Marco Maggi - Biography

Born in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1957, Marco Maggi lives and works in New Paltz, NY, USA, and Montevideo, Uruguay. His work has been exhibited extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and Latin America in galleries, museums, and biennials. He is represented by Josée Bienvenu in New York. In 2013, he received the Premio Figari (Career Award).

Selected exhibitions include: Functional Desinformation, Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo, Brazil (2012); Optimismo Radical, NC-arte, Bogota, Colombia (2011); New Perspectives in Latin American Art, 1930–2006, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (2008); Poetics of the Handmade, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA (2007); Fifth Gwangju Biennial, Korea (2004); VIII Havana Biennial, Cuba (2003); 25th São Paulo Biennial, São Paulo, Brazil (2002); Mercosul Biennial, Porto Alegre, Brazil (2001).

Public collections include: The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Art Institute of Chicago; The Drawing Center, New York; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; Walker Arts Center, Minneapolis; Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach; El Museo del Barrio, New York; Cisneros Collection, New York; Daros Foundation, Zurich; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Colección Jumex, Mexico.