Horacio Carrena
Horacio Carrena was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1955. He graduated from the University of Visual Arts in Buenos Aires in 1978 and started his professional career in 1979. The theme of Carrena’s work represents a new vision of the contemporary media inspired by the rich signage of the ancient peoples of South America. He works on series, where the image varies according to the material used. The universe and nature are the other evident elements in Carrena’s art in which he is immersed and researched through new media: from photocopies, electrographic engraving, photography, and digital art.
Currently, he is dabbling in video art, giving movement to his previous works. Some of his artworks, including paintings, engravings, and drawings, exist in private collections in the US, Spain, Poland, the Caribbean, Mexico, Peru, Switzerland, Germany, and Argentina. One of his paintings was donated and accepted to be part of the permanent collection of the National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires. Today, Horacio Carrena’s works appear in very important Musem such as the Museum of Contemporary Art of Huila, Colombia, Museum of Modern Art in Durango, Mexico, Beato Angélico Museum in La Plata, Argentina, Museum of Electrography and Copy Art in Cuenca, Spain, National Museum of Engraving, Buenos Aires, Argentina, in the Ozanam Foundation Collection, Zaragoza, Spain and the Shoe Museum, Alicante. Spain.
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AND AWARDS
- 2021 Mellow Prize International Exhibition, Mellow Foundation, Japan. International Exhibition in
- Digital Screens, Sedionart Gallery, USA. Equinox Project, Contemporary Collecting, Exhibition, International Latin American Art Association, Brazil.
- 2020 International Exhibition of Latin American Artists, Umm Al QUWAIN Center, Dubai
- 2019 International Exhibition on Digital Screens, Dailaigth Gallery.
- Artists for Peace International, Frida Kahlo Gallery, Mexico.
- 2018 Art for Peace International Exhibition, Frida Kahlo Gallery, Mexico
- 2017 Exhibition at the Argentine Embassy in Dubai, Emirates. Latin American Art, López Kullins Gallery, Mexico, López Kullins Madrid.
- 2016 International Art Exhibition, Miss Latina Choice, Hyatt Hotel, Dubai.
- Selected for the Jackson Art Prize, London.
- Selected for the International Art Award, ARTiCulaction
- Contemporary Art, Londres.XV TODAY, the Latin American and Caribbean Art Exhibition, Promo Art Gallery Japan.
- 2015 VI International Exhibition of Artists Markers, Sur Gallery, Bs.As.
- 2014 International Digital Art Contest, Fine America Gallery, USA.
- XIV International Exhibition of the Latin American Art
- Collection, Promo-Arte Gallery, Japan.
- 2012 WOMEN ART 4, Municipal Museum of Art, Florida, Uruguay.
- I International Biennial of Micro Painting
- Format, University of Huila, Colombia. XII Th TODAY, The Latin American and Caribbean Art
- The exhibition, Promo Arte Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. III International Exhibition and Auction of Painting to Benefit from the MÁS Foundation,
- Gallery Arte Crea, Bogotá, Colombia.
- 2011 Etnia VII, International Latin American Art Contest, ELA-Espacio Latin-American, Brussels, Belgium.
- International Exhibition (the Book of Death), Quetzalcoatl Gallery, Seattle, USA. Competition
- International Small Format Plastic Arts, Romea 3 Gallery, Murcia, Spain. Display
- Intervened Toys International, TROYART, Mube, Brazilian Sculpture Museum, San Pablo,
- Brazil. XI International Exhibition of Latin American and Caribbean Art Today, Promo-Arte Gallery. Tokyo,
- Japan. Selected with his work for the International Film and Visual Arts Festival 100
- Artists / 100 Dreams, Listening Art Institute, York, USA. International Painting Competition, Gallery
- Vieira Portuense, Porto, Portugal. XIII International Painting Prize, Rafael Viladrich, Lleida, Spain
- 2010 Exhibition of Latin American Art, House of Culture, Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Culiacan
- Mexico. Exhibition of International Artists, Museum of Contemporary Art of Huila, Colombia.
- III Laboyos International Painting Festival, La Terraza Gallery, Huila, Colombia. Collective exhibition
- International, Museum of Art, Mazatlan, Mexico. International group show, Five Artists
- Latin Americans, ARTLINE Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. X International Exhibition of Latin American Art and del Caribe Hoy, Promo-Arte Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.
- International Visual Arts Competition, Museum of Art from Dakar, Senegal.
- 2009 || International Painting Competition Rastrillo Aragón, Ozanam Foundation, Zaragoza, Spain. XII Prize
- International Painting, Rafael Viladrich, Torrelameau, Lleida, Spain. XXX International Competition of Mini paintings, footwear museum, Alicante, Spain
- 2007 III International Biennial of Latin American and Caribbean Art, Museum de los Metals, Cuenca, Ecuador
- 2006 International Prize for Contemporary Painting Antonio Gualda, Granada Spain.
