GUSTAVO ROJAS
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201-913-0869
EDUCATION
1971-1973 Universidad Nacional, Bogota, Colombia
1972-1974 SENA Graphic Arts College, Bogota, Colombia
1975-1978 Art Students League, New York, NY
1982-1984 The Printmaking Workshop, New York, NY
1995-1996 Advanced Photoshop and Multimedia courses, New York University, New York, NY
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
2022 In My Mind’s Eye, Boricua College Art Gallery, Bronx, NY, March 7 – March 30
2020 Buscando La Imaginacion, Biblioteca Piloto del Caribe, Galeria de la Aduana (virtual), Barranquilla, Colombia, June 11 – June 30
http://bibliotecapilotodelcaribe.com/galeria-digital-de-la-aduana/
2020 In My Mind’s Eye, Boricua College Art Gallery, Bronx, NY, March 12- April 10 (Postponed due to Coronavirus. Will be rescheduled)
2019 Visiones, Obras Artisticas de Gustavo Rojas, William Musto Cultural Center, Union City, NJ
2018 Gustavo Rojas: Otra Faceta del Arte Colombiano, Exhibition and book presentation, Consulado de Colombia en Nueva York, August-September
2018 Gustavo Rojas: Otra Faceta del Arte Colombiano written by Natalia Vega. Book launch and exhibition, La Nacional, Spanish Benevolent Association, NY, February
2016 Digital Paintings, The Teaneck Cinemas Art Gallery, Teaneck, NJ
2004 New Paintings-Digital Art, 125 Park Ave Lobby Gallery, New York, NY
1996 Gustavo Rojas: Zoomorphic Figures, Bergen Museum of Art and Science, NJ
1993 Paintings; William Carlos Williams Center for the Arts, Rutherford, NJ
1993 Broadway Gallery, Passaic County Community College, Paterson, NJ
1990 Paul Sanger Gallery, Tenafly, NJ
1984 Ollantay Center for the Arts, New York, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2021 The Ties That Bind, The Gallery Space, Rahway, NJ, Sept 19 – Oct 10
2021 Pro Arts Curators Choice 2021, Art150 Gallery, Jersey City, NJ, June 5-July 31
2020 Hispanic Heritage Month Group Exhibition, Rotunda Gallery, City Hall, Jersey City, NJ, Sep-Oct
2020 Protest Art, The Galleries at CCBC (Community College of Baltimore County), online exhibit, June www.thegalleriesatccbc.com/protest-art
2020 Creative Distancing, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX, June
2019 Salon Creative Encounter, Cadena Gallery, 548 W 28 St, NYC, October-December
2018 We Art Colombia, Consulado de Colombia en Nueva York, October-November, NY
2018 August Group Show, Paul Calendrillo Gallery, Chelsea, NY
2014 Salon de Arte Anapoima 2014-2015, Casa de la Cultura de Anapoima, Colombia
2011 EverGreene: The Artists & Their Art, Old School, New York, NY
2010 Visions of Dignity, The Biggs Museum of American Art, Dover, DE
2010 Hispanic Heritage Exhibit, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College,
Gettysburg Campus, PA
2009 Fusion: American Classics Meet Latin American Art, The Biggs Museum of
American Art, juried, Dover, DE
2007 Nexus, Museo de las Casas Reales, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
2006 Celebrating Hispanic Heritage, Broadway & LRC Galleries, Passaic County
Community College, Paterson, NJ
2006 Diving Into Digital, invitational, The Bergen Museum, Paramus, NJ
2006 Parallel Encounters, Bergen Community College, Hackensack, NJ
2005 Hispanic Heritage, Creating New Horizons, The Newark Public Library, NJ
2005 Exhibition of Colombian Art, Colombian Consulate, New York, NY
1998 Hispanic Visions, Hunterdon Art Center, Clinton, NJ
1997 The First Group Art Exhibit, Golin/Harris, New York, NY
1996 Explorando El Norte, 10 Colombian Artists in the U S A, Centro Colombo
Americano, Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia
1996 Explorando El Norte, 10 Colombian Artists in the U S A, Stendhal Gallery, Soho, NY
Museo Bolivariano de Arte Contemporaneo, Santa Marta, Colombia
1996 Pintores Latinoamericanos de New England, U.S.A. Rotary Club Gallery,
