A program of Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá
A cultural program of:
A program of Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá
A cultural program of:
LA galeria is an exhibition space for contemporary art, located in the city of Bogotá with almost 15 years of existence in which it has been dedicated to showing the proposals of artists, mainly Colombians, whose contents provide reflection on social and existential problems, in general, dealing with matters that concern us and the values that constitute us, always with the intention that through this thoughts we can contribute to the constitution of a more conscious society focused on a better future. The foregoing through the production of contemporary languages whose creativity and expressive quality achieve the expected impact, with the permanent intention of increasing and enlightening the public linked to the art scene, thus seeking to support the sustainability of the entire system through the commercialization of the works of art.
LA galeria is an exhibition space for contemporary art, located in the city of Bogotá with almost 15 years of existence in which it has been dedicated to showing the proposals of artists, mainly Colombians, whose contents provide reflection on social and existential problems, in general, dealing with matters that concern us and the values that constitute us, always with the intention that through this thoughts we can contribute to the constitution of a more conscious society focused on a better future. The foregoing through the production of contemporary languages whose creativity and expressive quality achieve the expected impact, with the permanent intention of increasing and enlightening the public linked to the art scene, thus seeking to support the sustainability of the entire system through the commercialization of the works of art.
The artistic work of Ana Patricia Palacios raises questions and encourages reflection on the existential and political condition of contemporary human beings. Her work acts like a penetrating gaze examining situations that make certain minorities vulnerable, turning them into actors in various political, social and economic conflicts. Palacios, born in Medellín, has a Masters in Fine Arts from the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Bogotá, and an Advanced Diploma in Plastic Arts from l’École Supérieure of Fine Arts in Paris, France. At present Palacios lives and works in Colombia. She has developed her works in video, photography, painting, drawing and sculpture. She has had numerous national and international shows and participated in group exhibitions in venues such as the Museum of Modern Art of Medellin, Colombia; Les Abattoires Museum, Toulouse, Francia; Museum of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia; Museum of Modern Art of Bogota (MAMBO), Colombia.
The artistic work of Ana Patricia Palacios raises questions and encourages reflection on the existential and political condition of contemporary human beings. Her work acts like a penetrating gaze examining situations that make certain minorities vulnerable, turning them into actors in various political, social and economic conflicts. Palacios, born in Medellín, has a Masters in Fine Arts from the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Bogotá, and an Advanced Diploma in Plastic Arts from l’École Supérieure of Fine Arts in Paris, France. At present Palacios lives and works in Colombia. She has developed her works in video, photography, painting, drawing and sculpture. She has had numerous national and international shows and participated in group exhibitions in venues such as the Museum of Modern Art of Medellin, Colombia; Les Abattoires Museum, Toulouse, Francia; Museum of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia; Museum of Modern Art of Bogota (MAMBO), Colombia.
The artistic work of Ana Patricia Palacios raises questions and encourages reflection on the existential and political condition of contemporary human beings. Her work acts like a penetrating gaze examining situations that make certain minorities vulnerable, turning them into actors in various political, social and economic conflicts. Palacios, born in Medellín, has a Masters in Fine Arts from the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Bogotá, and an Advanced Diploma in Plastic Arts from l’École Supérieure of Fine Arts in Paris, France. At present Palacios lives and works in Colombia. She has developed her works in video, photography, painting, drawing and sculpture. She has had numerous national and international shows and participated in group exhibitions in venues such as the Museum of Modern Art of Medellin, Colombia; Les Abattoires Museum, Toulouse, Francia; Museum of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia; Museum of Modern Art of Bogota (MAMBO), Colombia.
In his work Carlos Castro explores elements that are part of the collective and individual identity, and the notion of the body as a social and personal entity. Through the formal and symbolic re-contextualization of objects and images, Castro points out narratives and perspectives ignored in history. Castro studied fine arts at the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University (2002) and a master’s degree at the San Francisco Art Institute (2010). Castro lives and works between San Diego, Tijuana and Bogota.
