Lives and works in La Paz, Bolivia.
Spanning a half-century career he is considered a video-art pioneer in Latin America in the seventies; his work also includes performance, painting, sculpture, installation land-art and photography. Critics refer to Ugalde as the Andean Warhol or the “enfant terrible” of the local art world for the subversive nature, both conceptually and materially, of his artwork. From his collage works made from coca leaves, to his installation of Andean textiles, his works are deeply rooted in Bolivian traditions and is filled socio-political references. Ugalde is able to capture and transform locally-oriented themes, that are often provocative in nature, into a universal language that pushes the envelope of art making.
Selected Exhibitions
2017
Spring show, Maddox Arts, London
2015
10 Bienal do Mercosul, Portoalegre Brasil
SP-Arte Sao Paulo, Brasil
Rituals et Dependances Galerie Celal Paris
2014
Territorios de la imagen, selection of the Juan Mulder collection, Lima
(un)real Maddox Gallery, London UK
Animals in the Walls, London UK
Paris Photo LA – solo show
Bolivar Hall, London
Museo de America, Madrid
2013
I Bienal del Sur, Panama
IX Buenos Aires Photo – Invited artist
Reality Check, MassArt Boston
Monumental Installation IADB Washington, DC
Smithsonian, American Indian Museum
Intersections, Museum of Latin American Art Long Beach California
Coral Gables Muesum, Florida USA
Art-Lima, Perú
2012
Art Platform Los Angeles – HACS
HFAF – Houston, TX
Art Wynwood – Hardcore Art Contemporary Space
ART Monaco
Scope NY – Hardcore Art Contemporary Space
Pinta London
Almas de Sal, Mueso Nacional de Arte – La Paz
FIA Caracas
2011
ARTBO Bogota
Boundaries, Museum of Latin American Art Long Beach California
Houston Fine Art Fair
The Latin American Revolution, LMNT Miami
ART Pam Beach
ARTbeat Washington DC
Miamicito Dot 51 Gallery Miami
Pinta NY
Modern Panic, London
Buenos Aires Photo
Rostros Shamanicos, Galería Christopher Paschall Siglo XXI Bogota
Pinta London
Down and Under – Hardcore Art Contemporary Space
2010
Saatchi Gallery, London
Villa Hais Museum, Berlin
Museum Am Dom Trier
Siguaraya Gallery, Berlin