Born
Mexico City, 1975

EDUCATION
BFA, School of Visual Arts, NY 2001 (Filmmaking)
MFA Columbia University Schol of the Arts, NY 2006 (Sculpture and New Genres)

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2004-05 e-flux video rental, e-flux storefront, New York (collaboration with Anton Vidokle).
          Traveling to KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin; Manifesta Foundation, Amsterdam, Moore Space, Miami; INSA Art Space, Seoul Art Foundation, Korea;           Portikus, Frankfurt.

2000  Safety Instructions, VII Havanna Biennial, Havanna Cuba

1999  Springs of Action, La Panaderia, Mexico City
          Medidas de Emergencia, La Panaderia, Mexico City

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2006  "Slow Burn", curated by Jonah Freeman, Galerie Edward Mitterrand, Geneva
          "An image bank for everyday revolutionary life", REDCAT (Los Angeles), Sala Siqueiros (Mexico City)
          "Re-shuffle", Art in General, New York

2005  "Codependent" The Living Room, Miami Fl
          "EVR catalogue," Publication release, e-flux project space, New York City
          "Arts&LEISURE," Publication release, Art In General, New York City
          "Version 6.0," Version Magazine, Espace Paul Ricard, Paris France
          "Cardinal Points", PS 122, New York City
          "IX Baltic Triennial", Contemporary Art Center (CAC), Vilnius, Lithuania (Catalogue).
          "IX Baltic Triennial, 33 1/2" Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), London, England
          "Curated by Francesca Grassi", Greengrassi, London, England.
          "Espejos invertidos", Instituto Cultural de México en Washington, USA (catalogue)
          "Methapase", Wallach Gallery, Columbia University, New York City
          "Panoply",Naiman Gallery, Columbia University, New York City

2004  "The 7 sins", with Anton Vidokle, Moderna Galerija, Museum of Modern Art, Ljubljana, Slovenia (catalogue)
          "Past Perfect", Kantor Gallery, New York City
          "Post_Marx, rethinking utopian society", with Anton Vidokle, Galería Animal, Santiago de Chile
          "Video Marathon",Art in General, New York
          "Creación en movimiento", Centro Nacional de las Artes, México D.F.,
          "Localismos", with Anton Vidokle México DF, Centro Histórico
          "ev+a, Imagine Limerick", with Anton Vidokle, Limerick, Ireland
          "A.Vidokle: Collaborations and recent works", Massimo Audiello, New York, uSA

2003  "Systematic repertoire of quick reference for students and professionals, with definitions according to the actual world", Canaia, Mexico City, Mexico
          "Without You I'm Nothing", with Anton Vidokle, Platform Garanti, Istanbul, Turkey
          "Now Playing", D'amelio Terras Gallery, New York, USA
          "Overkill", New Museum of Contemporary Art, Catalogue presentation, New York

2002  "Overkill", Heerebaeckerei-Kultur, Berlin, Germany

2000  "Outer Limits International Film And Video Series", Artists Space, New York, USA

1999  "Safety Instructions", Visual Arts Gallery, New York, USA
          New Filmmakers 2000", Aldrich Museum Of Contemporary Art, Connecticut, USA

GRANTS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
2005 Curatorial Fellowship, Columbia University
2005 Member of "The Generals", a new advisory board of Art in General -NY
2005 Nominated for Louis Comfort Tiffany Biennial Award - NY
2004 Brevoort Eickemeyer Grant, Columbia University - NY
2002 Production grant from the Gulbenkien Foundation - Portugal
2002 "Jovenes Creadores" 1 year production grant . - Mexico
2002 Nominated for Rockefeller New Media Grant
1999 Merit Scholarship given by the National Board of Review. - NY
1996/98 Merit Scholarship given by the School of Visual Arts. (SVA). - NY
1995/96 2 year grant from the National Foundation for the Culture and the Arts (FONCA) - Mexico
1995-99 "Silas H. Rhodes" Merit Scholarship given by the School of Visual Arts. - NY