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CVANDWORKSBYELVISLÓPEZ…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………PERSONALIA
ElvisLópez-Ar6st-DirectorAteliers’89-Curator
Educa8onGerritRietveldAcademyinAmsterdam,TheNetherlands.AudiovisualArts,from1984to1989.SandbergIns6tute-PostgraduateoftheG.R.A.inAmsterdam,TheNetherlands.FreeDepartment,from1992to1994
Name: ElvisLópez
Placeofbirth: Aruba
Address: Papilon52
Emailaddress: [email protected]
Website: h[p://www.ateliers89.com
Homephone: 2975858066
Cellular: 2975654613
Currentprofession: DirectorAteliers’89,Ar6standCurator
CurrentlylivinginAruba
Work: Dominicanessenstraat34,Oranjestad-Aruba
Tel: 2975885776
Home: 2975858066
Cel: 2975654613
Email: [email protected]
Web: h[p://www.ateliers89.com
Born: SantaCruz,Aruba-livesandworksinAruba
Exhibi8ons:
2017 “MareNostrum“MACZULmuseum.Groupexhibi8on-MaracaiboVenezuela
2017 “LagoNa8on”AteliersSanNicolasgroupexhibi8on-SanNicolasAruba
2016 “Ateliers’89atArubaArtFair”groupexhibi8on-SanNicolasAruba
2016 “Traigoidia”PerformanceCeriNokaAmphitheatre-SantaCruzAruba
2015 “UndercoverSpectre”GroupExhibi8onAteliers’89-Groupexhibi8onAteliers’89OranjestadAruba
2015 “CulchaCaniBalissm”GroupExhibi8on-exhibi8onhallsAteliers’89OranjestadAruba
2014 “Exibi8onFLOW”IDBCulturalCenterArtGallery,WashingtonDCUSA-showing“AurorasEcstasy“thesheDevilStory,groupshow
2014 “DRIEKUNSTENAARS”(threear8sts)Ateliers’89Exhibi8onHalls-Ateliers’89OranjestadAruba
2013 “TROPISCHKONINKRIJK,(TropicKingdom)-Museum“deFunda8e”,Zwolle-Holland
2013 “ISLA”MINIRETRO,Ateliers’89Galleries,Oranjestad-Aruba
2012 ‘’TABOO”-GalleryBloemhof,Willemstad–Curacao
2012 “Caribbean;Cross–RoadsoftheWorld”-MuseodelBarrioNewYork
2012 “ArubaSalon”-KeukenhofCastle,TheNetherlands
2011 “SalonAruba”,GroupShow,JohnsyEmanStorebuiding,Oranjestad-Aruba
2011 “HRMQueenBeatrixofHollandshow”-BallroomHyalRegency,PalmBeach-Aruba
2011 “Microcosm“,Groupexpo,DutchAmbassadorResidence,WashingtonDC.USA
2011 “MasoMenosDibujos“NieuweVide,GroupExpo,Haarlem-Holland
2011 “RoseaNobo”LocalAr8stsMayorGroupExpo.ShowroomsAteliers’89,Oranjestad-Aruba
2010 “BestoftheAteliers’89”-GroupShow,temporaryGalleryattheRenaissanceHotel,Oranjestad-Aruba
2010 Auc8onInterna8onalAidsDay-GaleriaInsightParadera–Aruba
2010 GroupExpoAlgemeneRekenKamerAruba.Oranjestad–Aruba
2010 GroupexpoMonArtGalleryRif-fortWillemstad-Curacao
