Mike Ruiz
Born August 8,1984 in Victoria, Texas, USA.
Currently lives and works in Berlin.
EDUCATION
Universität der Künste Berlin 2009-present
Currently a student in the class of Gregor Schneider
Guest student in the class of Alicja Kwade (summer semester 2009)
St. Edward's University, Austin, TX, USA, 2002-2007
Bachelor of Arts in Photography and Philosophy (distinction magna cum laude)
Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, 2005 (Fall)
Central and Eastern European Literature and Film Studies
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES
B.Y.O.B. (Bring Your Own Beamer), Bureau Friederich projectstudio, Berlin Germany, 2010
Distorted Viewport, The Forgotten Bar, Berlin, Germany, 2010
You May All Go to Hell, And I Will Go to Texas, Ryan’s, Berlin, Germany, 2010
An Organized Presentation of a Selection of Items, Raum Kalk, Cologne, Germany, 2010
Himmel und Hölle, Atelierhof Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany, 2010
Aufbau, Kunsthalle Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven, Germany, 2010
The Everlasting Godstopper, Salvage Vanguard Gallery, Austin, TX, 2009
Focus Unfocus, All Rise Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2008
BHC Exhibition, BHC Kollektiv Gallery, Berlin, Germany, 2008
Ebonza Sungondora, Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA, 2008
In Your Face, Tria Gallery, New York, NY, 2008
Left Alone, ArtStorm, Houston, TX, 2008
You Can Never Go Home Again, Raab Galerie, Berlin, Germany, 2008
Checking Email is the New Taking a Walk, The Future Gallery, Berlin, Germany, 2008
Virtual Network, performance with Totally Wreck collective, Fusebox Media Arts Festival, Austin, TX, 2007
Totally Wreck, Austin Museum of Digital Art, Austin, TX, 2007
Tetranomicon, Crystal Mexico, Austin, TX, 2006
Date Nite, Gallery Lombardi, Austin, TX, 2006
Exit, St. Edward’s University Art Gallery, Austin, TX, 2006
The Wreckoning, Fresh Up Club, Austin, TX, 2005
Who’s Jealous, performance with artist Juan Cisneros, Fresh Up Club, Austin, TX, 2004
SELECTED CURATED EXHIBITIONS
Martin Kohout: Solo Show, The Future Gallery, Berlin, 2010 (June)
Better Brain: Projected Manifestation of Futurity, The Future Gallery, Berlin, 2010 (January)
Michael Jackson Doesn’t Quit, co-curated with Ben Aqua, The Future Gallery, Berlin, 2009(April/May) and 2010(April/May)
Cosmic Collage, The Future Gallery, Berlin, 2008 (November)
Fernando Sanchez: Straight Gangsta, The Future Gallery, Berlin, 2008 (October)
Brad Troemel: Interventions, The Future Gallery, Berlin, 2008 (June)
AWARDS AND AFFILIATIONS
Gilman International Study Abroad Scholarship to Prague, Czech Republic, 2005
Ruth Long Photography Scholarship, 2005
Hispanic Scholarship Fund award recipient, 2004
St. Edward’s University Dean’s List Scholarship, 2003-2007
Co-founder of the Totally Wreck Production Institute artist collective based in Austin, TX
Member of the multimedia collective OK! Fresh