Edgar Orlaineta Zúñiga
Born in Mexico City (1972).
Lives and works México City.
Education
2002-2004 MFA, Sculpture. PRATT Institute. Brooklyn, NY.
2002 Directing Cinema Study by Jorge Bolado. Arte 7, Mexico City, Mexico.
1999 Independent Study Workshop by Mauricio Cattelan and Gabriel Orozco.
X Teresa Arte Actual. Mexico City, Mexico.
1993-1998 BFA, Painting. Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado,"La Esmeralda". I.N.B.A., Mexico City, Mexico.
1994 Installation and Performance Art Workshop by Maris Bustamante. Centro Nacional de las Artes, Mexico City, Mexico.
1991-1993 Graphic Design Studies. Universidad Anahuac del Sur. Mexico City, Mexico.
Grants & Awards
2004 CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE. Certificate of Excellence Award for Outstanding
Merit in Graduate Fine Arts. Pratt Institute. Brooklyn, NY.
PRATT CIRCLE AWARD. Award for Outstanding Academic Achievements in Graduate
Fine Arts. Pratt Institute. Brooklyn, NY.
2003-2004 FONCA Scholarship to support MFA studies in Sculpture at PRATT Institute. Brooklyn, NY.
Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Mexico.
2002-2003 FONCA Scholarship to support MFA studies in Sculpture at PRATT Institute.
Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Mexico.
2001 FONCA Young Creators Grant (Jóvenes Creadores). Area: Painting.
Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Mexico.
1997 FONCA Special Projects and Cultural Co-investments Grant. Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes.
Art Deposit, Mexico D.F., Monterrey, Guadalajara y Nueva York.
Also Selected Participant for the 'Encuentro Nacional de Arte Joven' (National Juried Showcase for Young Artists)
in XV, XVI & XIX editions. Museo de Arte Carillo Gil. Mexico.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006 HISTORIA PARALELA-LA SILLA DE C.U. MUCA .Museo Univercitario de Ciencias y Arte, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Mexico City, Mexico.
2005 PINK AND GREEN CHAIR. El mirador .México City, Mexico.
2005 THE IDEA OF WORK. Galería de Arte Mexicano. Mexico City, Mexico.
(Cat.) MEDIOS MASIVOS. La Celda, Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana, Mexico City, Mexico.
2004 ESTUDIO (MFA Thesis Show). Stueben East Gallery. Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY.
2003 CARGO CULT. Cuchifritos Art Gallery/Project Space. New York, NY.
2002 LA BELLEZA NO ES MíA. Galería de Arte Mexicano. Mexico City, Mexico.
1999 LITTLE LOOSER. Maria Alos Apt. Syracuse, NY.
INSTALACIONES PARA SITIO ESPECíFICO. Galería de Arte Mexicano. Mexico City, Mexico (Cat.)
1996 SIGNIFIERS. Art Deposit. Mexico City, Mexico.
NON-SENSE MAKES ONE YEAR SHORTER... Art Deposit. Mexico City, Mexico
SITUACIóN CULTURALMENTE CORRECTA. Museo Nacional de las Culturas Populares. Mexico City, Mexico.
1995 X-POSICIóN. Universidad del Claustro de Sor Juana. Mexico City, Mexico.
1994 ANAGNóRISIS. Centro Cultural Veracruzano. Mexico City, Mexico.
PRAXIS. Casa de la Cultura Jesus Reyes Heroles. Mexico City, Mexico.
1993 EIKON PARA ESTéRILES. Galería del Metro Copílco. Mexico City, Mexico.
Group Exhibitions
2006 I PREFER NOT TO .(Project selected for In-Practice series). Sculpture Center. New York.NY.
RELATIVIDAD. MUCA Roma.Museo Univercitario de Ciencias y Arte, Campus Roma,Universidad Nacional, Mexico City,Mexico.
2005 LA RECONSTRUCCIÓN DEL LUGAR COMÚN (IMÁGENES DE AUTOR). Museo de
Arte y Diseño Contemporaneo de San José Costa Rica. San José, Costa Rica.
THE LOST EMPIRE AND THE EMPIRE TO BE LOST. Cuisine Digitale. MuseumQuartier.Wein, Austria.