2009 “CRUSADA”-CaribbeanCrossroads/Aruba-GroupShowallArubaar6st-Ateliers’89ShowRoom,Oranjestad-Aruba
2009 “WineandFoodFes6val“-Wes6nHotelGalleryPalmbeach,Noord-Aruba
2009 “DataPanicatMrJazz”-GroupShowPaseoGerencia,PalmbeachNoord-Aruba
2009 “BraArt-Curacao“-GalleryBloemhof,Willemstad-Curacao
2009 “ThreeArubanAr6sts”-OpeningDavidKockLawOffices,Willemstad-Curacao
2008 “BraArt“-Groupexhibi6onforbreastcancerawareness,Ateliers’89ShowRoom,Oranjestad-Aruba
2008 “MagicoRealismo”-GroupShowAccessArtGallery,Oranjestad-Aruba
2008 “Ar6Aruba“-GroupShowofArubanandDutchAr6stsworkinginresidencyonArubaAr6etAmitciaeGallery,Amsterdam-Holland
2008 “AnaBergen”Auc6onShowWes6nHotel,Palmbeach-Aruba
2008 “Guestlectures”GerritRietveldAcademyandSanbergIns6tute,Amsterdam-Holland
2007 “Code34“GroupShowAteliers’89,Oranjestad-Aruba
2007 “OpeningoftheUniversityyear”UniversityofArubaGroepShow,Oranjestad-Aruba
2007 “ArtandFoodFes6val“GroepShowWes6nHotel,Oranjestad-Aruba
2006 “Rembrandt500”GroupShowGaleriaSinfa,SanNicolaas-Aruba
2006 “OpeningOranjestadKunsthuis“OranjestadKunsthuisGalleryGroupShow,Oranjestad-Aruba
2005 "OisterwijkseBeeldenRoute"Interna6onalgroupexhibi6onGalleriePauw,Oisterwijk-Holland
2005 "Underline"CuratorofSandbergIns6tutestudentexhibi6onConsor6um,Amsterdam-TheNetherlands
2005-2004
"SandbergIns6tute"Sixmonthsguestteacher,Amsterdam-TheNetherlands
2004 "Sportshow"Arubangroupexhibi6onfortheLaurenceFounda6onBallroomMarriotHotel,Oranjestad-Aruba
2004 "GaleriaVirtualGabrielaBenaim“FeriaInternacionaldelArte,FIA–Caracas-Venezuela
2004 "SocialFilter"Interna6onalgroupexhibi6on-ArtStudioGalleryInsight,Paradera-Aruba
2004-2003
"VBienaldelCaribe"GaleriadeArteModernoCuratoraspar6cipa6ngAr6st,SantoDomingo-DominicanRepublic
2003 “MemoriananFragmentaysuMarginalidad”ArtStudioGalleryInsight,Paradera-Aruba
2003 "BigBang"Interna6onalgroupexhibi6onDiasporaVibeGallery,Miami-Florida,U.S.A.
2003 "Workshop,EPesodieObra"-GuestTeacherArtStudioGalleryInsigh,Paradera-Aruba
2003 "TressPass"Interna6onalgroupexhibi6onDiasporaVibeGallery,ArtStudioGalleryInsight,Curatorandpar6cipa6ngAr6st,Paradera-Aruba
2003 "ParralelHorizons"-Interna6onalgroupexhibi6onCuratorandpar6cipa6ngAr6st,Ins6tutodiCultura,Oranjestad-Aruba
2002 "EChokediSymbolo"Arubangroupexhibi6onCuratorandpar6cipa6ngAr6st,ArtStudioGalleryInsight,Paradera-Aruba
2002 "VermontStudioAr6stworkshop"Workshopandexhibi6on,Vermont-U.S.A.
