FLORENCIO YLLANA
1977 Born in Manila, Phillipines. Lives and works in Arraial D’ Ajuda, Bahia, Brazil/Chicago , Illinois, USA
EDUCATION
1995-1997 School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1997-1998 University of Cincinnati
PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS
2022- M Gallery at River North Speakeasy Lofts, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2019-2022 UAGC, Chicago, Illinois, USA
2003-2022 Galleria Florencio Yllana, Arraial D’Ajuda, Bahia, Brazil
2012-2019 Occult Bookstore, Chicago, Illinois, USA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Florencio Yllana “Series and Collections” /M Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA/ cur. Michael Mcaffrey
December 14 - present
2023 Florencio Yllana “Optical Symphony/ Symphonie Optique” / Galerie Le Ceresier, Paris, France
/ cur. Florencio Yllana
Sept.28 - October 26
2022 Florencio Yllana “Revisitations” /M Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA/ cur. Michael Mcaffrey
Nov 10- present
2021 Florencio Yllana “Soft Algorithms” / West Loop Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA/ cur. Robert App
October 28-November 28/ 2021
2019 Florencio Yllana: “Labirintos Luminosos” (The Illuminated Labyrinth) , Casa Das Festas, Trancoso, Bahia, Brazil
January 07-14/ 2019
2017 “Florencio Yllana: “Moods”/ MARWEN Fundraiser/ Niche 905, Chicago, IL, USA/ Cur. Almira Yllana
December 15 /2017
2014 “Florencio Yllana: “ Raiz dos Sonhos” Aipotu Arts, Arraial D’Ajuda, Bahia , Brazil. December 12,2013- 4/20/2014
2013 “Florencio Yllana: “Conjurations” Innerspace Gallery, Denver, Colorado, USA/ Cur. Bobby McGee Lopez / June 8-July 5.
2012 “Florencio Yllana: “The Gates” Box 8 Studios, Los Angeles, California, USA/ cur. Azzuro Tornetta Mallin, Thomas Leonard/ December 12-29
2011 “Florencio Yllana: “Rubedo” Per Populus Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA/ cur. Marcus Shadden /December 9-December 27
“Humores” ICMX Centro Cultural, Arraial D’ Ajuda, Bahia, Brazil /cur. Keko Valenzuela
February 10-April 20
2008 “Florencio Yllana: “Furia e Ternura” Centro Cultural, Arraial D’ Ajuda, Bahia, Brazil/ cur.Keko Valenzuela/ January 10- February 25
2004 “Florencio Yllana: “Crepusculo dos Deuses.” Centro Cultural, Arraial D’ Ajuda, Bahia, Brazil/ cur.Keko Valenzuela/ January10-Febuary 20
2003 “Florencio Yllana: “Romantik Phantasms” Wall Gallery Newbury, Boston, Massachusetts. USA/ cur.Allison Pharmakis / September 9-October 15
2002 “Florencio Yllana: First Night” Diablo Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts. USA/ cur. Anne Sasser /June 9- July 31
SOLO AND GROUP EVENTS
2019 Florencio Yllana: “Ourobouros” /Essex Studios/ Artwalk
Cincinnati, Ohio /cur. Brent Keltch
December 6-7
2017 “Florencio Yllana: “Moods”/ MARWEN Fundraiser/ Niche 905, Chicago, IL, USA/ Cur. Almira Yllana
December 1
2016 “Carpe Noctem” LVLUP Dojo , Hollywood Hills , California/cur. Reza Jafery
“Mountain Masquarade” Topanga Community House, Topanga, California /cur.Amit Gilad
2012 “The Gates” Dollshouse Arts Collective, San Francisco, California /cur. Martin Lemke
2010 “Perles de Reve” Le Petit Creux. Ramatuelle, France/ cur. Olivier Bartolomeo
2006 “Una Notte” Armani Cafe’ , Boston, Massachussets
2003 “ Naked City” PRAVDA Boston Massachussets
PERFORMANCES AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITY
2006 “La Puce `a l`Oreille” Theatre on the Hill, Bolingbrook, Illinois. /stage design and theatrics. December through January.
2004 Van Gogh’s Ear (volume 3) World Poetry for the New Millenium/ poetry contribution
2001-2002 “Hunt and Gather” Kilometer Zero Arts Collective,Paris , France. November 15
“Last Nights” House of Blues/ Boston performance poetry and art collectives./ Last Thursdays November 2001-July 2002
1999 “Florencio Yllana: Tounge on Fire” Lizard Lounge Cambridge
EMPLOYMENT
2000-2002 New England Signature Art Gallery, Boston, Massachusets
COMMISSIONS AND GRANTS
2003 Italian Season Playbills, Boston Lyric Opera
1995 SAIC. School of the Art Institute GRANT
present in various private international collections.
RESIDENCY
2021/2023 M Gallery, Chicago Illinois
2019/2022 Artspace 8, Art Studio residency. Chicago, ILLINOIS
2017 Knowledge Society. Artist in Residence. Beverly Hills, California/ October 1-November 5th
2013 Like Minded Productions. Artist in residence. Denver, Colorado, USA/ May 5- July 5[
BOOKS AND MEDIA
2018 Filho do Sol, Antonella Yllana/Brazil/ Illustrated Childrens’ Book.
2014 Raiz do Sonhos, Antonella Yllana/Brazil and USA/Book Cover
2012 Filho do Sol, Antonella Yllana/Brazil and USA/Book Cover
2010 Caminho do Amor, Antonella Yllana/Brazil and USA/Book Cover
2008 Cuando Nuvens Dancam, Antonella Sigaud /Brazil/Book Cover
2005 Hum The Bass Line/ Iyeoka Okoawo (Nigerian American recording artist) /CD cover
2004 Carta de Amor Peregrino/ Antonella Sigaud/Book cover
2002 Black and Blues/Iyeoka Okoawo/
REFERENCES
Robert J. App: robert@westloop.gallery/(616)901-8759
Instagram @west_loop_dot_gallery
Curator and director of my 2021 exhibition “Soft Algorithms
Social Media
Florencioyllana.art
Instagram@ f.yllana.art