MATERIA PRIMA. Ludens. Mexico City, Mexico.
BREVE HISTORIA CONTADA A MANO. Centro de Arte de la Comunidad de Madrid. Madrid,Spain
GALERIA DE ARTE MEXICANO. ARCO 05. Madrid, Spain.
UNE PROMESSE DE MALHEUR. Espacio II, G.A.M., Mexico City, Mexico
LA VERDADERA DIMENSIóN DEL ESPACIO.Instituto de México en Paris, Paris, France (itinerant).
UNDER MY SKIN. Espacio II. G.A.M., Mexico City, Mexico.
DISEÑO MUERTO. G.A.M., Mexico City, Mexico.
LOS RETRATOS DE DORIAN GRAY. Curated by Raúl Zamudio-Taylor. Espacio II, G.A.M., Mexico City, Mexico.
MÉXICO 70. Museo de la Casa del Lago, UNAM. Mexico City, Mexico.
2004 EL SECRETO ESTA EN LA MASA. Galeria Coldcreation. Barcelona, Spain.
EL 2 DE OCTUBRE NO SE OLVIDA- Homage to Marcel Duchamp.
Organized by Alberto Gutiérrez Chong. Casa Frissac. Mexico City, Mexico.
THE PHANTOM LIMB. Curated by Raul Zamudio-Taylor at Unit B Gallery. Chicaco,Il.
12 + 1 CHAIRS - Peekskill Project. Invited by Joseph R. Wolin. Peekskill, NY.
CESSNA at M.A.C.O. (México Arte Contemporaneo). Galería de Arte Mexicano G.A.M., Mexico City, Mexico.
CONTEMPORARY MEXICAN VIDEO: part of the LOCAL PROJECT screening series. SUNDAY ANXIETIES. Queens, NY.
HAPPY ART FOR SAD WORLD-LES PARTICULES ÈLÈMENTAIRES/NEBULOSAS.Spike Gallery. NY, NY.
PLANT. Williamsburg Art & Historical Center. Brooklyn, NY.
PRATT SHOW 2004-THE BEST OF THE BEST. The Hammerstein Ballroom at the Manhattan Center.NY.NY.
MFA SHOW 2004. Pratt Manhattan Gallery. NY, NY.
2003 BUGS AND GUTS. Video projection. Santiago Biennial. Santiago, Chile.
CONTEMPORARY MEXICAN VIDEO ART: A program of short works Hosted by Ruben Gutierrez.
Inside the program of "Mexico Illuminated/ México Iluminado".
Kutztown University. Sponsored by Berks Filmmakers and the Sharadin Art Gallery. Kunztown, Pennsylvania.
THE WORLD IS MY SOUL. In MFA fall exhibition. West Stueben Gallery, Pratt Institute. Brooklyn, N.Y.
MEXICAN VIDEO EXTRAVAGANZA. Bronx River Art Center. Bronx, NY
LES PARTICULES ÈLÈMENTAIRES. West Steuben Gallery, Pratt Institute. Brooklyn, N.Y.
10 AÑOS DE LA E.N.P.E.G. "LA ESMERALDA" en el CENCA. Centro Nacional de las Artes. Mexico City, Mexico
ANÓNIMO. Momenta Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
METASTASIZE. Bronx River Art Center. Bronx, NY
CREACIÓN EN MOVIMIENTO. Centro Nacional de las Artes. Mexico City, Mexico (Cat.)
2002 LA VANGUARDIA MEXICANA. B.A.C. Centro de Arte Santa Monica. Barcelona, Spain
CREACIÓN EN MOVIMIENTO. Veracruz, Veracruz and Mexico City, Mexico (Cat.)
HARD CORE. Arcaute Galería. Monterrey, N.L. Mexico.
2001 PEPPERMINT, CURIOUSLY STRONG. Smack Mellon Studios. Brooklyn, NY.
VII SALóN DE ARTE BANCOMER. Museo de Arte Moderno. Mexico City, Mexico (Cat.)
CHICAGO ART FAIR. Galería de Arte Mexicano. Chicago, Ill (Cat.)
25 x 25. Galería de Arte Mexicano. Mexico City, Mexico.
