1991, Born in Bogotá, Colombia
Lives and works in San Francisco, CA
EDUCATION
2016, MFA, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2013, Bachelor of Arts. Earlham College, Richmond, IN.
2009 International Baccalaureate. United World College, San José, Costa Rica
SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2019
- Spillage, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2018
- Conversation 7 w/ Farah Al Qasimi, San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Burn Notice, Tmoro Projects with Conrad Guevara , Santa Clara, CA
2017
- Slow Clap, R/SF Projects, San Francisco, CA
- De:Formal Gallery, New York, NY
- Introductions, Unauthorized SFMOMA Solo Show, San Francisco, CA
2016
- El Hábito, Bass & Reiner, San Francisco, CA
2014
- Danny & Him, Paul Sack Gallery, San Francisco, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020
- State of the Art, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
2019
- Touching History, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA
- Sense of Self, Institute of Contemporary Art San José, San José, CA
2018
- Bay Area Now 8, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
- Female Trouble, CULT Exhibitions, San Francisco, CA
- RELAY II, Slide Space 123, Oakland, CA
- UNTITLED Art Fair, San Francisco, CA
- MonSTARS, Swim Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Albion, San Francisco, CA
2017
- The Black Infinity, NoPlace Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
- Kah-meel-E-yun, Pro Arts, Oakland, CA. Curated by Yarrow Slaps
- Open Studios, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
- Lil' Swim, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Bestiario/Menagerie, Adobe Backroom Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016
- Shaky Towns Vol. 2, The Battery, San Francisco, CA
- #Simulacra, Embark Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Commons Dilemma, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes, CA
- The Infraordinary, Adobe Backroom Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Landfill/Bedrock, Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco,
- Om I'm Home, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Shaky Towns, VOL I. Alter Space, San Francisco, CA
- Reconstructed, Good Mother Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Welcome To The Left Coast, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Yaocihuatl, Social Policy, San José, CA
- Group Show, Burnt Oak Gallery, Oakland, CA
- MFA SFAI Exhibition, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
- Parking Lot Art Fair w/Residence/SF, San Francisco, CA
- StART up Fair w/Embark Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Mistaken Impressions, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2015
- So·lil·o·quy, Swell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- PARANOIA, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- This Is Not A Painting, Embark Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- The Murphy & Cadogan Contemporary Art Awards, SOMArts, San Francisco, CA
- Alejandro Almaza Pereda's Pop-up Show, Walter & Mc Bean Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- LGBT Por La Vida, Adobe Books, San Francisco, CA
- Paul Sack Building Award, Still Lights Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- God Particle II The Mattress Formula, McRoskey Mattress Factory, San Francisco, CA
- Holy Hole, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Milhojas, Swell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2014
- New Genres Salon, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
- Re-Frame w/ Pinkard Collective, Zellerbach Quad, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
- BeLong, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Homegrown: Brooklyn Finest, Tutu’s, Brooklyn, NY
- An Invitiation: To Practice, Glasshouse Art&Life Lab, Brooklyn, NY
2013
- Better Than Milk. Leads Gallery, Richmond, IN
2012
- 114th Annual Exhibition of Richmond & Area Artists. Juror: Ron Monsma. Richmond, IN
2011
- Group Show at 305 w. 29th st. New York Arts Program, Manhattan, NY
2019
- Fall and Spring Student Show, Leads Gallery, Richmond, IN
2009
- United World College: Final Exhibition. San José, Costa Rica
