FINE ART ARTIST
THE
HIGHLIGHTS
2023 Launched non-profit organization, "Heriberto Nieves Foundation."
<www.fundacionheribertonieves.org>
2017 Founded "UPR Carolina Art Gallery", University of Puerto Rico in Carolina.
2015 Completed Ph.D. degree in Art & Design, conferred by the Faculty of Art and Design at the Autonomous National University of Mexico. Nieves became the first academic doctoral degree in Art and Design within the system of the University of Puerto Rico. For this achievement, he was promoted from Resident Artist to Assistant Professor and in 2017 he led the Department of Humanitarian Studies as Director at the University of Puerto Rico in Carolina.
2015 Teaches under Diploma-to-Degree "Teaching in Visual Arts" for
the semester 2015-11, the conference "The Artist as Entrepreneur", based in the National School of Plastic Arts, Old Campus Academy of San Carlos, National Autonomous University of Mexico.
2014 Published book: “Heriberto Nieves, a public exhibition, urban art in Puerto Rico”.
2009-2010 Nominated first runner up for the the Kyoto Prize by the Inamori Foundation, Japan 2008 “Olympic Fine Arts” Gold Medal, Beijing, China.
2008 Coordinator of various contemporary artists' exhibitions in Puerto Rico
2008 Artist in Residence at the University of Puerto Rico, Carolina Campus
2008 Director-Coordinator of the Sculpture Garden, University of Puerto Rico, Carolina Campus
2006 Alfonso Caso Silver Medal, UNAM, Mexico.
2006 Interview in Madrid for Televisión Española, Internacional television show “Casa de América”, by José Manuel Martín Medem.
2006 Guanín Award, Asociación de Ejecutivos de Ventas y Mercadeo de Puerto Rico
2005 Silver Medal for Sculpture, Biennale of Contemporary Art, Florence, Italy
2005 Governor's Medal, International Sculpture Symposium, State of Trujillo, Venezuela
2000-2005 Director of the Biennale of Sculpture in the Steel Industry, Puerto Rico.
1999 General Coordinator of the National Exhibition of Puerto Rico in Paris, UNESCO halls, Paris, France.
1999 Honor Diploma, AIAP-UNESCO, Paris, France.
1999-2001 Residence at the atelier of sculptor Eero Hironen, Helsinki, Finland
1998-1999 Residence at the atelier of painter Alfonso Arana, Paris, France.
1998 Director of International Relations of the Puerto Rican Plastic Artists Association (APAP), AIAP-UNESCO.
1998-1999 Residence at Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France.
1998 Artist in Residence at the University of Puerto Rico, Utuado Campus.
1997-1998 Residence at the atelier of sculptor Asdrúbal Colmenares, Paris, France.
EDUCATION
2015 Honorable Recognition. Ph.D. Degree in Visual Arts, San Carlos Academy,
Autonomous National University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
1995 Master's Degree in Fine Arts (MFA), Painting concentration,
Autonomous National University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
