ARTIST STATEMENT

When we behold a single object, we temporarily forget that it is inextricably connected to everything else in the universe. Whether something is perceived as 'isolated' or 'integrated', is a result of a mental process. When we focus inwardly, we divide things up into smaller parts, when we focus outwardly, we bundle them together. We can do this endlessly in either direction, limited only by the capacity of our latest technology.

 

BIOGRAPHY

b. 1975, Mexico

Lui Ferreyra earned his BFA at the University of Colorado in Boulder, where he studied under noted artists Stan Brakhage, and Chuck Forsman. Before graduating, his work was included in several international group exhibitions in Mexico City and Santiago, Chile.

For the last ten years he has been exhibiting his work in Denver's most prominent art spaces. During this time he has arrived at a signature style he calls 'fragmentism'. Among other sources, he points to the work of Chuck Close, Egon Schiele, Van Gogh, Richard Diebenkorn, aerial perspectives, computer graphics, and organic patterns ( Li) as highly influential to his aesthetic.

Recent noteworthy accomplishments include commissions by the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and an artist profile featured in the 66th issue of New American Paintings. His work can be viewed in person at Van Straaten Gallery ( 760 Santa Fe Dr, Denver, CO).

RESUME

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2008 "XL: Forty Years of Art on the Frontier", Golden, CO, Curator: Michael Chavez
2008 "Grounded", Sandy Carson Gallery, Denver, CO, Curator: William Biety
2007 "Colorado Masters", Sandy Carson Gallery, Denver, CO, Curator: William Biety
2006 "Collective Conscious", Object + Thought Gallery, Denver, CO
2006 "Best of Colorado", Denver International Airport (Jeppeson Terminal), Denver, CO
2006 "Lui Ferreyra: Paintings", Sandy Carson Gallery, Denver, CO, Curator: William Biety
2006 "Cadence 2", Space Gallery, CO, Curator: Michael Burnett
2005 "Figure Painting Invitational", Emmanuel Gallery, CO, Curator: Jennifer Garner
2005 “Groups”, Art Students League of Denver, CO, Curators: Rob Gratiot and Barry Rose
2005 “Quality”, Space Gallery, Denver, CO, Curators: Robin Rule, Cydney Payton, Michael Burnett
2005 “Go Figure: People as Subject”, Sandy Carson Gallery, Denver, CO, Curator: William Biety
2004 "Small and Beautiful", Space Gallery, Denver, CO, Curator: Michael Burnett
2004 "6th Annual VSA Fine Art Auction", William Havu Gallery, Denver, CO
2004 "ZipCo", Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, CO, Curator: Ivar Zeile
2004 "Cadence", Space Gallery, Denver, CO, Curator: Michael Burnett
2003 "Head Shots", Access Gallery, Denver, CO
2002 "Self-Portrait Show", Core New Art Space Gallery, Denver, CO
1999 "Reflecciones del Alma", Galeria del Arte Jose Clemente Orozco, Mexico City
1999 "Humans... Individuals...", Andrew Macky Gallery, Boulder, CO, Curator: Abbas McGhee
1998 "Crisis, Dreams, and the Aesthetic Imagination", Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Valdivia, Chile
1998 "Thirty-Three", CU Galleries, Boulder, CO
1998 "Paraiso", Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile

AWARDS

2006 Catalog of Winners' Work from the 2006 Western Competition, New Anerican Paintings, Boston, MA
2004 Juror’s Choice Award, "ZipCo", Emmanuel Gallery, Denver, CO, Curator: Ivar Zeile
1998 UROP Grant, CU Boulder, CO, *For participation in "Paraiso" exhibition and reception in Santiago, Chile
1998 UROP Grant, CU Boulder, CO, *For participation in "Dia de los Muertos" mural project

PRESS (read excerpts)

2008 Rocky Mountain News, Review: Grounded, Mary V. Chandler, Feb 1, 2008
2008 Westword, Review: Grounded, Michael Paglia, Jan 17, 2008
2006 New American Paintings #66, Vol 11, Issue 5, ISBN 1066-2235
2006 Westword, Review: Lui Ferreyra: Paintings, Michael Paglia, June 8, 2006
2006 Westword, Review: Cadence 2, Michael Paglia, March 30, 2006
2005 Westword, Review: Go Figure, Michael Paglia, May 2005
2004 Art Papers, Review: Cadence, David Hall, July/ August 2004 issue
2004 Westword, Review: Cadence, Michael Paglia, June 2004

EDUCATION

1998 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Colorado at Boulder