NEW ART WORK, NEW IMAGES FROM DIFFERENT SERIES INCLUDING THE KEY WEST-SOUTH WEST SERIES.

I am posting a selection of images of my art work from different series. These images correspond to new paintings as well as old ones.

JORGE POSADA UPDATED RESUME AND BIOGRAPHY

JORGE POSADA

Painter, sculptor, printmaker, video artist born in Colombia and living and working in the United States for the last 25 years. He lives in Manhattan and has his studio in Long island City where he is dedicated full time to his Art work.

 His academic training began in his country, Colombia, with studies in painting, printmaking and sculpture at the University of Antioquia in his native city Medellin and continued in New York at the Lower East Side Print Shop, where he was a recipient of a seven years scholarship to study, research and creates several series of prints. He also completed a special workshop of lighting and sound at La Guardia Community College.

 Recipient of one of the most important awards in visual arts in Colombia at the Young Art Salon at the Museo de Antioquia, where he was awarded the first prize, he has exhibited internationally as well as in the USA where he also received a Honorable Mention at “Expresiones Hispanas “, a Hispanic Art tour. His artwork has been reviewed extensible in newspapers as well as art magazines in the USA and abroad and was feature in a documentary at Channel Thirteen in the USA called “ The New Immigrants” 

 In 2004 he was selected among several artist to create and complete a 1.500 square feet mural for the Ritz Theater in Elizabeth New Jersey, USA, titled: “Homage to the Arts”His artwork is in mayor private and public art collections in Colombia, USA, Mexico, Japan and Europe.

 Jorge Posada is currently working in a series of paintings as a homage to Peter Paul Rubens and Théodore Géricault. At the conclusion of the project, a traveling exhibition will be shown in Rotterdam, Brussels and New York. 

STUDIES:

1990‑96‑Printmaking techniques. Lower East Side Printshop, NY.

1995‑Water‑base printmaking. Water‑Base Workshop, NY.

1978‑Printmaking workshop. Taller de Artes, Medellin, Colombia.

1975‑Drawing, painting, sculpture. University of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia.

1965‑96‑Independent research and studies. (Drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking,

photography, graphic design). Colombia and U.S.A.

AWARDS:

1993‑96‑Recipient Felowship Program. Lower East Side Printshop, NY.

1992‑Chosen as Artist Associate for Historias. A colective art Project. Atlantic Center for the

Arts, Daytona.

1991‑Winner Individual Artist Showcase. Queensborough Public Library, NY.

1988‑Honorable Mention. Expresiones Hispanas,  Hispanic art tour 1988‑89. Denver.

1983‑Special Nomination. The Alzate Avendaho Award. Museum of ContemporaryArt,

Bogota Colombia.

1978‑Audience Award. 2nd. Hall of Visual Arts. Museum of Contemporary Art,University

of Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia.

1977-Special  Award. August International Hall. Museum of Contemporary

Art,Bogota,Colombia.

1976‑First National Prize. VII Hall of Young Art. Antioquia Museum of Art, Medellin,

Colombia.

1975‑Acquisition Award. National April Hall of Art.Contemporary Museum of Art,

University of Antioquia,Medellin, Colombia.

SELECTED ONE MAN SHOWS:

2006- Jorge Posada Selected Art Work. The Iron Tree Gallery, Millerton, New York

2006- Animus Corpus. Kunstpanorama Art Gallery, Luzern, Switzerland

2005-Exodus.Arte Autopista gallery. Medellin, Colombia.

2002-From the Sky to Skin. Open Studio. New York.

2001‑Founders Choice IV. Leslie Lohman  Art Foundation, New York, NY.

2000‑The Awakening Series. Cronos Art Gallery, Miami, Florida.

1999‑A Body Apart. X‑Ibit Art Gallery, Miami, Florida.

1999‑The Missing and The Awakening Series. Colombian Consulate Gallery, Miami.

1998‑The Sacred Body. Frame of Mind Gallery, Miami.

1996‑Tales of the Missing.Open Studio Program. Lower East Side Printshop,NY.

1992‑Urban Rituals and Chronicles. Queensborough Public library, NY.

1990‑Individual Showcase retrospective.  Queenborough Public Library, NY.

1986‑From the Skin to the Phantoms. Ganadero Bank Art Gallery, Medellin, Colombia.

1985‑Phantoms of the City. Nora Art Gallery, NY.

‑Phantoms of the City. Ollantay Center for the Arts, NY.

1983-Erotic Series and Anonimous People. Luis Angel Arango Library Parlor one, Bogota,

Colombia.

‑Erotic Series and Anonimous People. Pluma Art Gallery, Bogota, Colombia.

1982‑Anonimous People. Executive Club Gallery, Medellin,Colombia.

1981‑Black Series. Finale Art Gallery, Medellin, Colombia.

1979‑Life, love and death. El Callejon Art Gallery,Bogota, Colombia.

1978‑Falling Angels. Arte Autopista Art Gallery, Medellin, Colombia.

1976‑La Casa Art Gallery. Medellin, Colombia.

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS.

