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SHILOWSKA PRETTO – CURRICULUM VITAE Artist | Founder of Dimensionalism San José, Costa Rica Website: www.shilowskapretto.com Email: shilowskap@gmail.com Born 1971 EDUCATION Bachelor in Graphic Design, University Veritas, San José, 1992–1995 Bachelor in Fine Arts, Painting Major, University Veritas, San José, 1998–2002 SOLO EXHIBITIONS Golden Murals, Hotel Costa Rica, San José, 2002 The Mirror Games, Galatea Gallery, Spain, 2004 The Light Experiment, Galatea Gallery, Spain, 2006 Creatures of Light, Le Méridien, Vienna, 2010 Criaturas de la Luz: Versión Electrónica, Casa 927, San José, 2011 Creatures of Light, United Nations, Vienna, 2012 The Future Belongs to the Brave, Lexus Tower, San José, 2019 Postcards from Other Worlds, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art (CICA), Seoul, 2024 GROUP EXHIBITIONS The Subjective Soul, Confusion & Arts Gallery, Miami, 2008 Arts & Beats Street Fair, London, 2010 International Women’s Day, Museo de la Mujer, San José, 2010 From Water Born Soul, Villa Tittoni Traversi, Milan, 2011 Art Takes New York, Times Square, New York, 2012 Se Fossi Fuoco, Lake Como, Italy, 2015 Art Revolution Taipei, World Trade Center, Taipei, 2023 AWARDS & RECOGNITION 4th ArtSlant Prize, Winner, 2017 Singulart Holiday Prize, Winner, 2020 Art Revolution Taipei, Finalist, 2023 Art Collide — Ethereal Forms, Finalist, 2024 SELECTED PRESS & PUBLICATIONS “What Was That Image? It Was a Painting by Shilowska Pretto,” News.com.au, 2010 “The Luxury of Light: The Art of Shilowska Pretto,” T’Arthead, London, 2012 A Like Artist, Collectors Book, Al-Tiba9, 2022 Art Now 2025, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art (CICA), Seoul, 2025 DIMENSIONALISM — SELECTED WRITINGS Dimensionalism Manifesto, Shilowska Pretto, 2026 The Space Between Recognition and Certainty, 2026 What Happens If the Artwork Doesn’t Help?, 2026 How Much Have We Dumped Into One Word? “Reality”., 2026