Bio

Karim Marquez was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. He received his first degree in Visual art at the Cristobal Rojas School of Art in 1995. The next year he participated in workshops and seminars in visual and dramatic arts at the Armando Reveron University. In 1996 Karim moved to New York, NY and received a scholarship to the Art Students League of New York where he studied painting with William Scharf and Larry Poons.

In January 1997 Karim became the youngest artist ever to have a solo show entitled “Chaos, Symbols and Universe” at the Wings Theater Recon Gallery in Greenwich Village. He has also participated in many group shows including “Emphasis” at the Venezuelan Consulate in New York City.

While still living in his adopted home, New York, Karim Marquez participated in Venezuela’s prestigious “VX Arturo Michelena Art Salon”. As a prize winner in that 2003 group show Karim’s painting, “Sacrifice” is in the permanent collection of Venezuela’s National Gallery.

Education:

1993
Cristobal Rojas Art School, Caracas, Venezuela
Degree in Visual Arts
1994-95
Armando Reveron, Fine Arts University,
Attended the Visual Arts program.
1996-2000
Moved to New York City,
Received a scholarship to study at the Art Students League of New York studied painting with William Scharf and Larry Poons.
2000-2003
Traveled to Europe studied contemporary painting
and Venezuela to promote his art work.
2008 -2009 Residency at Gallery Aferro in Newark, NJ
Present Lives and works between New York,NY and New Jersey.

Solo Shows:

2008 “At the Last Stop”, Works on Paper, Two07 Gallery New York, NY
2000 “Maximum Light”, Parrot Gallery, Brooklyn, New York.
1998 “Chaos, Signs & Universe”, The Wings Theater Company Inc,
............New York, NY

Group Shows:

2009 “Real or Otherwise Around” City without Walls Gallery at Seton Hall Law School, Newark NJ

2008 Art Auction “Step by Step Foundation” at Durban-Segnini Gallery, Miami, Fl
2008 Okyo Gallery at “Artbo” International Art Fair of Bogota, Colombia
2008 Monkey Town “Karim Marquez” digital paintings & Iron Dog Brooklyn, New York

2007 Zebulon (art space) Karim Marquez digital paintings. Brooklyn NY

2006 Citywide Open Studios New York, NY

2005 “Upward flow”. RAGA Gallery New York, NY

2004 Em’pha’-sis, The Venezuela Center, Gallery of the Consulate of Venezuela New York, NY
2004 Gallery Galou at “AAF Contemporary Art Fair” New York, NY

2003 VIII Auction of the Latin-American Art,
Daniela Chappar Foundation Pro Art-HIV-Life, Caracas, Venezuela
2003 XII FIA, Iberoamerican Art Fair
Hotel Tamanaco Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
2003 II Venezuelan Exxon Mobil Biennial,
Venezuelan National Gallery

2002 VX Arturo Michelena Art Salon
Ateneo de Valencia, Venezuela
2002 "35cm x 35cm “ Small works,
Group Show for the celebration of VII Anniversary GRUPO LI Gallery,
Caracas, Venezuela

2001 Two Continents Together for Art
Republic of Venezuela Consulate Gallery, New York
2001 Venezuelan Young Talents in New York
Republic of Venezuela Consulate Gallery, New York

2000 Artist in the Area
Galapagos Art Space, Brooklyn, New York

1999 Larry Poons Class Show
Art Students League of New York

1997 5 July Salon
Republic of Venezuela Consulate Gallery, New York

Awards:


2002 Juan Lovera Prize, VX Arturo Michelena Art Salon.
Acquisition of the artist's work by Venezuela’s National Gallery
1998 Art Students League of New York,
Scholarship to study with William Scharf
1997 5 July Salon, Third Prize
Republic of Venezuela Consulate Gallery, New York.