About Luis Valle/CV/Exhibitions
About Luis Valle
Luis Valle aka El Chan Guri, is a Nicaraguan artist born April 16, 1977 in Managua, Nicaragua. Luis grew up in Miami, Fl where he excelled in the arts from an early age. During his teen years he hit the streets late night while on graffiti runs. His love for showing his art is public began here. Valle received his formal training from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida where he graduated with a BFA in Visual Arts. He later went on to receive a Masters in Arts Degree from New York University..
Curriculum Vitae
Education
• M.A. Visual Arts, New York University 2002
• B.F.A. Visual Arts, Florida State University 1999
Work Experience
• President, Luis Valle Art INC, Miami FL, 2014 – Present
• Aerosol Instructor, Wynwood Artwalk, Miami FL, 2014 – Present
• Teaching Artist-Arts 4 Learning Miami Miami, FL, 2004 – 2014
• Toussaint-Louverture Elementary School, Miami, FL, 2007-2008
• Art Instructor at the Miami Children’s Museum, Miami, FL, 2005-2007
Gallery Work Experience
• Brisky Gallery- Director/Curator 2011-2015
• Artrageous Gallery/ Consultant 2011-2012
• Sol Gallery/Cando arts COOP – Curator 2011
• Lumas- Gallery Directory 2008
• Alonso Art- Gallery Assistant 2006
• Barbara Gilman Gallery- Gallery Assistant 1999
• Coral Gables International Art Center- Art consultant 1999
Residencies
• BCAT Network and Rotunda Gallery Multi-Media Residency Program Brooklyn, New York 2003
• Miami Children’s Museum Artist in Residency program. Miami, FL 2007
Permanent Collections
• Miami Children’s Museum, Miami, FL
• Sagamore Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
• Miami International Airport Galleries, Miami, FL
• Overtown Youth Center Miami, FL
Corporate Clients and Commercial Commissions
• MIami Marlins, World Equestrian Center (Ocala), Universal Studios (Jurassic World), Walmart, Royal Celebrity Cruise, Samsung, Simple Mobile, LYFT, Flex Seal, VEZA Sur, Master Card, Circ Hotel, Citi-bank, City Furniture, Kuba Cabana, Talkin Tacos, Jimador Tequila, Oculto (Annheuser Busch), Midtown Shops, City Place Doral, Aventura Mall, Shops at Sunset Place, My Ceviche, Jugo Fresh, Unbranded Brewery, Trident Gum, Bacardi, Urban Dispensary, Local 46, Shaq’s Fun House, Jonathan Wakefield Brewery, Trio Yoga
Public Art Projects And Selected Mural festivals
• 2022 Scooter Steves, (Wynwood Mural) Miami, Florida
• 2022 Walmart Murals (NOW ART). (Clearwater, Florida) (Lakeland, Florida) (Chamblee, Georgia)
(Richardson, Texas) (Balch Springs,Texas) (Columbia, Missouri) (Stillwater Oklahoma) (Centerville, Georgia)
•2022UNITY Mural, Wood County Walls Mineola, Texas
• 2022 Akumal Mural Festival Akumal, Mexico
• 2021 North Miami CRA Public Arts North Miami, Florida
• 2021 Koubek Center MDC College Miami, Florida
• 2021 Walmart “Todo Somos Mas” Hialeah, Florida
• 2021 Castillo Tulum TULUM, (Quintana Roo), Mexico
• 2021 Flint Public Art Flint, Michigan
• 2021 UTD Murals for Humanity Miami Springs, Florida
• 2020 MANA Public Arts (Wynwood), Miami, Florida
• 2020 Voices Productions Dubuque, Iowa
• 2020 Iowa West Foundation Council Bluffs, Iowa
• 2020 Unbranded Brewery Mural festival Hialeah, Florida
• 2020 Techfest Mural at ITT Bombay Mumbai, India
• 2019 Akumal Mural Festival Akumal, Mexico
• 2019 CRUSH Walls Denver, Colorado
• 2019 Color Way of Love Mural Project Shanghai, China
• 2019 Marlins Park Miami, FL
• 2018 CRUSH Walls Denver, Colorado
• 2018 Miami Book Fair, MDC Wolfson Campus Miami, Fl
• 2018 Akumal Mural Festival Akumal, Mexico
• 2018 Festi Grafitte Port Au Prince, Haiti
• 2018 KEYSCABLE, Mural project Marathon Key, Florida.
