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

Selected Exhibitions

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 (Link)

2016

“Murmurs,” Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA

Lehmann Maupin, Hong Kong

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

Group Exhibitions

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 (Link)

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

Bibliography

2021

Staff, Artsy. "What I Buy and Why: Bronx Museum Trustee Richard Torres on Supporting Artists of Color, and the Picasso He’d Most Love to Pilfer," Artsy, June 28 (Link)

2019

Thompson, Matthew. "“Angel Otero: Diario,” Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art," KC Studio, November 7 (Link)

Diaz-Camacho, Vicky. "Artist Angel Otero Shares His ‘Diario’ at Kemper Museum," Flatlands, September 17 (Link)

"Angel Otero's brief but spectacular take on discovering his artistic voice," PBS News Hour, September 17 (Link)

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 (Link)

Brito, Maria. "Angel Otero and the Miracle of Memories," Cultured, March 11 (Link)

Yerebakan, Osman Can. "A Brooklyn Artist Finds Inspiration, and Refuge, in Puerto Rico," New York Times, March 5 (Link)

"Urban Glamour #46," Livingetc (web), January 24 (Link)

2018

Shirine, Saad. "With the MECA Art Fair, San Juan’s Art Community Rises Again," Vulture, November 21 (Link)

Nash, David. "Kendall Wilkinson Outfits the $15.5 Million Penthouse at San Francisco's 181 Fremont," Architectural Digest, October 30 (Link)

Angeleti, Gabriela, "Angel Otero shares his top picks from Frieze New York," The Art Newspaper (web), May 3 (Link)

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 (Link)

Floresheim, Lane, “Artist Angel Otero’s New Show is All About Memory,” The Wall Street Journal (web), October 23 (Link)

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

Group Exhibition Catalogues and Books

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

Commissions

2013

Commuter Rail Project, Locust Projects, Miami, FL

Residencies

2017

Vannucci Artist Residency, Umbria, Italy

2013

Anderson Ranch, Aspen, Colorado.

Distinctions

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

Public Collections

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