OVERVIEW
"His recurrence to the heads is consistent, since more than a decade ago Maquiamelo worked with reduced heads of the Jíbaro peoples, now he surprises us by using a clear reference to the Olmec heads as a source of inspiration".
Alvaro Medina
Historian and Art Critic
Maquiamelo is a self-taught artist who has had solo shows at important international museums including Museo de Las Americas in San Juan, Puerto Rico; Centro Cultural Estación Mapocho in Santiago, Chile; Pinacoteca Albertina in Turin, Italy and Museo de Arte Moderno de Cartagena. He has also participated in six international biennials as well as important art fairs such as JUSTMAD in Spain, ZONAMACO in Mexico, ART PALM BEACH and ARTMIAMI in the United States.

ARTWORKS

SOLSTICE, 2022
Bronze sculpture in brown patina
Edition of 3
17 x11 x 9 In
COSMONAUT, 2022
Bronze sculpture in green patina
Edition of 3
17 x12.5 x 9 In
LIKE,, 2023
Bronze sculpture in brown patina
Edition of 3
19.6 x10.4 x 10.6 In

NEVER STOP SMILING, 2024
Bronze sculpture in honey patina
Edition of 3
18,5 x 11 x 11 In

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The many faces of Maquiamelo at Rosenbaum Contemporary, Boca Raton 2024
BIOGRAPHY
1972 Born
Education
1995–1997 Associate Degree, Interior Design, Ashworth College, Connecticut
1991–1993 Scholarship in Art, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2024 The Many Faces of Maquiamelo, Rosenbaum Contemporary, United States
Gratitud, Museo de Arte Moderno de Cartagena; Cartagena, Colombia
Faces, Colour Senses Project; Miami, Florida
2022 Anthology, Pinacoteca Albertina; Turin, Italy
Desconfinados, Galeria Casa Cuadrada; Bogotá, Colombia
2020 Vanitas, ZONAMACO, Galería Casa Cuadrada; Mexico City, Mexico
Vanitas, La Galería; Bogotá, Colombia
2019 The Extreme Art of Maquiamelo, Sala de Exposiciones Cafam; Bogotá,Colombia
2017 Divas, Centro Cultural Estación Mapocho; Santiago de Chile, Chile
2016 Divas, Museo de las Américas; San Juan, Puerto Rico
2015 Testas, La Galería; Bogotá, Colombia
Divas, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Bogotá; Bogotá, Colombia
2014 Divas, Centro de la Cultura Plurinacional; Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Awards & Distinctions
2019–25 Associate Member, National Sculpture Society, United States
2018 Honorary Member, Meseo de Arte Contemporáneo de Bogotá, Colombia
2016 Honorable Mention, Carolina University; San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nominated for Guggenheim Scholarship, John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, United States
2012. Prize, XVIII Biennial de Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
Publications
2018 Álvaro Medina. The Extreme Art of Maquiamelo. Penguin Random House
2022 Edoardo di Mauro and Romeo Gabriele. Maquiamelo. Albertina Press
2024 Romeo Gabriele and Ricardo Arcos Palma. Unconfined. Global Print
Contact
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