BorninSpain,PEREZMELERObeganhiscareerinVenezuelawherehelivedfromthelate1950'suntiltheearly1980'swhenherelocatedtoNewYork.HewasgrantedUSCitizenshipintheearly1990’sas“apersonofoutstandingabilitiesinthearts”.MaintainingstudiosinCaracasandMiami,hisworkisinmanypublicandprivatecollectionsincludingtheSpanishMuseumofContemporaryArt,CANTV,Fundarte,theAmericanInstituteofArchitects,IntelCorporation,theWilliamJ.ClintonPresidentialLibraryandtheWomeninMilitaryServicetoAmericaMemorialatArlingtonNationalCemeteryinWashingtonDC.

“My3-dimensionalconstructionsarebuiltmostlyfromwood,paper,canvasandacrylicpaint.Theirideasevolvefromanorganicandintuitiveprocess.Thefinalworkisacombinationofmycreativevisionandahighlyorganizedprocessemployingdisciplinesofgeometryandapplieddesign.Viewersshouldinteractphysicallywithmyconstructions.Theyneedtowalkaroundthemandviewthemfromdifferentperspectives.Upcloseonecanseethedetailedandintricatemethodsoftheirconstruction.Fromfurtherback,onecanappreciatetheirtotaleffect.Colourandlightandhowtheyinteractarecentraltomywork.Colourispaintedonpiecesofwoodattachedtoahigh-contrastgeometricbackground.Lightpenetratesbetweenthem,reflectingcolourfromonetoanotherandonthebackground.Thesereflectedcoloursseemtomixintheairandproduceanimpressionofothers.Aslightsourceschangeangleorintensity,andastheviewermovesaroundthework,newcolourscanbeperceivedeventhoughtheyaren'treallythere.Theinteractionbetweencolourandlighthasproducedanillusion.Thisrelationshipbetweencolourandlight,inpart,definesmywork.”

SelectedSoloExhibitions2014 LaSultana,Miami-DadeCollege,Doral,Florida2014 SelectedWorks,TheGalleryofAmazingThings,DaniaBeach,Florida2011 Aviation,StudioExhibition,Miami,Florida2011 Evolution,TheGalleryLink,Ellenville,NewYork2010 ArtsUpstairsGallery,Phoenicia,NewYork2009 TributetotheFlag,CityUniversityofNewYork,QCCArtGallery,NewYork2008 AmericanFlagSeries,PortAuthorityofNewYorkandNewJersey; RyanChelsea/ClintonCommunityHealthCenter,NewYork2007 Long-termInstallation,CitibankParkAvenuepublicspace,NewYork; HomagetoCities,ConsulateoftheBolivarianRepublicofVenezuela,NewYork2006 ArtEvolution,CynonValleyMuseum&Gallery,Aberdare,Wales;

LuzyColour,ConsulateoftheBolivarianRepublicofVenezuela,NewYork;InSitu(1)Studio529,NewYork;InSitu(2)PricewaterhouseCoopersGallery,Cardiff;Manhattan,NohoGallery,NewYork

2004If–ConsulateoftheBolivarianRepublicofVenezuela,NewYork2003 TommyHilfigerShowroom,NewYork2002 NewYorkInstituteofTechnology,NewYork2000 ConsulateoftheBolivarianRepublicofVenezuela,NewYork; NewYorkInstituteofTechnology,NewYork1999 WomenInMilitaryServicetoAmericaMemorial,Arlington,VA;

NewYorkInstituteofTechnology,NewYork1998 UnionLeagueClub,NewYork1997 AmericanInstituteofArchitects,WashingtonD.C.1996 UnionLeagueClub,NewYork1993 AmbassadorGalleries,NewYork

1992 AmericanAssociationofScience&Technology,WashingtonD.C.1991 GreenwellGoetzArchitects,WashingtonD.C.1990 AirTransportAssociationofAmerica,WashingtonD.C.1989 GalleriaMorantes,Alicante,Spain1988 CornerGallery,WorldTradeCenter,NewYork1987 SetonHallUniversity,SouthOrange,NewJersey1985 MuseumofContemporaryHispanicArt(MOCHA),NewYork1982 VenezuelanTouristandInformationCenter,NewYork1979 MuseumofContemporaryArt,Bogota,Colombia;Fundarte,Bogota,Colombia1978 GaleriaSorolla,Maracaibo;TeatrodelaOpera,Maracay1977 MuseumofContemporaryArt,Bogota;AsociaciondePeriodista,SanCrisobal;ANTV,Caracas;

