Julio Valdez

Born in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic, relocated to New York in 1993.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2004 - Entre el Espanto y la Ternura, Galeria Botello, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

2003 - The Island and The Continent: Selected Works, Latin American Masters, Beverly Hills, CA.

2003 - The Island and The Continent, Art Museum of the Americas, OAS, Washington, DC.

- Recent Works, Solar Latin American Art and Design, East Hampton, New York.

2002 - Echando Raíces, Galeria Botello, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

2001 - Recent Works: 1998-2001, Legacy Fine Art, Panama City, Panama.

- Julio Valdez: Los Sacrficios Fecundos, The Altos de Chavon Gallery, Dominican Republic.

2000 - Julio Valdez: Recent Paintings, Latin American Masters, Beverly Hills, CA.

-Recent Works, Galeria Botello, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

1999 - Root of Dreams, Museo de las Casas Reales, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

- Works on Paper, Maison des Arts et de la Culture, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada.

1998 - Julio Valdez: Transpositions, Toomey Tourell Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA.

1997- 1998 - Traspositions, Museo de las Americas, San Juan, Puerto Rico (Fall '97) and Museum of Modern Art, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.(Spring '98)

1995 - Cantos: Recent Works 1989-1995, Voluntariado de las Casas Reales, Santo Domingo. Traveled to Center for the Arts and Culture, Santiago, Dominican Republic.

1993 - La Era del Milto, Galeria San Juan Bautista, Casa Alcaldia, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

1992 - Julio Valdez: Recent Works, Galeria Plastica Contemporanea, Guatemala, C.A.

1991 - Habitos del Tiempo, Voluntariado de las Casas Reales, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

1989 - Aire Fresco, Institute of Hispanic Culture, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

SELECTED PRIZES AND HONORS

2003 - Fellowship, Works on Paper, New York Foundation for the Arts, New York.

- Special Guest for Latin America, International Printmaking Biennial, Varna, Bulgaria.

2001 - Honorable Mention, XIII Latin American and Caribbean Print Biennial, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

2001-2002 - Fine Art Poster Program, Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), New York City.

- Nominated to the Joan Mitchell Foundation Award, New York City.

2000 - Grand Prize, XVIII E. Leon Jimenes Biennial, Dominican Republic.

1998 - Silver Palette, XXX eme Festival International de la Peinture, Cagnes-Sur-Mer, France.

- First Prize, Drawing, XVII E. Leon Jimenes Biennial, Dominican Republic.

1997-1998 - Artist-in-Residence Fellowship, Studio Museum in Harlem, New York City.

1997 - Special Guest, XII Latin American and Caribbean Print Biennial, San Juan , Puerto Rico. Also in 1993.

1996 - First Prize, Printmaking, XX National Visual Arts Biennial, Museum of Modern Art, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. First Prize also in 1994 at the XIX Biennial.

- Fellowship, Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, PA.

- Acquisition Prize, Barcelo Foundation, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

1994 - Fellowship, The Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, New York City.

- Special Guest, II Painting Biennial of the Caribbean and Latin America, Museum

of Modern Art, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

1992 - Second Prize, Printmaking, XVIII National Visual Arts Biennial, Museum of Modern Art, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Honorable Mention at the XVII Biennial in 1990.