BIOGRAPHY
Born in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Lives in Los Angeles, CA
Immigrated to the United States
National Endowment for the Arts Grant in Painting
Sabbatical: One-year residence in Berlin, Germany
Louis Comfort Tiffany Biennial Award Nominee
Roswell Artist-in-residence, Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell, NM
Robert M. MacNamara Foundation, Artist-in-residence, Westport, MEPoint-of-View on Cézanne in the Studio Gallery Talk, J.P. Getty Museum, L.A. CA
EDUCATION
Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design – Master of Fine Arts
Otis Art Institute – Bachelor of Fine Arts
Los Angeles City College
CREDENTIALS AND TEACHING
City College District – Instructor
Laguna College of Art and Design – MFA Instructor
Art Division – Director of Painting and Drawing
Ryman Arts – Instructor
SOLO/TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2008 – Luis Serrano: Landscape Paintings & Drawings. Judson Gallery of Contemporary and Traditional Art, Pasadena, CA
2004 – Primacy Through Experience. Wave Hill, Riverdale, NY.
1998 – Painting from Observation. Rio Hondo College, Whittier, CA.
1993 – Recent Work. Mount San Jacinto College, San Jacinto, CA.
1991 – New Work. Dan Saxon Gallery, L.A., CA.
1990 – Luis Serrano, Introductions 1990. Kay Kimpton Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
1990 – Luis Serrano. Los Angeles City College Campus Art Gallery, L.A., CA.
1988 – I, The Spectator. Saxon-Lee Gallery, L.A., CA.
1986 – Diurnal/Nocturnal. Saxon-Lee Gallery, L.A., CA.
1982 – Luis Serrano. Southwest College, L.A., CA.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 – Heads. Laguna College of Art and Design Gallery, Laguna, CA
2024 – Heads. Art Division Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2019 – Life Model: Charles White and His Students. LACMA Satellite Gallery, L.A., CA
2019 – Staged Meaning/Meaning Staged: Landscapes from Fisher’s Permanent Collection. USC Fisher Museum of Art. LA, CA
2018 – Under the Cobalt Blue Sky. Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico.
2018 – Dos Colectivos: Prints from La Curtiduría & Art Division. USC Fisher Museum of Art, L.A. CA
2016 – Alimento. First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, L.A., CA
2016 – Art and Spirit. First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, L.A., CA
2015 – Laguna College of Art and Design: Faculty Show. Forest & Ocean Gallery. Laguna Beach, CA
2014 – Freeway Studies #2: Inside the Quad. Ben Maltz Gallery at Otis College of Art and Design, L.A., CA.
2014 – The Way of the Flesh II. Mount San Antonio College, Walnut, CA
2013 – Drawing from Perception VII. Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries, Wright State University, Dayton, OH.
2010 – Hangin’ Together. Koplin Del Rio Gallery, L.A., CA.
2008 – A View From Here: A Group Exhibition of Contemporary Landscapes. Judson Gallery of Contemporary and Traditional Art, Pasadena, CA. (Catalog)
2008 – About Face: Portraiture Now. Long Beach Museum, Long Beach, CA.
2007 – Trees of Knowing. Arbons Art Center, New York, New York.
2005 – Fifth Annual American Landscape Exhibit. Maryland Fine Arts Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland
2005 – American Drawing Biennial 8. Muscarelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg, Virginia.
2005 – The Maine Project. Judson Gallery of Contemporary and Traditional Art, L.A., CA
2003/4 – The Speculative Terrain: Recent View of the Southern California Landscape from San Diego to Santa Barbara. Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard; Riverside Art Museum, Riverside; Laband Art Gallery, L.A., CA.
2003 – Landscapes 2003. California State University, Los Angeles Fine Arts Gallery. L.A., CA
2002 – Landscape. Los Angeles City College Campus Art Gallery, L.A., CA.
2001 – Unearthed: Contemporary Landscape. Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA.
2000 – Drawings V. Koplin Gallery, L.A., CA
1998 – The Drawing Group: An emerging school of Los Angeles? Laband Art Gallery, Loyola Marymount University, L.A., CA.
1996 – The Observed object. Century Gallery, Los Angeles Mission college, Sylmar, CA
1995 – Corpus Callosum. Ovsey Gallery, L.A., CA.
1994 – The Committed Image. Mt. San Jacinto College, San Jacinto, CA. Cups. SPACE Gallery, L.A., CA.
1994 – The Way of the Flesh. Mt. San Antonio College Gallery, Walnut, CA.
