Education:
2021-2023 - MFA in Art - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
2013 - 2017 - Bachelor of Fine Arts - National Experimental University of the Arts, Venezuela.
Solo/Two-Person Exhibitions:
2022 - Gallery D´Museo, Los Galpones Art Center, Caracas, Venezuela.
2017- "Between the stick comes and goes the ribs rest", Jacobo Borges Museum, Caracas, Venezuela.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2024:
- “Another world is possible”, Centrul de Interes, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- “Sentido Encendido” , Cabinet Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela.
- “Decenio”, Espacio Monitor, Caracas, Venezuela.
2023:
- “Cuando hay santos nuevos los viejos no hacen milagros”, Stamps Gallery, Ann Arbor, United States.
- “Salon ACME 10” , Mexico City, Mexico.
- “Hybrid times, Visual Incubator”, Metropolitan University, Caracas, Venezuela.
2022:
- “Tiempos de espera, metáforas desde el archipiélago” , Hacienda La Trinidad , Caracas, Venezuela.
2021:
- “Serendipia Glitch”, Espacio Monitor, Caracas, Venezuela.
2020:
- “ Future Traditions Fest”, USA.
- "Lab 20-I", Cerquone Projects, Caracas, Venezuela.
- "Incubatio", AWA Culture, Caracas, Venezuela.
2019:
- "Pixels 2019", GBG Arts Galley, Caracas, Venezuela.
- “XXII Edition of the Youth Salon with FIA, Padre Carlos Guillermo Plaza Cultural Center, UCAB, Caracas, Venezuela.
- "The nature of things: Humboldt, comings and goings", Museo Universidad Nacional, Bogotá, Colombia.
2017:
- Time and Space. CICA Museum of Contemporary Art, South Korea.
- "2nd University Hall, Museum of Contemporary Art of Zulia, Venezuela.
- "Book, art and metaphor", Padre Carlos Guillermo Plaza Cultural Center, UCAB
Awards and residences:
- 2023 Jean Paul Slusser Award - MFA Thesis Project, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
- 2022 Anne Reek Amendt Scholarship, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
- Nominated for the CIFO-Ars Electronica prize , Austria, 2022 and 2023
- Aramauca: International Artistic Residency Program 2020 (Postponed)
- First Prize XXII Edition of the Youth Salon with FIA, 2019
- Experimenta / Sur VIII, Connective tissues, Mapa Teatro, Bogotá, Colombia
- Experimenta / Sur VIII Scholarship, Connective tissues (tribute to Humboldt), Goethe-Institut Kolumbien, Bogotá, Colombia, 2019
- Nominated for the BLOOOM award 2017, Dusseldorf, Germany. 2017
- Capra Scholarship Course Autumn 2018.
Interviews:
- Gonzalez, Juan Antonio. Dos visiones extrapoladas por un salon para artistas emergentes. El Universal October 9, 2022. Online
- Ramirez, Jeannelle. Interview with Sebastian Llovera. Future Traditions Fest December 2, 2020. Online
- Egaña, Crysly. Sebastián Llovera: El arte sirve para formular preguntas. El Nacional October 9, 2019. Online
- Lopez, Mariela. Jóvenes artistas plásticos venezolanos exponen obras en Caracas. China Xinhua Spanish October 26, 2019. Online
- Ferrer, Jose. FIA: las promesas del arte venezolano en un mundo que se transforma. El Diario de Caracas October 1, 2019. Online.
Bibliography:
- Tráfico Visual Presents “Zona de despeje” 2. Colección Cisneros 13 de febrero de 2020. Online
- Freitas, Alba. Las artes plásticas en Venezuela resisten y persisten. El Nacional 27 de diciembre 2019. Online.
- Brizuela, Ariani. Píxeles, la puesta en escena de la plástica nacional. El Nacional 14 de noviembre 2019. Online.
- Bustelo, Verónica. LOS MAPAS DE LLOVERA. Centro Cultural UCAB 3 de octubre 2019. Online.
- Montes, Marisela. “Dispositivos para trayectorias no lineales” de Sebastián Llovera ganó el Salón Jóvenes con FIA 2019. Tráfico Visual. 28 de octubre 2019. Online
Relevant Work experience:
Lecturer I, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Fall 2023.
(ARTDES 340 Digital Image Making)
Part Time Faculty, Wayne State University, Detroit. Fall 2023.
(ADA 2210 Intro to digital practices and ADA 3210 Time Based Media: Video Art)
Graduate Student Instructor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Winter 2023.
(Global Studio)
Graduate Student Instructor of Record, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Fall 2022. (ARTDES 173 Intro to Digital Photography for non majors)
Graduate Student Research Assistant for Osman Khan, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2022.
Graduate Student Research Assistant for Jane Prophet, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2021.
