Art exhibitions

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2012 Inner Thresholds. Spencer Gallery. Weldon Library. The University of Western Ontario. London, Canada

2002 Voices and Thresholds. Trapiche de los Clavo Museum. Boconó, Trujillo

2002 Voices and Thresholds II. Embassy of the United States in Venezuela, Caracas

2001 Palimpsests. L'imaginaire Gallery. Alianza Francesa, Mérida, Venezuela

2000 Territories. Embassy of the United States in Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela

1999 Edgar Yánez & Sylvia Degwitz. OcreArte Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela

1998 C.D. Room, Windows and Icons. III Millenium Art Gallery, Puerto Ordáz, Venezuela

1998 Todo en-caja. Scala Pro Gallery, Mérida, Venezuela

1998 C.D. Room, Utopist Windows. La Otra Banda Gallery. Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela

1997 Let's build the city. Museum of Modern Art Juan Astorga Anta, Mérida, Venezuela

1997 The language of the gentlemen. El Sótano Gallery, Mérida, Venezuela

1988 Edgar Yánez. 700 Gallery, Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela

1986 José Martín Carbonell & Edgar Yánez. Minotauro Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela.

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2014. Art Battle. Live-paint event. To commemorate the"Toronto Panamerican games 2015."Nathan Phillips Square. Toronto, Canada

2012 Arte Musea. Museum London. London, Canada

2012 Play me, I'm Yours. Collective installation with 41 artists to celebrate the 3-year countdown for the Panam Games. David Pecaut Square and Queens Park Circle. Toronto, Canada

2012 Auto-Retratos 450. Joined Alma Mater university collection project. Universidad de Los Andes. Faculty of Humanities. Merida, Venezuela

2012 The colors of Latin-AmericaThe Arts Project Gallery. London, Canada

2010 Ciudad Marca Arte. In situ urban-scale sculptures and installations. Bolivar's Square, Merida downtown, Venezuela

2009 Trascendental + others. Museum of Modern Art Juan Astorga Anta, Mérida, Venezuela

2008 Venezuelan Art in Chicago. Colibri Gallery, Chicago, USA

2007 Proximity. Annual Northern Illinois University's MFA exhibition. ARC Gallery, Chicago, USA

2005 Month of Latin American heritage. Center for Latino Resources. Northern Illinois University, DeKalb IL, USA

2006 1st show of the small format. Museum of Modern Art Juan Astorga Anta, Mérida, Venezuela

2003 Association of Professors annual show. APULA, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela

2002 Salon Grands et Jeunes Dádjourd´hui. Espace Auteuil, París, France

2002 Delégation Vénézuélienne show. Salles Saint - Pierre. Ville d´Avallon, France

2002 Collectioning. La Otra Banda Art Gallery, Mérida, Venezuela

2001 Association of Professors annual show. APULA, Universidad de Los Andea,Mérida, Venezuela

2001 55th Salon de Mai. Espace Auteuil. Place de la Porte D'Auteuil, Paris, France

2001 Salon Itinaire. City Hall of Levallois-Perret, France

2000 Figures in the Labyrinth. Minotauro Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela

2000 Association of Professors annual show. APULA, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela

2000 Images and encounters with reality. Museum of Modern Art, Mérida, Venezuela

2000 City of Mérida painting show. La Otra Banda Gallery, Merida, Venezuela

2000 Mérida in Tovar. The Route of the Arts Foundation, Tovar, Venezuela

1999 Retrospective of La Otra Banda Gallery's collection. Mérida, Venezuela

1999 Association of Professors annual show. Universidad de Los Andes. APULA, Mérida, Venezuela

1999 1st University painting show. La Otra Banda Gallery, Mérida, Venezuela

1998 Eleven at scale. Scala Pro Gallery, Mérida, Venezuela

1999 3rd Ramiro Najul visual arts show. La Otra Banda Gallery, Mérida, Venezuela

1997 Another Meeting. El Sotano Gallery, Mérida, Venezuela

1995 '95 group show. Diaz Mancini Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela

