Born :
1965 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Education :
1987 - 1989: A.A.S. in fine arts, Altos de Chav—n, La Romana
1990 - 1991: Advanced studies in bronze casting, Sculpture Centre, New York, USA
1992 - 1993: Post-grade program Ateliers Arnhem,
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, Arnhem, The Netherlands

Exhibitions :
1990 - 1996 (a choice of group and solo exhibitions) :
1990: XVII Bienal de Artes Pl‡sticas, Museo de Arte Moderno,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
1990: "The book as art / the book in art", Barbara Fendrick Gallery, New York, USA
1991: IV Bienal de la Habana, Museo Nacional de la Habana, La Habana, Cuba
1992: "Un nouvel regard aux Caraibes", Espace Carpeaux, Courbevoie
1992: Stoffwechsel: "Encounter the others", Kassel Documenta, Kassel, Germany
1992: "Archivos", EXPO '92, Sevilla, Spain
1993: "Seis d’as de Babel in Amsterdam", Gallery Metis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1994: 22. Bienal internacional de S‰o Paulo, S‰o Paulo, Brazil
1994: Kšln Art Fair, Frank und Zimmerman Gallery, Cologne, Germany
1994: "Die 5. Biennale van Havanna", Ludwig Forum, Aachen, Germany
1995: 1st Bienal of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
1995: "Renuncio", Gallery Berini, Barcelona, Spain
1996: Contemporary Dominican Art, American Society, New York, USA
1996: "El retrato del otro", Van Reekum Museum, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
1996: ARCO '96, Berini Gallery, Madrid, Spain
1996: Amsterdam Art Fair, Gallery 20 x 2, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Prizes 1990 - 1996 (a choice):
1990: Rubin Scholarship, Sculpture Center, New York, USA
1993: Invited guest, V Bienal de la Habana
1996: Artist in residence, Altos de Chav—s, La Romana

More information:
Lora Read had commissions for several works.
He gives lectures and teaches at the Ateliers Arnhem, Hogeschool
voor de Kunsten, Arnhem.
Lora Read lives and works among Amsterdam, Mallorca and Santo Domingo.