ARIELAKADER
  • EXHIBITIONS
  • CV
  • ARTIST STATEMENT
  • ARTWORK SERIES
    • R.A.R.O BARCELONA RESIDENCY
    • PIECE/S OF MIND
    • PLASTIC PORTRAITS: TIME & PLACE
    • IF ARIELA WAS A TRASH BAG
    • PICTURE BERLIN RESIDENCY
    • SOCIAL TRASH >
      • Social Trash: Art in Odd Places (Oct. 11 - 20, 2013)
      • Social Trash Installations
      • Social Trash: Berlin
    • I AM MY BILLBOARD
    • (CON)TEXTO
    • PATTERNS OF CONSUMPTION
    • AESTHETICIZING CONSUMPTION
    • SCREENPRINTS
    • YOU ARE WHAT YOU CONSUME
    • PRE-PACKAGED LIFE
  • "TRASH TO ART" PROJECTS
  • BLOG
  • CONTACT

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ARIELA KADER
Born 1991, San Jose, Costa Rica.


EDUCATION
Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Master in Visual Arts and Education: A Constructionist Approach. (September 2021 - July 2022)

Parsons The New School for Design, New York, NY.
Bachelors of Fine Arts, Fine Arts
Awards: Departmental Honors (2013)
                Dean's List (2009-2013)

Dr. Jaim Weizman Institute, San Jose, Costa Rica (1998-2008)            


SOLO EXHIBITIONS
(Current)        3331, BajoAqua, San Jose, Costa Rica.
(Current)        MostrARTE, Doktuz Guardia Civil, Lima, Peru.
2023                De Carrers i Platges, Loft de Gracia, Barcelona, Spain.
2023                ARMARTE: Del Mar al Arte, Veg&The Gang Art Gallery, Barcelona, Spain.
2021-2022      ARMARTE: Del Mar al Arte, ME Sitges, Barcelona, Spain.
2021-2022      De Carrers i Platges, Cloudworks Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain.
2021-2022      De Carrers i Platges, Cloudworks Passeig de Gracia, Barcelona, Spain.
2019                 SUPERELLO: Plastic Portraits, San Jose, Costa Rica.
2018                 Espacio Tomado, IK Projects, Lima, Peru. 
2015                 Desechos: Conozcan su Nuevo Hogar (Waste: Meet Your New Home), Museo Islita, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 
2024                Usos de Suelo, Casa Edifica, Lima, Peru.
2023                EYE2023, European Parliament, Strasbourg, France.
2023                PI ART Festival, Museo Islita, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
2021                Blueprint Projects, Pentáculo Escultores, Barcelona, Spain.
2021                R.A.R.O: Exposición Colectiva, La Botánica, Barcelona, Spain.
2021                Expansión, Casa41, San Jose, Costa Rica.
2021                Valoarte XIV Edition, Avenida Escazu, San Jose, Costa Rica.
2021                Resiliencias Tejidas, Art Latinou, Mexico City, Mexico.
2020-2021     Geo-grafismos, Casa 49, San Jose, Costa Rica.
2020               ZEITGEIST, Adhesivo Magazine Online Residency Group Show, Virtual Viewing Room.
2020               Contaminación Cruzada, Galería DeCerca, San Jose, Costa Rica.
2018                Artistas Costarricenses Exploran el Espacio, W22 Galeria, San Jose, Costa Rica.
2018                Sidewalk of the Americas, Inter-American Development Bank, Córdoba, Argentina and Washington DC, United States.
2018               Artist Residency in Contemporary Practice: Open Studio, School of Visual Arts, New York, USA.
2018               BYOW: CDMX, La Cósmica, Mexico City, Mexico.
​2017               RAW, Old Post Office, Miami, USA.
2017               BYOW, Anjos70, Lisbon, Portugal.
2015               Conceived Without Sin, Radiator Gallery, New York, USA.
2015               Die Distanz Zwischen Dir Und Mir, Freies Museum, Berlin, Germany.
2015               The Secondary Concern, Tête, Berlin, Germany.
2015               Open House, Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik, Berlin, Germany.
2015               De Verde A Gris, Art Director's Club, New York, USA.
2015               Recuerda Mi Nombre, Terminal, San Jose, Costa Rica. 
2014               Esophagus, 168 Bowery, New York, USA.
2014               CMA Art Auction, Dream Hotel Downtown, New York, USA.
2014               Casino Night, John Juric Galeria, San Jose, Costa Rica.
2014               Moving Sale, 273, Brooklyn, USA.      
2014               The Art of Collecting, Children's Museum of the Arts, New York, USA. 
2013               Number, Art in Odd Places Art Festival, New York, USA.
2013               Casino Night, John Juric Galeria, San Jose, Costa Rica.
2013               HALO Social Tapestry Showcase, Nightingale, New York, USA. 
2013               BFA Fine Arts Thesis Show, Parsons The New School for Design, New York, USA. 
2013               Art in Odd Places Preview, New Museum's IDEAS CITY Festival, New York, USA.
2013               Abject Beauty, Postcrypt Art Gallery, New York, USA.
2013               TYJ4TQ, minimaldose500mg, Brooklyn, USA.
2012               Scope Art Miami, Jacob Karpio Gallery, Miami, USA.
2012               Uncertainty, Parsons: The New School for Design, New York, USA.


ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2021               R.A.R.O Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
​2020               Adhesivo Magazine's "Zeitgeist Online Residency".
2018               Artist Residency in Contemporary Practice, School of Visual Arts, New York, USA.
2016-2017     Trestle Artist Residency, Brooklyn, USA.
2015               Affect Residency, Agora Collective, Berlin, Germany.
2015               Picture Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
2015               Artista en Residencia, Casa Museo, Islita, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
 

TRASH2ART WORKSHOPS
2024               Teaching Artist, Trash2Art Workshop, Escuela Gulleries, Virtual.
2024               Teaching Artist, Trash2Art Workshop, Día B Perú, Lima, Peru.
2024               Teaching Artist, Trash2Art Workshop, BLISS2024, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
2023               Teaching Artist, Trash2Art Workshop, Colegio Leon Pinelo, Lima, Peru.
2022               Teaching Artist, Trash2Art Workshop, Mitzvah Day, Playa de La Barceloneta, Barcelona, Spain.
2021               Teaching Artist, Trash2Art Workshop, Private Session, El Masnou, Spain.
2021               Teaching Artist, Trash2Art Workshop, Leopardo Leopardi, Barcelona, Spain.
2021               Teaching Artist, Trash2Art Workshop, Contorno Urbano, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain.
2021               Teaching Artist, Trash2Art Workshop, International Christian School, Heredia, Costa Rica.
2021               Teaching Artist, Trash2Art Workshop, Inauguración de R3-CREA, Parque de La Libertad, San Jose, Costa Rica.
2017               Teaching Artist, Trash2Art Workshop, Sunflower Home, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
2017               Teaching Artist, Trash2Art Workshop, Roma settlement, Budapest, Hungary.
2017               Teaching Artist, Trash2Art Workshop, WIP, Split, Croatia.
2016               Teaching Artist, Trash2Art Workshop, Jameco Exchange, Queens, NY.
2016               Teaching Artist, Trash2Art Workshop, JC FabLab, Jersey City, NJ.
2015               Teaching Artist, Children's Museum of the Art's Booth at Union Square Holiday Market, New York, NY.
2015               Teaching Artist, Trash2Art Workshops, SIFAIS, La Carpio, Costa Rica.


BRAND COLLABORATIONS
(Current)       Sinba, Lima, Peru.
2019              Adhesivo Magazine, Mexico City, Mexico.
2019              Adhesivo Magazine + Abz Activewear, Mexico City, Mexico.
2017-2020    Totto, San Jose, Costa Rica.
 