In his work Carlos Castro explores elements that are part of the collective and individual identity, and the notion of the body as a social and personal entity. Through the formal and symbolic re-contextualization of objects and images, Castro points out narratives and perspectives ignored in history. Castro studied fine arts at the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University (2002) and a master’s degree at the San Francisco Art Institute (2010). Castro lives and works between San Diego, Tijuana and Bogota.
In his work Carlos Castro explores elements that are part of the collective and individual identity, and the notion of the body as a social and personal entity. Through the formal and symbolic re-contextualization of objects and images, Castro points out narratives and perspectives ignored in history. Castro studied fine arts at the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University (2002) and a master’s degree at the San Francisco Art Institute (2010). Castro lives and works between San Diego, Tijuana and Bogota.
David Peña (Bogotá, 1981) is a Teacher in Plastic Arts (2004) from the National University of Colombia and MFA (2011) from the San Francisco Art Institute, a master's degree that he studied as a FFulbright scholar - Ministry of Culture. He has exhibited his work nationally and internationally in ten individual shows and more than sixty group shows. He has been a teacher at the National University of Colombia, the Javeriana University and the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University. He is currently Assistant Professor of the Department of Art at the Universidad de los Andes. Through deliberately varied means (sculpture, drawing, video, electronics, and programming) and processes influenced by the logic of computing, his work is interested in fundamental problems of human perception and some of its natural and social limits: memory, scale, black color, history, ideology and various regimes of representation, information and knowledge.
David Peña (Bogotá, 1981) is a Teacher in Plastic Arts (2004) from the National University of Colombia and MFA (2011) from the San Francisco Art Institute, a master's degree that he studied as a FFulbright scholar - Ministry of Culture. He has exhibited his work nationally and internationally in ten individual shows and more than sixty group shows. He has been a teacher at the National University of Colombia, the Javeriana University and the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University. He is currently Assistant Professor of the Department of Art at the Universidad de los Andes. Through deliberately varied means (sculpture, drawing, video, electronics, and programming) and processes influenced by the logic of computing, his work is interested in fundamental problems of human perception and some of its natural and social limits: memory, scale, black color, history, ideology and various regimes of representation, information and knowledge.
David Peña (Bogotá, 1981) is a Teacher in Plastic Arts (2004) from the National University of Colombia and MFA (2011) from the San Francisco Art Institute, a master's degree that he studied as a FFulbright scholar - Ministry of Culture. He has exhibited his work nationally and internationally in ten individual shows and more than sixty group shows. He has been a teacher at the National University of Colombia, the Javeriana University and the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University. He is currently Assistant Professor of the Department of Art at the Universidad de los Andes. Through deliberately varied means (sculpture, drawing, video, electronics, and programming) and processes influenced by the logic of computing, his work is interested in fundamental problems of human perception and some of its natural and social limits: memory, scale, black color, history, ideology and various regimes of representation, information and knowledge.
