Personal Information

Name: Ivan Toth Depeña
Lives: Brooklyn, NY
Contact:

ivan (at) ivandepena (dot) com

Education

Master in Architecture. Harvard University - Graduate School of Design - Cambridge, Massachusetts (1998)
Bachelor in Architecture. University of Miami - Miami, Florida (1995)
B. Arch. Candidate. Pratt Institute (1990 - 1994)
H.S. Diploma. New World School of the Arts - Miami, Florida

Upcoming Exhibitions

David Castillo Gallery. Miami, FL - “DCG Open“ - July 2011
David Castillo Gallery Information

MMFA. Palm Spring, CA - “Solo Exhibition” - Fall 2011
Ribbon Cutting. Art in Public Places. Stephen Clark Government Center. Miami, Florida - “Reflect“ - Sep 2011

Selected Solo Exhibitions

Art and Culture Center of Hollywood. Project Room, Florida - “The Fallen Sky Chronicles” - Nov 2008
Heinemann + Myers Contemporary. Bethesda, MD - “Synthesis” - Jan 2008
Aqua Art Fair/Ingalls & Associates. Art Basel Miami Beach - “Orbit/Habit/Pattern” - Dec 2007
Ingalls & Associates. Miami - “Noise” - Dec 06/Jan 07
Ingalls & Associates. Miami - “Incidental Antinomies: The Portraits” - Nov 2004
Cultural Center. Miami - “Ivan Toth Depeña” - Sep 2003
Locust Projects. Miami - “Project Room: Like Never Seems” - Oct 2002

Selected Group Exhibitions

Museo del Arte Moderno. Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - "Caos + Conclusion" - July 2011
Edge Zones. Miami, FL - "Shared Island" - May 2011
Frost Museum of Art. Miami, FL - “Aesthetics and Values 2011“ - Mar 2011
ArtCenter. Miami Beach, FL - "Not the Usual Suspects: [new] Art in [new] Public [new] Places" - Feb 2011
Frost Museum of Art. Miami - “Cintas Fellowship Exhibition” - May 2009
Melissa Morgan Fine Art. Palm Springs, CA - “Miami: The Edge of a Nation” - Jan 2009
Museum of Art Ft. Lauderdale. Florida - “Thirteen Artists” - Jun 2008
Miami Art Museum. Florida - “Big Juicy Paintings and Other Work” - Jun 2006
Miami Design District. Florida - “Cintas Finalist Exhibition” - May 2006
Miami Art Museum. Florida - “Miami in Transition” - Apr 2006
Art Taipei. Florida - “Independent Project: Ingalls & Associates” - Mar 2006
NADA. Art Basel Miami Beach - “Project: Ingalls & Associates” - Dec 2005
DiVA. New York - “Independent Project: Ingalls & Associates” - Mar 2005
Here Gallery. New York - “EA50 Emerging Artists” - Jul 2004
Miami Art Museum. Florida - “Light and Atmosphere” - Apr-Dec 2004
Rocket Projects. Art Basel Miami - “Speed” - Dec 2003
Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art. Florida - “New Art” - Jul 2003
Fredrick Snitzer Gallery. Miami - “Made in Miami” - Jul 2003
Museum of Contemporary Art. North Miami - “Optic Nerve” - Sep 2002
ArtPoint. Miami - “ArtPoint: Curated By Janet Phelps” - Dec 2002
Rhizome.org. Web - “Rumblestrip in Artbase” - Jul 2001

Awards + Recognition

Emilio Sanchez Award in Visual Arts Finalist. Cintas Foundation - Spring 2009
Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant. Atlantic Center for the Arts Residency - Summer 2009
SFCC Visual + Media Artist Fellowship Grant Award. S.Fla Division of Cultural Affairs - Jan 2008
Artist Enhancement Grant. State of Florida - Aug 2007
Emilio Sanchez Award in Visual Arts Finalist. Cintas Foundation - Spring 2007
Artist Access Grant. S.Fla Cultural Affairs/Tigertail - 2006
Creative Capital Workshop. S.Fla Division of Cultural Affairs - 2005
Artist Access Grant. S.Fla Cultural Affairs/Tigertail - 2005
SFCC Visual + Media Artist Fellowship Grant Award. S.Fla Division of Cultural Affairs - Jan 2003
National Talent Search Scholarship. Pratt Institute - 1990 - 1994