ARTISTIC ACTIVATIONS
(Upcoming)  Vino Pinto, Tierra del Fuego, Lima, Peru.
2022              Arte y Picoteo, La Suegra del Jardinero, Barcelona, Spain.
2022              Let’s Get This Arty Started, Bruc 154, Barcelona, Spain.
2022              Art&Wine, Sabio Infante, Barcelona, Spain.


ART COLLECTIONS
Austin Fremont's Art Collection, Brooklyn, USA.
Berliavsky-Krausz Collection, Florida, USA.
Colección Gliksman, Lima, Peru. 
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney Art Collection, New York, USA.
Fachler-Kader Art Collection, San Jose, Costa Rica.
Ileana Gomez Art Collection, San Jose, Costa Rica.
​JP Morgan Chase Art Collection, New York, USA.
Laitano Art Collection, San Jose, Costa Rica.
Lauren Duffield, Toronto, Canada.
Nanne Art Collection, San Jose, Costa Rica.
Schuftan Art Collection, New York, USA.
​Van Der Laat Art Collection, San Jose, Costa Rica.
 

CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2017-2018         @vuelticaa Artventures, Interviewing two local artists in each city I visit during my year-long journey, all artworks created will then become a nomadic exhibition. 
2017                   Fresh Out of Storage, Manhattan Mini Storage W 46th St., New York, NY. 
  

RELATED EMPLOYMENT
(Current)           Teaching Artist, Private Art & Creativity Sessions, Lima, Peru.
2023                  Teaching Artist, Private Art & Creativity Sessions, San Jose, Costa Rica.
2018-2021        Teaching Artist & Atelierista, Colegio Hebreo Tarbut, Mexico City, Mexico.
2018                  Communications Manager, No Longer Empty, New York, USA. 
2017-2018        Founder and Content Generator, @vuelticaa, Around the world. 
2015-2017        Curatorial Assistant, No Longer Empty, New York, USA.
2015-2016        Freelance Creative Consultant, Pop Up Mob, New York, USA.
​2015                  Guest Lecturer, Creative Genius Lectures, Hofstra University, Long Island, USA.
2014-2015        Co-founder and Creative Director, Jouvenir, Philadelphia, USA. 
2013-2015        Teaching Artist, Children's Museum of the Arts, New York, USA.
2013-2014        Design Director's Assistant and Photographer, Grey Area, Brooklyn, USA.
2013-2014        Freelance Graphic Designer, Spiegel Restaurant, New York, USA.
2013                  Creative Director, The Wild Soul, New York, USA.
2012-2014        Private Art Tutor for Special Needs Student, New York, USA.
2012                  Parsons Teaching Collaboration, West Prep Academy, New York, USA. 


PRINT
2018            Adhesivo Magazine  (Cover artist), Second Issue, Miami, USA.
2016            Adhesivo Magazine, First Issue, Miami, USA.
2015            Picture Berlin 2015, Picture Berlin, Germany.
2015            Desechos: Conozcan su Nuevo Hogar, Museo Islita, Guanacaste, Costa Rica.
                     https://issuu.com/museoislita/docs/mi_expo_kader/1
2015            De Verde a Gris, Coral Communications, New York, USA.
2013            Number: Art in Odd Places, AiOP.
2012            Valoarte 2012, Masterlitho S.A., San Jose, Costa Rica.
2011             Valoarte 2011, Masterlitho S.A., San Jose, Costa Rica.


​PRESS
4/26/2024 “Ariela Kader: Making a Statement with Travel and Art”, Half and Half Travel. https://www.halfhalftravel.com/blog/ariela-kader.html
 
4/15/2024 “Episodio 2: Crisis Ecológica con Ariela Kader y Alessandra Baltodano, Podcast Círculos 3:33, San José, Costa Rica.
 
2/7/2024 “El regalo con el que una tica maravilló a Carlos Vives y a su esposa”, CR Hoy, Ambar Segura. https://www.crhoy.com/entretenimiento/el-regalo-con-el-que-una-tica-maravillo-a-carlos-vives-y-a-su-esposa/
 
2/2/2024 “Activismo: Ariela Kader, la artivista que transforma la basura en arte”, Ambienta: La Mirada Sostenible, Uruguay.
 
