_ Boris Torres
Born in Ecuador in 1976 and based in New York City.
Solo Exhibitions
2011
Midnite, La Petite Mort Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
En Carne Viva, La Naranjilla Mecánica, Quito, Ecuador
2009
Boris Torres: Recent Paintings, The Gay & Lesbian Center, New York, NY
2006
Recent Paintings and a Drawing, Parlour Projects, Brooklyn, NY
Group Exhibitions
2011
Cluster Bomb, Bowery Poetry Club, New York, NY
The Pop Up Museum of Queer History, Leslie Lohman Art Foundation, New York, NY
Memory Palace, Flux Factory, Long Island City, NY
Global Arts Project, Broadway Gallery, New York, NY
Social Photography, Carriage Trade Gallery, New York, NY
College Art Association MFA Exhibition, Hunter College, New York, NY
2010
The Infidels, La Petite Mort Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
Family Albums, Clifford Chance, New York, NY
Self-Consciousness: Curated by Peter Doig and Hilton Als, Gordon Veneklasen Michael Werner Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Kwark, Bowman Bloom Gallery, New York, NY
2009
New York Stories, Light Industry, Brooklyn, NY
The Evolution of a Revolution, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY
2008
Sex in the City: Curated by Dean Daderko, Dumbo Arts Center, Brooklyn, NY
Hung Magazine Selects, Rush Arts Gallery, New York, NY
2007
No More Drama: The Saga Continues, The Center for Book Arts, New York, NY
Those Who Can, City College, New York, NY
2006
Do You Think I’m Disco: Curated by Edwin Ramoran, Longwood Art Project at Hostos, Bronx, NY
The Faerie Show, Le Petit Versailles, New York, NY
2005
The 12 Inchers: Male Nudes, Bulls Eye, Brooklyn, NY
LTTR: The Explosion, Art In General, New York, NY
Education
2011 MFA, Brooklyn College of New York, NY
2008 MA, City College of New York, NY,
2000 BFA, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
Teaching
2011 Brooklyn College of New York, NY, Spring 2011
2007-2009 Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art, New York, NY
Achievements/Awards
2010
Organizer of The Brooklyn College Visiting Artists Program
Graduate Investment Program Research Grant, 2011
Curator, “(auto)biography: the photography of Nelson Edwin Rodriguez” online exhibition for Visual Aids Web Gallery
Bernard Horlick Memorial Scholarship
2009
Brooklyn College Graduate Teaching Fellowship Award
Wolff-Ravenal Travel Grant Award
Selected Publications
2012
Art and Queer Culture, edited by Catherine Lord and Richard Meyer, Phaidon Press
2011
Revista Vanguardia, text by Oscar Molina, Quito, Ecuador
Revista Katalizador, text by Pablo Yang, Quito, Ecuador
Revista Max, Vol.1, text by Fredy Alfaro, Quito Ecuador
2010
B.T.F.A, “cruising notes” Dec., Vol.2
2008
B.T.F.A, “cruising notes” Dec., Vol.1
Baran, Adamn. “Butt Art: Boris Torres”, Buttmagazine.com, Nov.
2007
Pollack, Barbara. “Sex in the City: Dumbo Arts Center,” Art News, Jan., Vol. 107
Cotter, Holland. “Sex in the City: Dumbo Arts Center,” New York Times, November 23.
2006
Genocchio, Benjamin. “Exploring the Effects of Disco’s Beat,” New York, Times, February 16.
Cotter, Holland. “Do You Think I’m Disco: Longwood Arts Project”, New York Times, February 3.
Born in Ecuador in 1976 and based in New York City.
Solo Exhibitions
2011
Midnite, La Petite Mort Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
En Carne Viva, La Naranjilla Mecánica, Quito, Ecuador
2009
Boris Torres: Recent Paintings, The Gay & Lesbian Center, New York, NY
2006
Recent Paintings and a Drawing, Parlour Projects, Brooklyn, NY
Group Exhibitions
2011
Cluster Bomb, Bowery Poetry Club, New York, NY
The Pop Up Museum of Queer History, Leslie Lohman Art Foundation, New York, NY
Memory Palace, Flux Factory, Long Island City, NY
Global Arts Project, Broadway Gallery, New York, NY
Social Photography, Carriage Trade Gallery, New York, NY
College Art Association MFA Exhibition, Hunter College, New York, NY
2010
The Infidels, La Petite Mort Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
Family Albums, Clifford Chance, New York, NY
Self-Consciousness: Curated by Peter Doig and Hilton Als, Gordon Veneklasen Michael Werner Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Kwark, Bowman Bloom Gallery, New York, NY
2009
New York Stories, Light Industry, Brooklyn, NY
The Evolution of a Revolution, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY
2008
Sex in the City: Curated by Dean Daderko, Dumbo Arts Center, Brooklyn, NY
Hung Magazine Selects, Rush Arts Gallery, New York, NY
2007
No More Drama: The Saga Continues, The Center for Book Arts, New York, NY
Those Who Can, City College, New York, NY
2006
Do You Think I’m Disco: Curated by Edwin Ramoran, Longwood Art Project at Hostos, Bronx, NY
The Faerie Show, Le Petit Versailles, New York, NY
2005
The 12 Inchers: Male Nudes, Bulls Eye, Brooklyn, NY
LTTR: The Explosion, Art In General, New York, NY
Education
2011 MFA, Brooklyn College of New York, NY
2008 MA, City College of New York, NY,
2000 BFA, Parsons School of Design, New York, NY
Teaching
2011 Brooklyn College of New York, NY, Spring 2011
2007-2009 Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art, New York, NY
Achievements/Awards
2010
Organizer of The Brooklyn College Visiting Artists Program
Graduate Investment Program Research Grant, 2011
Curator, “(auto)biography: the photography of Nelson Edwin Rodriguez” online exhibition for Visual Aids Web Gallery
Bernard Horlick Memorial Scholarship
2009
Brooklyn College Graduate Teaching Fellowship Award
Wolff-Ravenal Travel Grant Award
Selected Publications
2012
Art and Queer Culture, edited by Catherine Lord and Richard Meyer, Phaidon Press
2011
Revista Vanguardia, text by Oscar Molina, Quito, Ecuador
Revista Katalizador, text by Pablo Yang, Quito, Ecuador
Revista Max, Vol.1, text by Fredy Alfaro, Quito Ecuador
2010
B.T.F.A, “cruising notes” Dec., Vol.2
2008
B.T.F.A, “cruising notes” Dec., Vol.1
Baran, Adamn. “Butt Art: Boris Torres”, Buttmagazine.com, Nov.
2007
Pollack, Barbara. “Sex in the City: Dumbo Arts Center,” Art News, Jan., Vol. 107
Cotter, Holland. “Sex in the City: Dumbo Arts Center,” New York Times, November 23.
2006
Genocchio, Benjamin. “Exploring the Effects of Disco’s Beat,” New York, Times, February 16.
Cotter, Holland. “Do You Think I’m Disco: Longwood Arts Project”, New York Times, February 3.
