  • De Diego, Estrella. Ficciones. Centro de Arte Joven, Comunidad de Madrid, 2004.
  • De la Torre, Alfonso. El trabajo (y el anhelo) de lo visible, Galeria Odalys, Madrid, 2014.
  • ––––. “Realités Nouvelles – Tesoros Comunes”. in Interactive, Galeria Odalys, Madrid, 2016. p 4-21.
  • ––––.  Yturralde Cosmos Caos. obras [1966-2019] : diccionario Yturralde. Centro de Arte Tomás y Valiente – CEART, Fuenlabrada, 2019.
  • Flach, Sabine. “Present Continuos Future(s): Raúl Gómez Valverde’s Artworks Between Absence and Attendance” in Gómez Valverde, Raúl (ed.) Llego muy alto / I can reach very high, Madrid: Complutense. 2012, p. 82-93.
  • ––––. Sometimes I begin with the title, in Anker, Suzanne and Flach, S. (ed.) Embodied Fantasies: From awe to artifice. Art/Knowledge/Theory series. Berlin: Peter Lang, 2013. p 39-50.
  • Gomez Molina, J. Máquinas y Herramientas de Dibujo. Madrid: Cátedra. 2003.
  • Heyvaert, Anne. Repeat and Unfold, in 22 Premio Internacional Maximo Ramos, Centro Torrente Ballester, Ferrol: Concello de Ferrol, 2012 p. 14-29.
  • Mayer, Mariano. “XXIII Circuitos” in “XXIII Circuitos de Artes Plásticas” Madrid: Comunidad de Madrid, 2012, p. 9-13.
  • Meseguer, Beatriz. “Madrid, March 12, 2030″ in Gómez Valverde, Raúl (ed.) Llego muy alto / I can reach very high, Madrid: Complutense. 2012, p. 14-16.
  • Moulon, Dominique. “Origen y diversidad de las prácticas digitales contemporáneas”. in Interactive, Galeria Odalys, Madrid, 2016. p 23-28.
  • Pardo, Tania. “Publicidad, mentiras y ninguna cinta de vídeo” in Raúl Gómez Valverde: All About You, Ávila: Caja de Ávila, 2004.
  • Ross, David. “The Invisible Man” in Gómez Valverde, Raúl (ed.) Llego muy alto / I can reach very high, Madrid: Complutense. 2012. p 5-7.
  • Strukov, Vlad.  Static: Issue 05. Methamorphosis. The London Consortium, 2008. (online)
  • ––––. “Cycles, calculus and synergies” in To look and to look. Documentos del Sol St 2. Santander: Esete, p. 179-189.
  • Tedone, Gaia. “The Paradoxes of Happiness” in Gómez Valverde, Raúl (ed.) Llego muy alto / I can reach very high, Madrid: Complutense. 2012, p. 20-23.
  • VV.AA. Select H. Graphic Design from Spain. Madrid: Index Books. 2009, p. 70-71.
  • VV.AA. Premios Laus 2010. Barcelona: Index Books. 2009.
  • Zaalof, Lia. “Interview with Raúl Gómez Valverde” in Gómez Valverde, Raúl (ed.) Llego muy alto / I can reach very high, Madrid: Complutense. 2012, p. 114-123.

Press (selection)

  • Balbona, Guillermo. Ultimos rostros de la Coleccion Norte. El Diario Montañes. Santander, December 11, 2010.
  • ––––. El libro To look and to look de Gomez Valverde se presenta en la galeria Del Sol St. El Diario Montañes. Santander, 2009, p. 69.
  • ––––. El artista Raul Gomez Valverde, autor del nuevo libro editado por la galeria Del Sol St. y Cultura. El Diario Montañes. Santander, January 9, 2009, p. 61.
  • ––––. La Santanderina Del Sol St. acude, con once artistas, a Foro Sur y Hot Art Fair. El Diario Montañes. Santander, March 20, 2009.
  • De Abreu Pinto, Tiago. Entrevista a Raul Gomez Valverde. Revista claves del arte. June 28, 2010. (online)
  • De La Villa, Rocío. Trabajos manuales. El Cultural, November 30, 2012. p 26-27.
  • Del Pozo Col, Sela. Ficciones de Raul Gomez Valverde y Jose Luis Serzo. El Punto de las Artes. March 28, 2004, p. 8.
  • Diaz-Guardiola, Javier. Los artistas españoles de la I Bienal de Cartagena de Indias. ABC Cultural, March 29, 2014. N 1.133
  • Espejo, Bea. Raul Gomez Valverde. El Cultural, July 2010.
  • Herzog, Samuel. Eine nackte Verräterin auf Zehenspitzen – und die Folgen, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, March 3, 2014.
  • Mendoza, Eva. Round Trip #13. Raul Gomez Valverde. May 18, 2011. (online)
  • Ramirez, Julia. Foro Sur 09, la especificidad de una feria. Hoyesarte.com. May 5, 2009. (web)
  • Ruiz, Concepción, “La observación del paisaje y sus cambios en ‘To look and to look’ “, Alerta, March 11, 2009, p 63.
  • Sanz, Irene. “Las Visiones del Paisaje”, El Mundo, Santander, January 19, 2009, p. 27.
  • Vozmediano, Elena. Propuestas para seducir (y vender). El Cultural del Mundo, Feb 19, 2010. p. 35-37.