milton riaño


Colombian New media artist and Spatial analyst based in Montreal.

His work blends art and technology to transcend traditional narratives, redefining our relationship with time and space through immersive multimedia experiences. Incorporating laser light, sound, real-time animation, sensors, and biomaterials, Riaño explores the complexities of the Anthropocene.

Riaño has led the exploration and technological development of multimedia, immersive, and interactive workshops, exhibitions, and performances with multidisciplinary teams of artists, scientists, educators, museums, and cultural institutions in Canada and internationally.

Riaño has exhibited his work in Canada and abroad and holds a specialization in Fine Arts + Creative Technologies from the University of Montreal and in Spatial Analysis from the National University of Colombia.

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Education

2020    Fine Arts + Creative Technologies, University of Montreal, Montreal
2019     Programa de Formación Artística, Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogota, Bogota
2016     Cinematography, Escuela Nacional de Cine, Bogota
2016     Spatial Analysis, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota
2014     Civil Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota

Solo Exhibitions

2025    Floaters (open studio), Eastern Bloc, Montreal
2023    We are all here Now, Redpath Museum, Montreal

Collective Exhibitions

2023    En el filo del Caos II,  Suratómica Art and Science Festival, Cinemateca de Bogota, Bogota
2022    [Inter]phase, Maison de la Culture Claude-Léveillée, Montreal. Curator: Mariza Rosales-Argonza
2022    Origo (live act), La Grande Rencontre des Arts Médiatiques en Gaspésie, Percé. Curator: Esther Bourdages
2021     New Interfaces for Musical Expression, NYU Shanghai, Shanghai
2021     DESS Arts, Création et Technologies, University of Montreal, Montreal
2020    Présence | Décloisonner le Regard, Maison de la culture de Parc-Extension, Montreal. Curator: Mariza Rosales-Argonza
2020    Origo (live act), Paisajes Sonoros, Festival Internacional de la Imagen, Universidad de Caldas, Manizales
2019     +D 2D, Galería Casa Hoffmann, Bogota. Curator: Franklin Aguirre
2019     Ritus (live act), Artka - Plataforma de Música Electrónica y Creatividad Digital, FUGA, Festival de Verano & CKWEB, Bogota
2019     Autónomo, Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogota, Bogota. Curator: Franklin Aguirre

Exhibitions as a Curator

2024    La neige s’est invitée chez-nous, Aréna de Saint-Michel, Montreal. Artist: Chien Champion (Felipe Arriagada)
2024    Un foyer aux portes ouvertes, Maison de la Culture Claude-Léveillée, Montreal. Artists: Alexandra Gelis, Amanda Ruiz Méndez & Laura Caraballo
2023    Cartographies sensibles, Maison de la Culture Claude-Léveillée, Montreal. Artists: Laura Criollo-Carrillo, Paolo Almario, Pilar Macias & Julian Palma
2023    La mémoire dans les mains, Maison de la culture de Parc-Extension, Montreal. Artists: Juan Ortiz-Apuy, Gabriela García-Luna & Julian Palma
2021     SciArt200, McGill University, Montreal

Exhibitions as a Collaborator

2025    Land-Water-Passages, Moose Jaw Museum & Art Gallery, Saskatchewan. Artist: Gabriela García-Luna
2022    The Novels of Elsgüer - Interactive Documentary, Centre d'art contemporain OPTICA, Montreal. Artists: Laura Acosta & Santiago Tavera
2022    Channel: Wave-Particle Duality, Changwon Sculpture Biennale, Changwon, South Korea. Artists: Laura Acosta & Santiago Tavera
2022    [Inter]phase, Maison de la Culture Claude-Léveillée, Montreal. Curator: Mariza Rosales-Argonza. Artist: Margarita Herrera-Dominguez
2021     Programme de court-métrages, La Grande Rencontre des Arts Médiatiques en Gaspésie, Percé. Curator: Esther Bourdages. Artist: Santiago Tavera
2021     Cuisine ta ville, Le grand voyage, ATSA, Place des Festivals, Montreal. Artists: Mariza Rosales-Argonza & Margarita Herrera-Dominguez
2020    Antes de que todo sea polvo, Artecámara, ARTBO, Bogota. Curator: Emiliano Valdés. Artist: Santiago Tavera
2019     Keyframe, Motion Motion, Nantes, France
2019     Duty Free, Espacio KB, Red Galería Santa Fe, Bogota
2018     Mambo Alive, Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogota, Bogota

Workshops & Talks

2025    TouchDesigner, Department of Studio Arts, Concordia University, Montreal
2024    “DIS” as Resistance, Institute of Advanced Studies, University of São Paulo, São Paulo. Collaborators: Laura Acosta, Santiago Tavera & Javi Fuentes-Bernal
2024    TouchDesigner, Department of Studio Arts, Concordia University, Montreal
2024    Jeux de Rue, LatinArte, Ville de Montreal, Montreal. Collaborators: Laura Criollo-Carrillo & Laura Caraballo
2024    Breaking the Fourth Wall, Facultad de Arquitectura y Diseño, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota
2023    Climate Change Across Disciplines, Concordia University, Montreal
2022    Garden of Free-Floating Emotions, Falling Walls Engage Hub Canada, McGill University, Montreal
2021     Climate Change & You, Artch Montreal & Redpath Museum, McGill University, Montreal
2021     Encounters in the Virtual Gardens, Canada Council Digital Now, Maison des Amériques, Montreal. Collaborator: Santiago Tavera 
2019     New Media Dramaturgy, Department of Theatre, Concordia University, Montreal. Collaborators: Laura Acosta & Santiago Tavera 
2019     Virtual Hypernaturalisms, Festival Internacional de la Imagen, Universidad de Caldas, Manizales. Collaborators: Laura Acosta & Santiago Tavera 
2019     Geographic Information Systems, Steer Group, Bogota & Latam Offices