- 2004 International Contest of Plastic Arts, Aires de Córdoba, Spain.
- 2002 Art. Miami and International Wine Fair, Miami.
- 1998 Art. Miami and International Wine Fair, Miami.
- 1999 Virtual Gallery Latinarte Chicago Art Fair.
- 1996 Art. Miami and International Wine Fair, Miami. FIAC, Venezuela. International Mini Competition
- Engraving, Fort Gallery Workshop, Spain from 1985 to 1996.
- Ibero-American Biennial of Drawing And engraving Mexico.
- International Exhibition of Art by Fax, Lillian Bell Gallery, Oregon, USA.
- 1995 International Biennial of Small Format Engraving, Joan Baume Gallery, Terrassa, Spain
- International Drawing Contest, “Pérez Villamil”, Coruña, Spain
- 1994 VI International Meeting of Mini Expression, Gallery, Dexa, Republic of Panama.
- Triennial Engraving International, Osaka.
- 1993 I International Biennial of Engraving, Maastricht, Holland.
- I International Exhibition of Art by Fax, Rivers Electronics”, Reshow Gallery, USA
- 1992 International Drawing Contest, “Pérez Villamil”, Coruña, Spain
- 1991 International Drawing Contest, “Pérez Villamil”, Coruña, Spain.
- International Biennial of Engraving, Lodz, Poland
- 1990 Exhibits at the Vasarelly Museum, Budapest, Group 90, Hungary.
- 1989 International Biennial of Engraving, INTERGRAPHIC 89, Germany.
- International Exhibition of Engraving Yokosuka, Kanagawa Japan
- 1986 Buenos Aires Paris Collective Exhibition, Espacio Delpha Gallery, France.
- International Award Drawing, Rijeka, Yugoslavia.
- IV International Prize for Engraving Máximo Ramos, El Ferrol, Spain
- 1985 I International Drawing Contest, Tuorum, Poland.
- XXXIII International Painting Salon, Society of Fine Arts of Aquitaine, France.
- 1983 XIII Joan Miro International Drawing Prize, Contemporary Art Center, Barcelona, Spain.
- 1984 VI Pan American Engraving Contest, Engraving House, Curitiba, Brazil.
- International Biennial of Engraving, Ibizagrafic 84, Ibiza
- NATIONAL COMPETITIONS
- 2010 VII National Painting Prize, Benito Quinquela Martín, Quinquela Museum, Buenos Aires.
- 2009 II Open-air exhibition Ars Duo Gallery, Pilar, Bureau V Building.
- 2008 and 2009 Norcenter Open Arts, artists working Live, First North Zone Art Fair, Norcenter.
- 2008 II International Art Fair of Mar del Plata, Moderna 08, Sheraton Hotel.
- Collective Exhibition of Intervened Objects, Friends of the Palais de Glais Association, Palais de
- 2007 III Exhibition of the Virtual Site ArteKappa.com, Foundation Patagonia, Bs. As. Moderna 07, I Fair
- Great Masters and Emerging Artists, Sheraton Hotel, Mar del Plata.
- Little Boy’s Painting Room Format, Mitra Gallery
- 2006 National Salon of Painting and Sculpture.
- 2004 National Rooms Three-dimensional Art Contest, Borges Cultural Center, Pacific Gallery.
- 1996 National Salon of Painting and Sculpture.
- 1994 CAYC-Klem Award, Young Painting, Centro Recoleta, Buenos Aires.
- 1993 Federico Lanús Foundation Award, National Endowment for the Arts, Buenos Aires
- 1992 Alternative Graphics, Sívori Museum
- 1991 II Biennial of Plastic Arts, Art Foundation for a Better World, Bs. As.
- 1989 Butler Award, Painting, National Endowment for the Arts
- 1987 Municipal Hall of Plastic Arts “Manuel Belgrano”, Sívori Museum, Bs. As.
- 1986 International Biennial of Art on Paper, National Rooms, Buenos Aires
- 1985 National Salon of Painting and Sculpture.
- 1984 National Salon of Painting and Sculpture.
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INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
- 2019 Babel Art Space, Bs.As.
- 2018 Art Space, Americas, Bs.Aires
- CAMPOBRAVO Art Space, Buenos Aires
- Art Space, Babel, Bs. As.
- 2017 Promo Gallery – Art, Paintings, Japan,
- Art Space, Faculty of Law, Buenos Aires,
- Babel Art Space, Buenos Aires,
- Professional Council of Economic Sciences, Bs.Aires
- 2016 Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences FLACSO, Buenos Aires.,
- DAIN Usina Cultural, Buenos Aires,
- Organization of Ibero-American States OEI, Buenos Aires,
- Art Space Patios de San Telmo, Buenos Aires.
