Biography

Born in Medellin, Colombia

Institute of Popular Culture, Medellin, Colombia
School of Fine Arts, Medellin, Colombia
Arts Plastics, University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia
Hayter Atelier, Engraving and Lithography, Paris, France
 
Photos Olga Lucia JORDAN

2006
«A Praga Maravilhosa » (The marvelous Abundance) Colombian painters in Paris. With the support of the Colombian Ministry for Cultural Affaires, the Colombian Ambassador to Portugal, l'Union Latina. ). Museu da Agua (Museum of Water), Lisbon, Portugal
.Vidéo/mémoire, produced and distributed by the Embassy of Colombia in Lisbon, Portugal
«October Lights » Les Chênes Center. Ermont, France
Reportage/ mémoire (October). Produced and distributed by the association L'Art en Vie. France.
«.Jeux de pommes » (Apples anyone? ) Galerie de Mézières, Eaubonne -France.
Intervention:
Art workshop « Artistes en herbe pour une Europe solidaire » (Artists in the field for a better Europe). Elementary School F. Buisson, fifth, fourth and first graders, and special class for mentally handicapped. Supported by: La fondation de France, the association "L'Art en Vie", the city of Franconville, French Ministry of Education , Twinning association of Franconville and L'Europe à l'école " (Europe at school).
Reportage/ mémoire sur l'intervention de l'artiste (December - june). Produced and distributed by the association L'Art en Vie. France.
CORPAUL (Hôpital Universitaire Saint Vincent de Paul). - Illustration Calender 2006, Medellín, Colombia.

2005
« Hommage to Vincent Van Gogh ». With the support of the City or Ermont, the Prefecture and county government of the department of the Val d'Oise. Espace Yvonne Printemps, Théâtre Pierre Fresnay, Ermont, France. Intervention: Art worksho
Reportage/ mémoire (October). Produced and distributed by the association L'Art en Vie. France.

Intervention:
« L'Art par quatre chemins »(Four roads to art). This activity was part of the program Projets d'Actions Culturelles (PAC) (cultural action projects) organised by the French Ministry of Education. Carried out with fifth graders at the Ferdinand Buisson School in Franconville (Val d'Oise).
Intervention:
« Memory of colors »: to promote artistic expression in a group of young people (18-20 years old) at the Medico-professional Center «The Sources ». Situated in Ermont, France, this institution receives adolescents who show signs of intellectual or mental deficiency. Beyond the artistic dimension, the creative dynamism enabled the inclusion of these young people in a process of the meeting and exchange with the outside world and contributed to changing views about handicap
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Reportage/ mémoire (January - June). Produced and distributed by the association L'Art en Vie. France

2004
« Caminando entre París y Bogotá » (Walking between Paris and Bogota) Galerie entreArte, Bogota, Colombia. With the support of the French Embassy to Colombia . Bogota, Colombia
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Reportage sur l'exposition. Produced and distributed by the Gallery entreArte; Colombia.
Intervention: Art workshop:
«L'art de Vivre » (The art of living) : ecological project at the F. Buisson School with fourth and fifth graders. Classes impliquées: GS et CM. Supporting organisations: La fondation de France, the associations «L'Art en Vie » and «Actions for a Charter for the earth », the city of Franconville, and French Ministry of Education.
Vidéo/mémoire, Produced and distributed by the association L'Art en Vie. France

«Anotaciones para el manejo ambiental en ciertos ecosistemas: Recopiliacion de cursos, conferencias y artículos sobre ecología, etología y medio ambiente utilizados sobre enseñanza formal y no formal, desde 1991 ». Second edition , by Lilliam Gómez .Cover illustration

2003
«Préfiguration Vingt ans ».(Foreshadowing Twenty Years) Théâtre Pierre Fresnay. Ermont, France
Vidéo-mémoire, Produced and distributed by the association L'Art en Vie. France.
« Salonique, ville du souvenir, ville de l'oubli ». Essai sur la mémoire et l'histoire" (Saloni, city of memories, remembered and forgotten) by Alain Penso. Cover illustration

2002
« Colombian Regards ».- Tourist office, Dinard, Frances
L’ancien Temple Gallery,  Dinard- France. One-man-show

2001
«Plouesc’Art » International Contemporary Art Fair- Guest of honor – Plouescat- Brittany-France