Fredy Clavijo Cuartas was born in the city of Pereira in Colombia in 1977. He currently lives in the city of Bogotá in Colombia from where he develops his career. He graduated from the Technological University of Pereira in 2003. His work has been presented in several collective exhibitions at a national and international level, such as: 15 Media Arts Biennial (Chile, 2021) Languages of Paper, El Museo Gallery (Bogotá, 2021) Small Format, El Castillo Museum (Medellín, 2021) Video Raymi 09, (Peru, 2020) Paper Languages, El Museo Gallery ( Bogotá, 2020) Art and Cuisine Meeting, Plural Cultural Node (Bogotá, 2020) Cinexaa (Cuenca, 2020) El Museo Gallery (Bogotá, 2019) La Balsa Gallery (Bogotá, 2019) A3 Young Latin American Video Art Salon (Peru, 2018) Beyond Words (Israel, 2017) Third Experimental Arts Festival of Antofagasta (Chile, 2017) Facade video festival, Vancouver art Gallery (Canada, 2017) Nos desirs Font désordre, Toulouse (France, 2017) Close up Vallarta (Mexico, 2017) Flacso (Ecuador, 2016) 6th Camaguey Video Art Festival (Cuba, 2015) Instants video 27Th. Marsella (France, 2014) Loading room gallery (Chile, 2013) 11th Anniversary of MARCO, Vigo (Spain, 2013) Rephasing Memory, Amsterdam (Holland, 2013) Region 0 The Latino video art (New York, 2013) Bang vI festival of video art of Barcelona (Spain, 2013) Art room, Madrid (Spain, 2013) La tabacalera (Spain, 2012) III Edition of the nice room, Madrid (Spain, 2012) Arévalo contemporary art fair (Spain, 2012) Galerie Paris 8 (France 2012) IVHAM 12 international video art house Madrid (Spain, 2012) VFFF12 (Ecuador, 2012) Asymmetry Eight (Peru, 2012) SGUARDI SONORI (Italy, 2012) GAZA ́S International Festival For Video Art (Israel, 2012) , MECA Mediterráneo Centro Artístico, Almería (Spain, 2011) This is Recording (United States, 2011) FIVA (Argentina, 2011) FIVAC (Cuba, 2011), Water pieces contemporary art & video art festival (Leetonia, 2011), Fair of contemporary art of Arévalo (Spain, 2011) Streaming festival 6th Edition (Holland, 2011) among others. He has obtained several awards and recognitions during his career: Creation project Obra viva del Banco de La Republica (2022) Selected for the Bogota Biennial (2022) Recognition of the 17SRA (2020). Research and Creation Scholarship from the Secretary of Culture of Pereira (2019), Artbo Camera Art Award (2017), Nominated for the Sara Modiano Award (2016) Internship at the National University of Colombia (2015) He has carried out several residencies, among which the following stand out: La Tertulia Museum (Cali, 2021) Artista X Artista (Havana, 2019) Flora ars natura (Bogotá, 2018), Taller 7 (Medellín, 2017), La Usurpadora (Puerto Colombia, 2015 ), The multinational (Ecuador, 2015), Casa tres patios (Medellín, 2013), Residences on earth (Montenegro, 2012).
Fredy Clavijo Cuartas was born in the city of Pereira in Colombia in 1977. He currently lives in the city of Bogotá in Colombia from where he develops his career. He graduated from the Technological University of Pereira in 2003. His work has been presented in several collective exhibitions at a national and international level, such as: 15 Media Arts Biennial (Chile, 2021) Languages of Paper, El Museo Gallery (Bogotá, 2021) Small Format, El Castillo Museum (Medellín, 2021) Video Raymi 09, (Peru, 2020) Paper Languages, El Museo Gallery ( Bogotá, 2020) Art and Cuisine Meeting, Plural Cultural Node (Bogotá, 2020) Cinexaa (Cuenca, 2020) El Museo Gallery (Bogotá, 2019) La Balsa Gallery (Bogotá, 2019) A3 Young Latin American Video Art Salon (Peru, 2018) Beyond Words (Israel, 2017) Third Experimental Arts Festival of Antofagasta (Chile, 2017) Facade video festival, Vancouver art Gallery (Canada, 2017) Nos desirs Font désordre, Toulouse (France, 2017) Close up Vallarta (Mexico, 2017) Flacso (Ecuador, 2016) 6th Camaguey Video Art Festival (Cuba, 2015) Instants video 27Th. Marsella (France, 2014) Loading room gallery (Chile, 2013) 11th Anniversary of MARCO, Vigo (Spain, 2013) Rephasing Memory, Amsterdam (Holland, 2013) Region 0 The Latino video art (New York, 2013) Bang vI festival of video art of Barcelona (Spain, 2013) Art room, Madrid (Spain, 2013) La tabacalera (Spain, 2012) III Edition