Michelle Prazak

His work revolves around the intertwining of space, time, and movement, and is the result of continuous research into perceptual processes.
The simulation of three-dimensional form on a flat surface, folds and displacements; all of this forms the basis of his abstract pictorial practice.

Solid manifestations representing the immaterial, reflecting a deep interest in the way different
elements behave and interact: how their color, allusions, spatial movements, and playful form converse.

Seemingly still, the form never stops moving or settling into a single interpretation. In the process, it explores the idea of a dynamic and relative vision, which highlights the
impossibility of establishing a single, absolute point of view, thus provoking the gaze and encouraging it to adopt a potentially new way of seeing
.

Biography

Michelle Prazak (Peru, 1977) lives and works in Lima. She completed a master’s degree in fine arts in London at the Byam Shaw School of Art – Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (London), where she received a Bloomberg scholarship.

He also obtained a degree from the Corriente Alterna School of Fine Arts in Lima and attended the Lorenzo di Medici Institute in Florence, where he furthered his studies in art theory and history. After completing his studies in education at the University of London, he taught painting and drawing at the University of the Arts Florence (Florence) and the Shadwell Centre (London), among others.

His work forms part of national and international collections and has been exhibited in various cities such as Lima, Chicago, Houston, Berlin, Bogotá, and London.

Studies

2005 PG in Education, University of London, London, UK 2006.
2006 Fine Arts Teacher Training Course, Rosenclaire, Florence, Italy 2002 MA Fine Arts, Byam Shaw School of Art, Central St Martins College of Art & Design.
2003 Design, London, UK.
1998 Diploma in Fine Arts, Lorenzo de Medici School of Art, Florence, Italy 1999.
1995 BA Fine Arts, Escuela de Arte Corriente Alterna, Lima, Peru 1997.

Solo Exhibitions

2021 SO FAR, SO CLOSE. Impakto Gallery. Lima, Peru.

2021 PARALLEL REALITIES. GBG Gallery – Artsper.

2019 SUPPORT MECHANISMS. Impakto Gallery. Lima, Peru.

2016 SHIFTING THE GAZE, The Mission Projects, Chicago, IL, USA.

2013 TRANSITIONS IN TIME AND SPACE, Galeria Forum, Lima, Peru.

2012 MOVEMENTS IN TIME AND SPACE, The Mission Projects, Chicago, IL, USA 2004 SHARED SPACE, Galeria Wu Ediciones, Lima, Peru.

2001 RECENT PAINTINGS, Cecilia Gonzalez Gallery, Lima, Peru.

Selected exhibitions

Joint Degrees – Mineral Museum (Lima), Border Stories – Mineral Museum (Lima), So Far, So Close – Impakto Gallery (Lima), Support Mechanisms – Impakto Gallery (Lima), Plane Upon Plane – Impakto Gallery (Lima), Geometric Approaches – Enlace Gallery (Lima), Suspended Geometry – Impakto Gallery (Lima), Shifting the Gaze – The Mission Projects (Chicago), Young Artists – Artespacio (Santiago), Shadow Dancing – Impakto Gallery (Lima), Marked Pages II – Sicardi Gallery (Houston), Geometry and Abstraction – El Museo (Bogotá), Outliers – The Mission Projects (Chicago), Movements in Time and Space- The Mission Projects (Chicago), Off The Grid- The Mission Projects (Houston), Ten Bulls – Temporary Agency (NY), Transitions in Time and Space- Forum (Lima), Sammer Gallery (Miami), Henry Moore RCA Gallery (London), Nylon Gallery (London), Berliner Kunstproject (Berlin).

Awards

2015 Residency with artist duo Rosenclaire: SpiritualInArtPractice3, Florence, Italy.

2010 Residency with artist duo Rosenclaire, SpiritualInArtPractice2,Florence,Italy 2009.

2008 Residency with artist duo Rosenclaire, Spiritual In Art Practice 1, Florence, Italy.

2006 Residency with artist duo Rosenclaire, Florence, Italy.

2001 Residency with artist duo Rosenclaire: Re-Generation, Florence, Italy.

2002 Bloomberg Scholarship, Byam Shaw School of Art, Central St Martins College, London, UK.

1998 Residency with artist duo Rosenclaire, Contemporánea Florence,Italy.

Professional experience

2009 Cofounder-Tutor: Draw London, London, UK 2010.

2005 Art Teacher: Diploma in Art and Design, Barnet College, London, UK 2006.

2004 Art Teacher: Drawing for adults with disabilities, Byam Shaw School of Art.

2005 Art, London, UK.

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