AWARDS & HONORS
2020 State of the Art 2020, Crystal Bridges
2020 Art on Market Kiosk Poster Series, SFAC
2019 Alternative Exposure Grantee, Southern Exposure
2018 Bay Area Now 8, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
2018 Facebook Artist in Residence
2018 Alternative Exposure Grantee, Southern Exposure
2017 Tosa Studio Award
2017 San Francisco Artist Award Finalist
2017 Art Matters Award Nomination
2016 Graduate Student Recognition Award, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2015 Murphy & Cadogan Contemporary Art Award, San Francisco Foundation for the Arts
2014-16 Master of Fine Arts merit Fellowship in Photography, San Francisco Art Institute
2013 Departmental & College Honors, Earlham College, Richmond, IN
2012 Mary Jane Harvey Memorial Award. For outstanding work in the Arts
2012 W. Ray Stevens Jr. Memorial Award for ‘Horizontal Gravitational Force’
2012 Merit Award at the Richmond Art Museum for ‘Corpse # 1’
2009-2013 Full Scholarship Earlham College
2009-2013 Davis UWC scholar
2007-2009 Scholarship United World College Costa Rica
PRESS
2019
- Strange Fire Collective Interview with: Marcela Pardo Ariza
- Beyond the Studio: Marcela Pardo Ariza
- Congratulations Pine Tree: Bluets with Marcela Pardo Ariza
- The (Art) Scene Podcast: Marcela Pardo Ariza & The Tallest Part of the Arch
- Womxn* Art Handlers Carefully Deinstall Glass Ceiling of the Preparator World
- Expansive, Exciting 'Bay Area Now 8' Lives Up to Its Name, KQED
- Photographers Reveal Through Concealment, KQED
- SF new art space opens its doors with an exhibition called "MonSTARS"
- At Santa Clara's tmoro projects, Still Life enters Other Dimensions, KQED by Sarah Hotchkiss
2017
- Slow Clap, Photograph Magazine by Roula Seikaly
- Art Talk Radio w/ Kunstcapades: Marcela Pardo Ariza
- Art Scene Podcast: Marcela Pardo Ariza
- Fall Season brings rich gallery openings by Charles Demarais, SF Chronicle
- Slow Clap, Juxtapoz Magazine
- Slow Clap, Art Business.com by Alan Bamberger
- Art Exhibition composed only of Color and Light, Charles Desmarais, SF Gate
- Bestiario/Menagerie Review by Roula Seikaly
- Marcela Pardo Ariza interview by Clare Szydlowski, Venison Magazine
- Episode 12: The (art) Podcast, Mariel Bayona, curator of El Hábito
- Interview by Michelle Weidman for Congratulations Pine Tree Episode 91
- West Coast MFA Dispatch by Roula Seikaly for Humble Arts Foundation
- Graduate MFA Exhibition at Fort Mason by Art Business
- In Focus MFA graduates San Francisco Art Institute
- Mistaken Impressions at Root Division by Aaron Harbour for Curiously Direct
- This is not a Painting at Embark Gallery by Xiao Wang
2015
- So Li Lo Quy at Swell Gallery by I. Leber
- Milhojas at Swell Gallery by Jackie Valle
2020
Mill College, Oakland, CA
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2019
California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA
California State University Monterey Bay, CA
San José State University, CA
2018
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Mills College, Oakland, CA
2017
The Painting Salon, San Francisco, CA
2016
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
EXPERIENCE
2018
Co-Founder, Womxn Art Handlers
2017
Curatorial Council Member, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
Program Associate, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2016
Associate Curator, R/SF, San Francisco, CA
Photography Professor, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Scenic Staff, Restoration Hardware, San Francisco, CA
2014-16 Gallery & Installation Assistant, Walter & McBean Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2014-15 Swell Gallery Curator, San Francisco, CA
2014-15 Co-Curator & Co-Founder of Noroof Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2014 Co-Founder of Pinkard Collective
2014 Production Assistant of Anxious Spaces: Installation as Catalyst, Knockdown Center, Queens, NY
2013-2014 Installation and Curatorial Assistant, The Clocktower Gallery Manhattan, NY
2011 Art Education, International Center of Photography Manhattan, NY
2011 Artist Apprenticeship, Sebastiaan Bremer Studios Brooklyn, NY
2010-2013 Publicity Director, WECI 91.5 fm Richmond’s Public Radio Richmond, IN