Plaza de la Cultura, Quillota, Chile
1995 17th Gathering of Contemporary Latin American Writers and Visual Artists in
Rhode Island, Roger Williams Park Gallery, Providence, RI
1995 IV Salon de Dibujo, Fundacion de Arte Arawak, Museo de Arte Moderno, Santo
Domingo, Dominican Republic
1994 Urban Nomad, Clayton Gallery, New York, NY
1993 The Cultural Monopoly, Carla Stellweg Gallery, New York, NY
1993 The Association of Hispanic American Artist and Writers Group Show, The
Paterson Museum, Paterson, NJ
1992 Portfolio: Prints from The Printmaking Workshop of New York, The
Westminster Art Gallery, Bloomfield College, Bloomfield, NJ
1992 Quincentenial, The Newark Museum, Newark, NJ
1992 The Impact of Two Worlds, Art Space Gallery, New Haven, CT
1992 The Colombus Legacy, Broadway Gallery, Passaic Community College, Paterson, NJ
1992 America, William Carlos Williams Center for the Arts, Rutherford, NJ
1991 2001: Hispanic Artists’ Odyssey, juried, Museo Chicano, Phoenix, Arizona
1991 Artists’ Night, invitational, Bergen Museum of Art and Science, Paramus, NJ
1990 Hispanic Business and Professional Association’s invitational, Bergen Museum
Of Arts and Science, Paramus, NJ
1989 Hispanic Invitational Show, Partners Gallery, Bethesta, Maryland
1989 Expresiones Hispanas, The 1988/89 Coors National Hispanic Art Exhibit and Tour,
Juried exhibition:
Mexican Cultural Institute, San Antonio, Texas
Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, California
Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, Colorado
Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, California
Millicent Rogers Museum, Taos, New Mexico
Center for The Fine Arts, Miami, Florida
1986 Abstract Images, Cardozo Law School, New York, NY
1985 Artistas Colombianos Residentes en Nueva York, Fundación Gilberto Alzate
Avendaño Museo de Arte Actual, Bogota, Colombia
1985 Colombian Artists in New York, Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art (MOCHA), New York, NY
1985 Selections from a Decade, Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art (MOCHA), New York, NY
1985 New Prints, Jerome Foundation Awards, West Arkansas Community College, Arkansas
1985 New Prints, University of Cincinnati, Pangeman Fine Art Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1984 Tribute to Robert Blackburn, Association of Community Based Artists of
Westchester, Mount Vernon, NY
1984 New Prints, Jerome Foundation Awards, Dennison University Art Gallery, Berk Hall
of Music and Art, Granville, Ohio
1984 Sixteen Artists, Ollantay Center for the Arts, Jerome Foundation Awards,
Recipients for 1983, Queens, NY
1984 New Prints, Frick Art Museum, College of Wooster, Jerome Foundation Awards, Wooster, Ohio
1983 Sixteen Artists, Condeso/Lawler Gallery, Jerome Foundation Awards, Soho, New York
1983 Trends VI, Cayman Gallery, New York, NY
1983 VI Biennal of Latin American Etching, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1983 Young Painters in New York, Museo Rayo, Roldanillo, Colombia
1983 13 Colombian Artists, Colombian Consulate, New York, NY
1983 Exhibition of Latin American Artists in New York, Hostos Community College, Bronx, NY
1983 International Exhibition, Cork Gallery, Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York, NY
1982 Hispanic Academy, Fordham University, New York, NY
1982 Etching-Grabados, Ollantay Center for the Arts, Queens, NY
1980 Nine Latin American Artists, The Latin American Studies Center, Queens College, NY
WORK EXPERIENCE
United Scenic Artists, Local 829 Union 2018 - Present
Work on scenic productions for theater, movies and television. Projects include painting set designs, recreating period rooms, adapting sites on location. Some of the projects include The Plot Against America TV series, Hamilton backdrops for London production, The Woman in the Window movie.
