Christian R. Duran
Born: 1976 Hialeah, FL
Lives: Miami, FL
Education
1998 Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO; BFA
1994 New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2005 Apparitions, Ingalls and Associates, Miami, FL
2004 Nerve, Curated by Charo Oquet and David Vardi, Edge Zones, Miami, FL
2004 Miami Art Exchange
2003-4 Equinox, Florida Capitol Exhibition, Tallahasse, FL
2001 Untitled / Earth on Paper, Fundacion Valparaiso, Almeria, Spain
Selected Group Exhibitions
2006
Views from Within: Two Miami Artists, Polk Museum of Art, Lakeland, FL
2005
Visages and Secrets, Laure de Mazieres, Miami Design District, FL
NADA Art Fair, Ingalls & Associates, Miami, FL
Smash & Grab a Work of Art, Locust Projects, Miami, FL
Nova Young Art Fair, Byron C. Cohen Gallery of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL
Sensory World, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, FL
Beyond All of That, Edge Zones at The World Arts Building, Miami, FL
Collage Series, Art Vitam, Miami, FL
2004
Art Basel Miami: Frisbee Art Fair, The Cavilier Hotel, Curated by Byron C. Cohen
Art Basel Miami: Miami Now, Edge Zones at The World Arts Building, Miami, FL
With A Little Help From My Friends, ArtCenter/South Florida, 924, Miami, FL
Locust Projects Annual Fundraiser, Locust Projects, Miami, FL
Cha-Cha-Cha, Curated by Jose-Carlos Diaz, Miami, FL
The Last Show, The House, Miami, FL
2003
Art Basel, Free Spirits Lounge, South Beach, FL
Blue Balls, The MaX Gallery, Miami, FL
Made In Miami , The Fredrick Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL
2002
The No Show, The Fredrick Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL
Science Friction, The Dorsch Gallery, Miami , FL
The Art of Found Objects, Loews Miami Beach Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
2001
The House Presents: Eight Solo Shows, Carlos Betencourt Studio, Miami, FL
New Works, The Dorsch Gallery , Miami, FL
United Artists, The Green Door Gallery, Miami, FL
2000
Untitled Exhibition, The Green Door Gallery, Miami, FL
Untitled Exhibition, Cronos Art Gallery , Miami, FL
1999
Multi-Cultural Art Exhibition, Mattie Rhodes Art Center Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Untitled Exhibition, The Late Show Gallery, Kansas City, MO
River Market Regional Art Exhibition, New Works Gallery , Kansas City, MO
Cinco de Mayo Art Exhibition, Roeland Park City Hall, Roeland Park, KS
La Strada dell' Arte, Street Painting Festival, Kansas City, MO
1998
The Art Garden Exhibition, The Classic Cup, Kansas City, MO
Colores Latinos, Artesanos Art Gallery, Coral Gables, FL
Senior Painting Exhibition, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
BFA Exhibition, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
Selected Publications
2006
Artist Spotlight, www.miamiartzine.com, February 2006
2005
Suarez de Jesus, Carlos. “Visions and Apparitions: Smudging the Line Between Fantasy
and Reality” The Miami New Times. October 6-12, 2005, page 47
Sohn, Kerry Lee. “Gallery Peek” The Biscayne Boulevard Times. October 2005, page 38
Turner, Elisa. “Critic’s Pick” The Miami Herald. September 30, 2005, page 35
Shabaka, Onajide. “Roundup: Wynwood Arts District-September 2005”,
www.MiamiArtExchange.com. September 15, 2005, page 2-3
Hernandez, Ambar. “Thin & Crispy Thoughts” www.everybodyyouknow.com. June 2005
Luis, Carlos M. “’Collage Series’ Una Muestra de Vitalidad en Art Vitam” El Nuevo Herald. January 30, 2005, page 6D
Lecture by Tom Jørgensen, Editor of Kunstavisen Magazine, Christoffersen Art in Copenhagen, Denmark
Einspruch, Franklin. “Collage Series” The Miami New Times. January 20, 2005, page 44
2004
Miami Now Exhibition Catalogue, World Arts Building, Miami, FL. EdgeZones Production, 2004
Evora, Jose Antonio. “Index Miami: Entre Voces y Ecos” El Nuevo Herald. November 4, 2004,
page 8D
Weinberg, Bob. “Hialeah’s Christian Duran Creates the Mother Nature of All Mixed-Media Art.”
City Link Magazine, June 30, 2004, page 60
2003
Triff, Alfredo. "What's It All About, Basel?" The Miami New Times, 18 December
McDonnell, Evelyn and Ocana, Damarys. "Alternative Scenes: In A Bar, On The Sand." The Miami Herald, 5 December, pages 26-27A
Hernandez, Ambar. "A Severe Case of the Blue Balls." The Miami Hurricane, 14 October, page 17
2002
Ocana, Damarys. "Junk Food For Thought." The Street Miami, 8 November, page 50
Misener, Jessica. "Hallucinogenic Ogres and Anotomical Machinery Chafe Against Each Other in Science Friction." The Miami Hurricane, 1 November, page 12
Stites, Sara. "Science Friction." Miami Art Exchange.com, November
1999
Roney, Shawn. "Variety of Styles, Backgrounds Represented at Latino Art Exhibit." Two Worlds, 10 June
River Market Regional Exhibition Catalog
COLLECTIONS AND *COMMISSIONS
2005 Mitchell Snow, Miami, FL
Jane Hart, Miami, FL
Joseph Berg, Miami, FL
2004 Chris and Lisa Spence, Miami Beach, FL
Byron Cohen, Kansas City, MO
2003 *Michael Winchester, Miramar, FL
2002 Richard Sherman, Coral Gables, FL
2001 Fundacion Valparaiso, Almeria, Spain
Juan Cabrera, Miami, FL
*Paul Perry, Anchorage, AK
2000 Paul Perry, Anchorage, AK
1999 Carlos Alem, Miami, FL
Juan Cabrera, Miami, FL
1998 Frank Gay, Kansas City, MO
Carlos Alem, Miami, FL
1996 Richard Mattsson, Kansas City, MO
1994 New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL
Awards and Honors
2006 Artist In Residency, Miami Children’s Museum, Miami, FL
2005 Florida Arts, Division of Cultural Affairs, Visual Arts and Media Arts Fellowship Recipient
Artist in Residence Recipient, ArtCenter/South Florida, Miami Beach, FL
2001 Fundacion Valparaiso Artists' Residency, Almeria , Spain
1999 Kansas City Artists Coalition's 17th Annual Juried Competition
1994-8 Kansas City Art Institute Competitive Scholarship
1996 Coca-Cola Scholarship
1994 Payless Cashways Minority Scholarship
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