2009-Propuesta 5 a Latin American Collective, Baron gallery space, New York, USA

2009- American Classics Meet Latin American Art The Biggs Museum of American Art. Delaware.USA

2009-Second Guanlan International Print Biennial Shenzhen. China

2009-Exotic 2009 Ishida Taiseisya Gallery- Kyoto-Japan

2009-Change An exhibition of Long Island City Artists. Flushing Town Hall Gallery. New York. USA

2008-Aesthetic Encounter in London. Lennox Gallery, London, UK

2008-2008 outlooks Exhibit: Hispanic lives,Latin Worlds-Simple Complexities. Delaware Art Museum.

2008-International Print Exhibition Yunnan 2008 Artists Association of Yunnan province, Kunming City, China.

2008-Infinity Unit in Berlin International Art Exhibition, Schillerpalais Gallery. Berlin,Germany.

2008-Dreamers rendezvous. A-Forest Gallery. New York.

2007-Beyond New York In Tokyo. Dreamers fusion Gallery Tsubaki. Japan.

Colective at Art Miami. Giovanni Rossi Fine Art gallery. Miami.

2006-Beyond new York. Toward the infinite dream. Gallery 130. Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka. Japan.

2005-Contemporanea.University of Connecticut Gallery. Hartford, Connecticut.

2004-Psychological  Archaeology Williamsburg Art & Historical Center. Brooklyn,NY.

2004-Color Works. Michael Perez Gallery. New York. NY.

2003-Art of the Americas A latin Art fair. Coconut Grove Convention Center. Miami.

2002-Multicultural Group Show. African American Museum, Hempstead, NY.

2002-Art and Lust. Wild Seduction Art Gallery, Miami.

2001-Multicultural Exhibition. African American Museum, Hempstead, NY.

2000-A world of Latin Artist : Land, People and Passion. Delaware Art Museum. Delaware.

2000-Latin American Painters in New York City : Global Art in the year 2000. Dana Arts

Center. Colgate University,Hamilton, NY.

1998‑Multicultural exhibition. African American Museum, Hemstead, NY.

‑A latinoamerican Review. Paterson Museum of Art, NJ.

1998‑Bienal de San Juan del Grabado Latinoamericano y del Caribe.  Instituto de Cultura

Puertorriquena, San Juan,Puerto Rico.

1996‑Latin American Art in the 90’s. St. John University Art Gallery, NY.

‑Exploring the North. Ten Colombian Artists in the USA. Stendhal Gallery, NY.

‑Exploring the North. Ten Colombian Artists in the USA, Museo Bolivariano de Arte Contemporaneo, SantaMarta, Colombia.

‑Innovative Prints from the Lower East Side Printshop.  Amos Eno Gallery, NY.

‑Exploring the North. Ten Colombian Artists in the USA. Centro Colombo Americano, Bogota, Colombia.

‑The Latinamerican Drawing. Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

‑Views. Selections from the Lower East Side Printshop. Draakon Gallery, Estonia.

1995‑Bienal de San Juan del Grabado Latinoamericano y del Caribe. Instituto de Cultura

Puertorriquena, San Juan,Puerto Rico.   

‑IV SalÛn de Dibujo de Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana.

‑New York‑Caracas. Phoenix Gallery, NY.

‑Small Formats, Florida Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela.

‑Printed at the Lower East Side Printshop. La Mama Gallery.

1994‑Art, Emotion, Imagination. Florida Art Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela.

1992‑The Impact of two Worlds.  Art Space Gallery, New Haven.

‑The Hispanic Experience in the American South. Arizona State University, Phoenix.

‑Configurations.  Ward‑Nasse Gallery, NY.

1991‑2001 Hispanic Artists Odyssey.  Museo Chicano, Phoenix.

‑40 Contemporary Artists.  The Founding Center, AIexandria.

1990‑Three Artists. City Hall, NY.

1989‑Expresiones Hispanas. Center for the Fine Arts, Miami.

‑Expresiones Hispana. Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos. New Mexico

‑Expresiones Hispanas. Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA.

1988‑Expresiones Hispanas, Hispanic art tour, Denver.

‑Expresiones Hispanas. Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities, Arvada.

‑Expresiones Hispanas. Southwest Museum, Los Angeles.

‑Expresiones Hispanas. Mexican Cultural Institute, San Antonlo, TX.

‑Ten Individuals. Hunter College gallery, NY.

1986‑Pieces of Flesh. Anisi Art GalIery, Miami, FL.

-First Biennal of lberoamerican Painting. Miami.

‑Latinamerican Artists.  Casa Espana Gallery, NY.

1985‑Colombian Artists in New York, Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art, NY.

‑Two Colombian Artists.  Barnard‑Goldgerg  Private Gallery, NY.

‑Colombian Artists in New York.  Museum of Contemporary Art, Bogota, Colombia.

1984‑XV Salon of Young Art. Antioquia  Museum of Art, Medellin, Colombia.

‑Erotic Art. Lincoln Gallery, NY.

‑Alzate Avendano Hall. Museum of Contemporary Art, Bogota, Colombia.

1881-Personajes Anonimos Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango. Salon 1. Bogota. Colombia

1979‑Three Media Three Artists. Paco Gallery, NY.

1977‑August International Hall. Museum of Contemporary Art, Bogota, Colombia.

1976‑VII Hall of Young Art.  Antioquia Museum of Art, Medellin, Colombia.