Author: ArtAdmin

  • Olga de Amaral at Sotheby’s

    One of Colombía’s best known artists is Olga de Amaral. She recently just had a major exhibition at the  MAMBO (Museum of Modern Art – Bogota) along with her husband Jim Amaral and Ricardo Cárdenas in an exhibition curated by Eduardo Serrano. She is an artist who has dedicated herself mainly to the textile arts, becoming […]

  • ArtBo Weekend Edition!

    Well… the weekend is coming up and if you are looking for something artsy and cultural to do you can sign up for the ArtBo Weekend edition and get free transport to and from this special ArtBo event. As many will know ArtBo is an international arts event held each year around October and presented […]

  • Marcos Ávila Forero – Venice Art Biennal 2017

    In Colombia 2017 is the “Year of France” so what better than to present a quick update on the work of a French Colombian. Marcos Avila Forero was born in Paris in 1983 and lives and works between there and Bogotá. In 2012 he won the Prix Découverte des Amis du Palais de Tokyo 2012 and now he is taking part […]

  • Maripaz Jaramillo – “Abrazos” – Baobab gallery

    One of Colombia´s most well known female artists is Maripaz Jaramillo and she presents her next exhibition, “Abrazos” (“Hugs”) at Baobab Gallery in Bogota. It starts on the 23 March 2017 with a vernissage event at 7pm and runs through to 21 April 2017. Maripaz Jaramillo: Life of Art Originally from Manizales, she studied Fine Arts […]

  • Gente Magna (Great People)

    A portrait is a figure representing a person. Portrait can also mean the description of its figure or character, that is, of the physical or moral qualities of a person. It refers to the plastic expression of a person or imitation of it. The exhibition titled “Gente Magna” (Great People) is composed of three artists, the […]

  • Bogota Auctions: Colombian and Latin American Modern & Contemporary Art

    Bogota Auctions is the principal if not only auction house in Bogota, Colombia dealing in contemporary, modern and antique artworks. On Tuesday 5th March 2017 they will hold their latest art auction with over 70 lots. Their latest catalogue of colombian and latin american artworks includes well known modern artists such as Edgar Negret, Omar Rayo, […]

  • “The Fable of the Blind Artist” – Dario Ortíz

    The Museum of Modern Art of the State of Mexico celebrates its 30 years of existence with the exhibition “Darío Ortiz: The Fable of the Blind Artist”, a selection of works by the Colombian artist based in Mexico. The exhibition, made up of works belonging to Mexican collections made mostly in the last decade, intertwine […]

  • Art Week Miami – December 2016

    A number of art event at Art Week Miami present artworks of several well-known Colombian artists, some of which are noted below. For most fairs their last day of opening is tomorrow 4th December 2016. Art Miami Durban Segnini present artwork by artists Carlos Rojas and Ramirez Villamizar and the Mexican gallery Pablo Goebel has excellent […]

  • Bernardo Ortiz at Art Basel Miami

    As part of the Salon talks at Art Basel Miami the Colombian artist gave a presentation on “Low Resolution Stories” whereby information can be transformed and a new story created by the interpretation of images based on low resolution… almost like a game of visual chinese whispers…!  One example he gave was of the story […]

  • Art Basel Miami 2016

    This year’s Art Basel Miami 2016 is an art fair that features 269 prominent galleries from North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa, exhibiting works of more than 2,000 artists from the 20th and 21st centuries. It’s reapplication rate of 98% shows the importance of this art fair to the galleries that participate which […]