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Beatriz Bellorín is a Venezuelan-American lens based artist and documentary filmmaker who uses the archive to examine narratives related to memory, displacement and identity. Her artistic practice combines anthropological research and autobiography to delve into the way these documents overlap, interconnect, and confuse notions of memory evoked by emotional and collective aspects of social issues.
Education
2023|Ecosistema de Afectos, Buenos Aires, Argentina Artist Training Program
2007| Goldsmiths,University of London, London, UK – Master of Arts, Visual Anthropology
2009 |OrganizacionNelson Garrido, Caracas, Venezuela -Photography
2004 | Universidad CatólicaAndrés Bello, Caracas, Venezuela – Bachelor's Degree, Sociology
2004 | Taller defotografía Roberto Mata, Caracas, Venezuela - Photography
SelectedGroup Shows
2024|Inventar el cuerpo, Laboratorio Festival, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2024|Volume 2: Run, Throughline Collective, Houston, TX,USA
2023|Grayscale, Ardest Gallery, The Woodlands, TX USA
2023|24 Hours of Wonder- second edition, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, TX,USA
2023|Latinx Artists for ALMAAHH: We are Houston, Houston, TX, USA
2023| Visions of Motherhood 2023, The Luupe (Online)
2023| Pasajes-Passges, Lone Star College, Kingwood, TX, USA
2022 | Imagine Art: The Houston skyline, Queensbury Theater, Houston, TX, USA(second prize winner)
2021| “Withstand: Latinx Art in Times of Conflict”, Holocaust Museum Houston,Houston, TX USA
2017| Clap! 10x10 Contemporary Latin American Photobooks 2000-2016, TravelingExhibition: Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; Aperture Foundation, NewYork City; Museum Fine Arts (MFAH), Houston, USA
2014| Manifiesto País with the documentary series‘Argumentos’, Sala Mendoza, Caracas, Venezuela
2014| “Blancas Construcciones- Alguien las escuchas”,Galería Tresy3, Caracas, Venezuela
2013| Foto Fia: Guardar cómo, FeriaIberoamericana de Arte (FIA), Caracas, Venezuela
2012| Feria Iberoamericana de Arte, Espacio MAD booth,Caracas, Venezuela
2011| Feria Iberoamericana de Arte, Espacio MAD booth,Caracas, Venezuela
2011| Ciudad Volátil:Arquitecturas transitivas de la vanguardia venezolana, Centro Cultural Chacao-La Caja -, Caracas, Vzla
2011 |Festival Internacional de Fotografía de Valparaisoas part of Organización Nelson Garrido’s Collective, Valparaiso, Chile
2011 |Caracas 20 x 30, ONG Nelson Garrido, Caracas,Venezuela
2011 | Luz Caravaggio, Estudio Arte 8, Caracas, Venezuela
2008|Documentary screening at Movimientos, Documentaries, Films and LatinCulture Festival, London, UK
2008 |Documentary screening at Create Peace Festival,London, UK
2007 |Documentary screening at Roxy Bar Cinema, London, UK
SoloExhibition
2011|“Distance and Time: A Journey of the Self”, Espacio MAD, Los Galpones, Caracas,Venezuela
Performance
2024|Pese a las cosas [Despite the State of Things], Throughline Collective,Houston, TX, USA
Selected Films & Videos
2023 |BeatrizBellorin Milton Becerra: Kinetic Webs. The TransartFoundation for the Arts and Anthroplogy. 14:06 min
2023 |Beatriz Bellorin. Carolina Otero: L’Inframince. The TransartFoundation for the Arts and Anthropology. 6:20 min.
2022. BeatrizBellorin. Karen Navarro:America Utópica.ShortDocumentary Film.6:19 min
2021.BeatrizBellorin. Violette Bule: Echo Chamber. Artist. Short Documentary Film. The TransartFoundation for the Arts and Anthropology. 20 min
2019. BeatrizBellorin. AlternatePathway. Show case of 4 Houston artists. Short documentary series.1 min each
2017. Beatriz Bellorin. Amalia Caputo: Artist. Short Documentary Film.Independent. 9:42min
2012. BeatrizBellorin. Del Cielo Viene Juan. Artist Film. 3:37 min
2011. Beatriz Bellorin. Lampyridae Civile (Præludium et Fuga). Artist Film.
2011. Beatriz Bellorin & Carlos Paris. Ricardo Benaim:Testigo de Luz. Short artistdocumentary. 6: 47 min
2011. Beatriz Bellorin. Recuento de Memoria. Artist Film.
2009.Beatriz Bellorin. Nelson Garrido y su Obra. Short Artist Documentary.
2008. Beatriz Bellorin. Nueva Colombia Stories. ShortDocumentary. 22:06 min
Photobook
2011 | BeatrizBellorin. Distance and Time: A journey ofthe self.La Cucaracha Ilustrada. Caracas, Venezuela.
ArtistCollectives
2023- ongoing | Member of Throughline Collective (Houston artistcollective that run a gallery space)
2009-2013|Member of Colectivo Nelson Garrido (Venezuelan collective of photographers)
2005-2009|Member of Coelctivo Residencia (Venezuelan collective of photographers)
Teachingand Social Engagement
2019| Sharing changemaker stories: Video storytelling for activists and changemakers. Bogotá, Colombia
2018-2019| Storytelling workshops with unaccompanied immigrant children in a shelter.Miami, FL
OtherProfessional Experience
2024-ongoing| Community Storyteller. Bipoc Arts & Network Fund. Houston, TX.
2010-ongoing| Documentary Filmmaker & Director. Houston, Miami, Caracas, Bogotá.
2020- 2022 | Wataniba Foundation, Houston, Caracas, Bogotá, Communications Senior Advisor
2017 –2020 | Athena Lab for Social Change, Houston, Miami,Associate
2016–2018 | Voices for Children Foundation, Miami, Communications Manager
2015 – 02016 | Avina Americas, Miami Communications Consultant
2010 –2016 | Automatico Films, Caracas Director