The Storehouse Group is an experimental urban platform that represents contemporary artists within the international art scene. It runs from the perspective of a non-space gallery, re-evaluating the conventional exhibition and gallery space through interventions on non-traditional venues.
The Storehouse Group was conceived in November 2006 by artist Gamaliel Rodriguez on his return to Puerto Rico from England. Having culminated his M.A. degree in Arts, Gamaliel noticed the existent void in the Puerto Rican Art scene of a committed venue that would push and disseminate the work of emerging artists Puerto Rican to the world. It is the awareness of this existing reality what pushes him to approach some of his fellow artists and friends, Rogelio Báez-Vega and Efrén Candelaria, together with the well known gallerist Guillermo Rodríguez to direct and materialize this endeavor.
Starting with four members, Gamaliel Rodríguez, Maria Jahr, Rogelio Báez-Vega and Efrén Candelaria, the project embarked itself into an explosive and prolific series of exhibitions and presentations throughout 2007. Among these were Art L.A. ‘07, Scope New York ’07, Scope Basel ’07 and the 14th Tallinn Print Triennial in Estonia. In less than a year and half of the existence of this gallery/project, its members received recognition, invitations and a great deal of attention from the art scene in Puerto Rico, as well as the international venues.
The group has its headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico.