About Samuel Lopez De Victoria
Samuel Lopez De Victoria is a visual artist creating bright and eccentric interactive digital artwork and video games. Samuel uses game technology and devices along with his bold vector illustrations to create media based interactive narratives and experiments dissecting the concepts of mythology. Samuel graduated with an MFA in Art and Technology at the University of Florida and currently teaches digital art at the New World School of the Arts college. Samuel also created and runs the non-for-profit organization Interactive Initiative, a Knights Art Challenge grant winner, focused on providing teaching and mentorship programs directed toward digital art and video game design within underserved neighborhoods and communities.
Education
2014 Master of Fine Arts Degree, Studio Art Graduate Fellowship, Art & Technology, University of Florida
2010 Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree / High Honors, Electronic Intermedia, New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL
Exhibitions
2018 (Upcoming) “Miami Art Fair” - Art Basel, Miami, FL
2018 “Ultra Ocho” - O, Miami Event Space, Miami, FL
2018 “Art+Tech Incubator” - FAR Gallery & FATVillage Projects, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2017 “Miami Art Fair” - Art Basel, Miami, FL
2017 “TasteMakers 2017” - Young At Art Museum, Davie, FL
2017 “Off the Canvas 2017” - Beachside Montessori Village, Hollywood, FL
2017 “Ctrl: Annual FATvillage Technology Show” - FATVillage Projects Art Space, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2016 “Art + Technology Alumni Show“ - NWSA Gallery, Miami, FL
2015 "Art Fallout” - Girls Club & Laser Wolf, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2015 "Miami Performance International Festival Day 3” North Miami Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL
2015 "Miami Performance International Festival Day 1” Churchill's Pub, Miami, FL
2015 "Extremely Lucky” - Meta Gallery/North Miami Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL
2015 "Zones Art Fair” - Miami, FL
2014 "MFA Thesis Exhibition II”, University Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2013 "Projected Space”, WARPhaus Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2013 "Mapping”, WARPhaus Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2012 "In Passing”, Focus Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2012 "Living With It: Part 2”, St. Croix, Gainesville, FL
2012 "One Down”, WARPhaus Gallery, Gainesville, FL
2012 "Region 4: Transformation Through Imagination” Gainesville, FL
2012 “When You Star Upon a Wish”, WARPhaus Gallery Gainesville, FL
2011 "Miami Rumble", Borscht 7 Film Festival, Miami, FL
2010 "Heart Happening", Margulies Art Warehouse, Miami, FL
2010 "19|one", Miami, FL
2010 "Gingersnap" (Curator/Exhibitor), Swampspace, Miami, FL
2010 "The Space Between", Drake Hotel, Toronto, Canada
2010 "Sam's Book of Martyr's" New York, NY
2010 “BFA2010”, CIFO, Miami FL
2010 "Fat Thug Fantasy" (Curator/Exhibitor), ARTSEEN Miami, Miami, FL
2008 "The Fence Project", Midtown, Miami, FL
2008 "Screenings", ARTSEEN Miami, Miami, FL
2008 "NWSA9@BAC", Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, FL
2008 "Working Worker", The Burnt Apartment, Miami, FL
2007 "Boyz of Bazel", Carol Jazzar Gallery, Miami, FL
2007 "Super Bolt" Installation, Van Abbemuseum, Netherlands
2007 "Bon Vivant Pel Suit", Bon Vivant Warehouse, Miami, FL
2007 "Hurricane Projects", The Moore Space, Miami FL
2006 "Nine Different Shows in One Place", Downtown City Space, Miami, FL
2006 "Fortune and Freedom", SOHO Studios, Miami, FL
2005 "Electric Lights from Such Great Heights", Rocket Projects, Miami, FL
Residencies and Grants
2018 Cultural Investment Program - Broward Cultural Division
2018 O, Miami Event Grant - O, Miami
2016 Knight Arts Challenge Grant for Interactive Initiative Outdoor Projection Series - The Knight Foundation
2013 Technology and Interactivity - Museum of Contemporary Art of North Miami, Miami, FL
2013 Materials, Machines, and Manipulation Workshop - New World School of the Arts, Miami, FL
2012 Elsewhere - Living Museum, Greensboro, NC