CARLA AROCHA-STEPHANE SCHRAENEN

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BIO/

Carla Arocha        Born in Caracas, Venezuela, 1961. Lives and works in Antwerp, Belgium.

Stéphane Schraenen     Born in Antwerp, Belgium, 1971.  Lives and works in Antwerp, Belgium.

 

Education:

Arocha
1994 MFA, University of Illinois at Chicago
1991 BFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1986 BS, St. Xavier University, Chicago

Schraenen
1996 Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp
1992 Communication Management, Higher Institute for Communication Management of the Province of Antwerp

Solo Exhibitions and Projects

2013

  • Untitled (Mango), Garage CCM, Mechelen, Belgium
2012
  • Carla Arocha-Stéphane Schraenen, CAB, Burgos, Spain

2011

  • Cabin Fever, Cabin, Antwerp, Belgium
  • Five Colors, Editions Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Circa Tabac at the Wallace Collection, curated by Ken Pratt, London, UK
2010
  • Undertow, KaBe Contemporary, Miami FL, USA
  • 25°85’08” N – 80°12 ‘03”, NADA Miami, organized by Agency PLC, Deauville Hotel, Miami, FL, USA
  • Waterloo Station site-specific installation, Peter Pilotto, Fashion Week, London, UK
  • As if, Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago, IL , USA
  • Sequence #4, Koraalberg Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium
2009
  •  Gloria, Vegas Gallery, London, UK
2008
  •  Hier Waak Ik, Periferico, Caracas Arte Contemporaneo curated by Jesus Fuenmayor
  • If Only, Andre Schlechtriem Contemporary, New York
  • Marauders, Schlechtriem Brothers, Berlin, Germany
  • The Man You Love to Hate, Koraalberg, Antwerp, Belgium
2007
  • 453 West 21st Street Apt. #3, Andre Schlechtriem Contemporary, New York, USA
  • Marauders, Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago, IL , USA
2006
  • Chris, in collaboration with Stephane Schraenen, André Schlechtriem Temporary, New York, USA
  • Carla Arocha-Stéphane Schraenen, Koraalberg, Antwerp, Belgium
  • Chris, F.R.A.C. Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France

Select Group Exhibitions

2013

  • Carla Arocha – Stéphane Schraenen, Arturo Herrera and Meyer Vaisman, Kunstlerhaus Bethaniën, Berlin,DE

2012 

  • You never walk alone, curated by Vanessa van Obberghen, Blank Projects, Cape Town (ZA)

2011

  • New Art from Belgium, Galerie Christian Nagel, Berlin, Germany
  • You never walk alone, curated by Vanessa van Obberghen, Worksound, Portland, OR, USA
  • Artefact 2011, S.T.U.K., Leuven, Belgium
  • New Art from Belgium, Galerie Christian Nagel, Cologne, Germany
  • Carla Arocha – Stéphane Schraenen: Framed and Vaast Colson: Screwed, BeLa Editions, Brussels (BE)
2010
  •  The Raw and the Cooked, curated by Clayton Press and Gregory Linn, Anna Kustera Gallery, NY
  • POP-ARTPOP-ART, NICC (New International Centre of Culture), Antwerp, Belgium
  • Célébration FRAC Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France
2009
  •  The State of Things curated by Ai Wei Wei and Luc Tuymans, BOZAR, Brussles, Belgium
  • 5×5 Castello 09’, Espai d‟Art Contemporani de Castello, Castello, Spain
2008
  •  Moments in Time, The Witte Zaal, Ghent, Belgium
  • De Narcisse a Alice, ISELP, Brussels, Belgium
  • Wallpaintings 9+1/1+9, curated by Koen Leemans & Luk Lambrecht, Bksm — Beeldende Kunst Strombeek/Mechelen, Cultuurcentrum Mechelen,Belgium
  • Prospect 58, curated by Pieter Vermeersch, Hessenhuis, Antwerp, Belgium
  • The Urban Tendency, curated by Ken Pratt in conjunction with the London Architecture Biennial, London, UK
  • Brussels Biennial: Art as Borderland, 3 site-specific installations, curated by Barbara Vanderlinden, Brussels (BE)
2007 
  • Refecting Surface, The Agency Gallery London, UK
  • Metamorphosis III, L.A.C. Lieu d’art Contemporain, Sigean, France
  • Project Space, André Schlechtriem, New York, NY, USA
  • Metamorphosis III, Museo Abello, Barcelona, Spain

