About the artist:

Rimer Cardillo, born in Montevideo, Uruguay, is a visual artist, printmaker, and graphic designer who has resided in the United States since 1979. He graduated from Montevideo’s Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes in 1968 and, between 1969 and 1971, continued his education in Germany at the Berlin Weibensee School of Art and the Leipzig School of Graphic Arts. Since his rise to prominence, much of Cardillo’s work has related to an overarching concern with the destruction of the environment, often taking on an ecological point of view that complements his political position, particularly during critical times such as the Uruguayan civic-military dictatorship of the early 1970s to mid-1980s. Typically, his multimedia work—which ranges from prints to large-scale installations—incorporates found objects and a variety of materials ranging from paper, to clay, to wood. And, it often encompasses genres that can include photography, printmaking, sculpture, and even film. Cardillo is a Guggenheim Fellowship award winner who represented Uruguay at the 2001 Venice Biennial and has had extensive group and individual exhibitions throughout the Americas as well as in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. As a printmaker, he has participated in print biennials all over the world, and is highly regarded for his technical innovations and polygraphic approach. His work is included in the collections of major museums in North America, South America, and Europe. Cardillo is a professor of art at SUNY New Paltz, where he lives and works.