of the nice room, Madrid (Spain, 2012) Arévalo contemporary art fair (Spain, 2012) Galerie Paris 8 (France 2012) IVHAM 12 international video art house Madrid (Spain, 2012) VFFF12 (Ecuador, 2012) Asymmetry Eight (Peru, 2012) SGUARDI SONORI (Italy, 2012) GAZA ́S International Festival For Video Art (Israel, 2012) , MECA Mediterráneo Centro Artístico, Almería (Spain, 2011) This is Recording (United States, 2011) FIVA (Argentina, 2011) FIVAC (Cuba, 2011), Water pieces contemporary art & video art festival (Leetonia, 2011), Fair of contemporary art of Arévalo (Spain, 2011) Streaming festival 6th Edition (Holland, 2011) among others. He has obtained several awards and recognitions during his career: Creation project Obra viva del Banco de La Republica (2022) Selected for the Bogota Biennial (2022) Recognition of the 17SRA (2020). Research and Creation Scholarship from the Secretary of Culture of Pereira (2019), Artbo Camera Art Award (2017), Nominated for the Sara Modiano Award (2016) Internship at the National University of Colombia (2015) He has carried out several residencies, among which the following stand out: La Tertulia Museum (Cali, 2021) Artista X Artista (Havana, 2019) Flora ars natura (Bogotá, 2018), Taller 7 (Medellín, 2017), La Usurpadora (Puerto Colombia, 2015 ), The multinational (Ecuador, 2015), Casa tres patios (Medellín, 2013), Residences on earth (Montenegro, 2012).
Fredy Clavijo Cuartas was born in the city of Pereira in Colombia in 1977. He currently lives in the city of Bogotá in Colombia from where he develops his career. He graduated from the Technological University of Pereira in 2003. His work has been presented in several collective exhibitions at a national and international level, such as: 15 Media Arts Biennial (Chile, 2021) Languages of Paper, El Museo Gallery (Bogotá, 2021) Small Format, El Castillo Museum (Medellín, 2021) Video Raymi 09, (Peru, 2020) Paper Languages, El Museo Gallery ( Bogotá, 2020) Art and Cuisine Meeting, Plural Cultural Node (Bogotá, 2020) Cinexaa (Cuenca, 2020) El Museo Gallery (Bogotá, 2019) La Balsa Gallery (Bogotá, 2019) A3 Young Latin American Video Art Salon (Peru, 2018) Beyond Words (Israel, 2017) Third Experimental Arts Festival of Antofagasta (Chile, 2017) Facade video festival, Vancouver art Gallery (Canada, 2017) Nos desirs Font désordre, Toulouse (France, 2017) Close up Vallarta (Mexico, 2017) Flacso (Ecuador, 2016) 6th Camaguey Video Art Festival (Cuba, 2015) Instants video 27Th. Marsella (France, 2014) Loading room gallery (Chile, 2013) 11th Anniversary of MARCO, Vigo (Spain, 2013) Rephasing Memory, Amsterdam (Holland, 2013) Region 0 The Latino video art (New York, 2013) Bang vI festival of video art of Barcelona (Spain, 2013) Art room, Madrid (Spain, 2013) La tabacalera (Spain, 2012) III Edition of the nice room, Madrid (Spain, 2012) Arévalo contemporary art fair (Spain, 2012) Galerie Paris 8 (France 2012) IVHAM 12 international video art house Madrid (Spain, 2012) VFFF12 (Ecuador, 2012) Asymmetry Eight (Peru, 2012) SGUARDI SONORI (Italy, 2012) GAZA ́S International Festival For Video Art (Israel, 2012) , MECA Mediterráneo Centro Artístico, Almería (Spain, 2011) This is Recording (United States, 2011) FIVA (Argentina, 2011) FIVAC (Cuba, 2011), Water pieces contemporary art & video art festival (Leetonia, 2011), Fair of contemporary art of Arévalo (Spain, 2011) Streaming festival 6th Edition (Holland, 2011) among others. He has obtained several awards and recognitions during his career: Creation project Obra viva del Banco de La Republica (2022) Selected for the Bogota Biennial (2022) Recognition of the 17SRA (2020). Research and Creation Scholarship from the Secretary of Culture of Pereira (2019), Artbo Camera Art Award (2017), Nominated for the Sara Modiano Award (2016) Internship at the National University of Colombia (2015) He has carried out several residencies, among which the following stand out: La Tertulia Museum (Cali, 2021) Artista X Artista (Havana, 2019) Flora ars natura (Bogotá, 2018), Taller 7 (Medellín, 2017), La Usurpadora (Puerto Colombia, 2015 ), The multinational (Ecuador, 2015), Casa tres patios (Medellín, 2013), Residences on earth (Montenegro, 2012).
