Nelson Gutierrez
Born 1968, lives and works in Washington, DC, USA.
Since the early 1990s, Nelson's work has focused on creating bi and three-dimensional artworks, conceptual objects and installations, based on current sociopolitical issues. Through art he looks to better understand mankind’s conflict in particular, the social and psychological implications of social violence.
Toward this end, he has worked on a series of pieces that address issues of longing, fear, grief and vanity. He uses a variety of different mediums to express these feelings and tells a story known to us all but lived more deeply by some than others. From charcoal and ink to wood, metal, blood, wax, water, glass, light and photographs, materials are juxtaposed and symbolically paired.
Education
M. A. Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, England, 1999
B.A. Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogota, Colombia, 1990
Professional Experience
Consultant Teaching Artist, DCPS, Washington D.C. USA
Teaching Artist, Arts for Learning, Miami, Florida, USA
Associate Professor, UJTL, Faculty of Fine Arts, Bogota, Colombia
Adjunct Professor, Universidad de Los Andes, Faculty of Fine Arts, Bogota, Colombia
Individual Shows
2006 Dog days. Edge Zones Contemporary Art. Miami, FL. USA
2004 Fashionable Emergencies. Project Room at Edge Zones , Miami, FL. USA
2001 Earth, Fragments. Camarin del Carmen. Bogota, Colombia
2000 Colombia without landmines. Alzate Avendaño. Bogota, Colombia
1998 Nelson Gutierrez. Ecomuseo. Bogota, Colombia
1997 Recent Works. Independent Gallery. Bogota, Colombia
1994 Acrylics. Gimnasio Moderno. Bogota, Colombia
1991 “Human Spaces” Graduate Thesis. UJTL. Bogota, Colombia
Group Shows
2010 Cosmosis, Urban Arts Complex Gallery, Washington,D.C. USA
2008 Artomatic, NoMa,Washington, D.C. USA
2008 Insurgents, Flood Gallery. Asheville, NC. USA
2006 Witness , Kunsthaus. Miami, FL. USA
2006 The Pain of Others. Edge Zones Contemporary Art. Miami, FL. USA
2005 Stupid but beautiful portraits. Colombian Consulate, Miami, FL. USA
2005 Beyond all of that… Edge Zones Contemporary Art, Miami, FL. USA
2004 Miami Now. Edge Zones at the World Arts Building, Miami, FL. USA
2004 Hispano! Saint Lucie County Historical Museum, Fort Pierce, FL. USA
2000 Relations and Concepts. Museo de Arte U. Ciencias Aplicadas. Bogota, Colombia
1999 20th Century Colombian Art. Christie's, South Kensington. London, England
1999 MA Degree Show. Chelsea College of Art. London, England
1994 Exposición de Expositores. Gimnasio Moderno. Bogota, Colombia
1990 New Names. Cámara de Comercio de Bogota. Bogota, Colombia
1989 Salon de Arte Joven. Museo de Antioquia. Medellin, Colombia
Awards
2003 Scholarship for Artist Residency, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT. USA
1998 Scholarship - Program for Masters Degree, Fundación para el Futuro de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia
Publications
Projects by Nelson Gutierrez, 2011. 