Collaborations & Residences
oct – nov 2025
The Swatch Art Peace Hotel
Artist in Residence
During his artistic residency at The Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai, Carlos investigated acrylic paint primary and complementary colours to create works of art while developing a new series of op-art works with moiré effects using his usual digital tools.
The time spent at the Artist Residence allowed Carlos to explore a combination of his two main creative outlets, currency design and Op-art, in a limited series of Money Artworks.
The Swatch Art Peace Hotel, Shanghai, China
may 2025 – current
almenardiaz X Ágatha Ruiz De La Prada
Collaboration
Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada, fashion’s queen of colour and joy, invited almenardiaz to create a series of works from his Ritmo Cromático collection to celebrate the opening of her new store in Madrid. Carlos designed a visual dialogue merging Ágatha’s iconic hearts, stars and clouds with his optical compositions, where emotion connects with structure, delight with design.
Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada, Madrid, Spain
APR – JUN 2023
The Swatch Art Peace Hotel
Artist in Residence
Exploration of the concept of the banknote down to its most minimalist expression to create a series of artwork inspired by the pride colours in a composition of Op-art and Art Fiduciaire.
The Swatch Art Peace Hotel, Shanghai, China
Oct 2021 – Mar 2022
Chromatic Artistic Swatch Watch for World Expo 2020 Dubai
Collaboration
Swatch X you at World Expo 2020 Dubai Exclusive creation selected by Swatch to represent Venezuela at the World Expo 2020 Dubai, where you can create a personalised and limited edition watch.
Expo City Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
JAN – FEB 2022
Wunder Gym X Hobsons Bay
Artist in Residence
This program aimed to support western region artists, sharing ideas and engaging community creatives, producing artistic outcomes. Participants were invited to respond to a theme titled Reconstructing Fragments, as part of Cultural Diversity Week.
Woods Street Arts Space, Laverton, VIC, Australia
SEP 2021
The Print Council of Australia’s 2021 Print Commission
Artist Finalist with “Chromatic Linear Rhythm Series 1-9“
This artwork is part of a series of chromatic linear rhythms based on the investigation between colour and the visual perception of rhythm. The Print Council of Australia is a not-for-profit organisation that promotes contemporary fine art printmaking.
Print council of Australia, Southbank, VIC, Australia