Maquiamelo
Ortus Solis, 2022. 180 x 200 cm. Oil on canvas
1972 -
Maquiamelo is a self-taught Colombian Artist. He grew up living in different places, but mostly on Connecticut. On 2010, he moved to Bogotá.
In 2012 he won the Price: XVIII Biennial of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, and is Honorary Member of the Museum of Contemporary Art of Bogotá, and Associate Member of the National Sculpture Society (NSS), USA.
Maquiamelo has had international solo shows at important museums, including Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Bogotá - Colombia; Museo de Las Americas, San Juan -Puerto Rico; Centro Cultural Estación Mapocho, Santiago - Chile; and Pinacoteca Albertina, Turín - Italy.
He also participated in 6 International Biennials and important Art Fairs like: Artbo - Colombia, Zona Maco - Mexico, LA Art Show, Art New york and Art Miami- USA.
In 2019 Penguin Random House launched the book "The Extreme art of Maquiamelo", by Álvaro Medina.
In 2022 ALbertina Press launch the Book "Maquiamelo" by Edoardo di Mauro and Gabriele Romeo.
Maquiamelo is represented by Galeria Casa Cuadrada.
Maquiamelo, 2022. Work in progress
DISTINCTIONS
2019 – 2021 Associate Member: National Sculpture Society (NSS), USA.
2018 Honorary Member: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Bogotá (MAC), Colombia.
2016 Honor Mention: Carolina University (UPR), San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2016 Nominated: Guggenheim Scholarship, John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, USA.
2012 Price: XVIII Biennial de Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.
STUDIES
1995 - 1997 Associate degree, Interior Design, Ashworth College. Connecticut, USA.
1991-1993 Scholarship in Arts: USFQ Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador.
1990 High School, Stamford Public Schools, Stamford, Connecticut, USA.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Anthology, Pinacoteca Albertina, Curators: Edoardo di Mauro and Gabriele Romeo, Turín, Italy.
2022 Desconfinados, Galeria Casa Cuadrada,Curator: Ricardo Arcos Palma, Bogotá, Colombia.
2020 Vanitas, ZONA MACO, Galería Casa Cuadrada, Curator: Johann Mergenthaler, CDMX, México.
2020 Vanitas, LA GALERÍA, Director: Luis Aristizabal, Bogotá, Colombia.
2019 The Extreme Art of Maquiamelo, Sala de Exposiciones CAFAM, Curator: Álvaro Medina, Bogotá, Colombia.
2017 Divas, CENTRO CULTURAL ESTACIÓN MAPOCHO, Curator: Ernesto Muñoz, Santiago de Chile, Chile.
2016 Divas, MUSEO DE LAS AMÉRICAS, Curator: José A. Pérez Ruiz, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2015 Testas, LA GALERÍA, Director: Luis Aristizabal, Bogotá, Colombia.
2015 Divas, MAC MUSEO DE ARTE CONTEMPORÁNEO DE BOGOTÁ, Curator: Álvaro Medina, Bogotá, Colombia.
2014 Divas, CENTRO DE LA CULTURA PLURINACIONAL, Curator: Eduardo Ribera, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
- ART MIAMI, Galería Casa Cuadrada, Miami, USA.
2021
- ART MIAMI, Galería Casa Cuadrada, Miami, USA.
- States Under Construction, Galería Casa Cuadrada, Miami, USA.
- Super Plástica, Galería Casa Cuadrada, Bogotá, Colombia.
2020
- V International Biennial Desde Aquí, Bucaramanga, Colombia
- ARTBO, LA GALERÍA, Director: Luis Aristizábal, Bogotá, Colombia.
2019
- Myymala2 Gallery, ¨Relational Figures¨, Helsinki, Finlandia.
2017
- Telefónica Foundation Space, AAL Collection, Curator: Marisa Caichiolo, Santiago de Chile, Chile.
- LA GALERÍA, “La Riqueza”, Director: Luis Aristizabal, Bogotá, Colombia.
2016
- Public Library Virgilio Barco, Artists for the Peace, Director: Jaime Ruiz, Bogotá, Colombia.
2015
- ARTBO, LA GALERÍA, Director: Luis Aristizábal, Bogotá, Colombia.
- CAF - Development Bank of Latin America, “POP” Curator: José Bedoya, La Paz, Bolivia.
- Manzana Gallery 1, "POP", Curator: José Bedoya, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.
2014
- II Biennial of Contemporary Art of Argentina, Director: María Elena Beneito, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- XIX Biennial of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Director: Eduardo Rivera, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.
- Art Florida Biennial, Director: Gerard Delaney, Florida, USA.
- Palazzo Barone Ferrara, Border Body – Mixing Futures, Director: Luca Curci, Bari, Italia.
2013
- I Biennial of the South in Panama, Director: Luz Botero, Panama, Panama.
- Cero Gallery, "Under the skin", Curator: Emilio Tarazona, Bogotá, Colombia.
- Cero Gallery, "The Emerging Generation", Curator: Eduardo Serrano, Bogotá, Colombia.
2012
- XVIII Biennial of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Director: Eduardo Rivera, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.
BOOKS
2019 "The Extreme Art of Maquiamelo" by Alvaro Medina, Penguin Random House.
2022 "Maquiamelo" by Edoardo di Mauro and Gabriele Romeo, Albertina Press.
CATALOGUES
Sala de Exhibiciones Cafam - Colombia
Museo de las Américas - Puerto Rico
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Bogotá - Colombia
AUCTIONS
2020
ARTBO, LA GALERÍA, Director: Luis Aristizábal, Bogotá, Colombia.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
PINACOTECA ALBERTINA DI TORINO, Italia.
MUSEO DE ARTE CONTEMPORANEO (MACPR), San Juan, Puerto Rico.
MUSEO DE LAS AMERICAS, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
ARTE AL LÍMITE (AAL), Santiago de Chile, Chile.
MUSEO DE ARTE CONTEMPORANEO, SCZ, Bolivia.
FUNDACIÓN LEO MATIZ, Ciudad de México, México.
MUSEO DE ARTE CONTEMPORANEO DE BOGOTÁ (MAC), Bogotá, Colombia.
MUSEO CASA GRAU, Bogotá, Colombia.
CAFAM, Bogotá, Colombia.