• 2018 Voices Productions Dubuque, Iowa
• 2018 Hubbard Street Murals on the Bline, Chicago, Illinois
• 2018 El Museo de Diseno y Arte Plastico, Havana, Cuba
• 2018 Diamond Minds Transformational Academy Miami Shores, Florida
• 2018 Fractal Beach Virginia Key, Florida
• 2017 SOIL Mural Project Little Haiti, Miami FL
• 2017 Crush Walls Denver, Colorado
• 2017 Miami Shores Art in Public Places Miami Shores, FL
• 2016 Little Haiti Mural Project Little Haiti, Miami FL
• 2016 CANVAS Local Showdown West Palm Beach, FL
• 2016 Hue Mural Festival Houston, Texas
• 2016 CRUSH mural festival Denver, Colorado
• 2016 PULSE mural for Orlando Night club victims Wynwood Miami, FL
• 2015 Branded Arts RFK Mural Fesitval Los Angeles, California
• 2015 LEAH Arts District Hialeah, Florida
• 2015 Urban Palette Project, Miami, Florida
• 2015 Carol City Middle School Carol City, Florida
• 2015 ARTESANO mural project, Nagua, Dominican Republic
• 2015 Broward 100, Mural on Bamford sports Complex Davie, FL
• 2014 Oculto, Mural project for Anheuser Busch Wynwood, Miami Fl
• 2014 “Natural Mystic” mural for Art Palm Beach West Palm Beach, Fl
• 2014 Northwestern High School Miami, Florida
• 2014 Tres Hermanos Hostel San Juan del sur, Nicaragua
• 2103 Wahoos, Jaco Beach, Costa Rica
• 2010 Transit Lounge (Mural) Miami, FL
• 2009 World Net Media Miami Beach, Florida
• 2008 Northwest Boys and Girls Club, Miami, Florida
Education
- M.A. Visual Arts, New York University 2002
- B.F.A. Visual Arts, Florida State University 1999
Exhibitions
Selected Exhibition & Art Activities
• 2021 We are Connected, Museum of Graffiti. Miami, FL
• 2021 Juicy, ILA Gallery Denver, CO
• 2019 This is it, Dateline Gallery Denver, CO
• 2019 Vibrations, Davis Art Center Fort Meyers, FL
• 2018 Sin Reversa, Creartors Connect, (Wynwood) Miami, FL
• 2018 Re-envision magazine, Fountain Bleau Hotel Miami Beach,FL
• 2018 Buena Vibra Havana, CUBA
• 2018 WOW, Moore building (Design District) Miami, FL
• 2018 Miami Life , Miami Institute of photography Miami, FL
• 2018 Wyn 317, On to the Next (Wynwood) Miami, FL
• 2018 AC Gallery, Group Show (Wynwood) Miami, FL
• 2018 The Continuum, Art Fair West Palm Beash, FL
• 2017 AC Gallery, Art Week Showcase Miami, FL
• 2017 Eternal, Moksha Family Arts Collective Miami, FL
• 2017 Boys to Men, Center for Creative Education West Palm Beach, ,Fl
• 2017 Colorado Crush, Mural festival gallery Denver, CO
• 2017 Double Vision, Dateline Gallery, Denver, CO
• 2017 Cultural Carribean Collective, Curated by Edourd Duval Carrie, Moore Building, Miami, Fl
• 2016 Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series, ( Wynwood), Miami, Fl
• 2016 Canvas Local Showdown, West Palm Beach, Fl
• 2016 An African American Arts Perspective, NRM Exhibitions, Design District Miami, Fl
• 2016 Art Meets Fashion, Art and Design gallery, Miami, Fl
• 2016 Art Meets Fashion, Art and Design gallery, Miami, Fl
• 2016 Hue Mural festival, Houston, Tx
• 2016 The Eagle and the Condor, Denver, Co
• 2016 Art pop Evoke, Pompano Beach Fl
• 2016RFK Mural Festival Showcase, Branded Arts Los Angeles CA
• 2016 Urban Aboriginal, Wynwood Exhibition center Miami Fl
• Secret Doors, Wynwood Warehouse project Miami Fl
• 2016 Doors of Perception at the Citadel Miami, Fl
• 2016 Art pop Kinetic, Pompano Beach Fl
• 2015 Red Dot Art Fair , Latin American Art Pavilion Miami Fl
• 2015 “ La Femme” Brisky Gallery, Miami, Fl
• 2015 Artist Showcase, Brisky Gallery, Esslingen, Germany
• 2015 Red Dot Art Fair , Latin American Art Pavilion Miami Fl
