2014

Master’s Degree in Artistic Research from the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 2012-2014

2012

Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts from the Royal Academy of Antwerp, Belgium. 2009-2012

1996

Photographic Studies, Colorado Institute of Art, Denver, U.S.A. 1994-1996

1994

Cast member in the theater collective “Arte-studio Kodaly”, Guatemala City, Guatemala. 1990-1994

2020

Curator for the exhibition of the visual art teachers of the Municipal School of Visual Arts, titled: “1 kilómetro en la Ciudad”, Guatemala City.

2019

As Content Director, designed structures, scripts and content for the “FUNBA Cultural Channel” on social media; as well performs a series of co-curatorships with guest curators for 4 exhibitions and 15 educational activities linked to the annual exhibitions program at FUNBA-Fundación Nacional para las Bellas Artes y la Cultura, in the city of Antigua Guatemala. 2018-2019Curator for Galería Extra (A contemporary art gallery for Central American Art in Guatemala City). Curated 22 exhibitions in the main exhibition space and 21 exhibitions for the gallery’s project-space, besides producing a series of 6 biographical mini-documentaries on emerging artist in the context of Contemporary Art in Guatemala City. 2016-2019Part of the nominating committee for candidates to the “World Press Photo - Joop Swart Masterclass Award”, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 

2018

Member of the Y.ES Curators Network, with visits to Museums and artist studios in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Member for the Guatephoto Advisory Board, Guatemala City. 2012-2018Jury for the Guatephoto contest, Guatemala City.
Curator for the exhibition: “La Pintura en la Práctica Contemporánea”, MUSAC, Guatemala City. 

2016

Curator for the exhibition "Galerías Abiertas", at the Municipal School of Visual Art, Guatemala City.
Curator for "Funsilec" art auction event, Guatemala City.

2015

Curator for "Funsilec" art auction event, Guatemala City.
Curator for the annual photography festival Foto30, Guatemala City.

2012

Curator for “Un Evento en el Museo, un Museo en el Evento”, Museo de Arte Moderno Carlos Mérida, Guatemala City.

2019

General coordination, institutional design and programming of content for the institutionalization of FUNBA - Fundación Nacional para las Bellas Artes y la Cultura, an institution which also coordinates the MAG - Museo Arte Guatemala; Design of the mediation and Educational Program. The MAG is currently under construction in the city of Antigua Guatemala.
Co-founder and co-director for the contemporary art gallery Galería Extra, Guatemala City. 2016-2019

2018

Y.ES Contemporary Art Trip. YES hosts an annual art trip introducing museum directors, curators, critics and philanthropists to the contemporary visual art community in El Salvador. By invitation, art trips are approximately 5 days and are joined by YES founders, council and staff team.  Each art trip provides an introduction to the countries creative institutions, artist practices and culturally significant sites and activities.

2016

Coordinator, designer and teacher for the Diploma Course program: “Laboratorio de Arte Contemporáneo” for Fundación Paiz, 2016-17 in the Artecentro site, Guatemala City. 
Coordinator, designer and instructor for the one year Diploma project "Agentes Culturales" for Fundación Paiz, 2015-16, a program operated in conjunction with the Guatemala Biennale.
Co-founder of the experimental research project “Textperimento(s)”, Guatemala City. 

2015

Co-designer of the “Bachelor in Visual Arts” program for the Educational Department of Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala City.
Co-designer of the curricular project of the Artecentro “Graciela Andrade de Paiz” School in Guatemala City.

2014 

Consulting for the Municipal School of Visual Arts, part of the Guatemala’s City Municipality regarding the event: “Guatemala Capital of Ibero-American Culture”, (Event Conceptualization and Temporary Educational Projects), Guatemala City.
Project Advisory for the “Wolf Bauman Collection”. (Institutional Conceptualization), Guatemala City. 

2013

Advisory for La Fototeca, execution, conceptualization and implementation of an advanced photography: “Nueva Generación”, a program within the frame of contemporary visual arts, Guatemala City.

2020 to date

By appointment personalized Portfolio Reviews, Artist’s Services and Mentoring.

2019

Teacher in “Lectura y escritura crítica”, Diploma Course program in Fototeca, Guatemala City.
”Arte & Estrategia(s)”, artist’s professionalization seminars; Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo, San José, Costa Rica.
Webinars: “Laboratorio de Creación” y “Teoría de la Imagen”, Fototeca, Guatemala City.