Teaching assistant of professor Victor Hugo Irazabal , UNEARTE, Caracas, Venezuela. 2016-2017
2021-2023 - MFA in Art - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
2013 - 2017 - Bachelor of Fine Arts - National Experimental University of the Arts, Venezuela.
Solo/Two-Person Exhibitions:
2022 - Gallery D´Museo, Los Galpones Art Center, Caracas, Venezuela.
2017- "Between the stick comes and goes the ribs rest", Jacobo Borges Museum, Caracas, Venezuela.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2024:
- “Another world is possible”, Centrul de Interes, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
- “Sentido Encendido” , Cabinet Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela.
- “Decenio”, Espacio Monitor, Caracas, Venezuela.
2023:
- “Cuando hay santos nuevos los viejos no hacen milagros”, Stamps Gallery, Ann Arbor, United States.
- “Salon ACME 10” , Mexico City, Mexico.
- “Hybrid times, Visual Incubator”, Metropolitan University, Caracas, Venezuela.
2022:
- “Tiempos de espera, metáforas desde el archipiélago” , Hacienda La Trinidad , Caracas, Venezuela.
2021:
- “Serendipia Glitch”, Espacio Monitor, Caracas, Venezuela.
2020:
- “ Future Traditions Fest”, USA.
- "Lab 20-I", Cerquone Projects, Caracas, Venezuela.
- "Incubatio", AWA Culture, Caracas, Venezuela.
2019:
- "Pixels 2019", GBG Arts Galley, Caracas, Venezuela.
- “XXII Edition of the Youth Salon with FIA, Padre Carlos Guillermo Plaza Cultural Center, UCAB, Caracas, Venezuela.
- "The nature of things: Humboldt, comings and goings", Museo Universidad Nacional, Bogotá, Colombia.
2017:
- Time and Space. CICA Museum of Contemporary Art, South Korea.
- "2nd University Hall, Museum of Contemporary Art of Zulia, Venezuela.
- "Book, art and metaphor", Padre Carlos Guillermo Plaza Cultural Center, UCAB
Awards and residences:
- 2023 Jean Paul Slusser Award - MFA Thesis Project, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
- 2022 Anne Reek Amendt Scholarship, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
- Nominated for the CIFO-Ars Electronica prize , Austria, 2022 and 2023
- Aramauca: International Artistic Residency Program 2020 (Postponed)
- First Prize XXII Edition of the Youth Salon with FIA, 2019
- Experimenta / Sur VIII, Connective tissues, Mapa Teatro, Bogotá, Colombia
- Experimenta / Sur VIII Scholarship, Connective tissues (tribute to Humboldt), Goethe-Institut Kolumbien, Bogotá, Colombia, 2019
- Nominated for the BLOOOM award 2017, Dusseldorf, Germany. 2017
- Capra Scholarship Course Autumn 2018.
Interviews:
- Gonzalez, Juan Antonio. Dos visiones extrapoladas por un salon para artistas emergentes. El Universal October 9, 2022. Online
- Ramirez, Jeannelle. Interview with Sebastian Llovera. Future Traditions Fest December 2, 2020. Online
- Egaña, Crysly. Sebastián Llovera: El arte sirve para formular preguntas. El Nacional October 9, 2019. Online
- Lopez, Mariela. Jóvenes artistas plásticos venezolanos exponen obras en Caracas. China Xinhua Spanish October 26, 2019. Online
- Ferrer, Jose. FIA: las promesas del arte venezolano en un mundo que se transforma. El Diario de Caracas October 1, 2019. Online.
Bibliography:
- Tráfico Visual Presents “Zona de despeje” 2. Colección Cisneros 13 de febrero de 2020. Online
- Freitas, Alba. Las artes plásticas en Venezuela resisten y persisten. El Nacional 27 de diciembre 2019. Online.
- Brizuela, Ariani. Píxeles, la puesta en escena de la plástica nacional. El Nacional 14 de noviembre 2019. Online.
- Bustelo, Verónica. LOS MAPAS DE LLOVERA. Centro Cultural UCAB 3 de octubre 2019. Online.
- Montes, Marisela. “Dispositivos para trayectorias no lineales” de Sebastián Llovera ganó el Salón Jóvenes con FIA 2019. Tráfico Visual. 28 de octubre 2019. Online
Relevant Work experience:
Lecturer I, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Fall 2023.
(ARTDES 340 Digital Image Making)
Part Time Faculty, Wayne State University, Detroit. Fall 2023.
(ADA 2210 Intro to digital practices and ADA 3210 Time Based Media: Video Art)
Graduate Student Instructor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Winter 2023.
(Global Studio)
Graduate Student Instructor of Record, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Fall 2022. (ARTDES 173 Intro to Digital Photography for non majors)
Graduate Student Research Assistant for Osman Khan, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2022.
Graduate Student Research Assistant for Jane Prophet, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2021.
Teaching assistant of professor Victor Hugo Irazabal , UNEARTE, Caracas, Venezuela. 2016-2017