YANDI MONARDO
RESUME
Born 1975 in Young, Uruguay. WORK SHOPS: • •
1991 – Attends Luis Solari Workshop with Instructor Mario González Sosa in Montevideo, Uruguay 1988 – Attends workshop of the Plastic Arts at “Pedro C. Marín Cultural Center” with Instructor Mario González Sosa in Young, Uruguay
ART EXHIBITS : • •
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2013 - “The Art We Collect at the End of the Earth” in Luxury Avenue, Cabo San Lucas, BCS, Mexico & “The Spirit of Guaycura” in Hotel Guaycura, Todos Santos. BCS, México 2012 - “A Sign of the Times” in El Lunario Gallery, San José del Cabo, BCS, México & “Trends” in the Cabo San Lucas Cultural Center, Cabo San Lucas, BSC, México 2011 - “Primitive Memories” in the Condesa Art Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico & “Four Points of View” in the Carlos Olachea Gallery in the Baja California South Cultural Institute, La Paz, México 2009 - Photo & Sculpture exhibit “Cactus Men” in the Faro Viejo San Dunes, Cabo San Lucas, México 2008 - “I am the Earth” in the Baja California South Cultural Institute, La Paz, México 2006 - “Elements of the Earth” in the Pez Gordo Gallery Palmilla, San José del Cabo, México 2005 – “The House of Friends; Uruguay-Mexico Exhibit” through the Uruguay Embassy in Coyoacán DF, México 2003 - “Messages from Earth” in the Kin Gallery, San Ángel DF, México 2000 - “Excelsior Newspaper Auction” with Raúl Anguiano in México City, México & “The Art from the Twenty-First Century” in Mexico City, México 1993 - “New Talent” organized by the INJU, Montevideo, Uruguay 1988 - “Young” in the Young Cultural Center, Young, Uruguay.
AWARDS: •
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2012 - Honorable mention Carlos Olachea of BCS in clay sculpture and acetate painting in BCS, Mexico 2010 - Honored in the Hall of Fine Arts in BCS, La Paz, México 2008 - Honorable mention for visual arts by Carlos Olachea at the BCS Cultural Art Institute, La Paz, Mexico. 2005 - Art selected for the MOLAA catalog (Museum of Latin American Art), Long Beach, California, USA.
OTHER PROJECTS: • • • • • •
2013 - Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Art at Tendencia Magazine, Los Cabo, BCS, Mexico 2011- Illustrator for children's book “Silent Midnight Rider” for the Autism Charity Foundation, Los Cabo, México 2010 - “Creating Community Project for a Better Education” with the Liga MAC Association, Los Cabo, México 2006 - Research and development of documentary “El Triunfo de un Pueblo/The Triumph of the People” with the BCS Cultural Center, CONACULTA & the Coordination of Cultural Development of Los Cabo, Los Cabos, B.C.S., México 2002 to date - “Art Project of the World” with indigenous people from the Ramuri Community in the Sierra Tarahumara, Chihuahua, México. // 2001 to date - “Art Project of the World” with indigenous people from the Lacandona Community in Chiapas, México 2000 to date - “Art Project of the World” Portraying myths & legends through art with native people from the Wichi, Lako & Namqom Communities, Formosa, Argentina.
I have worked with a variety of different materials and methods which allows me to create my art in themed series.
Through freedom and the spirit of play I continue to create unexpected art using different materials and look forward to what will come in the future.
Encaustic on wood 180 x 180 cm
Mixed on canvas 360 x 180 cm
Oil painting on wood 260 x 240 cm
Mixed encasutic 180 x 180 cm
Series “Primitive Memories� (115 x 200 cm) Abstract on acetate paper
Acetate paintings (111 x 145 cm)
Series “To Be Constructive”
Series “Opening the Doors to Our Past”
Oil Paintings on wood (200 x 120 cm)
Encaustic paintings on wood
Acetate paintings
Diptych (111 x 145 cm)
111 x 145 cm
200 x 111 cm
111 x 145 cm
Oil paintings
Encaustic paintings on wood
120 x 160 cm
150 x 150 cm
180 x 150 cm
180 x 150 cm
Scuptures for photo shoot “Cactus Men” in the Faro Viejo Sand Dunes, Cabo San Lucas, México.
Red clay sculptures (25 cm base - 200 cm height)
Series “Human Connections”
Mixed oil painting (200 x 200 cm)
Oil painting (260 X 200 cm)
Encaustic (500 X 150 cm)
Acetate painting (320 cm diameter)
Tel. 624-174-4145 // Email: yandimonardo@yahoo.com.mx // Facebook Art Yandi Monardo Los Cabos Baja California Sur, MĂŠxico