Bio
Carlos Llobet (San José, Costa Rica, 1981) is a visual artist specializing in printmaking whose practice explores both the formal and conceptual dimensions of the graphic arts. His work investigates intrinsic elements of printmaking such as image multiplicity, the subtractive qualities of color, and the expressive potential of graphic aesthetics.
Influenced by street art and German Expressionism, his work addresses themes related to the struggles of the working class and social inequality, particularly within the urban context of San José, his hometown. Rooted in the Latin American printmaking tradition, Llobet primarily employs relief techniques, though he also works in screen printing, intaglio, and lithography.
His body of work has been exhibited in solo and group shows both nationally and internationally, including in Costa Rica, Portugal, and in several U.S. cities such as Buffalo (NY), Alfred (NY), Madison (WI), Dallas (TX), Berkeley (CA), and San Juan (Puerto Rico).
He is an active member of international institutions such as the Southern Graphics Conference International (SGCI), the Western New York Book Art Center, and the Rochester Print Club. He has been selected for several artist residencies, including at the Kala Art Institute (Berkeley, California), Salita Temporal, and the New York Latin American Art Triennial.
-2025_ New York Latin American Triennale
NYC, NY
-2025_ Salon de Artes Visuales
Museo de Arte Costarricense
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-2023_ Pequeña moral de San Jose
_Edificio Maroy- San Jose, CR
-2022_ Different Perspectives
_Burchfield Art Center – Buffalo, NY.
-2022_ Salón Nacional de Arte
Museo de Arte Costarricense- San Jos, CR
-2021_ 321_0_123
temporal- San Jose CR
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-2020_ Quien nos abraza
Satisfactory – San José, CR
-2020_ Cuentos, mitos y leyendas de Latinoamérica
Puertográfica SGCI, Puerto Rico
-2020_ Stay Gold
Burchfield- Penney Art Center – Buffalo, NY
-2019_ Ink and Fiber
Villa Maria College – Buffalo, NY
-2019_ Environs
SUNY Alfred College – Alfred, NY
Artist Participation by Invitation Only
Printmaking show organized by the Rochester Print Club
-2019_ Psychonoclasm
Sugar City – Buffalo NY
Artist Participation by Invitation Only
Psychonoclasm is a portmanteau of psychoanalysis and iconoclasm. In this exhibition, artists from UB’s MFA program combine these two elements in one manner or another, creating a critical and philosophical art practice.
-2019_ Saints, Superheroes, and The Demonized
University of Dallas – Dallas TX
Artist Participation by Invitation Only
Themed portfolio for the Southern Graphics Conference International (SGCI) 2019
-2018_ Matter
Silo City – Buffalo NY
Artist Participation by Invitation Only
Site-based show located in Buffalo’s Silo City and related to the history of the site and its importance to Buffalo’s early life as an industrial city.
-2018_ Re-Writing the master narrative
The Arts + Literature Labs – Madison WI
Artist Participation Selection by competition
The national juried exhibition focused on how printmaking can challenge the paradigms we live with and expand the stories we collectively tell.
-2018_ I’m trying to remember, pero Nunca olvidaré
Western New York Book Art Center – Buffalo NY
Artist Participation by Invitation Only
Collaborative show with artist Kate Mac Neil dealing with the memory of lost loved ones and the mind's ability to cope.
-2018_ Trimania
Trimain Buildind – Buffalo NY
Artist Participation by Invitation Only
TRIMANIA 2018 is an epic celebration of art, culture, and music that’s held every three years, for one night only, in the former manufacturing building that spans two city blocks. Buffalo Arts Studio, with a little help from Tri-Main Center tenants, transforms the six-floor building into a menagerie of culture, featuring live bands, DJs, dancers, poets, visual artists, and performers of all kinds.
-2016_ 8th INTERNATIONAL PRINTMAKING BIENNIAL DOURO 2016
Douro, Portugal
Panel of Curators
This exhibition is considered one of the foremost print art shows on the planet composed of 440 artists 440 with 440 prints representing 64 countries.
-2016_ Pop Art Festival
Avenida Escazú - San Jose, Costa Rica
Artist Participation by Invitation Only
The festival showcased original masterpieces by world-renowned artists, such as Andy Warhol and Frank Stella among others. It was a milestone in the movement of abstract expressionism, pop art, and postmodernism delineating a critical parody of consumerism from the 1950s through today.
-2015_ 2nd Global Print Exhibition
Douro Museum, Alijo, Portugal
Artist Participation Determined by a Panel of Curators
This exhibition is considered one of the foremost print art shows on the planet composed of 440 artists 440 with 440 prints representing 64 countries.
-2014_ VALOARTE
Latin American Art Exhibition- San Jose, Costa Rica
Artist Participation Selection by Competition
Premier Caribbean Basin Biennial
-2012_ VALOARTE
Latin American Art Exhibition- San Jose, Costa Rica
Artist Participation Selection by Competition
Premier Caribbean Basin Biennial
-2012_ Condition of the Question!
The National Gallery- San Jose, Costa Rica
Artist Participation Selection by Invitation
Contemporary Costa Rican Printmaking Exhibition
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-2010_ Origin of Death Collective Show
Cultural Institute of Mexico- San Jose, Costa Rica
Artist Participation is determined by a Panel of Curators.
One of the regions’ premier printing exhibitions. The theme of this years’ how was a celebration of “Día de Los Muertos”
-2009_ Pandemic Collective Show
Cultural Institute of Mexico- San Jose, Costa Rica
Artist Participation is determined by a Panel of Curators
One of the regions’ premier printing exhibitions. The theme of this year’s show was to provide a critical view of the pandemic H1N1
-2007_ 100-Year Celebration of the Birth of Francisco Amighetti
Sophia Wanamaker Gallery at the Costa Rican North American Cultural Center- San Jose, Costa Rica
Artist Participation by Invitation Only
-2006_ The Imagery of Don Quixote
Costa Rican Ministry of Culture- San Jose, Costa Rica
The artwork was Selected through a National Contest
Celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Quixote de la Mancha
-2005_ Wood Engraving Exposition
The University of Costa Rica - School of Fine Arts Gallery
Artist Participation by Invitation Only
The goal of the show was to inspire art students and promote new promising artists
-2005 _ Contemporary Printmaking Show
The National Gallery- San Jose, Costa Rica
Artist Participation by Invitation Only
Contemporary printmaking exhibition