Ritchy Ruiz Véliz

Summary.
Ritchy Ruiz Véliz is a Venezuelan visual artist based in Barcelona, Spain. During his adolescence, his first steps in art were marked by the influence of graffiti and the concepts of postmodern painting. As a member of the Venezuelan diaspora, today composed of millions of compatriots, his artistic work is mainly nourished by concepts such as memory, identity and personal transformation, recurring themes among those who have been forced to emigrate due to the social and economic crisis in their country.

It is this fragmentation of memories that Ritchy captures in his works, using the patchwork technique, where he joins different textile remnants to offer a fragmented vision reminiscent of the mechanism of memory. In this way, texts, images and textile prints act as references to past times.

Libertador Experimental University
Licensed in fine Arts. Caracas, Venezuela

ESDAPC «Serra i Abella» Higher School of Design and Plastic Arts of Catalonia. / Graphic design. Barcelona, Spain.

2024. Collblanc-la Torrassa Cultural Center. "Artnocal". Barcelona, Spain.

2023. Cultural Center, El Castell, La Nou de Gaìa. "La selva de cemento". Tarragona, Spain.

2022. LACONTRA. Center for the Creation and Diffusion of the Arts. "El Derrere". Barcelona, Spain.

2019. Center for the diffusion of visual arts, González & Sousa Foundation. "A era do vazio". Portugal, Lisbon.

2018. LACONTRA. Center for the Creation and Diffusion of the Arts. "Painting Rags". (Individual exhibition). Barcelona, Spain.

2017. CCCB. Centro de Cultura Contemporánea de Barcelona. "Drap-Art". Barcelona, Spain.

2016. Gallery Beograd. "Remnants". Serbia-Montenegro.

2015. Exhibition space: DESDE DENTRO. "Retales". (Individual exhibition). Malaga, Spain.

2014. Gallery, Kunsthal Hof 88, Group exhibition: "Snack culture". Almelo, The Netherlands.

Museum of the Interoceanic Canal of Panama. "La moda y sus trapos". Panama.

Cotxeres-Casinet Civic Center, Barcelona City Council. "Destrucciones creativas". (Individual exhibition). Barcelona, Spain.

2013. Miami Cultural Complex. "Art fabric". Miami, Florida, USA.

Arizona State University Art Museum. "Art, painting and recycling". Tempe, Arizona. USA.

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