Curitiba, Brazil, 1979.
Lives and works in Curitiba, Brazil.
Juan Parada began to research pottery in 2003 and was a founding member of the collective Interluxartelivre (2002-2011), which shook the artistic medium of Curitiba in the past decade. He currently lives and works in Curitiba, Brazil, his hometown.
Juan Parada works with installations, sculptures, urban interventions and spatial inserts. Conducts research on three-dimensional, time-space relationships and architectural dialogue. Experiences the intersection between art circuits, and creates works that operate at both own circuits, as in institutional spaces, galleries, museums etc. Multiple character of his research is the result of crossing various fields such as design, botany and architecture. His works do not end in itself, establish relations with the context and spill over into the world, suggesting processuality, impermanence and instability, always seeking paradoxical situations in their own language.
Solo Exhibitions
2015
– “Teto Verde” [“Green Roof”], Amarelonegro gallery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2013
– “O Espaço Simbiótico” [“The Synbiotic Space”], Centro de Criatividade do Parque São Lourenço, Curitiba, Brazil.
2012
-“Fluido Sólido” [“Solid fluid’], Finnacena escritório de arte, Curitiba, Brazil.
– “A Memória da Matéria” [“The Matter’s Memory”], Museum of Engraving of Curitiba, Brazil.
Group Exhibitions
2015
– “Limiar” [“Threshold’], Sim gallery, Curitiba, Brazil.
– “TROPIKOS”, Hof Art Space, Bangkok, Thailand.
2014
– “Entre Artistas III” [“Between Artists-III”] , Espaço Cultural Ecco, Brasília, Brazil.
– ArtRio (Rio de Janeiro’Art Fair), at Amarelonegro gallery stand, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2013
– “Abre Alas 9″, A Gentil Carioca gallery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– ” Mirante”, MUV gallery, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
– “Art Expo Malaysia”, Matrade Exhibition & Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2012
-“9”, Museu de Arte da Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil.
-“Duas décadas de arte contemporânea: artistas do Paraná na Bienal de Curitiba”, Museu Oscar Niemeyer, Curitiba, Brazil.
2011
-“Águas do Amanhã”, Museu Oscar Niemeyer, Curitiba, Brazil.
2010
-“Autorretrato”, Casa Andrade Muricy, Curitiba, Brazil.
-“Inaidindia”, Paço da Liberdade/Sesc, Curitiba, Brazil.
2009
-“Oi Expressões”, parque São Lourenço, Curitiba, Brazil.
2008
2° Salão Nacional de Cerâmica, Casa Andrade Muricy, Curitiba, Brazil.
-“Variante4”, Escola de Música e Belas Artes do Paraná-EMBAP, Curitiba, Brazil.
2005
-Motomix: Participation in the execution of the scenography of the events cycle promoted by Motorola, with large formats of posters, matrices of graffite and painting stencils, Cais do Porto, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Grants, Scholarships and Awards
2012
– Edital de Ocupação de Espaços da Fundação Cultural de Curitiba- Centro de Criatividade, Curitiba, Brazil.
2010
– Bolsa (Grant) Produção para Artes Visuais V, Fundação Cultural de Curitiba, Curitiba, Brazil.
2009
-Edital de Arte Urbana no Transporte Coletivo, Fundação Cultural de Curitiba, Curitiba, Brazil.
2008
– Honorable Mention, 2º Salão Nacional de Cerâmica, Curitiba, Brazil.
2007
-Edital de Arte Urbana Viadutos e Trincheiras, Fundação Cultural de Curitiba, Curitiba, Brazil.