2018

Workshop: “Imagen Inesperada”, La Fototeca, Guatemala City.
Art History Class “La Decisión y El Azar”, Fundación Paiz, Guatemala City.
Teacher at Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala City. 2015-2018

2017

Seminar in Fundación Yaxs: Formas de ver; modos de hacer, Guatemala City.
Workshop in La Erre cultural center: “Textos Como Imágenes”, Guatemala City.

2016

From his studio, articulates a series of Contemporary Art and Photography workshops, and organizes a series of public exhibitions entitled: "Imagen Inesperada", Guatemala City. 2015-2016

2010

Workshop: "(El lenguaje de la fotografía (un enfoque contemporáneo))", GuatePhoto Festival, Guatemala, in collaboration with La Fototeca.

2009

Workshop: "Tomar fotos mientras está de viaje", Antwerp, Belgium. In collaboration with Karavaan.
Workshop: "La intuición fotográfica En el Retrato y el Paisaje" Guatemala City. In collaboration with La Fototeca.

2006–2007

Workshop: "Iluminación Avanzada" and workshops on creative development, Espacio 13-65, Guatemala City.

2004

Workshop: "El desnudo en la fotografía" Galería El Attico, Guatemala City.
Workshop: "Fotografía Documental" Proyecto Cultural El Sitio, Antigua, Guatemala.

2001

Workshop: "La fotografía como herramienta creativa" Studio 52, Guatemala City. In collaboration with photographer Alan Benchoam.

2000

Workshop: “Fotografía Documental", Casa Comal, Guatemala City.

1999

Workshop: "Fotografiando el desnudo" Galería Poliedro, Guatemala City.
Workshop: "Trabajando el cuarto oscuro" Casa Azul, Guatemala City.

1998

Workshop: "El Desnudo como Elemento Humano en la Fotografía" Casa Azul, Guatemala City.
Conferences on a series of short experimental workshops at the Casa Azul Art Academy, Guatemala

2019 

Presentation for the 27th ICOFOM-LAM “Proposing an Educational Program to activate a Project for a Museum in Guatemala”, Universidad del Valle, Guatemala City.
Panelist at the discussion: “Money Talks; Economy in the art world” Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo, San José, Costa Rica.
Universidad Veritas, “Parallels in the Development and History of Photography”, San Jose, Costa Rica.
Speaker at the Contemporary Art Symposium: “Pasos a Desnivel”, Centro Cultural de España, Guatemala City. 
Panelist at the discussion: “La Actualidad en la Fotografía”, for the 10th anniversary of La Fototeca, Guatemala City. 

2018

Panelist at FLII - Latin American Forum on Impact Investment: “Cultural Entrepreneurship”, Antigua Guatemala. 
Speaker at the 9th Encuentro de Fundacult in Antigua Guatemala.
Exhibition table at the New York Foundation for the Arts - IBM; Cultural Entrepreneurship Symposium, New York, USA.  

2015

Moderator at the "Adherente" Design Festival, 2015, Guatemala City.
Moderator and panelist, "Guatephoto 2015", Guatemala City.

2012

A series of conferences and workshops at La Fototeca, Guatemala.

2010

Conference about the project "The Infinite Highland", Museum fur Volkerkunde, Hamburg.

2006—2007

Conferences on personal work at the "Festival del Centro Histórico", Guatemala City.

2021

“Juannio”, Latin American Art Auction, Guatemala City.

2020

“FRACTÁLISIS” a photographic exhibition on the occasion of the 40th anniversary from  CIRMA’s - Centro de Investigaciones Regionales de Mesoamérica fototeca archive, at La Nueva Fábrica, Aldea Santa Ana, Antigua, Guatemala.

2018

“Guatemala from 33,000 km: Contemporary Art, 1960 – Present”, Museum of Contemporary Art in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
“Grandes Éxitos”, Centro Cultural Municipal, Guatemala City. 

2017

“Juannio”, Latin American Art Auction, Museo Ixchel, Guatemala City.

2016

"Automatismos", Universidad Rafael Landívar, Guatemala City.
"Espacios Públicos", Escuela Municipal de Correos, Guatemala City.
"Arte en Mayo", Fundación Rozas-Botrán, Guatemala City.
"Museo de la Luna", Concepción 41, Antigua Guatemala.
"Solemne Edición Número 3", Contemporary Art magazine.
"Imago Mundi Luciano Benetton Collection", Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, Italy.

2015

"Entresiglos; Arte Contemporáneo de Centroamérica", Museo de Arte Moderno de Guatemala, Guatemala City.
"Guatephoto", La Erre, Guatemala City.
"Las Brisas", Edificio Las Brisas, Guatemala City.
"Propuestas Improbables", S1, Guatemala City.

