IVAN CANDEO

Iván Candeo was born in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1983 and currently resides in Barcelona, Spain. Since 2004, he has been part of an independent study group composed of artists from different generations. In 2008, he earned a professorship, specializing in fine arts, from the Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador, Pedagogical Institute of Caracas. She also studied a Master's degree in History and Theory of Plastic Arts at the Central University of Venezuela and a diploma in Contemporary History of Venezuela at the Rómulo Betancourt Foundation. In 2018 she received a scholarship to study at the Laboratory of Contemporary Audiovisual Practices, LAV Master's degree in Madrid, and was a resident at the Colombian space Lugar a Dudas, directed by the artist Óscar Muñoz. Candeo has had several solo exhibitions in galleries in Spain and Venezuela, including "Antes que, mientras que, más tarde" at the Carmen Araujo Arte Gallery in Caracas, Venezuela in 2021, "Novæ Andalusiæ. Observante peligrosa" at the Alarcón Criado Gallery in Seville, Spain in 2019, and "Sin Acto" at the Carmen Araujo Arte Gallery in Caracas, Venezuela in 2018. She has also participated in various group exhibitions in Latin America, the United States, Canada and Europe, including the International Art Biennial Contemporary of South America (BIENALSUR) in Cúcuta, Colombia in 2019. Candeo has received several awards, including the Armando Reverón Prize at the 65th Biennial Salón Arturo Michelena in 2010, the Venezuelan Association of Plastic Artists Award in the Young Artist category in 2012, and second prize at the 12th Edition of the Eugenio Mendoza Prize at the Sala Mendoza in 2013. In addition to his work as an artist, he also works as a teacher.