Evoca1 (Elio Mercado) is born in the Dominican Republic (1984), where he spent his childhood drawing and playing baseball, until eventually moving to Hollywood Florida at age 11.
Evoca1 (Elio Mercado) is born in the Dominican Republic (1984), where he spent his childhood drawing and playing baseball, until eventually moving to Hollywood Florida at age 11.
As an autodidact figurative painter, muralist and sculptor, he has received his art education from the compulsive study of the old masters works and techniques. His works are a personal reflection of his life experiences, as well as from observation of human behaviors and social struggles.
He is currently living and working in South Florida, where he continues to develop his craft.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018
CAROLINE & THE WORLD ON A STAGE, StolenSpace Gallery, London, UK
2017
Mercy, Galleria Varsi, Rome, Italy
2016
Through the Perils, StolenSpace Gallery, London, UK
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
TRIAD, KIRK Gallery, Aalborg, Danmark
2023
At the Edge of Realism, KIRK Gallery, Aalborg, Denmark
2017
SCOPE: Miami Art Week, StolenSpace Gallery , Miami, FL
LAX / DTW : Detroit Hustle II, Thinkspace Gallery, Inner State Gallery, Detroit, MI
Vien Jevy, Extra Muros Exhibit, Curated by Tostfilms, Santurce, Puerto Rico
Exploring the New Contemporary, Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI
2016
A Better View, ABV Gallery, Georgia, ATL
2015
Brotherhood, Curated by Yasha Young, Jonathan LeVine Gallery, New York
‘LAX / LHR’, Thinkspace Gallery, StolenSpace Gallery, London, UK
Freedom – Urban Nation/Stolen Space Gallery, Berlin, Germany
ConstructoArte, Arca México, Mexico City, Mexico
70 Artistes Pour Les Autistes, Paris, France
2014
Redux, Inoperable Gallery, Vienna, Austria
Inside Faces, Mac Fine Art, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Artivism, Los Angeles, California
Rhythm Foundation Benefit Show, Perez Art Museum Miami, Miami, Florida
Depth of a Substance, Succulent Studios, Brooklyn, New York
Art History, Gregg Sheinbaum Fine Art Gallery, Miami, Florida
Marine Stadium, Miami Art Week, Miami, Florida
Artesano, Miami Art Week, Miami, Florida
2013
Back Alley, Do:Art Foundation, Los Angeles, California
The Den, Pop-Up Group Show, Miami Florida
Supadutytuffwork, Miami Art Week, Miami, Florida
Pop Up Piano, Group Show, Miami Art Week, Miami, Florida
2012
Juxtapoz presents “The Factory”, Miami Art Week, Miami, Florida
2011
Multiversal Group Show, Miami Art Week, Miami, Florida
