BIOGRAPHY
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| JOSÉ PARLÁ | |
| 1973 | Born in Miami, US |
| Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY | |
| Education | |
| Miami Dade College, Florida | |
| 1990 | Savannah College of Art & Design, Georgia |
| New World School of the Arts, Miami | |
| Solo Exhibitions | |
| 2019 | Bronx Museum, New York, NY |
| 2018 | Ben Brown Fine Arts, London, UK |
| José Parlá: No Space / Non Place, NEU SPACE | 42 Neuberger Museum of Art, New York, NY | |
| 2017 | Mirrors, Brand New Gallery, Milan, IT |
| Roots, SCAD Museum of Arts, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA | |
| 2016 | Roots, National Young Arts Foundation, Miami, FL |
| Small Golden Suns, Yuka Tsuruno Gallery, Tokyo, JP | |
| Instincts, Goss-Michael Foundation, Dallas, TX | |
| 2015 | Surface Body / Action Space, Mary Boone Gallery, New York, NY |
| Surface Bady / Action Space, Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, New York, NY | |
| 2014 | Segmented Realities, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA |
| In Medias Res, Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, New York, NY | |
| 2013 | Prose, Yuka Tsuruno Gallery, Tokyo, JP |
| Broken Language, Hauch of Venison,London, GB | |
| 2012 | Gesture Performing Dance, Dance Performing Gesture, BAM Fisher - Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, NY |
| 2011 | Character Gesture, OHWOW Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| Walls, Diaries and Paintings, Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, New York, NY | |
| 2009 | Reading through Seeing: New Works, Ooi Botos Gallery, Hong Kong, CN |
| 2008 | Layered Days, Cristina Grajales, New York, NY |
| Adaption / Translation, Elms Lester Painting Rooms, London, UK | |
| 2007 | The Grand Tour, Autopsy Gallery, Melbourne, AU |
| The Elsewhere Community, Monster Children Gallery, Sydney, AU | |
| 2006 | Cityscapes, curated by Manon Slome, Miami Beach, FL |
| The Mystic Writing Pad, Koehler Gallery, Whitworth College, Spokane, WA | |
| Group Exhibitions | |
| 2018 | Artes de Cuba, The Kennedy Center, Washington D.C. |
| 2017 | Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors-Part II: Abstraction, UMMA University of Michigan Museum Of Art, Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2015 | Imagining New Worlds, Wilfredo Lam, José Parlá, Fahamu Pecou, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA |
| 2012 | Wrinkles of the City, Havana Cuba screening, 11th Havana Bienial, Havana, CU |
| Legal Tender, Martha Otero Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2010 | It Ain’t Fair, OHWOW Gallery, Miami Beach, Miami, FL |
| The New Grand Tour, Bryce Wolkowitz, New York, NY | |
| 2009 | The Kings County Biennial, Curated by James Fuentes, Kidd Yellin Gallery, Brooklyn, NY |
| Stages (Live Strong Foundation), OHWOW Gallery, Miami, FL | |
| Stages (Live Strong Foundation), Deitch Projects, New York, NY | |
| Stages (Live Strong Foundation), Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris, FR | |
| The New Yorkers, curated by Todd James and Mikkel Groennebaek, V1 Gallery, Copenagen, DK | |
| 2008 | The New Grand Tour - DNA Space, Dashanzi Art District, Beijing, CN |
| Hi & Lo, Curated by Takashi Murakami and Hiroshi Fujiwara, Kai Kai Ki Ki Gallery, Tokyo, JP | |
| 2007 | The New Grand Tour, Hong Kong, CN |
| Pirate Utopias - Futura and José Parlá, Elms Lesters Painting Rooms, London, UK | |
| The Rosy Blue Masters, Curated by Marc Latamie, Royal Mirage, Dubai Cultural Council, Dubai, UE | |
| Stussy World Tour, Los Angeles, CA | |
| In or Out?, Elms Lesters Painting Rooms, London, UK | |
| 2005 | June 13th, José Parlá & Dr. Romanelli, Louis Vuitton's Celux, Tokyo, JP |
| Art Nites: experiencia Culinaria, Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, Santurce, PR | |
| Serendip, Tsunami Relief-Sri Lanka, White Box Gallery, New York, NY | |
| José Parlà Billboard Project V10.0., Undefeated & Nike, Curated by Aaron Rose, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2004 | Hollywood to the street: from the poster to graffiti with Mimmo Rotella, Curated by Manon Slome, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY |
| The Barnstormers: Retrospective, SECCA: Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC | |
| 2003 | What about New York?, Agnes B. Galerie Du Jour,, Paris, FR |
| Two rooms, José parlá & Moi Tran, Brooklyn studio, New York, US | |
| Barnstormers: Hive Mind Sound System, Lump Gallery Projects, Raleigh, NC | |
| Final Modification 2, Exrealm yamaha Gallery, Tokio, JP | |
| Bazaar, Cuchifritos Art Gallery, New York, NY | |
| 2002 | Chance by choice: the point in space where all points meet, The Annex Space, Miami Design District, Miami, FL |
| Extension of the spectacle, Winter Music Conference, Albion Hotel, Miami Beach, FL | |
| Barnstormers, Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico, Santuce, PR | |
| Boomerang: Lee Quinones, RoStarr, and Ease/InkHeads, Curated by Agnes B., New York, NY | |
| Barnstormers: No condition is permanent, Smack Mellon Gallery, New York, NY | |
| 1999 | Inkheads: sporadic germination 0000, 113 Ludlow Street, New York, NY |
| 1997 | Scratching the surface, Modern Primitive Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
| Public and Private Collections | |
| The National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana, CU | |
| The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY | |
| The British Museum, London, UK | |
| The Albright-Knox, Buffalo, New York, NY | |
| London Business School, London, UK | |
| Caldera Arts, Portland, OR | |
| POLA Museum of Art, Hakone, JP | |
| UMMA University of Michigan Museum Of Art, Ann Arbor, MI | |
| The Burger Collection, Hong Kong, HK | |
| Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Collection, Dallas, TX | |
| Projects and Permanent Mural Commissions | |
| 2018 | Amistad America, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX |
| 2014 | ONE World Trade Center, New York, NY |
| 2013 | Hunt Library by SNØHETTA, North Carolina State University, NC |
| 2012 | BAM FISHER, Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York, NY |
| 11th Havana Bienial, Cuba: Wrinkles of the City-Havana, Cuba, CU | |
| 2012 | Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, NY |
| 2010 | Concord CityPlace, City of Toronto, ON |
| Awards, Panels and Residencies | |
| 2016 | Miami Dade College Alumni Hall of Fame Award Inductee, Miami, FL |
| 2014 | Istanbul74’ Arts & Culture Festival, Istanbul, TR |
| Brooklyn Arts Council honoree, New York, NY | |
| Caldera Arts at Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR | |
| 2013 | ICA Institure of Contemporary Arts - London, UK |
| Centro de Arte Contemporáneo, Wifredo Lam, Havana, CU | |
| Latin American Culture Center, Paris, FR | |
| Grand Prize, Best Documentary Short Best U.S. Premiere, Heartland Film Festival for Wrinkles of the City, Havana, CU | |
| Best U.S. Premiere, Heartland Film Festival, Indianapolis, IN | |
| 2009 | Artist talk-Painting Program, Syracuse University, New York, NY |
| 2006 | Koehler Gallery, Whitworth College Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA |
| 1999 | Conversation on the style of writing and sub-culture in Graffiti Art, Illustration and Painting Department, School of Visual Art, New York, NY |
| 1992 | South Florida Art Center, Miami Beach, FL |
