Juan Arango Palacios
Juan Arango Palacios was born in Pereira, Colombia in 1997. A traditional Catholic upbringing was cut short by a series of migrations that Juan's family took seeking a better future. Juan's family moved from Colombia to the American South where Juan's sense of identity and belonging began to be skewed by their lack of knowledge of the English language, their unfamiliarity with American culture, and their internal struggle with a queer identity. Juan graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2020, and has developed an interdisciplinary artistic practice exploring drawing, painting, and textile-making.
CV / EDUCATION
- 2020 - Bachelor of Fine Arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
SOLO AND DUO EXHIBITIONS
- 2023 - El Brillo en sus Ojos - Roots and Culture Contemporary, Chicago, IL
- 2023 - Solo Booth presentation at Barely Art Fair, Selena's Mountain, Chicago, IL
- 2023 - Final Fantasia - FLXST Contemporary, Chicago, IL
- 2023 - Verano Perpetuo - The Room Gallery, London, UK
- 2022 - Amor de Mis Amores - Jude Gallery, Chicago, IL
- 2022 - BIMBOFICATION SENSATION - Povos Gallery, Chicago, IL
- 2022 - I Wanna Be You Anywhere - Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, IL
- 2022 - I Wanna Be You Anywhere - Co-Prosperity Catskill, Catskill, NY
- 2021 - Como Angel en Cielo - New Image Art, Los Angels, CA
- 2021 - They Seek To Glimmer - Musik Curatorial, Dallas, TX
- 2021 - Payasadas - Epiphany Center for the Arts, Chicago, IL
- 2020 - Recuerdos - SITE Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2023 - C Train to Kingston Throop - La Mama Galleria, New York, NY
- 2023 - Summer Escape - Gaa Gallery, Provincetown, MA
- 2023 - Are you a Friend of Dorothy? - Hashimoto Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
- 2023 - Saints and Sinners - Guts Gallery, London, UK
- 2023 - Boyfriend Material - Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Milwaukee, WI
- 2023 - Eve Presents #3 - Evel Leibe Gallery, London, UK
- 2023 - The Cake Show - Soft Times Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- 2023 - Tinted Love - Goodmother Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2023 - Winter Dreams - Very Serious Art Gallery, Chicago, IL
- 2022 - En Vivo y a Todo Color - Eve Leibe Gallery, London, UK
- 2022 - Tread Lightly - Lauren Powell Projects, Los Angeles, CA
- 2022 - Gaa Gallery Booth - Untitled. Art Fair, Miami, FL
- 2022 - Friends Forever - The Latent Space, Chicago, IL
- 2022 - Another Day in Paradise - Seasons, Los Angeles, CA
- 2022 - Art on A Postcard Benefit Auction - The Hepatitis C Trust, London, UK
- 2022 - AMFM Booth - The Other Art Fair, Chicago, IL
- 2022 - Small Works Exhibition - Soft Times Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- 2022 - Salon - Guts Gallery, London, UK
- 2022 - Vernacular Glamour - Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
- 2021 - Recuerdos - Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, IL
- 2021 - Orchids - New Image Art, Los Angeles, CA
- 2021 - Queerness in Color - Queer Art Collective, California State University Stanislaus, Turlock, CA
- 2021 - Clean Slate - Gruin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- 2021 - A Flame Sparkling- Fluffy Crimes, Chicago, IL
- 2020 - ENTRECUERPOS - Heaven Gallery, Chicago, IL
- 2020 - The Chicago Painters Exhibition - Happy Gallery Chicago, Chicago, IL
- 2020 - Undefined: Pride Month Benefit Project - Curina, New York City, NY
- 2020 - Undergraduate Exhibition - Sullivan Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- 2020 - HYBERNATE - Workshop 4200, Chicago, IL
- 2020 - CUFFING - Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, IL
- 2019 - CASA- 5th Floor Gallery, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago,IL
- 2018 - Strange - Lune Noir Gallery, Chicago,IL
- 2017 - ARTBASH - School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
AWARDS / RESIDENCIES / FELLOWSHIPS
- 2022 - Resident Artist, The Macedonia Institute, Chatham, NY
- 2021 - Tanda 6 - Chuquimarca Projects, Chicago, IL
- 2021 - Resident Artist, Bed Stuy Art Residency, Brooklyn, NY
- 2021 - Viewing Program 20 / 21 Participant, The Drawing Center, New York City, NY
- 2020 - Student Leadership Award, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- 2020 - Excellence in Leadership Award, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- 2020 - Chicago Artists Coalition SPARK Grant Recipient, Chicago, IL
- 2019 - Yale Norfolk Summer School of Art Residency, Yale University, Norfolk, CT
- 2019 - Diversifying Art Museum Leadership Initiative (DAMLI) Exhibition Design intern, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- 2018 - Adrew W. Mellon Summer Scholar, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- 2018 - Dean's List Award Recipient, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
PRESS
- 2023 - Conversaciones Con #52: Juan Arango, VdeVictoria Podcast, Indianapolis, IN
- 2023 - Artist of the Week - LVL3 Gallery Publications, Chicago, IL
- 2022 - Juan Arango Palacios Q&A with Charlie Kang - Ruckus, Louisville, KY
- 2022 - The Rhythm of Queer Love: A Review of Juan Arango Palacios at Jude Gallery - Newcity Magazine, Chicago, IL
- 2022 - When the Barrios Hear Her Song written by Verónica Dávila Ellis for Oxford American Magazine, Conway, AR
- 2022 - Juan Arango Palacios - The Artists' Feature, Chicago, IL
- 2022 - Juan Arango Palacios' vibrant paintings are an "an ode and monument to queer people" - Its Nice That, London, UK
- 2021 - Juan Arango Palacios: Como Ángel en Cielo - Juxtapoz Magazine, Los Angeles, CA
- 2020 - Juan Arango Palacios - Art Maze Magazine, Winter Issue 16, London, UK
- 2020 - Meet the Graduating Class - School of the Art Institute of Chicago Magazine, Chicago, IL
- 2019 - Interactive Gallery: Room to Move - Art Institute of Chicago Member's Magazine, Summer Issue, Chicago, IL