Angel Otero
Angel Otero
Sour Times, 2017
Angel Otero
Sour Times, 2017
Oil skins on fabric
122 x 96 x 5" [HxWxD]
Photo credit: Stefan Hagen
Sour Times, 2017
Oil skins on fabric
122 x 96 x 5" [HxWxD]
Photo credit: Stefan Hagen
Angel Otero
“Wild Palms,” 2016
Angel Otero
“Wild Palms,” 2016
Oil paint and fabric collaged on canvas
60" H x 36.50" W x 2" D (152.4 cm H x 92.71 cm W x 5.08 cm D)
Inventory #OTE137
Courtesy of the artist, Vielmetter Los Angeles, and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong
Photocredit Adam Reich, NY
Signed and dated on reverse
“Wild Palms,” 2016
Oil paint and fabric collaged on canvas
60" H x 36.50" W x 2" D (152.4 cm H x 92.71 cm W x 5.08 cm D)
Inventory #OTE137
Courtesy of the artist, Vielmetter Los Angeles, and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong
Photocredit Adam Reich, NY
Signed and dated on reverse
Angel Otero
Commedia, 2014
Angel Otero
Commedia, 2014
Oil paint and oil paint skins collaged on canvas
84" H x 60.50" W x 2.50" D (213.36 cm H x 153.67 cm W x 6.35 cm D)
Photo credit: Martin Parsekian
Commedia, 2014
Oil paint and oil paint skins collaged on canvas
84" H x 60.50" W x 2.50" D (213.36 cm H x 153.67 cm W x 6.35 cm D)
Photo credit: Martin Parsekian
Angel Otero
“Untitled,” 2017
Angel Otero
“Untitled,” 2017
oil paint and fabric collaged on paper
30 x 22.5" [HxW] (76.2 x 57.15 cm)
Inventory #OTE133
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Max Yawney
“Untitled,” 2017
oil paint and fabric collaged on paper
30 x 22.5" [HxW] (76.2 x 57.15 cm)
Inventory #OTE133
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Max Yawney
Angel Otero
“I Choose Earth,” 2016
Angel Otero
“I Choose Earth,” 2016
Oil paint and fabric collaged on canvas
84" H x 60" W x 2.50" D (213.36 cm H x 152.4 cm W x 6.35 cm D)
Inventory #OTE129
Courtesy of the artist, Vielmetter Los Angeles, and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong
Signed and dated on reverse
“I Choose Earth,” 2016
Oil paint and fabric collaged on canvas
84" H x 60" W x 2.50" D (213.36 cm H x 152.4 cm W x 6.35 cm D)
Inventory #OTE129
Courtesy of the artist, Vielmetter Los Angeles, and Lehmann Maupin, New York and Hong Kong
Signed and dated on reverse
1981
Born Santurce, Puerto Rico
Lives and works in Brooklyn, New York
2009
MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
2007
BFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
2004
Universidad de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
2019
"Angel Otero," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (forthcoming)
"Angel Otero: Milagros," Lehmann Maupin, New York, NY
Dallas Contemporary, Dallas, TX
2018
"Piel de luna," Lehmann Maupin, Seoul, Korea
2017
"Elegies," Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY
2016
"Murmurs," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
Lehmann Maupin, Hong Kong
Solo Exhibition, Contemporary Art Museum Houston, Houston, TX
2015
"New Paintings," Lehmann Maupin, New York NY
"Lago," Kavi Gupta, Chicago, IL
"Painting from the bottom up," curated by Christian Viveros-Faun, Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno, Las Palmas, Spain
2014
"ANACHRONIC," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
Galeria Leyendecker, Santa Cruz, Spain
2013
"Gates of Horn and Ivory," Lehmann Maupin, New York, NY
Walter Otero Contemporary, San Juan, Puerto Rico
"Material Discovery," SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA; Museum of Art Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2012
Brand New Gallery, Milan, Italy
Contemporary Art Museum, Raleigh, NC
Galerie Isa, Mumbai, India
Istanbul 74, Istanbul, Turkey
2011
"Memento," Lehmann Maupin, New York, NY
The Dangerous Ability to Fascinate Other People, Kavi Gupta, Chicago, IL
2010
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
2009
"Angel Otero," Kavi Gupta, Chicago, IL
2008
"Cooking Boogaloo," Contemporary Art Workshop Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Angel Otero: Recent Paintings," Union League Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2006
"Revelando Enigmas," Galeria Prinardi, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2019
"Cut: Abstraction in the United States from the 1970s to the Present," Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL
"Cart, horse, cart," Lehmann Maupin, New York, NY
"The Other Side of Now," Perez Art Museum Miami, Miami, FL