Rodrigo Facundo was born in Ibagué, Colombia. He began his studies in Fine Arts at the Universidad de los Andes and finished them at the University of Illinois in 1987. The following year he did a Master's Degree in Painting at the same University. She is a specialist in Multimedia Creation at the Universidad de los Andes, 2006. She has made several individual exhibitions, among which Tree of Tears stands out, Lia Laboratory, Bogota 2015. "Regime of light and shadow" LA gallery, Bogota. Colombia. "Fantographies" Museum of Modern Art, Bogotá 2011, "Sketch" Galeria El Museo, Bogotá, 2008, "On the tip of the tongue" Chamber of Commerce. Bogotá, 2005, “War Machines” Fourth Level Gallery, Bogotá. 2004. ¨Synesthesia¨ El Museo Gallery, Bogota. 2004, Paintings, French Alliance, Bogota. 2003. Paintings, EAFIT University Arts Center, Medellin, 2002. Paintings, Museum of Modern Art of Pereira, Pereira, 2001. “Intermittance” El Museo Gallery, Bogotá. 2001. "Pataphysics" Valenzuela & Klenner Gallery, Bogotá. 2000. "Pharmakos" Museum of Modern Art, Bogotá. 1999. Since 1987 he has participated in numerous collective exhibitions such as: Open Art Biennale, Orebro, Sweden 2017 “Madre Tierra Amotinada”, Museum of Modern Art, Bogota, Colombia, 2016. Voltage, Salon of Art and Technology, Centro Creativo Textura, Bogotá, 2015 “La Quatrieme Cordillere”, Mor-Charpentier Gallery, Paris, France. 2011. “Since Tomorrow”, LIA, Interdisciplinary Laboratory for the Arts, Bogotá, 2010. Baró Gallery, Sao Paulo, Brazil. 2010. “Denarrations” Pan American Art Projects, Miami E.U. 2009. Festival of Light, Recoleta Museum, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2006. “Streets of Desire’ 3rd Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art, Liverpool. 2004. II Biennial of Visual Arts of Mercosur, Porto Alegre, Brazil. 1999. "That's the way it is: Installation and object art in Latin America. Cultural Center of Contemporary Art A.C. Mexico. 1997 Havana Sao Paulo, Junge Kunst aus Latinamerika", Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin. 1995. "Current Colombian Art" Casa de America. Madrid, Spain. 1994. V Havana Biennial. Havana. Cuba. 1994
Rodrigo Facundo was born in Ibagué, Colombia. He began his studies in Fine Arts at the Universidad de los Andes and finished them at the University of Illinois in 1987. The following year he did a Master's Degree in Painting at the same University. She is a specialist in Multimedia Creation at the Universidad de los Andes, 2006. She has made several individual exhibitions, among which Tree of Tears stands out, Lia Laboratory, Bogota 2015. "Regime of light and shadow" LA gallery, Bogota. Colombia. "Fantographies" Museum of Modern Art, Bogotá 2011, "Sketch" Galeria El Museo, Bogotá, 2008, "On the tip of the tongue" Chamber of Commerce. Bogotá, 2005, “War Machines” Fourth Level Gallery, Bogotá. 2004. ¨Synesthesia¨ El Museo Gallery, Bogota. 2004, Paintings, French Alliance, Bogota. 2003. Paintings, EAFIT University Arts Center, Medellin, 2002. Paintings, Museum of Modern Art of Pereira, Pereira, 2001. “Intermittance” El Museo Gallery, Bogotá. 2001. "Pataphysics" Valenzuela & Klenner Gallery, Bogotá. 2000. "Pharmakos" Museum of Modern Art, Bogotá. 