Born in Arica, Chile, 1972
Lives and works in Santiago, Chile


Education

BFA Universidad de Chile, 1999

Solo Exhibitions

2006
"Look Like Without Be", Andrew Kreps Gallery, NY
"Juan Céspedes," Maze Gallery, Turin, Italy
"Under Construction," OR Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2004
bla bla bla, Die Ecke, Chili
Juan Céspedes, Galleria Maze, Italy
Intuitive Imagery,Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York
2002
Juan Céspedes, Matucana 100, Santiago, Chile
Aberrations, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York
2000
Marraqueta, La Panaderìa, Mexico City, Mexico
Antìpoda, Muro Sur Artes Visuales, Santiago, Chile
1998
Galchi #3, Galerìa Chilena, Santiago,Chile

Museum Exhibitions

2006
Biennale of Video, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Santiago, Chile
2003
4th Biennal do Mersosul, Porto Alegre, Brasil
2002
"Free Waves Carga Y Descarga" curated by Cristian Silva, Biennal of Video, LA, USA
2001
Casino2001 curated by Jeanne Greenberg, Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst
(S.M.A.K). Gent, Belgium
III Bienal de Arte Joven 2001; Situaciûn del Arte Contemporáneo Chileno curated by Mario Zoro, Museo
Nacional de Bellas Artes
1999
1er Encuentro de Arte y Musica Electrûnica, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago
Zona de Riesgo, curated by Francisco Brugnoli, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago
1998
Salon Anual de Alumnos Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago

Selected Group Exhibitions

2006
"Under Construction," Or Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
"When Artist Say We," Artist Space, New York
"Amazeing friends," Galleria Maze, Italy
Under Construction, Or Gallery, Vancouver, Canada
2004
The Crazy Cloud, La Rebeca, Bogota, Colombia
2003
ustedes esta aquì / you are here, La Rebeca, Bogota, Colombia; Madrid, Spain; Galeria La Metropolitana,
Santiago, Chile; Parlour Projects, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Michele Faguet)
Liquidacion Total, Madrid, Spain
Resistencia y Abandono, Eescuela de Arquitectura, Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile (curated
by Claudio Torres)
4th Bienal do Mercosul, Porto Alegre, Brasil
2002
Carga y Descarga curated by Cristian Silva, Freewaves Biennial, Los Angeles
State of the Gallery Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York
2001
Visible Aspects, video screening at Apex Art, New York
2000
Espacio Tiempo curated by Cristian Silva, Galerìa Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, Chile
Muestra de Videos curated by Claudio Torres, PPV., Santiago
Laboratorio 6, Galerìa Balmaceda 1215 Cultural Center, Santiago, Chile
1998
Espëces d'Espaces, curated by Michele Faguet, The Swiss Institute-SI/NY at Anthology Film Archives,
New York

Bibliography

Under Construction OR Gallery, Clint Burnham, Vancouver, Sun 2006
Rebollo Gonáalves, Lisbeth. Contemporary Archaeologies in the Mercosur Biennial, ArtNexus, pp. 92-93,
No. 51, Volume 2, 2003.
Castillo, Rodrigo. El ataque del dinosaurio de los anos ochenta Las Ultimas Noticias, December 29, 2002
Con la vista puesta en este mundo tan cruel La Hora Santiago de Chile, December 2002
Picard, Charmaine Juan Cèspedes Art Nexus Magazine, September 2002, p118
Coates, Jennifer. Juan Cèspedes Tema Celeste, May-June, 2002
Smith, Roberta. Juan Cèspedes The New York Times, March 8, 2002
Levin, Kim. State of the Gallery, Village Voice, February 12, 2002
Dunn, Melissa and Gute, Charles. Casino 2001 Flash Art, January-February 2002
Neira, Elizabeth. Watch your step! Muro Sur, June 2000
Dìaz, Marìa de los Angeles and Pino, Paola. Cyber cultura en el MAC
Pelak, Alexander. La electûnica de gala Las Ultimas Noticias, December 1999
Navarrete, Carlos. independientes Diseòo etc!, No. 53, September 1998
Cèspedes, Analya. Vivienda y Decoraciûn, January 1998

Catalogues

Casino 2001, 1st Quadriennale of contemporary art, S.M.A.K. Ghent Belgium,
2001
crisis burocracia, III Bienal de Arte Joven 2001, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, 2001
Espacio- Tiempo, Galerìa Gabriela Mistral, Santiago, 2000