- 2015 Promo-Arte Gallery, Drawings and Paintings, Tokyo, Japan.
- Gallery J.R. Ideas, Paintings and Mixed Media, Rizo n, Israel
- 2014 Gallery of ESEADE, Pinturas y Técnicas Mixtas, C.A.B.A.
- 2012 Promo-Arte Gallery, Drawings and Paintings, Tokyo, Japan
- 2011 Space of Art, Airports 2000, Buenos Aires, Belesama Art Gallery, Buenos Aires
- 2008 Espacio Mazal Gallery, Roots of the Universe, Palermo.
- 2007 Last Paintings, presentation of a Sparkling Wine with the label of the artist’s work, from Finch The Glycine’s, Cacao Maroa, Paintings. Venezuela-Buenos Aires
- Scarlet Space, Art Gallery, Buenos Aires
- 2006 Gallery, El Camarín de las Musas, Palermo, C.AB.A.
- 2005 Gallery, Art Space 1029, Palermo. Aires de Patagonia Gallery, P. Madero. Umo Gallery. San Isidro
- 2004 Janio Gallery, Palermo, Buenos Aires.
- 2003 Quinta Trabucco Cultural Center, Painting and Sculpture. Photo Club Buenos Aires.
- 2001 Municipal Museum of Fine Arts, “Félix de Amador”, Lujan.
- 2000 Roberto Martín Gallery Contemporary art.
- 1999 National Rooms, Palais de Glace, Buenos Aires.
- 1995 and 1997 Roberto Martín Gallery Contemporary Art.
- 1991 Lucrecia Fos Gallery.
- 1998 Recoleta Cultural Center, Paintings, Buenos Aires.
- 1993 Gallery Today in Art.
- 1989 Bank of Boston Foundation Gallery.
- 1983 and 1984 Centoira Gallery.
- 1982 Christel K.
- 1980 Witcombi Gallery.
- 1979 Sagazola Gallery,
- NATIONAL AWARDS
- 2007 Third Prize, Small Format Room, Mitra Gallery, San Telmo.
- 2004 Mention, II Three-dimensional Art Contest, Borges Cultural Center, Pacific Gallery.
- 2001 First mention, First National Biennial of Interdisciplinary Art, PA billon 4 Gallery.
- 1990 Second prize, Small Format Hall, Monte Grande.
- Third mention, Painting Contest, Argentina Televisual Color, ATC.
- 1989 Second Price, Salón de Pintura, Fundación Banco Cooperativo de Caseros.
- 1984 First mention, XV Félix Amador Painting Salon, Vicente López.
- Second mention, Federico Lanús Foundation Award, National Endowment for the Arts.
- 1983 First prize, XX Salon of Plastic Arts of the Cereal Exchange.
- Fourth mention, Federico Lanús Prize, National Endowment for the Arts.
- 1982 Third Prize, Painting Prize, Museum of Visual Arts, Quilmes.
- Special Mention, XIII Salon of Plastic Arts, Municipality of Lanús.
- First Mention, UNESCO Drawing Prize.
- 1980 Third Price, La Actualidad en el Arte Magazine Contest.
- 1979 Third Prize, Autumn Salon, San Fernando Province of Bs. As.
- Special mention, Argentine Chamber of Commerce Contest.
- INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
- 2021 Equinox Project Award, Contemporary Collecting of Latin America, Argentina-Brazil
- Special Jury Prize, Mellow Prize, Mellow Foundation, Japan
- 2016 First Prize, International Art Hotels Competition, Barcelona
- 1992 First Prize, 5th Pérez Villamil International Drawing Contest, Coruña, Spain.
- 1984 Third Prize, 1st International Copy Art Biennial, Fort Gallery, Barcelona, Spai
- PUBLICATIONS, INTERVIEWS AND COLLABORATIONS IN MAGAZINES
- 2021 Superpresent.org Magazine, New York, USA
- Workingartist Magazine, London, UK
- 2020 Le Monde Diplomatic Magazine for Latin America, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 2018 Wotisart Magazine, Liverpool, UK
- 2019A5 Magazine, London, UK
- 2020 ARTiCulaction Magazine, London, UK
- Floating MagazineMag, Acapulco, Mexico
- Average Art Magazine, London, UK
- 2014 Lasextaedicion.com.ar Magazine, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 2014 3Ktodonoticias.com.ar Magazine, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- PARTICIPATION IN FAIRS
- 2012 Expo New York, PEBE 92, USA
- 2012 Classical Art, Costa Salguero. Artists Expo, Borges Cultural Center, Argentina Art Dubai, Emirates
- 2012 Arabs, Santa Fe, USA, Museum of Latin American Art, Miami
- 2010 Expo Trastienda, Argentina
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