2002 “NosAr6stanannaCuba"Ownvideodocumentarypresenta6onoftheArubanAr6stpar6cipa6ngatthe"7aBienaldelaHabana",Cuba2000",CasdiCultura,Oranjestad-Aruba
2002 “ArubanContemporaryAr6sts"Curatorandpar6cipa6ngAr6st,CasdiCultura,Oranjestad-Aruba
2002 “ForeverGreen"Openingexhibi6onArtGalleryStudioInsight,Paradera-Aruba
2002 "Artedinoseta"An6lleanandArubacontemporarygroupexhibi6onOpeningexhibi6onCentralBankofCuracao,Willemstad-Curacao
2001 "Artedinoseta"An6lleanandArubacontemporarygroupexhibi6on,TheTentRo[erdam-TheNetherlands
2001 ''SandbergIns6tute"Fourmonthsguestteacher,Amsterdam-TheNetherlands
2001 "HetWildeWeten"Ar6ststudioexchange,Ro[erdam-TheNetherlands
2001 "BMWOpeningShow"ArubangroupshowBMWShowroom,TankiLeendert-Aruba
2001 "CuongEdge"FeriadelArcoMadridStudioGaleriaEterno,Madrid-Spain
2000 "Sep6maBienaldelaHabana,Cuba2000"Interna6onalgroupshowCentroCulturalPlaza,Havana-Cuba
2000 "EDibuhotaeObra"ArubangroupshowCuratorandpar6cipa6ngAr6stIns6tutodiCultura,Oranjestad-Aruba
2000 "SanSebas6an"Interna6onaltravelinggroupexhibi6onCuratorandpar6cipa6ngAr6stCentrodeBellasArtes,DrawingssoloCentrodeBellasArtesMaracaibo,Maracaibo-Venezuela
2000 “ElvisLopezPatasAriba"Solodrawingsexhibi6onCentrodeBellasArtesMaracaibo,Maracaibo-Venezuela
1999 "SandbergIns6tute"Guestteacher,Amsterdam-TheNetherlands
1999 "EAutoRetratoNobo"ArubanandAn6lleangroupexhibi6onCuratorandpar6cipa6ngAr6stIns6tutodiCultura,Oranjestad-Aruba
1999 “SanSebas6an"ClassicArtGallery,groupshowWillemstad-Curacao
1999 “SanSebas6an"Ins6tutodiCulturagroupshow,Oranjestad-Aruba
1999 “CyfuniadExhibi6on"Interna6onalgroupshowattheTateGalleryLiverpoolLiverpool-UnitedKingdom
1999 "CyfuniadExhibi6onandWorkshop",Wales-UnitedKingdom
1999 "SanSebas6an"GroupshowGaleria39-ElHa6llo,Caracas-Venezuela
1999 "SoloExhibi6on"ArubaInvestmentBankOranjestad-Aruba
1998 "50YearsUniversalDeclara6onofHumanRights"Arubangroupexhibi6onCuratorandpar6cipa6ngAr6stIns6tutodiCultura,Oranjestad-Aruba
1998 "XXXEMEFes6valInterna6onaldelaPeinture"LeMuseesdeCagnessurMerCotesD'Azur-France
1998 "CaribeInsular,Exclusion,FragmentacionyParaiso"Caribbeangroupexhibi6onMuseoMEIAC,Badajoz-Spain
ElvisLopezArt’sgentlegiant
Everyday,thetall,imposingfigureofElvisLopezisseenhurryingthroughthemazeofstudios,exhibi6onhallsandofficesatAteliers‘89,aquietmeccafortheartshousedinaramblingoldturn-of-the-centuryschoolinthesuburbsofdowntownOranjestad.
Aterhistrainingatthepres6giousGerritRietveldAcademyinAmsterdam,ElviswasappointedbytheArubagovernmenttocoordinatesuchprojectsasAteliers‘89,alocalexperimentintheareaofarteduca6ontos6mulatethevisualartsinAruba.Today,heisthemul6-taskingdirectorofthisnon-profitfounda6onthatprovidestraining,inspira6onandopportunityforArubansandothersfromtheCaribbeanregion.
Aprolificar6st,Elvishasbeenexhibi6ngsince1985atwell-respectedgalleriesandmuseathroughouttheworld,includingtheUnitedStates,Curaçao,Aruba,Venezuela,Cuba,France,UnitedKingdom,andtheNetherlands,andhasbeeninvitedtorepresentArubaasar6st,lecturerandcuratoronmanyoccasions.“Inolongerseemyselfasafull-6mear6st;Iwanttocreateavenuethatbenefitsbothindividualsandthecommunity.Myhappinessisreachingoutandinspiringkidsthroughart;thismakestheheartsoterandpreventsthemfromgeongintotrouble.Wetrytoopenupanewworldtothemthroughvisualandperformingarts,”heexplains.
Thoughfacedwithfinancialandlogis6calchallenges,Ateliers‘89remainsaworkinprogress.Withastrongvision,dedicatedspirit,andhands-onaotude,theunflappableElvismanagesmiracles;hehasrevitalizeddilapidatedspaceintolivingareas,studios,classrooms,workshopsandofficesforar6sts.Asignificantpartofthebuildinghasbeendesignedasanexhibi6onhallwithbothpermanentdisplaysandchangingexposi6onssuchas“BraArt”,agroupexhibi6onforbreastcancerawareness,and“Crusada”,ashowcaseforArubanar6sts.
