Pedro Ruiz
Pedro Ruiz (born 1957) is a Colombian Artist, whose focus on conceptual painting is marked by examining the socio-political context of his native Colombia.
Pedro Ruiz
- Born
- 1957
- Awards
- Knight; Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- Known for
- Colombian Painting
- Education
- École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
- Nationality
- Colombia
- Occupation
- sculptor · painter · artist
- Languages
- Spanish · English · French
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• Born — 1957 • Awards — Knight; Ordre des Arts et des Lettres • Known for — Colombian Painting • Education — École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts • Website — http: www.pedroruiz.co
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Pedro Ruiz (born 1957) is described as an artist in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The birth of Pedro Ruiz is recorded in 1957 in Bogotá.
Career and education
Career and education
He studied at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, which he attended from 1979 to 1983. After completing his degree, he began exploring painting and printing techniques at Stanley William Hayter's studio, Atelier 17. After spending five years in Paris, he returned to his home in Bogotá. There he began work with the advertising agency McCann, where he became the company's Artistic Director.
Major exhibitions and auctions
Major exhibitions and auctions
Pedro Ruiz began solo exhibitions as an artist in Bogotá in the late 1980s. He is currently represented by Beatriz Esguerra Art in Bogotá. • (2012–2018) Latin American Art Sale, Christie's, New York, NY • 2016 – GOLD Spirit and Nature of a Territory, Presented By the Embassy of Colombia and Maddox Gallery, Mayfair, London. • 2015 – Anything Goes / "Todo Vale", Beatriz Esguerra Art, Bogota, Colombia • 2009 – GOLD Spirit and Nature of a Territory, Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogota, Colombia • 2007 – Love is in the Air, Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá, Colombia • 1999 The Natural Library, Galería Casas-Reigner, Bogota
Honors and awards
• 2014 – Named Friend of UNICEF Bogotá • 2010 – Conferred as Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters (Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres) by the French government for his contribution to Colombian art • 2003 – Winner of the Call for Exhibitions at the Santa Fe Gallery Room
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