Javier Porras

Costa Rica

CURRICULUM
Studies
-Conservatorio de Castella, mid-level technical art (Painting Emphasis)
-University, Bachelor of Arts with emphasis in Painting, University of Costa Rica.
-Cuarduría-Workshop, Cultural Center of Spain by Mercé Alsina, Curator Spanish, September 2009.
-Piano-Studies with Prof. Jorge Luis Acevedo V.
"Studies in the GIWA cello with Prof. Elias Villalobos.

Exhibitions
Singles
-2000 Santa Ana Municipal Gallery, Casa de la Cultura-EMAI.
-2001 Santa Ana Municipal Gallery, Casa de la Cultura-EMAI.

Collective
-1999 Santa Ana Municipal Gallery, Casa de la Cultura-EMAI.
-2003 II Youth Festival, Teatro Giratablas.
UCR University -2004 Landscape, Museum of San Ramon.
-2004 Casa de la Cultura de Heredia.
-2004 Bachelor of Fine Arts with emphasis in Painting, University of Costa Rica.
V Alumni -2005 year requirement for Bachelor, Fine Arts, University of Costa Rica.
-2006 Outstanding Student Teacher, University of Costa Rica
-2009 Second Biennial, ICE Group. National Gallery, Costa Rica.
VII -2009 Moonlight Summer Festival, Santa Ana, Costa Rica (EMAI)
-2009 PintaCuentos, Multiplaza Escazu, Costa Rica.

Murals
-Souvenirs, Piedades Nursing Home Santa Ana, 1999.
-Nursing Home Santa Ana Piedade, its history and significance, performance in the months of March to July 2007, to opt for the Bachelor of Arts with emphasis in Painting UCR.

Other
-Graduation Honor, best average in the Conservatorio de Castella Enf. Painting 2000.
-Best career average of Bach. Degree in visual arts and with Enf. UCR in Painting, 2003.
"Professor and coordinator of the Visual Arts department at the Municipal School of Integrated Arts in Santa Ana since 2002.
- Curator and Exhibition museologist GIWA students.
- Exhibition Curator and museum specialist and exhibition of old photographs of Mastate Guaymi, Bacchus Restaurant, Santa Ana 2007
- Design collaboration pictorial and costumes from the Opera Orfeo Baroque Festival Santa Ana 2005.
- Realization of painting for the poster for the festival Moonlight Santa Ana 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.
- Collaboration of artistic photographs and documented for catalogs, programs, festivals and more.
-First place, poster competition for the Centennial of the Canton of Santa Ana 2007.
-Deputy Director of the Municipal School of Integrated Arts in Santa Ana (EMAI) since 2007.
- Because they grow ... dreams come true! Photo and video retrospective, 10th Anniversary, Municipal School of Integrated Arts GIWA, November 2008.

www.javporrasart.com