Born in Cali, Colombia
Lives and works in Miami, Florida
Teacher by day, but ARTIST full time.
Dad to my muse
Residency
Bakehouse Art Complex 2010-2013
Solo Exhibitions
2012 Design Factory, Wynwood/ Design District, Miami, Florida
Group Exhibitions
2017
New Realities, Muriel Guepin Gallery,New York, New York
2016
SCOPE, Art Basel, Miami Beach, Miami Independant Thinkers
Muriel Guepin Gallery, New York, New York
2015
SCOPE, Art Basel, Miami Beach, Miami Independant Thinkers
Affordable Art Fair, New York, New York, Muriel Guepin Gallery
2014
Daegu Art Fair, Luv Gallery, Daegu, South Korea
Pop and Junk, Luv Gallery, Daegu, South Korea
Asia Contemporary Art Show, Luv Gallery, Hong Kong, China
Context, Luv Gallery, Seoul, South Korea
2013
Daegu Art Fair, Luv Gallery, Daegu, South Korea
Preview Berlin Art Fair, Berlin, Germany
Art Center City Hall Exhibition, Miami Beach, Florida
2012
Williams Island Art Festival, Aventura, Florida
We Are Family, South Point Towers, Miami Beach, Florida
Cutler at Paris, Deering Estate,, Florida
Brickell Art Walk, Downtown Miami, Florida
2011
Earth Angel Outreach, South Point Towers, Miami Beach, Florida
Lucky You, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, Florida
Art in the Park Miami, Bayfront Park, Downtown Miami, Florida
Recently Acquired 2, Audrey Love Gallery-Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, Florida
2010
Lucky You , Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami, Florida
Open Mic Night, Smoke’t, South Miami, Florida
Art Showcase, Anthony Ardavin, Miami Beach, Florida
2009
Art Showcase, Art Center/ South Florida, Miami Beach, Florida
Art Showcase, Anthony Ardavin, Miami Beach, Florida
Supporting Our Community through the Arts
SIPA Fundraiser, Ambassador of Spain’s Estate, Coral Gables, Florida, 2008
Sunset Elementary Magnet Studies Gala Auction, J.W. Marriott, Downtown Miami, Florida , 2005
Press
Kelly Kyu-Hyang "Juan Carlos Arana", Luv Contemporary Art, March 2014
Berlin, Germany "Juan Carlos Arana", Art Parasites Magazine, October 2013
Choklin, Chelsea, “Q&A with Juan Carlos Arana, July Feature,” District Factory Blog, July 2012
Dougher, Colleen, “A New Art Walk in Town”, Arterpillar – South Florida Art Blog, June 2012
Wollenweber, Heike, “Sketchy Party at the Bakehouse,” Ocean Style Magazine, August2011
Soul ofMiami, “Bakehouse Opening Reception”, February 2011
Almeida-Shore, Mary Jo, “Don’t Miss…Wynwood Art Walk”, Miami Socialholic Blog, October 2010
Education
Bachelor's Degree from Florida International University, 2006