1999. Since 1987 he has participated in numerous collective exhibitions such as: Open Art Biennale, Orebro, Sweden 2017 “Madre Tierra Amotinada”, Museum of Modern Art, Bogota, Colombia, 2016. Voltage, Salon of Art and Technology, Centro Creativo Textura, Bogotá, 2015 “La Quatrieme Cordillere”, Mor-Charpentier Gallery, Paris, France. 2011. “Since Tomorrow”, LIA, Interdisciplinary Laboratory for the Arts, Bogotá, 2010. Baró Gallery, Sao Paulo, Brazil. 2010. “Denarrations” Pan American Art Projects, Miami E.U. 2009. Festival of Light, Recoleta Museum, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2006. “Streets of Desire’ 3rd Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art, Liverpool. 2004. II Biennial of Visual Arts of Mercosur, Porto Alegre, Brazil. 1999. "That's the way it is: Installation and object art in Latin America. Cultural Center of Contemporary Art A.C. Mexico. 1997 Havana Sao Paulo, Junge Kunst aus Latinamerika", Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin. 1995. "Current Colombian Art" Casa de America. Madrid, Spain. 1994. V Havana Biennial. Havana. Cuba. 1994
Rodrigo Facundo was born in Ibagué, Colombia. He began his studies in Fine Arts at the Universidad de los Andes and finished them at the University of Illinois in 1987. The following year he did a Master's Degree in Painting at the same University. She is a specialist in Multimedia Creation at the Universidad de los Andes, 2006. She has made several individual exhibitions, among which Tree of Tears stands out, Lia Laboratory, Bogota 2015. "Regime of light and shadow" LA gallery, Bogota. Colombia. "Fantographies" Museum of Modern Art, Bogotá 2011, "Sketch" Galeria El Museo, Bogotá, 2008, "On the tip of the tongue" Chamber of Commerce. Bogotá, 2005, “War Machines” Fourth Level Gallery, Bogotá. 2004. ¨Synesthesia¨ El Museo Gallery, Bogota. 2004, Paintings, French Alliance, Bogota. 2003. Paintings, EAFIT University Arts Center, Medellin, 2002. Paintings, Museum of Modern Art of Pereira, Pereira, 2001. “Intermittance” El Museo Gallery, Bogotá. 2001. "Pataphysics" Valenzuela & Klenner Gallery, Bogotá. 2000. "Pharmakos" Museum of Modern Art, Bogotá. 1999. Since 1987 he has participated in numerous collective exhibitions such as: Open Art Biennale, Orebro, Sweden 2017 “Madre Tierra Amotinada”, Museum of Modern Art, Bogota, Colombia, 2016. Voltage, Salon of Art and Technology, Centro Creativo Textura, Bogotá, 2015 “La Quatrieme Cordillere”, Mor-Charpentier Gallery, Paris, France. 2011. “Since Tomorrow”, LIA, Interdisciplinary Laboratory for the Arts, Bogotá, 2010. Baró Gallery, Sao Paulo, Brazil. 2010. “Denarrations” Pan American Art Projects, Miami E.U. 2009. Festival of Light, Recoleta Museum, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2006. “Streets of Desire’ 3rd Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art, Liverpool. 2004. II Biennial of Visual Arts of Mercosur, Porto Alegre, Brazil. 1999. "That's the way it is: Installation and object art in Latin America. Cultural Center of Contemporary Art A.C. Mexico. 1997 Havana Sao Paulo, Junge Kunst aus Latinamerika", Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin. 1995. "Current Colombian Art" Casa de America. Madrid, Spain. 1994. V Havana Biennial. Havana. Cuba. 1994
