Gonzalo Fuenmayor is a Colombian artist, known for using bananas as a symbol for cultural relation. He was born in 1977 in Barranquilla, Colombia.
Art by Gonzalo Fuenmayor
Gonzalo Fuenmayor received his Bachelor of Fine Art from School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, in 2000, with Major in Fine Art and Minor in Art Education, and his Masters in Fine Art from School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 2004, from which he also earned the prestigious Traveling Fellowship. Leticia, Colombian city in the heart of the Amazon was chosen as a destination. Its enticement and excitement is going to be perfect for Fuenmayor to continue to examine the notions of the exotic and collision of cultures.
Art by Gonzalo Fuenmayor
Fuenmayor expresses himself in several ways, he draws, he paints and he is taking photographs. His mastery of charcoal drawing technique extents to the point where it’s almost impossible to differentiate black and white photographs from his work. What has marked Fuenmayor’s carrier are bananas. The idea came from wanting to make himself and his work more exotic, while he was in Boston. Since then, this fruit has found its place in many of his artworks. He maybe is famous for the use of bananas, but what really catches the eye is the conflict between his Latino roots and the Europe heritage he has been exposed to. Fuenmayor excels in portraying the clash of cultures, creating magical realism.
Photography by Gonzalo Fuenmayor
He is represented by Dolby Chadwick Gallery in San Francisco, USA.
Gonzalo Fuenmayor lives and works in Miami.
All images courtesy of the artist.
| Year | Exhibition Title | Gallery/Museum | Solo/Group |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Gonzalo Fuenmayor | Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA | Solo |
| 2016 | Gonzalo Fuenmayor | Galeria El Museo, Bogota, Colombia | Solo |
| 2015 | Gonzalo Fuenmayor | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston , MA | Solo |
| 2015 | Lenguajes de Papel | Galeria El Museo, Bogota, Colombia | Group |
| 2014 | Pinta Art Fair | Dot Fiftyone Gallery, Miami, FL | Group |
| 2013 | They Say I Came Back Americanized | Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA | Solo |
| 2013 | Bidimensional Salon | Gilberto Alzate Avendano Foundation, Bogota, Colombia | Group |
| 2013 | ParC Fair, Individual Project | Museum of Contemporary Art, Lima, Peru | Group |
| 2013 | Utopia of Illusions | Nube Gallery, Santa Cruz, Bolivia | Group |
| 2012 | Caribbean Crossroads of the World | Queens Museum of Art, Flushing Meadows, NY | Group |
| 2012 | leitmotiv | Dot Fifty One Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Group |
| 2012 | About Change | The World Bank, Washington, D.C. | Group |
| 2012 | Arte BA | Dot Fifty One Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Group |
| 2011 | BLACK AND WHITE | Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA | Group |
| 2011 | Florida Contemporary: Paintings, Photography and Sculpture Exhibition | Naples Museum, FL | Group |
| 2011 | All Media Juried Biennial | Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, FL | Group |
| 2011 | Arte BA | Dot Fifty One Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Group |
| 2011 | Accumulations | Art Solar Gallery, East Hampton, NY | Group |
| 2011 | 2011 All Media Juried Biennial | Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, FL | Group |
| 2011 | Arte BA | Dot Fifty One Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Group |
| 2010 | Splendor | Galeria Mundo, Bogota, Colombia | Solo |
| 2010 | 10 x 10 + 1 | Museo de Arte del Tolima, Ibague, Colombia | Group |
| 2010 | Arte BA | Dot Fifty One Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Group |
| 2010 | Thank You For Thinking Of Me | Parque Cultural del Caribe, Barranquilla, Colombia | Group |
| 2009 | Pornorama | Dot Fifty One Gallery Project Room, Miami, FL, USA | Solo |
| 2009 | Hacer del Cuerpo | 13 Salon Nacional de Artistas – Zona Caribe, Cartagena, Colombia | Group |
| 2009 | IV Salon Bidimensional | Gilberto Alzate Avendano Foundation, Bogota, Colombia | Group |
| 2009 | ArtBo 2009 | Pabellon Artecamara, Corferias, Bogota, Colombia | Group |
