Ofill Echevarria

"Reflective, distorted surfaces create multiple layers of refraction and perspectival perversion in the paintings of Ofill Echevarria. His work appears to produce the effect of camera optics manipulating the photographic veracity of figures in motion, architectural reflections, and fragments of urban life" (Carol Damian, 2005). ---

Ofill Echevarría was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1972 and made his debut as a member of the Arte Calle (Street Art) Group in 1988, before graduating from the legendary San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts in 1991. The following year he moved to Mexico City, where he lived until 2002. He currently lives and works in the city of New York, USA. ---

Since his first solo show in Havana, “Plastic Industry” (1991), Ofill has exhibited individually in galleries and institutions of Mexico and Latin America, as well as in the United States: Multicultural Center - University Of Rhode Island. Kingston, RI (2000); Feinstein Providence Campus - University Of Rhode Island. Providence, RI (2012); Carriage House Center for the Arts [The Gabarron Foundation] New York, NY (2013). ---

Represented by renowned Praxis International Art (Mexico), which later became Ginocchio Gallery, both in Mexico City, Ofill has participa...