ANGEL OTERO
b. 1981, Santurce, Puerto Rico
Lives and works in Chicago and New York
Education
2009
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, MFA
2007
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, BFA
2004
Universidad de Puerto Rico
Solo Exhibitions
2012
Galerie Isa, Mumbai, India
SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, GA
Contemporary Art Museum (CAM), Raleigh, NC
Palazzo Saluzzo Paesana, Turin, Italy
2011
The Dangerous Ability to Fascinate Other People, Kavi Gupta, Chicago, IL
Memento, Lehmann Maupin, New York, NY
2010
Touch with Your Eyes, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
2009
Angel Otero, Kavi Gupta, Chicago, IL
2008
Cooking Boogaloo, Contemporary Art Workshop Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Angel Otero, Recent Paintings, Union League Club of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
2006
Revelando Enigmas, Galeria Prinardi, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012
Queens Museum, Biennial, NY
Luce Gallery, Milan, Italy
Istanbul '74
2011
El Museo del Barrio, Biennial, NY
2010
Misericordia, PRISM, West Hollywood, CA
Touched, Lehman Maupin, New York City, NY
2009
Constellations, curated by Julie Rodrigues Widholm, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Variations on a Theme, Kavi Gupta, Chicago, IL
2008
New Wave, curated by Christian Viveros-Faune, Galeria Leyendecker, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Fridge, Normal Projects Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Latino Nation, USA, University Museum, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, Illinois
New Insight Exhibition, Art Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Group Painting Exhibition, Bucket Rider Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
2007
You Are In My Space, Gallery G2 and Project Space, Chicago, Illinois
Open and Closed, Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago, Illinois
2006
Universality of Art, Galeria Prinardi USA, West Palm Beach, Florida
Tributo a Basquiat Puerto Rico, Galeria Prinardi, Hotel Normandie, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2005
Visions of Excess, New Space Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Awards
2009
The Leonore Annenberg Fellowship in the Performing and Visual Arts
2007
Trustee Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
First Place Award and Members Choice Award, Visual Arts Competition
Civic and Arts Foundation, Union League Club of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago, BFA Fellowship Award
2005
Recognition Merit Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Press
2012
The Indian Express, “Paint, Peel, Recreate,” by Zaira Arslan, March 29, 2012
MidDay, “All the Way from New York to Mumbai,” by Features Team, March 25, 2012
CoolHunting.com, “Studio Visit: Angel Otero,” by In Culture, February 16, 2012
2011
New City Art, “Angel Otero at Kavi Gupta and John Santoro at McCormick,” by Chris
Miller, October 11, 2011
Studio, “Studio Visit: Angel Otero”, by Dominic Hackley,Summer/Fall 2011
Time Out New York, “Angel Otero,” by Merrily Kerr, March 29, 2011
Art in America, “New Skin: Q+A With Angel Otero,” by Madison Moore, March 7, 2011
Art Review, “Critic's Choice: Angel Otero”, by Christian Viveros-Fauné, March 2011
New American Paintings Blog, “Must-See Painting Shows: February,” February 2011
Art+Auction, “Narrative Texture,” by James Chad Hanna, February 2011
The L Magazine, “Inside the Artists's Studio: Angel Otero in Ridgewood,” by Benjamin Sutton, February 16, 2011
Modern Painters, “Angel Otero”, by Meghan Dailey, May 2011
2010
Huffington Post, “Studio Visit: Interview with Angel Otero”, by Marina Cashdan, September 6, 2010.
Artforum, “Angel Otero”, review by James Yood, April 2010.
Chicago Tribune, “Artists gear up for Armory: Local talent represented at fair, Biennial exhibition in New York,” by Lauren Viera, March 4, 2010.
2009
Chicago Tribune Magazine, “4 under 40 artist to watch”, by Sean Francis, April 19, Chicago Illnois
Chicago Magazine, “Color Scheme”, by Cassie Walker, April issue, Chicago Illinois
2008
Diario de Avisos, “La Ola que Viene del Otro Lado del Oceano”, by Manolo Perez, November 23
Diario de Avisos, “New Wave” review by Diario de Avisos, November 21, Spain
Newcity, “Contemporary At Workshop” review, by Ben Broeren, May 1, Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Tribune, “Young artist’s abstractions teeming with exhuberance”, by Alan Artner, May 9
Chicago Suntimes, “Sights for Sore Feet” (Art Chicago review) by Kevin Nance, May 2
El Vocero, “Inspirado por la Pintura” interview by Yanira Cirino, May 15, San Juan Puerto Rico