José GOTOPO - Obras Disponibles - 2019 - Works of Art Available

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

Individual Exhibitions:

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

Exhibitions Collective:

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.