PORQUE LOS COCHES NO VUELAN?. Centro de las Artes. Monterrey, N.L. Mexico.
THE VANISHING CITY. Programa Art Center in México City & Museum of Installation in London, UK.
2000 IV SALóN DE ARTE BANCOMER. C.F.B. Mexico City, Mexico (Cat.)
PASAJE ITURBIDE. Museo de la Ciudad de México. Mexico City, Mexico.
PROMO. Galería de Arte Mexicano. Mexico City, Mexico (Cat.)
ERóGENA. Museo de Arte Carillo Gil in Mexico City and Stedelijk Museum von Actuele Kunst in Belgium (Cat.)
CINCO CONTINENTES Y UNA CIUDAD-SEGUNDO, SALóN INTERNACIONAL DE PINTURA.
Museo de la Ciudad de México. Mexico City, Mexico (Cat.)
1999 SHE IS IN FASHION. Acceso A. Mexico City, Mexico
ALMA COLECTIVA-La colección de la familia López Martínez Museo de las Artes de Guadalajara, Mexico
INSTALACIONES PARA SITIO ESPECíFICO. Galería de Arte Mexicano. Mexico City, Mexico (Cat.)
1998 GAME OVER THE EDGE. Cineteca de Nuevo Leon. Monterrey, N.L. Mexico
CAMBIO. Artistic Exchange Mexico - New York. Temporary Space in New York y Museo Universitario del Chopo, Mexico City, Mexico (Cat.)
Zok-R. Charles Bataille Gallery. Paris, France
EXITO-O. Galería de la E.N.P.E.G., Centro Nacional de las Artes. Mexico City, Mexico.
NO SOY CHINO. Art & Idea. Mexico City, Mexico.
1997 DOCUMENTOS. Art Deposit en Gadalajara, Jal. Mexico.
NEW TEXTS FROM MEXICO. Art Deposit in New York, NY
1997 PAPELES. Museo Universitario del Chopo. Mexico City, Mexico.
MASCOTAS PARA UN FIN DE SIGLO. Centro Cultural de la S.H.C.P Mexico City, Mexico.
ENVIRONMEX. Art Deposit. Mexico City, Mexico.
CHARMLESS WORKS. Pervert Lounge. Mexico City, Mexico.
1996 No. 1. Art Deposit. Mexico City, Mexico.
Also Selected Participant for the 'Encuentro Nacional de Arte Joven' (National
Juried Showcase for Young Artists) XV, XII y XIX. Museo de Arte Carillo Gil. Mexico (Cat.)
Residencies
2006 Triangle Art. International artists Workshop, New York, U.S.
2005 ArtOmi. International Arts Center. New York, US.
Braziers. International Artist Workshop. London, U.K.
Related Experience
2005-2006 Teaching professor of Visual Appreciation. Arte 7-Film Academy, Mexico City, Mexico.
Teaching professor of Drawing and Contemporary Art. Universidad Anahuac del Sur, Mexico City, Mexico.
1996-1998 Founder and Co-director of alternative space 'Art Deposit' in Mexico City. Mexico.
1996-2005 Founding member and director of 'Etquilibre,' an association dedicated to promote contemporary art in Mexico.
Lectures and Workshops.
1996 "Evidencias Subinformáticas- Arte en los Noventas". Art & Idea. Mexico City, Mexico.
1996 "Art Deposit". Encuentro Nacional de Espacios Alternativos. Museo de las Culturas Populares. Mexico City, Mexico. .
2000 "El Mercado del Arte en México". Jornadas Académicas. C.N.A. Mexico City, Mexico. "Contemporary Mexican Art".
Visiting Artist. Syracuse University, College of Visual and Performing Arts. Syracuse, NY.
2003 "Contemporary Sculpture and No-Sculpture". Casa de la Cultura de Azcapotzalco and Arte 7 Film Academy. Mexico City, Mexico.
"Phenomenology and Art". Arte 7 Film Academy. Mexico City, Mexico.
Selected Bibliography.