• 2015 “Man Vs. Nature,” Brisky Gallery Miami, FL
• 2015 “I Collect Black art in America,” Gallery 29 Orlando, FL
• 2014 Art Palm Beach (Irreversible Projects) West Palm Beach, FL
• 2014 Art Monaco (Irreversible Projects) Monaco, France
• 2014 Moksha Family collective, Miami, FL
• 2014 “I’m in Miami Bitch,” Gum Gallery Wynwood, Miami, FL
• 2014 “Paint Splash,” Miami Dade Main Public Library Miami, FL
• 2014 “Urban Promise Miami,” Art Basel showcase, Miami, FL
• 2013 Del Toro Shoes Art Basel, Miami FL
• 2013 Moksha Family Collective gallery, Art Basel Miami FL
• 2013 Wynwood Embassy, Art Base l Miami FL
• 2013 Pinta Art Fair (Irreversible Projects) New York, NY
• 2013 Low Brow Antique, Brooklyn, NY
• 2013 Key West Art Fair (Irreversible Projects) Key West, FL
• 2012 Artrageous Gallery, Coral Gables, FL
• 2012 Moksha Family Collective gallery, Miami, FL
• 2011 Sex, Cando Arts Co-op Miami Beach, FL
• 2011 Gold for life Miami Beach, FL
• 2011 “Fresh” Sol Gallery Miami Beach, FL
• 2011 The Collective (Art Basel showcase) Miami, FL
• 2010 DADEWEAR Warehouse Show Miami, FL
• 2010 DJ Scratch Academy Showcase Miami Design District, FL
• 2010 Moonchine Art Indulgence Miami, FL
• 2010 Lou’s Beer Garden Art Fest Miami, FL
• 2010 Miami International Airport Galleries Miami, FL
• 2010 Cafeina Gallery group show De Ja Vu Miami, FL
• 2010 Breast Cancer Awareness show at Cafeina gallery Miami, FL
• 2009 East Village Gallery, (Wynwood) Miami, FL
• 2009 3rd Annual Artist Showcase, (Miami Art Space) Miami, FL
• 2009 Group Show at the Marlin Hotel Miami Beach, FL
• 2009 Future Classic Festival Miami, FL
• 2009 Art Break Gallery, Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
• 2009 Artoconecto group show at Damien B Gallery Miami, FL
• 2009 Sagamore Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
• 2009 Moonchine Art indulgence Miami, FL
• 2008 2nd annual Artist Showcase (Space 4004 (Wynwood) Miami, FL
• 2008 Earthdance Miami, (Soho Studios) Miami, FL
• 2008 Painting Cans exhibit Barcelona, Spain
• 2008 Butter Gallery, Coconut Grove, FL
• 2008 Lawrence Savage Gallery Coral Gables, FL
• 2007 “Encounters” Arte Nica, Daly City, San Francisco, CA
• 2007 Artist Showcase (Arts For Learning) 801 Projects, Miami, FL
• 2007 Field day, 801 projects Miami, FL
• 2007 “A Place to call Home,” Soya y Pomodoro Miami, FL
• 2007 Group Show at Edge 46 Gallery Miami, FL
• 2005 Oasis Studios (Design District) Miami, FL
• 2003 Brooklyn Public House Brooklyn, NY
• 2003 Clemente Soto Cultural Center New York, NY
• 2003 182 Anniversary of Nicaragua’s Discovery Art Exhibit Sponsored by: Miami-Dade Community College Inter-American Campus Tower Theater Miami, FL
• 2002 Hispanic Heritage Month Art Show at Bongos Miami, FL
• 2002 Quiencentennial of Nicaragua’s Discovery Art Show Sponsored by: Miami-Dade Community College Inter-American Campus Tower Theatre Miami, FL
• 2002 80 Washington Square East Galleries New York, NY
• 2001 The Strand Miami Beach, FL
• 2001 The Wallflower Gallery Miami, FL
• 2001 Dumbo Arts Festival at the Lunatarium Brooklyn, NY
• 2001 Christa Rae Memorial Fund Art Show New York, NY
• 2001 Barney Gallery, New York University New York, NY
• 2000 Aquarellas Boutique Coral Gables, FL
• 1999 Diaspora Vibe Gallery (Bakehouse) Miami, FL
• 1999 Gallery 624 Tallahassee, FL
• 1999 Florida State University Museum of Art Tallahassee, FL
For information on commissioning the artist or purchasing artwork please send an email to luisvalle1@me.com.