C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E

Name: Luis Victor Rey

Date of Birth: 1/4/55
Place of Birth: Havana, Cuba. Education in Mexico and Spain.
Nationality:Spanish.
Contact: luisrey@ndirect.co.uk


ART EDUCATION.

1973-1978 MA Visual Arts, UNAM. Academy of San Carlos, Mexico D.F.

QUALIFICATIONS

1977 MA in Graphic Design and resin and fiberglass Sculpture. Assistant to Sculpture workshop.
Thesis: Sociological Analysis of Underground Comics.
1978 Airbrush painting specialization.
1997- Member of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology.


EXHIBITIONS

1976 Collective Exhibition “Generation ‘73/76” Academy of San Carlos.

1977 “Comics and Illustration”, Academy of San Carlos.First ever Comics exhibition held in Mexico.

1981 “First Comics and Illustration Fair”, Barcelona.

1982 “Second Comics and Illustration Fair”, Barcelona.

1990 “Adam and Eve It”, Young Unknowns Gallery, London.

1991 “No Temamos A Las Ruinas”(”Don’t Be Afraid Of The Ruins”), Academy of San Carlos.
First major exhibition in 14 years.

1992 “No Temamos A Las Ruinas”(Reprise 1) University of Colima, Mexico.

1993 “No Temamos A Las Ruinas”(Reprise 2) E.N.A.P. Xochimilco, Mexico D.F.

1993 “Alebrijes And Surrealism, A Mexican Feast”, mixed media installation at the Osho Basho Cafe, Highgate Woods London(together with Papier-Mache Artist Carmen Naranjo).

1994 “Secret Rituals, Personal Altars”, mixed media exhibition at the 198 Gallery, Herne Hill London (With artists: Carmen Naranjo, Angela Dillon, Jose Luis Vargas.)

1994 “Stated Values”, mixed media collective exhibition at the Gallery Forty Seven, London.

1995 Mixed media collective exhibition of the 198 Gallery at Art95, London.

1995 “Personal Heroes Part Two”, mixed media collective exhibition at the Galerie De La Tour, Amsterdam.

1995 “A Dinosaur Art Show and Weekend” collective exhibition at the Devil’s Canyon Science and Learning Center, Fruita Colorado.

1995 “Dinosaurs From Japan” collective exhibition at the Yaohan Plaza, London.

1995 “A Hundred Artists Against AIDS” mixed media collective exhibition at the San Carlos Academy, Mexico City.

1996 “Corazon En Mano” (Heart In Hand) mixed media collective exhibition at the Latin American House, Kilburn, London.

1996 “New Horizons” mixed media collective exhibition at the Art House, South Norwood, London.

1996 “Corazón En Mano” (Heart In Hand) collective exhibition atthe Latin American House, Kingsgate Place, London.


1996 “Nuestra Señora Tonantzin” collective exhibition at the Latin American House, Kingsgate Place, London, 12th of December


1997 “Springtime Revolution!”, collective exhibition at the Arthouse gallery, Lewisham Way, London.

1997 “Ché Guevara’s Day Of The Dead”, collective exhibition at the Arthouse Gallery, Lewisham Way. London.

1999 “Monster Art” collective exhibition at the Dudley Museum, Dudley.

COLLABORATIONS

1976-78 “Sucesos” magazine with Alejandro Jodorowsky and other mainstream and underground publications in Mexico (Among others “Caos”, “Quecosahedro”, “Mundo Médico”, “Interviú”, “Playboy”,”La Garrapata”, “Él”, etc.).

1979-87 Full time illustrator in Spain: “El Papus”, “Interviu”,”Época”,“Salud”, Ediciones Martinez Roca, “Ajo Blanco” and many others including cinema posters, video covers and advertising. Collaboration with “Heavy Metal” magazine, New York.

1987-93 Illustrator for all major editorial groups in London, including Grafton, Pan, Futura, Penguin, Robinson, Walker Books, Eaglemoss Publications etc.

1994-95 Collaboration in Alebrije Workshops with Papier-Mache Artist Carmen Naranjo.

1995 Collaboration with Mexican clay artists Tiburcio and Carlos Soteno in Metepec, Mexico.

1995 “Day Of The Dead” Collective installation and event at the Latin American House, Kingsgate Place, London.

1996 Guest Artist at the “Antidiscovery Exhibition”, Latin American House, Kinsgate Place, London, 12th. of October.

1996 Second “Day Of The Dead” installation at the Latin American House, Kingsgate Place, London.

1997 Dinosaur Art workshops for children at the Alexandra Palace, London.

1997 “Ché Guevara’s Day Of The Dead” Third Day of the Dead installation at the Arthouse Gallery. Lewisham Way. London.

1998 “Unos Cuantos Piquetitos” (A Few Little Jabs) 4th Day of the Dead installation at the October Gallery, 24 Old Gloucester St. London.

1999 “Brouhaha International Street Festival” Liverpool. Collaboration with Carmen Naranjo on the Altar Installation and theatre scenery for “Unos Cuantos Piquetitos”.

2000-2001 Full time collaboration in different Scientific and Paleontological publications (Usborne Publishing, Kingfisher, OMNI Magazine,Wayland Publishing, Weldon Owen etc.).
Paleontological consultant for Dorling & Kindersley.
Collaborations for Wildlife Art Agency and direct work with Paleontologists William Blows, George Olshevsky, Phil Currie, David Lambert etc.