2018
"Inherent Structures," Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH
2015
"Future Seasons Past," Lehmann Maupin, New York, NY
"Horizon," Lehmann Maupin, Hong Kong
"Piece by Piece: Building a Collection," Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
PKM Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2014
"Between Worlds," Galerie Isa, Mumbai, India
"Unbound: Contemporary Art After Frida Kahlo," Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
"Mystic Fire," Paradise Row, London, UK
Contemporary Art Museum Houston, Houston, TX
2013
10 Under 40, Istanbul 74, Turkey
"Amor Fati," Pioneer Works, Brooklyn, NY
"A Pinch of Saffron, Dash of Vermouth," Dodge Gallery, NY
"Xtraction: A Survey of new approaches in abstraction," The Hole, New York, NY
"Transforming the Known, works from the Bert Kreuk Collection," Gemeentemuseum den Haag, The Hague, Netherlands
Prague Biennial, Prague, Czech Republic
"On Painting," Centro Atlantico de Arte, Les Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Sommer Contemporary, Tel Aviv, Israel
2012
Sothebys S2 Gallery, New York, NY
"The Sound of Painting," Palazzo Saluzzo Paesana, Turin, Italy
"Surface in Volume," Luce Gallery, Turin, Italy
"Queens International 2012: Three Points Make a Triangle," Queens Museum, Queens, NY
2011
"The Second Seating for the Last Supper," Galeria Leyendecker, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Oh Wow Gallery, Miami, FL
"The [S] Files/The Street Files, El Museo's 6th Biennial," El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY
American Patrons of the Tate and W Magazine, Kreemart, New York, NY
"NY: New Perspectives," Brand New Gallery, Milan, Italy
Soho House NY, New York, NY
Art Club on Dover Street, London, UK
Nerman Museum, Overland Park, KS
2010
"Misericordia," Prism, Los Angeles, CA
"Touched," Lehmann Maupin, New York, NY
Circa Art Fair with Walter Otero Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2009
"Constellations," Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
"Variations on a Theme," Kavi Gupta, Chicago, IL
Circa Art Fair with Walter Otero Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2008
"New Wave," Galeria Leyendecker, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
"Fridge," Normal Projects Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Latino Nation, USA," University Museum, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
"New Insight Exhibition," Art Chicago, Chicago, IL
"Group Painting Exhibition," Bucket Rider Gallery, Chicago, IL
2007
"You Are In My Space," Gallery G2 and Project Space, Chicago, IL
Open and Closed, Contemporary Art Workshop, Chicago, IL
2006
"Universality of Art," Galeria Prinardi, West Palm Beach, FL
"Tributo a Basquiat Puerto Rico," Galeria Prinardi a Hotel Normandie, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2005
"Visions of Excess," New Space, Chicago, IL
2019
Diaz-Camacho, Vicky. "Artist Angel Otero Shares His ‘Diario’ at Kemper Museum," Flatlands, September 17
"Angel Otero's brief but spectacular take on discovering his artistic voice," PBS News Hour, September 17
Mac Adam, Alfred. "Cart, horse, cart," The Brooklyn Rail, July
Dafoe, Taylor. "‘Act First and Then Think’: Artist Angel Otero on How to Turn Failure Into Fuel for Creativity," artnet, April 10
Brito, Maria. "Angel Otero and the Miracle of Memories," Cultured, March 11
Yerebakan, Osman Can. "A Brooklyn Artist Finds Inspiration, and Refuge, in Puerto Rico," New York Times, March 5
"Urban Glamour #46," Livingetc (web), January 24
2018
Shirine, Saad. "With the MECA Art Fair, San Juan’s Art Community Rises Again," Vulture, November 21
Nash, David. "Kendall Wilkinson Outfits the $15.5 Million Penthouse at San Francisco's 181 Fremont," Architectural Digest, October 30
Angeleti, Gabriela, "Angel Otero shares his top picks from Frieze New York," The Art Newspaper (web), May 3
Chan, Phil, "Artistic Innovation at the Bronx Museum: An Interview with Angel Otero," Ivy Magazine, January 17
2017
"Best of 2017: Our Top 20 NYC Art Shows," Hyperallergic (web), December 19
Floresheim, Lane, "Artist Angel Otero’s New Show is All About Memory," The Wall Street Journal (web), October 23
2016
Bodin, Claudia, "Planet Brooklyn," Art das Kunstmagazin, April
Spencer, Samuel, "Angel Otero on His New Painting Technique and First Hong Kong Exhibition," Blouin Artinfo (web), June 7
