Balam Biography

Master Artist Balam Soto

New Media artist Balam Soto creates interactive paintings, murals and installations by combining digital technologies with mixed media.  

Balam uses emerging technologies to create custom hardware and software that add an interactive capacity to his artistic creations; his colorful and vibrant works react to the presence or behaviors of individuals.  Within this interaction, the individual becomes part of the creative process by affecting changes in light, color or sound in the creative works.  He expands the perception of technology and art by providing a seamless interaction between human and technology.

A prolific and innovative artist, Balam has exhibited his artwork in fine art venues worldwide.  Venues include the Queens Museum of Art in New York, Everhart Museum of Natural History, Science & Art in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Colo Colo Gallery in Massachusetts, the Centre Cultural in Brussels, Belgium, the National Library of Cameroon in West Africa and Museum Miraflores in Guatemala City, Guatemala among numerous others.

In November 2009, Balam was awarded with the “Latino de Oro” [Golden Latino] Award for Arts & Culture in Connecticut; he was also awarded an Official Citation by Hartford, CT Mayor Eddie Perez.  In April 2008, Balam was honored with a Diploma of Recognition as a “Maestro,” a Master of Visual Arts, by the National Congress of Guatemala for “being a valuable and outstanding Guatemalan with international success.”  

Balam is the owner of Balam Soto Studio, located in Hartford, Connecticut, to which he dedicates himself as a full time artist.  An online portfolio of his artwork and a complete list of exhibitions and honors received may be viewed at www.balam.us.

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