OVERVIEW
Maquiamelo is a self-taught Colombian artist who has had solo shows at important international museums including Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Bogotá in Colombia; 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 and ARTMIAMI in the United States.
"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
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
DAVID, 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 in Bogotá, Colombia
EDUCATION
1995–1997 Associate Degree, Interior Design, Ashworth College, Connecticut, United States
1991–1993 Scholarship in Art, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 "The Many Faces of Maquiamelo", Rosenbaum Contemporary; Boca Raton, United States
"Gratitud" Museo de Arte Moderno de Cartagena; Cartagena, Colombia
"Faces" Colour Senses Project; Miami, United States
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
"Vanitas" V Biennial; Bucaramanga, 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" II Biennial de Arte Contemporáneo; Buenos Aires, Argentina.
"Divas" XIX Biennial de Santa Cruz de la Sierra; Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
"Divas" Art Florida Biennial; Florida, USA.
2013 "Divas" I Biennial del Sur; Panamá, Panamá.
2012 "Vanitas" XVIII Biennial de Santa Cruz de la Sierra; Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
AWARDS & DISTINCTIONS
2019 Associate Member, National Sculpture Society, United States
2018 Honorary Member, Museo 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
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
PINACOTECA ALBERTINA, Turin, Italy
ROTONDA DI TALUCCHI, Turin, Italy
ART FOR HEART FOUNDATION, Miami, United States
MUSEO DE ARTE CONTEMPORANEO, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
MUSEO DE LAS AMERICAS, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
FUNDACIÓN LEO MATIZ, Ciudad de México, México.
MUSEO ARTE AL LÍMITE , Santiago de Chile, Chile.
MUSEO DE ARTE CONTEMPORANEO, SCZ, Bolivia.
MUSEO DE ARTE CONTEMPORANEO DE BOGOTÁ, Bogotá, Colombia.
MUSEO DE ARTE MODERNO DE CARTAGENA, Cartagena, Colombia
MUSEO CASA GRAU, Bogotá, Colombia.
CAFAM, Bogotá, Colombia.
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