1992 – Chicano and Latino, Parallels and Divergence, One Heritage. Daniel Saxon Gallery, L.A.; El Paso. Museum of Art, El Paso; Kimberly Gallery, D.C
1990 – Still Life. Rio Hondo College, Whittier, CA.
1989 – Of Nature and the Human Spirit. Daniel Saxon Gallery, L.A., CA.
1987 – Works on Paper. Mount Saint Mary’s College, Fine Arts Gallery, L.A., CA.
1986 – Vinculos (Connections). Whittier College, Mendenhall Art Gallery, Whittier, CA. (catalog)
1985 – Fusion ’85. Jewish Federation Council, L.A., CA.
1985 – 5 Artists/5 Schools. Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, CA.
1984 – Aquí. Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California, L.A., CA. (catalog)
1984 – Sunshine and Shadow. Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California, L.A., CA. (catalog)
1983 – Miles Above. Otis/Parsons Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. (catalog)
1980 – In a Major and a Minor Scale. Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park, CA.
1980 – Four Artists/Four Continents. William Grant Still Community Art Center, L.A., CA.
1979 – IV Salon Nacional de Pintura. Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, Nucleo del Azuay, Cuenca, Ecuador
1978 – First Biennial Juried Exhibition. Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park, CA (catalog)
1978 – Ancient Roots / New Visions. Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park, CA (catalog)
1978 – Visiones Nuevas. California State University San Bernardino, CA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2025 – Keegan, Theresa. LCAD Partners with Art Division, a Vibrant L.A. Program, to Bring Head-Turning Exhibition to Laguna. https://stunewslaguna.com/lcad-gallery-partners-with-art-division-091225/
2014 – Frank, Priscilla. 10 Drawings of Los Angeles That Capture What Makes the City So Magical. Huffington Post.
2008 – Judson, David & Steen, Ron. A view from Here: A Group Exhibition of Contemporary Landscapes. Exhibition Publication.
2009 – Woodard, Josef. ‘Speculative Terrain’ at the Carnegie museum. ArtWeek, (March 2004)
2009 – Natural Notions: Two New Exhibits at Wave Hill Explore the Wonders of Nature. New York: Riverdale Press. (September 2004).
2003 – Fuglie, G. Speculative Landscape: Recent Views of Southern California from San Diego to Santa Barbara. Yellow Book USA
2002 – Fuglie, G. The Drawing Group: Introduction and Acknowledgements. http://www.lmu.edu/laband/adhoc/draw0.html
2001 – Zyzzyva, Vol. XVII No. 1, (Spring)
1998 – Lucie-Smith, Edward. Zoo: Animals in Art, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York,
1995 – Ackerman, Gerald. “Humanist Art at the Ovsey Galleries: A Group Show,” Cosi, (May) Vol. V, No. 5 Issue 46, page 9
1990 – Baker, Kenneth. “Luis Serrano’s Space at K Kimpton,” San Francisco Chronicle, (August 1)
1986 – McKenna, Kristine. “The Art Galleries,” Los Angeles Times, (September 9) part VI, page 22.
1985 – Muchnic, Suzanne. “Sun Shines on 29 Local Artists,” Los Angeles Times, (January 24) part IV, page 1.
1985 – Schipper, Merle. “A Sampling of Southern California Painters,” Artweek, (February 9) Vol. 16, No. 6, page 1.
1985 – Welchman, John. “California Had Its Own Avant-Garde,” ARTnews, (May) page 105-106.
1984 – Goldman, Shifra M. “Latin Americans Aqui/Here,” Artweek, (December 1) page 3.
1984 – Goldman, Shifra M. “Artes Visuales Latino Americano: Aqui!” La Opinion, (December 9) page 4-5.
1984 – Ianco-Starrels, Josine. Latino Artists Featured,” Los Angeles Times, (October 28)
1980 – Menzies, Neal. “Harmonies On And Off Key,” Artweek, (June 21) page 6.
1978 – Ianco-Starrels, Josine. “Works by Hispanic Artists to Be Exhibited,” Los Angeles Times, (July 16)
1978 – Muchnic, Suzanne. “Many Called, Few Chosen for Barnsdall,” Los Angeles Times, (May 22) part IV, page 8.
COLLECTIONS
- Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Oaxaca (MACO), Oaxaca, Mexico
- Muscarelle Museum of Art. Williamsburg, Virginia
- Texas Instruments Inc, Denton, Texas
- Touche Ross & Company
- Tom Mount Company
- McKenna, Connor & Cuneo
- Pittsburgh Hilton.