 

Selected Bibliography

  • 2009 Benko, Susanna. Carla Arocha and Stephane Schraenen Pereferico Caracas, ArtNexus, Issue #73
  • Bellet, Harry, ‟Des femmes, des jeunes, de l‟art frais: c‟est à la Foire de Bruxelles que les collectionneurs ‟doivent
  • être,‟ Le Monde, 28 Avril De Wavrin, Isabelle, ‟ArtBrussels: les femmes d‟abord, in: BeauxArts, April Soetaert, Gerrie, ‟Onderste boven de beurs binnen – Carla Arocha & Stéphane Schraenen,‟ De Standaard
  • Magazine –WeekendEditie Art Brussels, 25 April Popelier, Bert, ‟Vrouwen centraal op ArtBrussels‟, De Tijd, 24 April, p. 39. Van Bogaert, Pieter, ‟Iedereen artist‟, HART, 16 April, pp. 5-6. Straetmans, Elisabeth, ‟Hedendaagse kunst in de kijker in Brussel‟, Trends voor Specialisten, 7 April, p. 28. Daletchine, Alexandre, ‟ArtBrussels 27 Contemporary Art Fair‟, Arte News, 1 April, p.21-32. Lamot, Yoon Hee, ‟ArtBrussels houdt u op de hoogte‟, Collect Arts Antiques Auctions, 1 April, p. 18-21. Kahn, A., Interview with Carla Arocha & Stéphane Schraenen, ComplotMagazine, Venezuela, Maart 2009. Vuegen, Christine, ‟Expo Art Rotterdam – Carla Arocha & Stéphane Schraenen,‟ Kunstbeeld, N°2, p.15.
  • 2008 Pratt, Ken. “Carla Arocha & Stephane Schraenen: Depth of Focus.” Wound Magazine, Summer De Baets, Isabelle, „Circa Tabac‟ van Carla Arocha & Stéphane Schraenen‟, OKV, N° 6, Dec– Jan 2009, p.14-18. De Jonge, Stéphanie, ‟Voor de galerie: Carla Arocha, tevens mevrouw Luc Tuymans‟, Humo, N° 3543/31,29 juli, p.126-129.
  • 2007 Martin, Courtney. “Critic‟s Choice: Carla Arocha and Stephane Schraenen.” ArtForum.com
  • Artner, Alan. “Photos spur closer scrutiny of subjects.” Chicago Tribune, Section 7, Friday May 4 Beyerlein, Nathan. “Art as a mirror.” ChiTown Daily News, June 4, on-line @
  • http://www.chitowndailynews.org/Culture/2007/6/4/Art_as_a_mirror 2006 Tuymans, Luc. Artist’s Artists. ArtForum. Dec. p 119.
  • 2006 Kazakina, Katya. Ode to Dead Comic Farley, Yarn, Stella Explosions: Chelsea Art, review Bloomburg Muse www.bloomburg.com Dec. 5
  • Vergne, Jean-Charles. Vous etes ici. Collection catalogue. F.R.A.C. Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand.
  • Vergne, Jean-Charles and Gerrit Vermerien Carla Arocha: chris, F.R.A.C. Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand (catalog) Pirotte, Philippe et al. exhibition catalogue: Carla Arocha: Dirt, Kunsthalle Bern, Switzerland.

Public Commissions

2009

  • 24/7, CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) Commission, permanent installation at renovated Howard Station, Chicago, IL (US)

 

Curated Exhibitions

2011
Venezuela, MUHKA, Antwerp, Belgium

2005
LUZ, curating the collection by Carla Arocha, MUHKA, Antwerp , Belgium

Selected Collections

American Express, NY

Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Benedictine University, Chicago

British Airways, O‟Hare International Airport, Chicago City of Chicago

F.R.A.C. Borgogne, France F.R.A.C. Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France

Fundación Banco Mercantil, Caracas, Venezuela

Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago

Museum of Modern Art, NY

Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen (MUHKA), Antwerp, Belgium

Stiftung, Bern, Switzerland