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ARTIST BIO

Marco Caridad is a Miami-based interdisciplinary artist originally from Venezuela. 

He holds a Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design from the University of Zulia and a Master's in Arts, Design, and Media Management from the Art Institutes, Miami International University of Art & Design. With a focus on exploring identity and social justice, Caridad's work combines digital and traditional elements through painting, assembly, printmaking, video, and performance. He has had several solo exhibitions, including "Sans Stereotypes," curated by Yi Chin Hsieh; "GexTuras," curated by Colette Melo and Rebecca Wilkner; and "Sense…Feeling It or Not," curated by Rafa Muci. 

In addition, Caridad has participated in numerous group exhibitions in cultural institutions such as Doral Contemporary Art Museum, Wolfsonian-FIU Museum, Historic Miami Post Office Museum, Centro de Bellas Artes de Maracaibo, Miramar Cultural Center, Koubek Center, and Centro Cultural Español, among others. Caridad also received numerous awards and recognitions, including the Knight Foundation Art + Research Center Fellowship twice in 2022 at the ICA, the Artist-In-Residency Fellowship from Fort Lauderdale Art & Design Week in 2021, the Miami-Dade Arts Support Program in 2020.

Marco Caridad, an interdisciplinary artist based in Miami, has held several solo exhibitions. In 2022, he presented "Sin Estereotipos" at the Centro de Bellas Artes de Maracaibo in Venezuela, curated by Yi Chin Hsieh. The same exhibition was shown at our Gallery in 2021, also curated by Hsieh. In 2018, Caridad showcased "Sense...Feeling It or Not" at the Art & Design Gallery in Miami, curated by Rafa Muci.

In addition to his solo exhibitions, Caridad has participated in several group exhibitions. He was part of the X International Biennial of Contemporary Textile Art, curated by Luis Valenzuela, in 2022, and "Nature and History" at Pinecrest Gardens in Miami, FL, curated by Carola Bravo. He was also part of "TAKE THIS. TAKE ME," curated by Mahara Martinez at DORCAM, "MOG II" curated by Adriana Torres at Instituto Cultural de Mexico, and "Perception," curated by Yonyi Gutierrez, all shown in 2022 at our gallery.

Caridad has also been involved in various projects, including "Memory of A Love," a video art installation presented at our gallery in 2021, and "Una Obra Para Venezuela," exhibited at the Historic Miami Post Office Museum in Miami, FL, in 2018. This latter exhibition aimed to help alleviate malnutrition in Venezuelan children.

Aside from exhibitions, Caridad has also given lectures, presentations, and workshops. He presented a block printing workshop at the Instituto Cultural de Mexico in Miami, FL, in 2022 and has given talks on art and identity, among other topics. He has also taught digital design classes at Istituto Marangoni in Miami, FL, and conducted an abstract art workshop at the Art & Design Gallery in Miami, FL, in 2018.