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Aline Shkurovich

Aline Shkurovich received her Master’s of Advanced Studies of the image from ICP-Bard, New York; studied Visual Arts at Corcoran College of Art and Design, Washington DC, design and visual communication at the ENAP, UNAM. Her artistic practice includes exploring photography, video, sculpture, and curating. Some of her most important exhibitions include: “Ni de aqui, Ni de Alla” ICP-Bard Gallery LIC, 2014; “Found in Translation” International Center of Photography, NY, 2014; “The show is on… the other foot” ICP-Bard Gallery, LIC, NY 2013; “Alive”, Art Basel Miami, 2005;  “Cicatrices Urbanas”, Antiguo Colegio de San Ildefonso, 2003; “Look Closer” Hemicycle Gallery, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC, 2002; “Travesías Contextuales”, Galería 23 y 12 del ICAIC, Habana Cuba en 2001; “South of North”, Fototeka Gallery, Los Angeles CA, 2000. She has curated Foreshock at La Fabrica Gallery in 2014 and Urban Perspective in Washington D.C. She organized the symposium Building a New Art World: Rethinking Unconventional Practices in 2013. Shkurovich has contributed to the magazines Fahrenheit, Arte Contemporáneo and Artishock.

Alva CalyMayor

Alva CalyMayor was born in Mexico City. She often explores diverse materials utilizing a visual vocabulary that addresses social issues, perceptions of safety as well as patterns of mass consumption. CalyMayor works between New York and Mexico City, exhibiting and researching her practice in relationship to her contemporaries through collaborative efforts and communal exhibitions. In 2015 she was included in a program curated by The BHQFU in conjunction with Air Residency featuring the work of 5 emerging artists. One of her most recent collaborations involves a limited edition presented by Ed. Varie, a sound vessel which reproduces sounds commissioned to 6 artists and musicians. This work explores situations inspired in the Art Market, Art Fairs and as an artist/‘curadora/curandera.’
Image: Emiliano Granado

Natalia Porter

Natalia Porter is a Mexican artist, living in New York City since 2000. She holds masters degrees in both Industrial Design from Pratt Institute and Fine Arts from CUNY - Queens College. Natalia’s work is diverse and multidisciplinary, ranging from small-scale functional objects to medium-scale sculptures and drawings, large-scale installations and public art pieces. She works in response to her surroundings by interacting with people, places or things she encounters, often working in collaboration with others. Her intention is to create art and experiences that lead to critical thought, encourage participation and suggest new ways to perceive reality. Her work has been exhibited and published internationally, including: Queens Museum, Elizabeth Foundation for The Arts, and Estación Induanilla (Mexico).