Ricardo Monge

I was born in the beautiful island of Puerto Rico, where I lived for 18 years until I graduated college with a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts (BFA) from the University of Puerto Rico (Rio Piedras) in 1992. After graduation, I decided to change my surroundings and moved to New York City, where I became a teacher for the Board of Education. However, after one year of teaching, I realized I was still hungry for education and for creating, not teaching. I then decided to enroll in Pratt Institute for their Masters degree program in Fine Arts (MFA), majoring in printmaking and multi-media (graphic design, photography & video). I loved that time of my life and graduated in 1996 when again, I was ready for a new challenge.
Right after graduation I was able to relocate to London where I gained professional experience as a graphic designer in a publishing company (Rapid Science Publishing). At that time, and thanks to the accessibility I was able to travel through Europe and experience the richness of different cultures evoking my Latin Heritage. Living in New York and London in the 1990s fostered an experimental attitude that attracted me to work in a variety of media (painting, printmaking, photography, video, sculpture and computer graph...

DEGREES:
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MFA (09/93 - 05/96)
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
(Printmaking/Film/Computer Graphics)

BFA (08/87 - 02/92)
University of Puerto Rico
(Humanities/Fine Arts)


RESIDENCIES / INTERSHIPS:
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Skopelos Foundation for the Arts, Greece
Residencies (Summers of 2005, 2002 and 2001)
(Printmaking)

Rapid Science Publishings, London
MFA Related Experience (06/96 - 05/97)
(Desktop Publishing)

The PrintMaking Workshop, New York
Internship (04/92 - 08/92)
(PhotoEtching Assistant)

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SELECTED GROUP SHOWS:
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Dec 2012 - Flower Power / 1650 Gallery Studio, Los Angeles, CA
Sept 2012 - September 7th Open Call Salon Show / Greenpoint Gallery, New York
June 2012 - We Heart Art / The Empire Hotel - RoofTop
June 2012 - 6x6x2012 / Rochester Contemporary Art Center, New York
May 2012 – Zatista Online Gallery / Selected Online Featured Artist
Jul/Aug 07 - New York Arts Magazine (selection) / NYArtsMagazine.com, 'Tips and Picks' - New York
Jun 05 - "Seventh International Digital Art Exhibit and Colloquium" / Centro Cultural Pablo de la Torriente Brau, Cuba, 2004
Jun 04 - "Sixth International Digital Art Exhibit and Colloquium" / Centro Cultural Pablo de la Torriente Brau, Cuba, 2004
May 04 - "Envidia - Envy: The 7 Sins Series" / White Studio, New York
Apr 04 - "The Xpo" / The Salon - Dumbo, New York
Mar 04 - "The Space issue" / Trampoline House Publication, New York
Jan 04 - "Pinned to the Wall" /
Dec 02 - "Pequeño Formato" / Viota Gallery, Puerto Rico
Oct 02 - "Haciendo Patria" / CFA Gallery, Chicago
Aug 02 - "Violens" Festival Tabor / Agricola de Cologne, Czech Republic
Mar 02 - Artists Respond to Terrorism / theARTproject, New York
Jul 00 – Untitled / Galler...