1994 Bachelor's Degree in Art, Painting concentration, University of Puerto Rico,
Río Piedras Campus, Puerto Rico
1979 Bachelor's Degree in Natural Sciences, Biology concentration,
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
ADDITIONAL STUDIES / WORKSHOPS
1998 Artist Workshop in Paris, France
Tri-dimensional composition
Artist: Master, Asdrúbal Colmenares
1992 Fine Art School, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Drawing
Artist: Frank Cervoni
1991 Students Art League, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Drawing & painting
Artist: Betzy Padín
1990 Architectural School, University of Puerto Rico
Photography
Professor: González
URBAN ART
2017 Amarillo Fugaz, University of Puerto Rico, Carolina Campus, Puerto Rico
2009 Arco Cósmico, University of Puerto Rico, Carolina Campus, Puerto Rico
2008 Guajana al Viento, Plaza de los Artistas, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
2007 Lunas de Oriente, Young Wol, Korea
2005 Luces Bizantinas para el Siglo XXI, University of Puerto Rico,
Utuado Campus, Puerto Rico
2005 Hito del Molino, Trujillo, Venezuela
2005 Cosmogonías Cromáticas, Caguas, Puerto Rico
2005 Luces Bizantinas para el Siglo XXI, Library of the University of Puerto Rico,
Utuado Campus, Puerto Rico
2005 Círculo de Difracción, Road 22, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico
2004 Péndulo de Luna, Miami Children's Museum, Florida, U.S.A.
2004 Péndulo de Luna II, Central Library of the Autonomous University of
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2003 Pequeñas Imágenes del Cielo, University of Puerto Rico,
Carolina Campus, Puerto Rico
2003 Constelación Fecundada, Autorretrato, Legislature, Carolina, Puerto Rico
2003 Puertas de Carolina, Carolina, Puerto Rico
2003 Cosmogonías Cromáticas, Museum of Modern Art,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2003 Lunas del Sur, Ponce, Puerto Rico
2002 Vórtice Urbano II, Plaza de la Cultura, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
2001 Vórtice Urbano I, Central Library, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
2000 Lunas de San Juan, Plaza de la Torre Municipal, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2000 Ruta de Guadarrama, Bayamón Central Park, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
2000 Transformas, Convention Center, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico
1998 Colmena de Luna, University of Puerto Rico, Utuado Campus, Puerto Rico
1998 Repére, Embassy of Venezuela, Paris, France
1997 Icono de Luna, family residence in Venezuela
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
CONFIRMED: 2026 Museum of the Americas, Madrid, Spain
2024 Nous Sommes la Terre, Museum La Neomudejar, Madrid, Spain
2023 Heriberto Nieves: Sus Tiempos, Petrus Art Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2020 Mirando hacia el Sur... es Natural, Grau Museum, Bogotá, Colombia
2018 Mirando hacia el Sur... es Natural, Museum of Contemplorary Art, Bogotá, Colombia
2018 Mirando hacia el Sur... es Natural, Nueva Granada Military University, Bogotá, Colombia
2013 Hojarasca, Bayamón Museum of Art, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
2012 Borde Universal… Brújula, Biaggi Faure Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2011 Functional Art, La Concha Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2010 Concurrencia y Colinealidad, Museum of the Americas, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2010 Biaggi Faure Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2009 Biaggi Faure Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2007 University of Puerto Rico, Utuado, Puerto Rico
2007 University of Puerto Rico, Carolina, Puerto Rico
2005 Biennale of Contemporary Art, Florence, Italy
2005 CITIBANK courtyard, Cupey, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2005 A. Cueto Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2003 Museum of Modern Art, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2003 Guernica Gallery, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2003 A. Cueto Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2000 A. Cueto Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2000 Ponce Museum of Art, Ponce, Puerto Rico
1999 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
1999 Botello Gallery, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
1998 Embassy of Venezuela, Paris, France
1997 Institute of Puerto Rican Culture, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1997 Icono Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
1994 City Hall, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico
1993 University of Puerto Rico, Utuado Campus, Puerto Rico
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
2024 Collective Art Exhibition by "Heriberto Nieves Foundation",
"Puertas...Ventanas a Madrid", Espacio Emergente, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
2022 LGBT international biennial in Santo Domingo "Love the language that unites us",
Dominican Republic
2017 Exhibition of the Collection of the magazine "Arte al Límite",
Telephone Foundation Space, Santiago, Chile
2016 Art Chico Art Fair, Colombia, Bogotá
2013 Colectiva de Arte Puertorriqueño, Ponce Museum of Art, Puerto Rico
2013 Arte Moderno, I Biennale of the South, Panama
2012 Bayamón Museum of Art, Puerto Rico
2012 International Flag Art Exhibition, World Day for Cultural Diversity, UNESCO,
Beirut, Lebanon
2008 Olympic Fine Arts, Beijing, China
2008 Valladolid Sculpture Biennale, Valladolid, Spain
2007 4th International Sculpture Symposium, Young Wol, Korea
2007 Sánchez Gallery, Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
2006 Auction, San Juan Museum of Art, Puerto Rico
2006 Taxi Galería Project, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2006 Auction, Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA), Long Beach, California
2005 International Sculptures Annual Meeting, State of Trujillo, Venezuela
2005 Biennale of Contemporary Art, Florence, Italy
2005 Presencia Boricua, Museum of the Americas, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
2005 Apoyarte, Museum of the Americas, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2003 5th Biennial of the Caribbean, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2003 Rockefeller Center, New York, U.S.A.
2003 Art Basel Miami, Daniel Azoulay Space, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
2002 Pavlova Mesquita Art Gallery, Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
2001 La escultura en Puerto Rico, Ponce Museum of Art, Ponce, Puerto Rico
2001 15th Anniversary, A. Cueto Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
2001 Arte Puertorriqueño, Puerto Rican Museum of Art, Santurce, Puerto Rico
2001 “Subasta”, Puerto Rican Museum of Art, Santurce, Puerto Rico
2001 Dialogue 2001, St. Petersburg Biennale of Contemporary Art, Russia
2000 Puerto Rico in Paris, UNESCO, Paris, France
2000 Citibank presenta 5 escultores contemporáneos puertorriqueños,
San Juan, Puerto Rico
1999 Salon of Plastic Arts, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
1999 1st Biennale of Latin American Contemporary Art, Arc de la Défense, Paris, France
1999 Espace Pierre Cardin, Brussels, Belgium
1999 Seidel am Domhof Gallery, Cologne, Germany
1999 20th Anniversary, Botello Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1999 1st Biennale of Sculpture in the Steel Industry, All Steel Manufacturing,
Dorado, Puerto Rico
1999 IV Salon Coup de Coeur, Espace Pierre Cardin, Paris, France
1998 Salon of Plastic Arts, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
1998 Salon of Plastic Arts, Marne-La-Vallee, France
1997 Museum of Art and History, San Juan, Puerto Rico (April and December)
1997 Casa Roig Museum of Art, Humacao, Puerto Rico
1996 La presencia de San Carlos en Puerto Rico, Institute of Puerto Rican Culture,
San Juan, Puerto Rico
1996 La presencia de San Carlos en Puerto Rico, VegaCoop Gallery, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico
1996 Autonomous University of Chapingo, Chapingo, Mexico
1995 San Carlos Academy, National Autonomous University of Mexico,
Mexico City, Mexico (April and September)
1994 Museum of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, Puerto Rico
1992 Caribe Mall Gallery, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico
