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Gretel Capriles

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Born in Caracas, Venezuela.  Lives and works in Miami, Florida.


EDUCATION

Her interest in Photography started in High School, in Greenwich, CT, where she took black and white photo courses and developed her first photographs.

  • 1989 Graphic Design Program. Parsons School of Design, New York City
  • 1991 Bachelor Degree in Graphic Design and Photography. University of Bridgeport, Connecticut
  • 1992 Infrared Photography course. Provence, France (with Elizabeth Opalenik)
  • 1993 Fashion Photography course. Speos Photographic Institute, Paris, France
  • 1994 Polaroid transfer course. International Center of Photography, New York City
  • 2018 Abstract Photography course. Oregon, USA (with Art Wolfe)
  • 2020 Photographic Seminar: Lectures and Exercises about writing and visualization. Miami, HIspafest (with Félix Suazo)


WORK

  • 1989-1991 Photographer at the Theater Department. University of Bridgeport, Connecticut
  • 1990 Photographers Assistant  with Elisabet Opalenik  Wesport, Connecticut
  • 1991-1994 Freelance as Graphic Designer and Photographer
  • 1994 Photographer Assistant with J.J. Castro. Caracas, Venezuela
  • 1995-1996 Freelance Photographer. Caracas, Venezuela
  • 1996-1997 Curator. Roger Smith Gallery.  New York City,
  • 1997-1998 Photographer at Caviar Magazine, Caracas, Venezuela
  • 1998-2002 Freelance photographer. Caracas, Venezuela


GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • 1997 Annual Show. Old Greenwich  Art Society, Greenwich, Connecticut
  • 1997   Emerging Artists. Roger Smith Gallery,  New York City
  • 2013 Modern-Postmodern. The Curators Voice Art Project,  Wynwood Art District, Miami, Fl.
  • Icons & Images. The Curators Voice Art Project,  Wynwood Art District, Miami, Fl.
  • 2019 Pinta Art Fair, Miami
  • 2020 BADA Art Fair, Mexico City
  • 2021 Syllabaries. Between images and words. Hispafest, Miami Beach Open House, FL
  • 2021 The Hispafest Emerging Art Show, Miami Beach Open House, FL
  • 2023 Just Mad Contemporary Art Fair,  Madrid, Spain


Books & Magazines

  • 1996-1998 Caviar Magazine, Caracas Venezuela
  • 2002 J.J Castro. La luz invisible. Infrared. Caracas, Intenso Ofsset
  • 2021 Syllabaries. Between images and words. Miami, Hispafest