2014

"Rudin Prize", Norton Museum, Florida, USA.
"Variations.Uniformity", at Bradwolff Projects, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
"Tétano#00", limited edition publication for Colectivo Macú; Fotografía Latinoamericana.

2013

"Medical Experimental", EYE Film Institute Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
“Primitives", W139, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
"Ignite 30", Mediamatic, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
"Finding A New Order", Zolder Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
"Finding A New Order”, GoLeb, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
"Finding A New Order", BB15, Linz, Austria.
"Former West”, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany.
"SUELTA" @ www.sueltasuelta.es, text and art online platform.
"Geográfica", Fototropia, Guatemala.
"Fotosíntesis", Fototropia, Guatemala.
"Tecún", La ERRE, Guatemala.
"Kijkdoos (Dioramas)” Époque, Antwerp, Belgium.

2012

“Bredaphoto”, photography festival, Breda, Netherlands.
“Guatephoto”, photography festival, Guatemala City.
“Un Evento En El Museo, Un Museo En El Evento”, Museo de Arte Moderno de Guatemala, Guatemala City.
“Entrar Adentro, Salir Afuera, Salir Adentro”, FOTO30, Palacio de La Cultura de Guatemala, Guatemala City.

2011

Public Recognition, Designcenter De Winkelhaak, Antwerp, Belgium.

2010

Noventa Segundos, Galería El Attico, Guatemala.

2008-10

Curator of the web-based project FOTOMALTECO, fotomalteco.blogspot.com

2008

Projection of "Semana Santa en Guatemala" Museum für Völkerkunde, Hamburg, Germany.
Projection of the project "Laberinto de Miradas" for Foto30 exhibitions. Antigua, Guatemala.
FUNSILEC art exhibition, Guatemala.

2007

Traveling exhibition "Imágenes de Guatemala 1850-2005, Fototeca de CIRMA", Moscow, Russia.

2006

"Algunos Detalles de la Naturaleza", Part of the FOTO30 Project of the Centro Cultural de España, Galería el Attico, Guatemala City.
”Juannio”, Latin American Art Auction, Guatemala.
"Sexo y Poder" Casa del Mango, La Antigua, Guatemala.
"La Historia de Danaus" Project, Centro de Cultura Hispánica y Casa del Águila, Guatemala.
"El Cuerpo" Galería el Attico, Guatemala.
Traveling exhibition "Imágenes de Guatemala 1850-2005, Fototeca de CIRMA", Barcelona, Spain.

2005

Traveling exhibition "Imágenes de Guatemala 1850-2005, Fototeca de CIRMA", Ateneo de Madrid, Spain. Casino de Santander, Spain. Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.
"Catorce años de Galería El Attico", Guatemala.
"Arte Subasta", Anacafé Building, Guatemala.

2004

Galería El Áttico, "Muestra Fotográfica", Guatemala.
"Arte Subasta", Anacafé Building, Guatemala.
Galería Panza Verde, "Colaboración con David Halfon", Antigua Guatemala.
"Fotografías 1999-2004" Centro de Investigaciones Regionales de Mesoamérica (CIRMA), Antigua Guatemala.

2002

"Fotógrafos de fin de Milenio", Córdoba, Spain.
”Juannio”, Latin American Art Auction, Guatemala.
"Arte Subasta", Edificio Anacafe, Guatemala.

2001

Traveling exhibition in Mexico City, Guerrero, Tehuacán and Tamaulipas, México.
"Arte Subasta", Anacafé Building, Guatemala.
Instituto Americano de Guatemala, "Suerte y Castigo", Guatemala.
"Algunas Cosas nos Recuerdan Algunas Cosas", Casa de los Nativos, San Lucas Sacatepéquez, Guatemala.

2000

Salón de la Plástica Mexicana, México.
Arte Subasta, Edificio Anacafé, Guatemala.

1999

Traveling exhibition in Guatemala City, Quetzaltenango, Cobán, Antigua for one year "Últimos Diez Años de la Plástica Guatemalteca", Guatemala.
Traveling exhibition in Guatemala City and Antigua, "Despertares", Guatemala.
Instituto Guatemalteco Americano, "Miedo", Guatemala.
CIRMA, "Foto subasta", Antigua Guatemala.
Universidad de San Carlos, "Ecléctica", Guatemala.

1998

Múseo de Arte Moderno "Foto jornada", Guatemala.
Galería el Áttico, Guatemala.
Universidad Rafael Landívar, "El Arte de la fotografía Contemporánea", Guatemala.
INGUAT, "Arte por la Vida", Guatemala.

1996

Gallery of the Colorado Institute of Art, U.S.A.
Denver Performing Arts Complex, U.S.A.