2000    
«Variation on the same theme» exhibit at the Consulate of Colombia, Miami and New York,
one-man-show
Report on the artist and his work – UNIVISION television, Miami

1999    
Report on the artist and his work, UNIVISION television broadcast "Wake up America", Miami (second part)

1998
Report on the artist and his work produced by French channel 2 television and broadcast on the midday news during the World Cup 98 – Paris
Film on the artist and his work – UNIVISION television broadcast « Wake up America », Miami
Publicity campaign for Danone – France

1997    
« Expression of a living Art » - Workshop on artistic and cultural practices. First graders work
with the artist for three months, supported by a grant from the French Ministry of Culture and
National Education.
« Variations on the same theme » - exhibit at the Consulate of Colombia , Paris,  one- man show-Paris
Creation of mural with the children of cultural center – Sannois – France
« Regards » Homage to Aragon – Collective exhibit, Paris

1996
« Ossaba’s first half – century »  under the patronage of the Embassy of Colombia Paris and the Embassy of Colombia at UNESCO, sponsored by Café de Colombia, one-man-show
« Festival of Argentina » guest of honor at the town hall of the 6th arrondissement, Paris
« Art Strasbourg 96 ». International Salon of Contemporary Art presented by the Ruta Correa Gallery – France

1995
« From Paris to Barranquilla ». Consulate of Colombia, Paris
« From Paris to Barranquilla ». Cultural Salon of Avianca, Barranquilla, Colombia
« A day in the Country ». One-man show at the Consulate of Colombia, Paris

1994
« Las cuatro estaciones». « The Four Seasons ». Orly Airport Gallery, Paris
« Bon Appétit ». Ruta Correa Gallery, Freiburg, Germany
« Bon Appétit ». Cultural Center of Augsburg, Germany
Poster illustration for the « Festival of Colombian Cinema and Video », Paris

1993    
« France – Mongolia Contemporary Art », traveling exposition: Théâtre Pierre Fresnay,
Ermont-UNESCO Paris (France) and National Art Gallery - Ulaan Baatar, Mongolie

1992
49th Salon «Les amis des art », «Friends of the Arts », guest of honor, Ermont, France
« Colombian of Europe Painters and Sculptors », Brussels
Participation in « Talentos », recognition of excellence of individual work abroad to promote the country, Bogota, Colombia
« El secreto de la caja de David». « The secret of David’s Box ». Fin de siècle erotic painting, Alonso Art Gallery, traveling exhibit in the Americas and Europe
«Die Kunst am Rechten Fleck. Art Hambourg. Internationale Kunstmesse».  International Salon of Contemporary Art », Hamburg, Germany
« Aspekt », Ruta Correa Gallery, Hamburg

1991
F.I.A.C. ( International Fair of contemporary Art) presented by the Fred Lanzenberg Gallery, Grand Palais, Paris
« De Montmartre a Matanzas», « From Montmartre to Matanzas», traveling exhibit, France, Cuba: Museo Provincial Palacio del Junco, Maranzas - Cuba
«Die Kunst am Rechten Fleck 2. Art Hambourg. Internationale Kunstmesse».  International Salon of Contemporary Art », Hamburg, Germany

1990
F.I.A.C. ( International Fair of contemporary Art) presented by the Fred Lanzenberg Gallery, Grand Palais, Paris
33th National Salon of Colombian Artists- 50° anniversary, Bogota, Colombia -
« Aspekt » Freiburg, Germany
El Museo Gallery, Bogota, Colombia
Dinners Gallery, Bogota, Colombia
« De Montmartre a Matanzas», « From Montmartre to Matanzas», traveling exhibit, France – Cuba:  Chabin Galery, Paris

1989
F.I.A.C. ( International Fair of contemporary Art) presented by the Fred Lanzenberg Gallery, Grand Palais, Paris
32th National Salon of Colombian Artists, Bogota, Colombia
« Exhibition of Contemporary Colombian Art », Brussels - Rotterdam – Hamburg – Paris – Mercante Grancolombiana Fleet
El Museo Gallery, Bogota, Colombia
Dinners Gallery, Bogota, Colombia
Illustration  (phonograph record, K7, CD) - Made to measure, vol. 19 «  When god was famous » ( A tribute to poetry) ( English)