Press + Publications

The Miami Herald. "Frost Forecast" by Tom Austin - Mar 2011
The Miami Herald. "...a Tantalizing Sample of New Public-Art Projects" by Beth Dunlop - Feb 2011
Palm Springs Life. "Hot, Hot, Hot" by Steven Biller - Jan 2009
Lauderdale New Times. "The World Illuminated" by Jamie Laughlin - Nov 2008
The Miami Herald. "Gang of 13" by Fabiola Santiago - Aug 2008
Art Circuits. "Basel and Beyond (Rising Stars)" by Elisa Turner - Dec 2008
Bethesda Art. Blog - "Ivan Toth Depeña" by Suheil Chemaly - Jan 2008
Art Taipei. Catalog - Mar 2006
NADA 03. Catalog - Dec 2005
WPS1. New York - Radio Interview by Jill Spaulding - Mar 2005
DiVA. Catalog - Mar 2005
The Miami Herald. "Exposing the Urban Landscape" by Anne Tschida - Nov 2004
Miami New Times. "Unnatural Nature" by Michelle Weinberg - Oct 2004
The Miami Herald. "Light is Fantastic, Imagination Too" by Elisa Turner - Aug 2004
Art in America. "Expanding Horizons" by Roni Feinstein - Dec 2003 Times: S. Florida Magazine of the Arts. "S.Florida Fellowship Recipients" by Candace Russell - Oct 2003
The Miami Herald. "Consortium Show Surprises as Usual" by Elisa Turner - Aug 2003
Closer Magazine. "Art of Memory" - Aug 2003
Contemporary Magazine. "Active Ingredients" - Nov 2002
The Miami Herald. "Exhibits explore radically different shades of voyeurism" by Elisa Turner - Oct 2002
The Street Miami. "Art from the hard" by Damarys Ocana - Sep 2002

Bibliography


Miami Contemporary Artists. Book. Authors: Paul Clemence and Julie Davidow, intro by Elisa Turner, Schiffer Publications - Nov 2007

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Wet 2. Book. Authors: Edge Zones - Aug 2006
Carlos Zapata: The Restlessness of Architecture. Book inclusion. Design Credit Victor Hotel. Authors: Beth Dunlop and Joseph Giovannini, L’Arcaedizione - 1995

Ivan Toth Depeña combines his experience in art, architecture and design into his creative process. Ivan seeks to activate architecture and space with responsive and interactive art, sculpture and installations. The work he produces incorporates these elements and moves towards creating a hybrid discipline by utilizing their visual and conceptual relationships. This work is inspired by the paradoxical relationships and dialogue between things like the natural and the man-made, the real and the surreal, the organic and the plastic. Depeña uses a combination of science, technology and traditional media to explore new ways of seeing and creating. In his most recent work, Depeña is combining innovative materials, custom software and digital fabrication methods with traditional media. He enjoys the dialogue and the unexpected output produced by the layering of machine and human.

Depeña is native of Miami, Florida and is currently working from both Miami and Brooklyn. He graduated from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design (MA). Prior to that Ivan studied art, architecture and graphic design at Pratt Institute (NY) and the University of Miami. Ivan received his High School diploma from New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida.

Recently Depeña was awarded a public art commission for an interactive light installation in downtown Miami by Miami-Dade Art in Public Places. This project is in the final stages of production and scheduled to be installed in August 2011. He is also a recipient of the 2008 and 2005 South Florida Cultural Consortium grant and Artist Access Grants, and was a 2009 and 2006 finalist in the Cintas Foundation Fellowship. His work is included in several public and private collections.

His recent exhibitions include, “Aesthetics and Values 2011” at the Frost Museum in Miami, the “Digital Sculpture Residency” show and open studios at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, “TIME + TEMP: Surveying the Shifting Climate of Painting in South Florida” at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, “Thirteen” at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, “Light and Atmosphere” and “Miami in Transition” at the Miami Art Museum and various solo exhibitions throughout the US. He shows a variety of work comprised of drawing, painting, video, photography, sculpture and interactive installations.