MÓNICA FÉLIX
monica@monicafelix.com
1984, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Lives and works between New York City and Puerto Rico
Education
2020 MFA, Columbia University, New York
2007 Photography Certificate, Pratt Institute, New York
2006 BFA, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan
Solo Exhibitions
2020 Romance Tropical, Independently hosted Online Exhibition
2017 Retrovisor, Open Studio Project, San Juan
2014 Querida, Área, Caguas, Puerto Rico
2012 Reina, Museo de las Américas, San Juan
Group Exhibitions
2021 SOMA Summer Exhibition, SOMA Gallery, México City
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Wallach Art Gallery, New York
2020 Archivos, Visiones y Premoniciones, Taller Boricua, New York
2019 Islas imaginarias y el caso de Puerto Rico, CóMPLICES, Madrid
Aesthetically Functional Only, 1675 Broadway, New York
El sujeto develado, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Cayey
First Year Show, Wallach Art Gallery, New York
2017 Bestiario/Menagerie, Adobe Books Gallery, San Francisco
The Future is Female, The Storefront Project, New York
Debtfair/Whitney Biennial 2017, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
Ida y Vuelta, Museo de Historia, Antropología y Arte, San Juan
Nasty Women Exhibition, The Knockdown Center, New York
2016 Interior Interruptions, ABC No Rio at Bullet Space Gallery, New York
2015 FRESCOS, Universidad Sagrado Corazón, San Juan
WOCA Triennial, Walter Otero Contemporary Gallery, San Juan
National Art Exhibition 2015, Museo de La Puntilla, San Juan
2014 Universos Paralelos, Hospedería Fonseca, Salamanca, Spain
Universos Paralelos, Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan
2013 Standing Outside the Closed Door, ABC No Rio at Bullet Space Gallery, New York
Impresiones, Relieves y Resonancias, Museo Dr. Pío López, Cayey
Collect Store Retrieve, ABC No Rio, New York
Lexus Grant for Artists, Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan
National Art Exhibition 2013, Museo de La Puntilla, San Juan
2012 FotoVisura Pavilion, ArtLab 753, San Juan
2011 FotoMac, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, San Juan
Arte en el medio,Museo de la Puntilla, San Juan
2010 Serie Regional de Jugadores Pampers, Museo de la Puntilla, San Juan
Mobile Spaces, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2009 National Art Exhibition 2009, Museo de La Puntilla, San Juan
Alguien Tiene Que Decirlo, El Local Gallery, San Juan
Photography Biennale, San Juan
Grants and Residencies
2022 Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Art Residency, Governor’s Island
2021 SOMA Summer Residency, México
2021 Junte: Críticas Grupales, Banasta Residencia, Online
2017 Jiwar Barcelona, Barcelona
2012 Lexus Artist Grant, Lexus Foundation for the Arts, San Juan
Selected Presentations and Courses
2020 The Art of a Lost Film, Romance Tropical Exhibiton, Online
Romance Tropical, CLACS at NYU, Online
2018 Crisis Identity: A Conversation About Puerto Rico, Soho20 Gallery, New York
2017 Women in Migration, Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan
2011 Portrait: beyond the image is a story, Pratt Institute, New York
2010 Iluminación Fotográfica, Escuela de Artes Plásticas, San Juan
2009 Art Globalization, Museo de Historia, Antropología y Arte, San Juan
Bibliography
2020 Vázquez, Daniel. “Puerto Rico ante el lente del cambio,” Visión Doble, February 3
2017 Universidad de Puerto Rico, “Experiencias de migración en el arte puertorriqueño,” January 7
Vázquez, Ralph. “Bestiario/Menagerie,” Cranium Corporation, January 5
monica@monicafelix.com
1984, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Lives and works between New York City and Puerto Rico
Education
2020 MFA, Columbia University, New York
2007 Photography Certificate, Pratt Institute, New York
2006 BFA, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan
Solo Exhibitions
2020 Romance Tropical, Independently hosted Online Exhibition
2017 Retrovisor, Open Studio Project, San Juan
2014 Querida, Área, Caguas, Puerto Rico
2012 Reina, Museo de las Américas, San Juan
Group Exhibitions
2021 SOMA Summer Exhibition, SOMA Gallery, México City
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Wallach Art Gallery, New York
2020 Archivos, Visiones y Premoniciones, Taller Boricua, New York
2019 Islas imaginarias y el caso de Puerto Rico, CóMPLICES, Madrid
Aesthetically Functional Only, 1675 Broadway, New York
El sujeto develado, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Cayey
First Year Show, Wallach Art Gallery, New York
2017 Bestiario/Menagerie, Adobe Books Gallery, San Francisco
The Future is Female, The Storefront Project, New York
Debtfair/Whitney Biennial 2017, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
Ida y Vuelta, Museo de Historia, Antropología y Arte, San Juan
Nasty Women Exhibition, The Knockdown Center, New York
2016 Interior Interruptions, ABC No Rio at Bullet Space Gallery, New York
2015 FRESCOS, Universidad Sagrado Corazón, San Juan
WOCA Triennial, Walter Otero Contemporary Gallery, San Juan
National Art Exhibition 2015, Museo de La Puntilla, San Juan
2014 Universos Paralelos, Hospedería Fonseca, Salamanca, Spain
Universos Paralelos, Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan
2013 Standing Outside the Closed Door, ABC No Rio at Bullet Space Gallery, New York
Impresiones, Relieves y Resonancias, Museo Dr. Pío López, Cayey
Collect Store Retrieve, ABC No Rio, New York
Lexus Grant for Artists, Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, San Juan
National Art Exhibition 2013, Museo de La Puntilla, San Juan
2012 FotoVisura Pavilion, ArtLab 753, San Juan
2011 FotoMac, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, San Juan
Arte en el medio,Museo de la Puntilla, San Juan
2010 Serie Regional de Jugadores Pampers, Museo de la Puntilla, San Juan
Mobile Spaces, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2009 National Art Exhibition 2009, Museo de La Puntilla, San Juan
Alguien Tiene Que Decirlo, El Local Gallery, San Juan
Photography Biennale, San Juan
Grants and Residencies
2022 Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Art Residency, Governor’s Island
2021 SOMA Summer Residency, México
2021 Junte: Críticas Grupales, Banasta Residencia, Online
2017 Jiwar Barcelona, Barcelona
2012 Lexus Artist Grant, Lexus Foundation for the Arts, San Juan
Selected Presentations and Courses
2020 The Art of a Lost Film, Romance Tropical Exhibiton, Online
Romance Tropical, CLACS at NYU, Online
2018 Crisis Identity: A Conversation About Puerto Rico, Soho20 Gallery, New York
2017 Women in Migration, Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan
2011 Portrait: beyond the image is a story, Pratt Institute, New York
2010 Iluminación Fotográfica, Escuela de Artes Plásticas, San Juan
2009 Art Globalization, Museo de Historia, Antropología y Arte, San Juan
Bibliography
2020 Vázquez, Daniel. “Puerto Rico ante el lente del cambio,” Visión Doble, February 3
2017 Universidad de Puerto Rico, “Experiencias de migración en el arte puertorriqueño,” January 7
Vázquez, Ralph. “Bestiario/Menagerie,” Cranium Corporation, January 5