| 2009 | ArtBo 2009 | Galeria MUNDO, Corferias, Bogota, Colombia | Group |
| 2009 | Encuentro “Instituto Hemisferico” | Hemispheric Institute-NYU, Universidad Nacional, Bogota, Colombia | Group |
| 2009 | II Concurso Arte Joven Colsanitas | Galeria La Cometa, Bogota, Colombia | Group |
| 2009 | Economies of Scale | Miller Block Gallery, Boston, MA, USA | Group |
| 2008 | V International Biennial of Standards - 8th Edition | Centro Cultural Tijuana, Tijuana, Mexico | Group |
| 2008 | Premios Molaa | Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA | Group |
| 2008 | ARTBO 2008 | Galeria MUNDO, Corferias, Bogota, Colombia | Group |
| 2008 | Laberintos | Galeria MUNDO, Bogota, Colombia | Group |
| 2008 | Conexion Colombia Auction | Galeria La Cometa, Bogota, Colombia | Group |
| 2008 | Colombia Coloring Book | LMAK projects, Brooklyn, NY | Group |
| 2008 | Sintonizar 2008 | Entrearte Gallery, Bogota, Colombia | Group |
| 2008 | Arteamericas | Solar Gallery, Miami, FL | Group |
| 2008 | Alchemy; Collage, Photomontage & Assemblage | 516 Arts, Albuquerque, NM | Group |
| 2008 | The Dynamics of Belonging | G-A-S-P Projects, Brookline, MA | Group |
| 2007 | Word of Mouth | Bridge Art Fair, The Catalina Hotel, Miami, FL | Group |
| 2007 | The 20th Drawing Show,Drawing the Line – Magdalena Campos Pons | The Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA | Group |
| 2007 | Brave New World | Solar Gallery, East Hampton, NY, USA | Group |
| 2007 | Arte Joven | Galeria MUNDO, Bogota, Colombia | Group |
| 2007 | VI Salon de Dibujo de Santo Domingo | Museum of Modern Art of Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Group |
| 2007 | Premio Botero | Claustro de la Ensenanza, Bogota, Colombia | Group |
| 2007 | Cover Up | KOP Foundation, Breda, Netherlands | Group |
| 2007 | Papel XIII | Galeria Blasini, Caracas, Venezuela | Group |
| 2006 | Imaginary Displacements | Galeria Pluma, Bogota, Colombia | Solo |
| 2006 | Imagen Regional | Banco de la Republica, Valledupar, Colombia | Group |
| 2006 | ARTBO | Galeria Jenny Vila - Arte Contemporaneo, Bogota, Colombia | Group |
| 2006 | Size Matters, Jury Show | The Rhys Gallery, Boston, MA, USA | Group |
| 2006 | Under the Fort | The Rhys Gallery, Boston, MA | Group |
| 2005 | USA IMAGEN MULTIPLE | Galeria France, Alianza Francesa, Barranquilla, Colombia | Group |
| 2005 | XIII Concurso Nacional de Pintura BBVA | Casa de Moneda, Banco de la Republica, Bogota, Colombia | Group |
| 2005 | III Juried Show | Galeria Galou, Brooklyn, NY | Group |
| 2004 | Silencios Maduros | Galeria Pluma, Bogota, Colombia | Solo |
| 2004 | Ballet | The Artist Foundation, Boston, USA | Solo |
| 2004 | Sexy Sustenance | Imming Gallery, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA | Group |
| 2004 | SLIP, Thesis Exhibition | Aidekman Arts Gallery, Tufts University, Medford, USA | Group |
| 2004 | Student Annual Exhibition | School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA | Group |
| 2003 | The Aftertaste of Nothingness | Colombian Center Gallery, New York, USA | Solo |
| 2003 | Calores Mansos | Galeria La Pared, Bogota, Colombia | Solo |
| 2003 | Exploraciones | Ministerio de Cultura, Monteria, Colombia | Group |
| 2003 | Student Annual Exhibition | School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA | Group |
| 2003 | Memorias de Apolo | Colombian Center Gallery, New York, NY, USA | Group |
| 2001 | Trabalenguas para Tartamudos | Galeria France, Barranquilla, Colombia | Solo |
| 2001 | Procesos XI | Amira de la Rosa, Banco de la Republica, Barranquilla, Colombia | Group |
| 2001 | Vanguardia Francesa y Pintores de Barranquilla | Galeria France, Barranquilla, Colombia | Group |
| 2001 | International Works on Paper | SOHO 20 Gallery, New York, NY, USA | Group |
| 2000 | Lineas Tacitas | Museo Institucional, Barranquilla, Colombia | Solo |
| 2000 | Concurso Alejandro Obregon | Biblioteca Departamental, Barranquilla, Colombia | Group |
| 2000 | Painting the Line | East Side Gallery, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, USA | Group |
| 2000 | Nuevos Artistas Costenos | Camara de Comercio, Barranquilla, Colombia | Group |