MuseodelHipodromodelaRicconada,Caracas1976 CentroBellasArtes,Maracaibo;SalaOcre,Caracas;GaleriaCADAFE,Caracas1975 MuseumofZea,Medellin;GaleriaElParque,Medellin;GaleriaPlazaBolivar,Caracas1974 UniversidadCentraldeVenezuela,GaleriasAltimira,Fedecamaras,Fundacomun,AteneodeCaracas1973 ColegiodeIngenieros,PuertoOrdazyCiudadBolivar1972 ClubCaronoco,PuertoOrdaz

SelectedGroupExhibitions2017CityRemix–ConcreteSpace,Doral,Florida2017TheObjectandtheImage–ConcreteSpace,Doral,Florida2015UnixGallery,WynwoodDistrict,Miami,Florida2012LatinViews2012–LatinNetworkfortheVisualArts,GalesFerry,CT2011 Etcetera–4ContemporaryPainters,OxmarketCentreofArts,WestSussex,UK2010 Rock,Paper,Scissors,WindhamFineArtsGallery,Windham,NY2009 SuttonArtGallery,NewYork;TheArtsUpstairs,Phoenicia,NY2008GaleriaSanchez,SanJuan,PuertoRico2008 HispanicVoices,DelawareArtMuseum,Wilmington,Delaware2006 WinterTreeGallery,SagHarbor,NewYork2003 NoHoGallery,NewYork2000 YeshivaUniversitySchoolofLaw,NewYork1994 Albright-KnoxMuseum,Buffalo1993 CenturyClub,NewYork;AmbassadorGalleries,NewYork1992 AmbassadorGalleries,NewYork;AbnerGallery,NewYork1986 BenjaminCardozoSchoolofLaw,NewYork1985 OllerCampecheGallery,NewYork1984 BiennialofPrintmaking,CaymanGallery,NewYork;ArtStudentsLeague,NewYork;1983 ColumbiaUniversityTeachersCollege,NewYork;TossanTossanGallery,NewYork1982 BiennialofPrintmaking,SanJuan;FirstFestivalofSoHo,NewYork;CaymanGallery,NewYork1980 GaleriaMorantes,Alicante;Fundarte,Bogota1976 MuseumofContemporaryArt,Bogota;GaleriaAndreBello,Caracas1975 SpanishMuseumofContemporaryArt,Madrid1975 GaleriaQuintaSantander,Cucuta1973 ArturoMichelenaNationalHallofPainting,Caracas;GaleriaPlazaCentral,Caracas1972 AlehandroOteroHall,CiudadBolivar

SelectedCollectionsSpanishMuseumofContemporaryArt,MadridMuseumofContemporaryArt,BogotaMuseumofZea,Medellin;CANTV,CaracasFundarte,CaracasIberiaAirlines,CaracasAvensa,NewYorkRafaelRojas,VenroPetroleum,NewYorkBraunstein&Associates,CaracasTheodoreVittoria,Vittoria&Purdy,LLP,NewYorkRichardTravers,Travers-O'Keefe,NewYorkBarryWine,NewPaltz,NewYorkJaimeAndrade,NewYorkPeterLehrer,NewYorkJaneVelezMitchell,NewYorkJohnGoulandris&Dr.KarenBurk,NewYorkWernerHaase,MadisonSocialRecognition,NewYorkScottLatham,Wakefield,RhodeIslandLenBernardo,Accord,NewYorkTheMondrianHotel,LosAngelesAirTransportAssociationofAmerica,WashingtonD.CTheWilliamJ.ClintonPresidentialLibrary,LittleRockAdrienneArsht,WashingtonD.C.,MiamiFloridaGrandOpera,MiamiIncoprecaCorp,MiamiDomenicoD’Alfonso,KeyBiscayneSerafinGarcia,Miami

SelectedCommissionsHopeofFairmontproject,PSE&G,Newark,NewJerseyBuildingFaçade,AmericanInstituteofArchitects,WashingtonD.C.WomenInMilitaryServiceforAmericaMemorial,ArlingtonNationalCemetery,Arlington,VAInFlight,AirTransportAssociationofAmerica,WashingtonD.C.CorporateIdentity,PolygramRecords,NewYorkLaSultanaCaracas,DomenicoD’Alfonso,CaracasSunriseSunset,DomenicoD’Alfonso,CaracasBuildingFaçade,CentroAltamiraTower,Caracas(landmarkstatus)WorldEvolution,IntelCorporation,SantaClara,CAWorldAhead,IntelCorporation,SantaClara,CAMontreal,FranklinRangel,NewYork