12/13/2023    “Ariela Kader, la artivista que transforma la basura en arte: “Si la basura es el problema de todos entonces también es el recurso de todos”, Anna Lagos, Medio Ambiente, WIRED Magazine. https://es.wired.com/articulos/ariela-kader-la-artivista-que-transforma-la-basura-en-arte-si-la-basura-es-el-problema-de-todos-entonces-tambien-es-el-recurso-de-todos
 
9/5/2023 “Ariela Kader: Activista Artista”, Videopodcast de LAVtv, Liliana González Salas.
 
8/31/2023 “Ep. 152: Artivismo del Presente”, Que Intensas Podcast, https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/qu%C3%A9-intensas/ep152-artivismo-del-presente-vGRsqxJCdrf/
 
7/14/2023 “Ariela Kader X Concacaf Gold Cup”
https://www.concacaf.com/gold-cup/article/wearing-the-jersey-a-41-diamonds-x-heritage-story/
 
10/19/2021 “Ariela Kader Acción Climática a através del arte”, Futuro Verde, Mónica Gálvez. https://futuroverde.org/2021/10/ariela-kader-accion-climatica-a-traves-del-arte/
 
2/4/2021 “If Trash is Everyone’s Problem, then it is also everyone’s resource”, HeroCircle Podcast. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/herocircle/episodes/001--If-trash-is-everyones-problem--then-it-is-also-everyones-resource---Ariela-Kader-epuf0b2021
 
“Artista tica recoge desechos plásticos y los convierte en arte”, Teletica. https://failover.teletica.com/7-estrellas/artista-tica-recoge-desechos-plasticos-y-los-convierte-en-arte_271163
 
4/19/2018 “Artista costarricense Ariela Kader presenta su arte con bolsas de basura en Perú”, La Nación, Andrés Díaz P. https://www.nacion.com/viva/entretenimiento/artista-costarricense-ariela-kader-presenta-su/MRDEYMRGYRDFHDL4RKFDT44OOM/story/
 
4/18/2018 “Espacio Tomado: Tres Mujeres, Tres Artistas”, El Comercio Peru, Redacción EC. https://elcomercio.pe/viu/espacio-tomado-tres-mujeres-tres-artistas-noticia-513236-noticia/
 
1/11/2017 “Ariela Kader: El Arte desde otra Perspectiva”, La República, Luis Alejandro Meneses. https://www.larepublica.net/noticia/ariela-kader-el-arte-desde-otra-perspectiva
 
2/23/2014 “Ariela Kader ironiza con el consumo”, La Nación, Fernando Chaves Espinach. https://www.nacion.com/archivo/ariela-kader-ironiza-con-el-consumo/PL4L2DCEFNGBVDCBYMZAHYRLOI/story/
 
9/15/2013 “AiOP NUMBER: Ariela Kader makes Social Trash”, AiOP (Art in Odd Places). https://artinoddplaces.org/aiop-number-ariela-kader-makes-social-trash/
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  • EXHIBITIONS
  • CV
  • ARTIST STATEMENT
  • ARTWORK SERIES
    • R.A.R.O BARCELONA RESIDENCY
    • PIECE/S OF MIND
    • PLASTIC PORTRAITS: TIME & PLACE
    • IF ARIELA WAS A TRASH BAG
    • PICTURE BERLIN RESIDENCY
    • SOCIAL TRASH >
      • Social Trash: Art in Odd Places (Oct. 11 - 20, 2013)
      • Social Trash Installations
      • Social Trash: Berlin
    • I AM MY BILLBOARD
    • (CON)TEXTO
    • PATTERNS OF CONSUMPTION
    • AESTHETICIZING CONSUMPTION
    • SCREENPRINTS
    • YOU ARE WHAT YOU CONSUME
    • PRE-PACKAGED LIFE
  • "TRASH TO ART" PROJECTS
  • BLOG
  • CONTACT