Month-longworkshopstaughtbyestablishedforeignandlocalar6stsinvariousdisciplinessuchaspain6ng,Illustra6veofthescopeofar6s6cendeavorsundertakenbyAteliers‘89,Elvishascreatedastate-of-the-artsoundstageforthoseinterestedinbroadcas6ngandtheatrearts.Recentprojectsinclude“StarsofTomorrow”,aTVshowbasedonascreen-ac6nganddirec6ngworkshop,followingontheheelsof“Ac6ngBootcamp”,bothconductedbyBenSteel,Australianactoranddirector.
Visitwww.ateliers89.comforascheduleofupcomingopenings,classesandexposi6ons.
Ateliers'89startedfunc6oningagainin2006.Atthis6meElvisLópezworkedandpresentedseveralofhisnewpiecesatthegroup/workshopshowsattheAteliers'89ownshowrooms.
1997 "PrimeraBienalIberoAmericanadeLima,Peru1997"BibliotecaNacionaldeLima,Lima-Peru
1997 "SoroaWorkshopandexhibi6on"Interna6onalgroupworkshopandexhibi6onSoroaNaturalForest,Soroa-Cuba
1997 "SextaBienaldelaHabana,Cuba1997"Cas6llodelMoroHabanaVieja,Havana-Cuba
1996 "ArubanAr6st"Arubangroupexhibi6onPar6cipa6ngAr6standCuratorGaleriaEterno,Oranjestad,-Aruba
1996 "UnMarcoporlaTiera"Interna6onalgrouptravelingexhibi6onMuseoSofiaImber,Caracas,Venezuela
1995 "DeWi[eDame"Interna6onalgroupexhibi6onDeWi[eDame,Eindhoven-TheNetherlands
1995 "RencontreInterna6onaldelaPhotographie"Interna6onalgroupexhibi6onMuseedeArles,Arles-France
ElvisLopezdedicatedmostofhis6me,theselastyearstothis,hisoldprojecttheAteliers'89.Topromotetheartsingeneral,especiallytowardstheArubanyouth.Thisprojectturnedouttobeahugesuccess.In2008thirteenofitsfirststudentsletforHollandorelse,tofollowacareerinthearts.FiveofthesestudentswereacceptedattheGerritRietveldAcademyinAmsterdam-Holland.ThisisconsideredamayorstepforwardinthelocalArubanartscene.Atthis6meistheAteliers'89isexpandingitswingstoitsresidenceprogram,sotoa[ractmoreyoungar6sttotheIslandofAruba.Thishoweverdidn'tmeanthattherewasno6meforhisownwork.Atthebeginningof2008hepar6cipatedintheballetprojectcalledOneInSoul.Hisperformancewasahugesuccesswerehedepictedthelocalpoli6cians.HerepresentedArubainAmsterdamHollandinSeptember2008werehewasabigsuccesswithArubanewworldimmigra6onproblem,thisinstalla6onis6tledBonBini.Attheendof2008hea[endedandorganizedanothermajorevent,BRAART.ThisshowwashighlyacclaimedbytheArubancommunityforitsdelicatesubject,whichisbreastcancerawareness.Itwassuchagrandthing,thatitwasshowninCuracaothefollowingyear.Inthissameyear,2009CARIBBEANCROSSROADS,selfcuratedCRUSADAARUBA,heexhibitinmanylocalshowsthrough2010.Alsoin2010MonArtGalleryWillemstadCuracaoGroupshow.In2011withnewworksinselfcuratedROSEANOBOshowroomsAteliers’89,MASOMENOSDIBUJOS,GallerytheNieuweVideinHarlem,HollandandMICROCOSM,DutchEmbassyhouseinWashingtonDCUSAandSALONARUBA.HeiscurrentlyshowinginhisowngalleryattheAteliers’89.ElvisistheoneandonlywhohascreateandshowthecontemporaryartsofArubaoverthelast20years,ElvisLópezistheGiantoftheArubanarts………
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