2005 Mónica Nepote. "La paradoja del artista joven". El Angel, Periódico Reforma, Mexico,
Victor Zamudio-Taylor. "Edgar Orlaineta". Origina, Mexico
Luz Sepúlveda. "Perfil deEdgar Orlaineta". Codigo 16000. Mexico
Mauricio Marcin. "El arte 'Tradicional' no tendrá éxito en ARCO 05". La Crónica, Mexico
Mauricio Marcin. "Galería que apadrinó a Rivera promueve a jóvenes mexicanos"
La Crónica, Mexico
Rubén Gallo. "New Tendencies in Mexican Art - The 1990s".
2003 Palgrave Macmillan. Roberto Abasolo. "Bugs and Guts". For the exhibition catalogue of the Santiago Video Biennial.
Kenny Schachter. "10 FCUK™ING YEARS"-Full Service Kenny Schachter".
Zingmagazine13
Humberto Vázquez Galindo "Creación en Movimiento; alberga el Museo de las Culturas programa nacional de Jóvenes Creadores"
Vanguardia.com./ Periódico Vanguardia, Saltillo, Coahuila, México
2001 Galindo, Carlos Blas. "The Vanishing City", El Financiero, August 17, 2001, Mexico City.
Gonzalez Rosas, Blanca. "Aristocratas y Plebeyos", Proceso, July 29, 2001, Mexico City.
Arriola, Magali. "Fuga de Diagnosticos", Diario Milenio, August 14, 2001, Mexico City..
Ruiz , Blanca. "The Vanishing City", July 28, 2001, Mexico City.
2002 Ady Carrión. "Edgar Orlaineta-La Belleza no es mía". Arte y Parte Revista de Arte. No.40. Spain.
Lúz Sepúlveda. "La belleza no es mía". Artte Magazine. 2002
Tatiana Flores "Tendencies: VII Bancomer Art Salon". ArtNexus. Vol.44. Jun. 2002
2000 Cuauhtemoc Medina. "Post Nacional y Post Pictórico" for the exhibition catalogue of "CINCO CONTINENTES Y UNA CIUDAD - SEGUNDO, SALóN
INTERNACIONAL DE PINTURA. Museo de la Ciudad de México. Mexico City, Mexico.
Cuautemoc Medina. "Van(id)art". Reforma News Paper
James Oles. "Los retos de la diversidad". Reforma News Paper
Lúz Sepúlveda. "Un recuento de daños y aciertos". Artten Magazine, and Replica 21 Art Archive
Roberto Abasolo. "La obra actual de Edgar Orlaineta". For the exhibition catalogue of the "VII Salón de Arte Bancomer- Tendencias".
Museo de Arte Moderno. México D.F.
Ulises Mora. "Promo". Replica 21 Art Archive.
Ulises Mora. "Quién es Orugo-Un vistazo al arte conceptual". Vice versa Magazine
Antonio Ortiz Herrera. "Suda nena, Suda". Replica 21 Art Archive
Rosa María Cruz Ferreira. "Del Academicismo a la multiplicidad de discurso". Replica 21 Art Archive.
Magalí Arriola. "Burbujas de jabón" for the exhibition catalogue of "Erogena". Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil. Mexico City. Mexico.
González Rosas, Gloria. "Del Establishment al Cutting Edge". Proceso ,No. 1224, Sección Cultura. April 16, 2000, Mexico City.
Ernesto Sosa. "Promo". ArtNexus No.37. Mexico City, Mexico.
Francisca Rivero Lake "Erógena". ArtNexus. No.37.Mexico City, Mexico.Aug.2000.
1999 Mónica Mayer. "Artists galleries in México: A jumping board or a sign of dispair?" La Pala Magazine No.3
Editorial. "They're in fashion" Milenio, Magazine, December 6, 1999. Mexico City.
Abaroa Eduardo. "Se quema casa nueva", Reforma, Sección Cultural. Mexico City.1999.
1998 Nief Yehya. "Cambio". ArtNexus No.28. Mexico City, Mexico. May 1998.
Ruben Gallo. "Orientalism" for the exhibition catalogue of "Cambio. 1998.
1997 Holland Cotter. "Cambio". The New York Times Art Review. Nov 28,1997.
Carlos Aranda Marquéz "Environmex". Polyester Magazine. Vol. 5 No. 17. Mexico City, Mexico. Winter 1996-1997.