Glentzer, Molly, "Artist Angel Otero’s experimental layering creates works full of dimension," Houston Chronicle (web), December 16
2015
"Horizon: Group exhibition featuring works by gallery artists opens at Lehmann Maupin, ArtDaily.org, January 17
MacMillan, Kyle, Angel Otero: Kavi Gupta, Art in America, June / July
Holmes, Jessica, Angel Otero: New Paintings, The Brooklyn Rail (web), December 9
2014
Schachter, Kelly, French Connections: Kenny Schachter at FIAC, ArtNews, October 28
Baria, Zeenia F., International artists showcase works in Mumbai, The Times of India, July 7
Sheets, Hilary M., The Changing Complex Profile of Black Abstract Painters, ArtNews, June 4
Christies First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Sale features works by most sought-after artists, Artdaily, February 19
Watson, Simon, Top 10 US Museum Shows of 2014, Huffington Post, February 17
2013
10 Questions about painting, Flash Art, October, p. 87 89
Parsekian, Martin, Angel Otero, Gates of Horn and Ivory, TimeOut New York, 22 October
Goldstein, Andrew, Artist Angel Otero on Justifying the Medium of Painting, Artspace, 7 October
Video: Angel Otero and Jack Whitten Discuss Expressionisms Legacy, Artspace, 7 October
Viveros-Faune, Christian, Angel Oteros Digs on Frayed Canvases and Crumbled Sculptures, The Village Voice, 18 September
Cooper, Ashton, Up-and-Coming Painter Angel Oteros Works Sell Out at Lehmann
Maupins Art Basel Booth, ArtInfo, 13 June
Warren, Tamara, Visual Artist Angel Otero Speaks on First Gallery Show in Puerto Rico, Life and Times, 1 March
Dailey, Meghan, Five Minutes with Artist Angel Otero, W Magazine, 1 March
Perez Rivera, Tatiana, Quince minutos de gracia, El Nuevo Dia, 27 February
DatebookAlso This Month, Art + Auction, February. p. 36
"Angel Otero, The story behind an artwork, in the artists own words, Modern Painters, January, p. 31
2012
CAM Raleigh Opens Angel Otero Exhibition. Museum Publicity. 22 October
Howard, Christopher, Angel Otero: Contemporary Art Museum, Artforum, October
Holmes, Pernilla, Burning Bright: New York Artists to Watch, Financial Times: How to Spend it, April. p 10 14
Sutton, Benjamin, Lehmann Maupin Grooms Painter Angel Otero for Global Art Stardom, Artinfo, 27 February
2011
Future Greats. Art Review, March. p. 100 - 101
Gomes, Marcelo. Paint Job, Nylon Guys, March. p. 40
Sutton, Benjamin. Inside the Artists Studio: Angel Otero in Ridgewood, The L Magazine
2010
Cashdan, Marina. Studio Visit: Interview with Angel Otero, Huffington Post, 6 September
Yood, James. Review: Angel Otero, Artforum, April
Viera, Lauren. Artists gear up for Armory: Local talent represented at fair, Biennial exhibition in New York, Chicago Tribune, 4 March
2009
Francis, Sean. 4 under 40 artists to watch, Chicago Tribune Magazine, 19 April
Walker, Cassie. Color Scheme, Chicago Magazine, April
2008
Perez, Manolo. La Ola que Viene del Otro Lado del Oceano, Diario de Avisos, 23
November
New Wave, Diario de Avisos, 21 November
Broeren, Ben. Contemporary Art Workshop, Newcity, 1 May
Artner, Alan. Young artists abstractions teeming with exuberance, Chicago Tribune, 9 May
Nance, Kevin. Sight for Sore Feet, Chicago Sun Times, 2 May. Cirino, Yanira. Inspirado por la Pintura, El Vocero, 15 May
2015
Castillo, Omar-Pascual; Viveros-Fauné, Christian; Schum. Matthew, "Angel Otero: Pintura Ascendente / Painting From the Bottom Up," Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno
2014
Thadani, Ashwin. "Between Worlds," Galerie Isa
2012
"The Sound of Painting: Ali Banisadr, Inka Essenhigh, Theaster Gates, Rashid Johnson, Angel Otero, Tim Rollins and K.O.S.,"Palazzo Saluzzo Paesana
Gupta, Kavi Angel Otero, Permanent Printing Ltd., Hong Kong
2013
Commuter Rail Project, Locust Projects, Miami, FL
2017
Vannucci Artist Residency, Umbria, Italy
2013
Anderson Ranch, Aspen, Colorado.
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
Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
Berezdivin Collection, Puerto Rico
Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY
DePaul University Museum, Chicago, IL
Istanbul Modern, Istanbul, Turkey
Margulies Collection, Miami, FL
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS
North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
UBS Art Collection, Chicago, IL
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA