He was born
in Coro, Falcon State
on August 4, 1964. He studied painting at the School of Visual Arts Tito
Salas in 1979. Between 1980 and 1984 he
participated in the Free Art Workshop Texas in
Coro, and in 1986 studied Painting, Drawing and
Printmaking at the Academy of Fine Arts Neptalí Rincón of Maracaibo.
In
1994 he obtained a degree in Fine Arts at the University Cecilio Acosta of Maracaibo, and in
1995-2000-2001 studied at The Art Students League of New York, with teachers Catherin
Redmon and Willian Shart. In 2004 he received a degree in Education at the
University Cecilio Acosta in Maracaibo.
He currently teaches painting at the Experimental School of Art at the University of Zulia.
El Inocente Plumaje de la Lluvia
87 x 142 cm - 2018
El Puente
96 x 140 cm - 2018
2018
•Recent Paintings.
Catholic Isabel Gallery, Mexico City
2016
•
Simultaneous Solstice Gallery Villalón Barquisimeto – Venezuela
2014
• Spells
Summer, Biotel SUITES - Barquisimeto - Venezuela
• Notes for
a story with Saltimbanquis Gallery Areas Barquisimeto - Venezuela
• Small
Formats, Big Issues, Gallery Villalón Barquisimeto - Venezuela
• Caribbean,
I am. Budapest - Hungary.
2013
• Travel to
the Middle East - Hotel Kristoff - Maracaibo - Venezuela
• Portraits
- Exhibition Hall Alliance Francaise of Valledupar - Colombia
•
Simultaneous Solstice - Exhibition Hall Lake Maracaibo Club / Gallery Miluna - Venezuela
• Tribute
to Ferdinand Bellemann, Exhibition Hall Bellermann - Colonia Tovar - Venezuela
• Blue
Caribbean - House of Culture - Aruba
El resplandor lejano de una montaña de amatistas
96 x 150 cm - 2018
Entonces Sucede un Viento Leve
88 x 140 cm - 2017
2012
• The
Colors of Twilight. Sleepless Pupil Foundation. Caracas
Venezuela
• ANYWAY
Rosas. Creating Hope Foundation. Coro
- Falcon. - Venezuela
• Notes of
a Portrait of Frida CENDAVF Centre for the Development of Visual Arts in Falcón
- Venezuela
• José
Gotopo - Artworks, International Arts and Antiques Fair of Maracaibo -
Venezuela
2011
• Painting
is silent poetry - Art Center PDVSA La Estancia. Maracaibo
- Venezuela.
• Painting
is silent poetry - Art Center PDVSA La Estancia. Paraguana - Venezuela.
• With Lake
against the light, Exhibition Hall Carbozulia, Maracaibo
- Venezuela.
2010
• Sleep to
Poetry. Toulon Fashion Mall Caracas.
- Venezuela.
•"Red
Sky". Expo - Fair - Shanghai 2010. Shanghai - China.
Fabiola Mirando el Crepusculo
89 x 141 cm - 2018
2009
• José Gotopo
Recent Artworks. SANATYAPIM Gallery. Ankara - Turkey
• 5 th. International
Art Fair Ankara - Turkey / 2009 Individual Exhibition / José Gotopo Works Recent,
2008
• Romantic and Baroque. Aula Magna Universidad
Rafael Urdaneta. Maracaibo /Zulia.-Venezuela
• Venezuela Airs. National Gallery Dar
Al-Bath. Damascus / Syrian Arab Republic
• Venezuela
Airs. Central Gallery of Ancient Coliseum Allepo / Syrian Arab
Republic.
• Venezuela
Airs. Exhibition hall, House of Culture Amman - Jordan.
• Venezuela Airs. Municipality of Douma. Douma - Lebanon.
• 4 th.
International Art Fair Ankara - Turkey / 2008 Individual Exhibition / Recent
Works.
• Recent
Works. Al Baath National Gallery of Fine Arts. Ministry of Communications, Damascus
/ Syrian.
Menguante con Bugambilias
97 X 135 cm - 2017
Mujer con Pajaro y Diadema
97 x 142 cm - 2018
2007
• Shades
nothing else. Miluna gallery. Maracaibo / Zulia. -Venezuela
• Live Frida. Museum of Contemporary Art of Zulia. Maracaibo. -Venezuela
2006
• Recent
Paintings. XIII International Festival of Afro-Caribbean Culture. Veracruzano
Institute Culture, "Cultural Center Las Atarazanas". Veracruz - Mexico.
2005
• Bonampak Airs. Autonomous
Technological Institute
of Mexico.
• Elegy of
Chilam Balam. Fund for the Development of Arts and Culture of Mexico.
2004
• The
Twilight of Harlequin. Gallery Art Nouveau - Maracaibo, Venezuela.
2003
• Goblins
and Damsels. Daily The Impulse
- Barquisimeto, Venezuela.
• The
Twilight of Harlequin. BANCOEX - Caracas,
Venezuela.
Niña con Sombrero
97 x 139 cm - 2018
NIña Morena
89 x 140 cm - 2018
2001
• New York Post. Sieve Modern
Art Center
- Maracaibo, Venezuela.
• Today I
do Not Want to be Away. Gallery July Arraga - Maracaibo, Venezuela.
2000
• Amazements
and fortunetelling. Ochre-Art Gallery - Caracas,
Venezuela.
• Chords,
Metaphors and Dissonances. Armando
Reverón Room. University Cecilio Acosta - Maracaibo, Edo. Zulia. -Venezuela
• Daily
Universe. Venezuelan American Center
of Zulia - Maracaibo, Edo.
Zulia. -Venezuela
1999
• The table
is served. Sieve Modern Art Centre - Maracaibo,
Venezuela.
1997
• Solar
Rite, Night Mystery. Gallery La Salita - Maracaibo,
Venezuela.
• Paint and
ritual. Gallery Art Nouveau - Maracaibo,
Venezuela.
1994
• Lords of
the distance. Moro Gallery - Maracaibo,
Venezuela.
• Horses. Museum of Ceramics and Earthenware Popular.
Balcony of the Arcaya - Coro,
Venezuela.
1993
• Golden Sun, Night Blue. Adícora lounge, Hotel Miranda
- Coro, Venezuela.
1992
• Birds and
flowers. Venezuela Gallery - New York,
United States.
Oceánico menguante
97 x 143 - 2018
Sombrero Azul
90 x 143 cm - 2018
2017
• II Hall
of University Art. MACZUL. Maracaibo Venezuela
•
"Quorum: A Human Extravaganza", Wynwood Warehouse Project. Wynwood-Miami
• Nové
Horizonty. Latin Art Gallery. Jungmannova - Prague - Czech Republic.
• Villahermosa II
project. Villahermosa Cultural Center - México
2016
• Tribute
to Francisco Hung. Scepter Art Estancia Maracaibo
/ Venezuela
• Visions
Contemporary Art of Zulia. Lia Bermudez Art Center, Maracaibo / Venezuela
• New Perspectives Latin
Art Gallery
Prague. Czech Republic
• Painters
Zulianos Athenaeum Villahermosa – Mexico
2015
• I
National Exhibition of Art Carelis. Carelis
Art Center
- Turmero / Venezuela
• II
National Drawing Exhibition. Drawing Cabinet and Stamp. Valencia
/ Venezuela
Tu Sombrero que Estalla como Barco Vestido de Luces
89 x 137 cm - 2018
Una Mesa para Morandi
89 x 139 cm - 2017
2014
• Hector
Rojas Meza XXIV Hall. Athenaeum of Cabudare. Lara State.
-Venezuela
• Arturo Michelena Hall 67 - Gallery Braulio
Salazar. Valencia - Venezuela
• I Biennial
of Arts "Festivals of Carabobo". Culture Museum. Valencia - Venezuela
• Painters
Falconianos. Alejandro Otero
Museum. Caracas
Venezuela
• Artists
Our American. Paramaribo
- Suriname
• Art Biennial
City of Coro. Falcón - Venezuela
2013
• Third
Biennial of Latin American Art in Prague.
Institute Cervantes / Ministry of Culture Prague
-
Czech Republic.
• I PDVSA
Art Biennial - Museum of Puerto La Cruz - Venezuela.
•
Exhibition Hall Romanian Embassy - Prague - Czech Republic.
• Latin
American Artists. Latin Art Gallery - Prague - Czech Republic.
2012
• National
Painting Mauro Mejias. Anzoategui. -Venezuela
2011
• National
Painting Armando Reverón. Merida,
Venezuela
• Municipal
Art Hall of Maracay.
Mayor of the Municipality Girardot. Maracay,
Venezuela.
• Art exhibitión
City Guanare - Guanare, Venezuela.
• Bolivar
Image and Symbol Emancipator. PDVSA - STAY. Maracaibo. -Venezuela
• Heroes of
Independence. Leah Bermudez
Arts Center.
Maracaibo. -Venezuela
• VI Biennial
of Maracaibo. Museum of Contemporary Art of Zulia. -Venezuela
Crepusculo Rosa con Menguante
90 x 138 cm - 2018
Adicora es el Mar
140 x 232 cm - 2016
2010
• V Biennial
of Maracaibo. Museum of Contemporary Art of Zulia. -Venezuela
• National Exhibition
of Art Aragua. Mario
Abreu Museum. Maracay. -Venezuela
2009
• II
National Biennial of Visual Arts of Barinas state. Barinas -Venezuela
• Black and
White. Arts Center
of Maracaibo - Maracaibo, Venezuela
• Artists
Collective. Sanatyapim Gallery. Ankara / Turkey.
• National
Exhibition of Art University, Central
University of Venezuela - Caracas. -Venezuela
•
"Variations Workshop". III International Exhibition of Gravat
Xalubinia-Menorca The exhibition Municipal Roser Ciutadella. - Spain
•
"Variations Workshop. III International Exhibition of Gravat
Xalubinia-Menorca "Museum Mahon Menorca. Menorca - Spain
• National
Exhibition of Art Aragua. Mario
Abreu Museum.
Maracay. -Venezuela
• Hector Rojas Meza IXX Hall. Athenaeum of Cabudare. Lara State.
-Venezuela
2008
• National
Hall Planet Earth. Museum
of Yaracuy - San Felipe.
-Venezuela
• "The
Still Life" Exhibition Hall University
Rafael Urdaneta, Maracaibo
- Zulia.
• 64
National Exhibition of Visual Arts Arturo Michelena, Valencia
-Venezuela
Adicora es el Viento
90 x 140 cm - 2018
Agua Caribe
88 x 144 cm 2018
2007
• Contemporary
Vanguards. Museum Art of Contemporary Art of Zulia. -Venezuela
• National Exhibition
of Art Aragua. Mario Abreu Museum. Maracay. -Venezuela
• National Art exhibición East. Municipal Gallery of
Puerto la Cruz. -Venezuela
• Art exhibición Hector Rojas Meza. Athenaeum of Cabudare - Lara-Venezuela
• I
Painting Exhibition CORPOZULIA. Lia
Bermudez Art
Center. Maracaibo-Venezuela
2006
• 63
National Exhibition of Visual Arts Arturo Michelena, Athenaeum of Valencia -Venezuela.
• Opening
Windows, Piag Museum,
Coral Gables, Florida
- United States.
• Shanghai
Art Fair. People's Republic of China.
• Black and
White. III Edition of Contemporary Art, Fine
Arts Center
of Maracaibo - Venezuela
• National
Hall Small Format Art, University
of Andes.
Merida-Venezuela
Caligrafía para un Perfil sin Nombre
97 x 140 cm - 2018
Como una Fabula de Azules Luminiscentes
100 X 135cm - 2017
2005
• Municipal
Art Hall of Maracay.
Mayor of the Municipality Girardot. Maracay-Venezuela
• City Hall
Art Coro. Coro Museum of Art. Falcón-Venezuela
• National
Exhibition of Art of Puerto la Cruz. Gallery of Modern Art. -Venezuela
• National
Exhibition of Art Juan Lovera. Industrial Bank of Venezuela
Caracas. -Venezuela
• I Mega
Exhibition of Arts. Arts Center Maracaibo Lia
Bermudez and Museum
of Fine Arts. Caracas. -Venezuela
• Biggest Event
of Arts. Museum
of Contemporary Art in Caracas. -Venezuela
• II
International Art and Antiques Fair. Art Center Maracaibo Lia Bermudez.
• Shanghai
Art Fair. People's Republic of China.
•
Falconianos Artists Collective. Museum
of Contemporary Art in Caracas. -Venezuela
2004
• II
International Exhibition The look in Art. Art Center Maracaibo Lia Bermudez - Maracaibo-Venezuela
• Municipal Art Exhibition Maracay -
Maracay-Venezuela
• National
Hall of Aragua - Venezuela
Aragua
• Lara at
the foot of Avila.
Metropolitan University
of Caracas -
Caracas-Venezuela
• First
International Art and Antiques Fair of Maracaibo.
Lia Bermudez Art
Center. Maracaibo Maracaibo-Venezuela
Crepusculares
98 x 141 cm - 2017
2003
• In black
and white. Arts Center
of Maracaibo - Maracaibo, Venezuela.
• Painting
Exhibition Rafael Ramón González - Acarigua, Venezuela.
• National
Hall of Aragua. Mario Abreu Museum
of Art - Maracay, Venezuela.
2001
• National
Hall of Aragua. Mario Abreu Museum
of Art - Maracay, Venezuela.
2000
• Palms Prings
Art Fair, Miami.
International. Art Fair. - Florida, USA.
• Tamayo,
Almost Mineral Silence. Museum of Contemporary Art of Caracas
Sofia Imber - Caracas, Venezuela.
• National
Painting. Mayoralty Girardot - Maracay,
Venezuela.
• End of
Course Exhibition. Leatrice Rose workshop. The Art Student League of New York - New
York, USA.
• XXV
National Exhibition of Art Aragua. Mario
Abreu Museum
of Art - Maracay, Venezuela.
• Art Fair Palm Beach - Florida, USA.
• Winners
of the Red Dot. The Art Students League Gallery - New York, USA.
• II Hall
of Religious Art. Hispanic Catholic Center
- New York, USA.
• The Art
that Moves Us. Jeep Convention Center - Houston, Texas, USA.
• Winners
of the Merit Scholarship. The Art Student League. Linconrl
Center - New York, USA.
1999
• First
National Drawing Exhibition. Romulo Betancourt Library - Caracas, Venezuela.
• Opening Doors.
Exhibition Hall Juan Carmona - Barquisimeto,
Venezuela.
• XXIV
National Exhibition of Art Aragua. Mario
Abreu Museum
of Art - Maracay, Venezuela.
• Assembly
Alebrijes. Li Art Center - Caracas,
Venezuela.
• IX
Biennial Print and Drawing Taipei.
Museum of Fine
Arts in Taipei - Taiwan.
• Art-21
New Century. Art Fair Vegas. MGM Grand Hotel Las Vegas Conference. Center - Las Vegas, United
States.
1998
• Infinity
Edge of the Sun. Museum
of Contemporary Art Zulia - Maracaibo, Venezuela.
• National Exhibition Arturo Michelena LV -
Valencia, Venezuela.
• Art Hall Juan Lovera. Museum of Caracas -
Caracas, Venezuela.
• VEN-ART 98. Torre Corp Banca - Caracas,
Venezuela.
1997
• Municipal
Hall Painting XVII. Mayor of Maracay - Maracay, Venezuela.
• Art
Biennial Fondere. Museum Francisco Narvaez - Porlamar, Venezuela.
• Twelve of
Michelena. Art Center Maracaibo
Lia Bermudez. Industrial Bank. Venezuela.
Michelena Room - Caracas,
Venezuela.
• From Mud
Town. Armando Reveron Room
- Mexico,
DF
• East
looks West. Museum of
Barquisimeto. Barquisimeto - Venezuela.
1996
• National
Exhibition of Small and Medium Format. Gallery La Otra
Banda - Merida, Venezuela.
• XXI
National Exhibition of Art Aragua. Mario
Abreu Museum
of Art - Maracay, Venezuela.
• LIV
National Art Exhibition Arturo Michelena. - Valencia,
Venezuela.
• Painting Exhibition Western
Center. Athenaeum of Churuguara. - Falcon, Venezuela.
• 19
Zulianos in Michelena. Gallery Emerio Dario Lunar - Maracaibo, Venezuela.
1993
• XI
Biennial of Humor and Satire - Gabrovo,
Bulgaria.
1992
•
Venezuelan Painters in New York.
Venezuela Gallery - New York,
United States.
1991
•
Venezuelan Painters in the Yellow House. National
Art Gallery
- Caracas, Venezuela.
•
Reconstruction of the Landscape. Museum
of Modern Art in Maracay
- Venezuela.
1990
• Two
Generations of Venezuelan artists. Homage to Paéz. Venezuela Gallery - New York,U.S.A
1989
• IX Hall
of Art Bijoux. Embassy of Israel - Caracas, Venezuela.
1988
• III
Biennial of Art City
of Maracaibo. Gallery July Arraga - Maracaibo, Venezuela.
1987
• VIII Art
Exhibition West. Municipal Institute of Art - Merida, Venezuela.
• Second
Biennial of Art City
of Maracaibo. Gallery July Arraga - Maracaibo,
Venezuela.
1986
• XI Hall
of Art Aragua. Mario
Abreu Museum - Maracay, Venezuela.