Jovan Karlo Villalba

Jovan Karlo Villalba (b. 1977. Quito, Ecuador) was raised in Miami, Florida. He is an alumnus of New World School of the Arts in Miami and the Cooper Union School of Art in New York City. During the first decade of Villalba's career he worked out of his art studio in Chelsea, New York City. He began exhibiting his work at local galleries and soon after was invited to participate in exhibitions at galleries, art institutions, and fairs throughout the United States. His work has been featured in solo shows in Los Angeles, Miami and New York City, as well as at biennial exhibitions at the Queens Museum of Art and the Hollywood Art and Culture Center. Villalba's work will be included in "Audacious: contemporary artists speak out" exhibition at the Denver Art Museum in February.

Villalba presently lives and works in Miami, FL.

1999 The Cooper Union School of Art, New York, NY (BFA)

1995 New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL

2016 Audacious: Contemporary Artists Speak Out, Denver Art Museum, CO
2015 New Familiar, The Brayer Galley, Ventura, CA
2015 VII Latin American Art Exhibit, AOTA at Pfizer, New York, NY
2015 All-Media Biennial, Art & Culture/Hollywood, FL
2014 Turning Tides: Art Basel Showcase, Hotel Victor South Beach, Miami Beach, FL (solo)
2014 Sea Rising, The Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL
2014 Abracadabra, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, FL
2013 SCOPE Miami, Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Finale, Miami Beach, FL
2013 Irreversible Winners Exhibition, Gallery 2014, Hollywood, FL
2013 Water Rites, GUILD at Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL
2013 Dirt, Yuta Suelo Udongo Té, Spear Building, Miami, FL
2013 Affordable Art Fair NYC - Taché Gallery, New York, NY
2013 Jovan Karlo Villalba, Project Fine Art, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2013 Terra Incognita, A.D. Gallery at The University of NC, Pembroke, NC
2012 SCOPE Miami, Bombay Sapphire Artisan Finale, Miami, FL
2012 Out of Site, curated by Fredrick Snitzer at CasaLin, Miami, FL
2012 Puro, GUILD at the Coral Gables Museum, Coral Gables, FL
2012 Ink, GUILD at the Mandarin Oriental, Miami FL
2012 A Midsummer Night’s Dream II, Warehouse Alternative Space, Miami, FL
2012 Transitional...