1991 Murals for the city. Bolívar Square, Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela

1991 Ideas for Ciudad Bolivar downtown development competition. Bolívar State government palace, Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela

1990 Asssemblages. Propuesta 3 Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela

1988 Homage to Architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva. CADAFE Hall. Museum of Contemporary Art Sofía Imber, Caracas, Venezuela

1988 Month of Architecture art show. La Hoyada subway station gallery, Caracas, Venezuela

1988 Convergences '88. Minotauro Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela

1987 VIII National Architecture Biennial. Participation with Julio Gonzalez Araujo. Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela

1987 Convergences '87. Minotauro Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela

1987 X Bijou Wizo Art Show. Israeli Association of Venezuela, Caracasa, Venezuela

1986 Ideas for the design of Sucre District City Hall Building, Chacaíto´s subway station gallery, Caracas, Venezuela

1986 December '86 group show. Metropolitan studio of Visual Arts, Caracas, Venezuela

1986 1st FUNDARTE contest of Caracas' showcases. Caracas' 400th anniversary week, Venezuela

1986 3rd National Drawing and Printmaking Biennial. Alejandro Otero Art Museum, Caracas, Venezuela

1986 Convergences '86. Minotauro Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela

1985 3rd International Architecture competition. Participation with Taller Firminy from CentralUniversity of Venezuela. Venice Biennial, Venice, Italy

1985 América y lo Real Maravilloso art show. Homage to writer Alejo Carpentier. Participation with Julio Gonzalez Araujo. Alejandro Otero Art Museum, Caracas, Venezuela

1985 2nd Art show. Santa María University, Caracas, Venezuela

1984 Drawings in Contemporary Venezuelan Architecture. Sala Mendoza Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela

1984 2nd National Drawing and Printmaking Biennial. Alejandro Otero Art Museum, Caracas, Venezuela

1982 30th Anniversary show. Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas.

 

Corporate and private Art Collections

Alianza Francesa, Mérida, Venezuela

Venezuelan Art Promotion, Paris

Embassy of the United States in Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela

Museum of Modern Art Juan Astorga Anta, Mérida, Venezuela

La Otra Banda Gallery, Mérida, Venezuela

III Milenio Gallery, Puerto Ordáz, Venezuela

R & S, Bussiness Consultants, Caracas, Venezuela

Government House of Bolivar state, Mérida, Venezuela

Del Sur Bank, Puerto Ordáz, Venezuela

Universidad de Los Andes, Faculty of Art, Mérida, Venezuela

Universidad de Los Andes, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mérida, Venezuela

Universidad de Los Andes, Program Alma Matter, Faculty of Humanities, Mérida, Venezuela.

• His artwork is also present in various private collections in Venezuela, USA, Canada, Egypt, and France

 

Awards

2010 Second Prize. Ciudad Marca Arte. Art contest to conmemorate the 450th anniversary of Merida, Venezuela. Merida's city hall

2009 PEI Prize (Prize for the encouragement of researchers). Universidad de Los Andes. Center for the development of science, technology and humanities (CDCHT). Mérida, Venezuela

2006 Special Mention. The Small Format 1st national show. Museum of Modern Art Juan Astorga Anta, Mérida, Venezuela

2005 Commissioned to Design the Image and POP materials of Graduate Programs at Northern Illinois University, USA. His proposal won in acontest among undergraduate and graduate students of Visual Communication

2002 Fulbright Award. USA Department of State, to pursue a MFA in the United States

2001 Second Prize in Painting. Association of Professors annual show (APULA), Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela

1999 First Prize in Painting. Association of Professors annual show (APULA), Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, Venezuela

First Prize in Painting. 1st University (staff and students) Art show. La Otra Banda Gallery, Mérida, Venezuela

1991 Special Mention. Ideas for Ciudad Bolivar contest. Teamwork with artists José Sigala, Harry Schuster, Boris Ramirez and architect Antonio Ochoa. Ciudad Bolivar government palace, Venezuela

1985 Special Mention. 3rd Art Show. Universidad Santa Maria, Caracas, Venezuela.