1988
F.I.A.C. ( International Fair of contemporary Art presented by the Fred Lanzenberg Gallery, Grand Palais, Paris
31th National Salon of Colombian Artists, Bogota, Colombia
Fred Lanzenberg Gallery, Knokke Zoute, Belgium, one – man show
La Francia Gallery, Medellin, Colombia – one-man show
El Museo Gallery, Bogota, Colombia
Dinners Gallery, Bogota, Colombia

1987
Antioquia Museum, Medellin, one-man show
F.I.A.C. ( International Fair of contemporary Art) presented by the Fred Lanzenberg Gallery, Grand Palais, Paris
La Francia Gallery, Medellin, one-man show
« Small Formats », private exhibit, Medellin, Colombia
Museum of Modern Art «  La Tertulia », Cali, Colombia, one –man show
30th National Salon of Colombian Artists, Medellin, Colombia

1986
Fred Lanzenberg Gallery, Brussels, one-man show
F.I.A.C. ( International Fair of contemporary Art) one-man show presented by the Fred Lanzenberg Gallery, Grand Palais, Paris
«  A World Generation » 40 years – 40 artists – 40 countries, traveling exposition to Museums of Modern Art in the 14 countries for the 40th anniversary of UNESCO
« Seven Colombian Painters », Colombian Cultural center, Paris
« 11avo Portafolio Internacional » de Gravados  AGPA, Cali, Colombia
5th American Biennial of Graphic Arts, Museum of Modern Art « La Tertulia », Cali, Colombia
« Cadencia – Avanti » video of the artist and his work financed with  a grant from the French Minister of Culture
Museum of Modern Art « La Tertulia », Cali, Colombia , one – man show
« Salon Figuration Critique», Gran Palais, Paris

1985
« Jeunes peintres Colombiens à Paris», « Young Colombian Painters in Paris », traveling exposition
« Un regard sur la Colombie », Townhall of the 6th arrondissement, Paris
Salon of Young art - Marta Traba medal, Museum of Modern Art «  La Tertulia », Cali
« New Biennial of Paris », 13th edition, La Villette, Paris
« Carrefour du Droit de l'Homme», National Library, Paris

1984
Colombia Cultural center, East Berlin, one-man show
Pluma Gallery – Bogota, Colombia, one – man show

1983
French National Association of Fine Arts, Grand Palais, Paris
Salon de Mai, Espace Pierre Cardin, Paris
Salon Novembre à Vitry – Vitry sur Seine, France
Ibero-american Cultural Center, one-man show, Bordeaux, France

1982
Salon d’Hiver Luxemburg Museum, Paris
First salon of virtual Art, Vernon, France
Week of South America, Academia Diplomatica, Paris
30th International Salon of Aquitaine, Mauleon, France
« Les Surindépendants », Paris
« Maîtres Contemporains » Teliscka Gallery, Bordeaux, France
« Créativité et libre expression », Quimper/82, France
« Deuxième Convergence jeune peinture et jeune expression », Grand Palais, Paris

1981
Caixe d’estalvis Laietana Gallery, one-man show, Barcelona, Spain
Catalonian hispanic Cultural Institute, one-man show, Barcelona, Spain
Altex Gallery, Madrid, Spain
« Citta Eterna », Biennial , Rome, Italy

1980
House of the Americas, one-man show, Cuba
Salon Young Art, Museum of Zea, Medellin, Colombia
3d Salon Visual Art, Bogota, Colombia

1979
2d Salon Visual Arts, Bogota, Colombia

1978    
18th National Salon of Colombian artists, Bogota, Colombia
First Salon of Visual Art, Bogota, Colombia
« Four Colombian painters », Ecuador
Colombian Consulate , one-man show, Panama

1976
Universidad de Esmeraldas, one-man show, Ecuador

1972
Salon de Arte Joven, Museum de Zea, Medellin, Colombia
Colombo-American Institute, one-man show, Medellin, Colombia

1970
Salon de arte universitario, Medellin, Colombia
Salon of Antioquenos Painters, one-man show, Medellin, Colombia

1969
Institute of Popular Culture, one-man show, Medellin, Colombia
Colombo – American institute, one-man show, Bogota, Colombia

 
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