Evergreene Architectural Arts 1986 – 2016
Design Director
Designed and executed murals for private residencies and public buildings such as hotels, casinos, restaurants. Restored ornamental details, murals and paintings in state capitols, theaters and landmark buildings. Created faux finishes and trompe l’oeil images. Used a wide variety of painting techniques and materials.
ONLINE GALLERIES
2020 Artsy.net, www.artsy.net
2020 SHIM Art Network, www.shhhim.com
2020 Pro Arts, Jersey City, NJ, www.proartsjerseycity.org
2020 New York Art Center, www.newyorkart.com
2020 @Arte_Magazine (Instagram)
COLLECTIONS
Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC
Museo Rayo, Roldanillo, Colombia
Ramapo College, Ramapo, NJ
HACC Foundation at Harrisburg Area Community College, PA
REVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS (in alphabetical order)
“Abstract Visions”: Inside Cardoso’s New Dimension, Colombian Cultural Week CLS Arts Supplement, Cardoso Law Forum, February 19, 1986
“Artists to Exhibit Work in Teaneck Library” Teaneck Suburbanite, January 2, 2008
Bergen Community College. Art exhibition. Colombian Cultural Week. Hackensack, NJ, July 2005
Bergen Museum of Art and Sciences. Gustavo Rojas, Zoomorphic figures. Paramus, NJ, March-April 1996
Bergen Museum of Art and Sciences. Diving into Digital. Paramus, NJ, 2006.
Bergen Museum of Art and Sciences: “Diving into Digital” (201) Magazine, May 2006
Castaño, Javier. New York Colombiano, 2004
Centro Colombo Americano. Explorando el Norte. Bogotá, 1996
Davis, Ben. “EverGreene: The Artists and Their Art”, ARTINFO, The Agenda, May 19-24, 2011
Egol Nikkal, Nancy y Susana Torruela Leval. Gustavo Rojas, Paintings 1977-1993. Williams Center for the Arts, Rutherford, NJ, October 1993
Garcia Cisneros, Florencio. “Gustavo Rojas Exhibición”, Noticias de Arte, Octubre 1978
Gonzales, Guillermo,”Artistas Colombianos en Nueva York”, El Espectador, 22 de Octubre, 1985
Granados, Cesar. ”El Arte Pide Ayuda”, La Voz de Colombia, 15 de Febrero, 1985
Jaktiani, Sarika. “Hispanic Artists’ Exhibit Provides Foil for Biggs Collection”, The Dover Post, September 9, 2009
Jerome Foundation. Printing workshop. New prints, 1982,83,84. New York, 1984
Kazimir, Katie, “Biggs’ Fusion Shows Off Hispanic Art”, Delaware State News, September 11, 2009
Lala, Elisa, “Dover Exhibit of Hispanic Art Seeks to Show Connections”, The News Journal, September 25, 2009
León Acosta, Maureen. Expresiones Hispanas88/89. Instituto Cultural Mexicano, San Antonio, Texas. Southwest Museum, Los Angeles, California. Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, Arvada, Colorado. Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA. Millicent Rogers Museum, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Center for The Fine Arts, Miami, Florida. Texto por Félix Ángel, Miguel Domínguez, y Giulio Blanc. Coors, 1988-1989
Márceles Daconte, Eduardo. “De USA a Bogotá. 10 artistas colombianos en Nueva York”. El Tiempo. Lecturas Dominicales, Abril 14, 1996
Márceles Daconte, Eduardo. Explorando el Norte, 10 artistas colombianos en EEUU. Abril 1996.
Márceles Daconte, Eduardo. “Gustavo Rojas: Una Pintura para Descifrar Enigmas” en Los Recursos de la
Imaginacion, Artes Visuales de la Region Andina de Colombia, Noviembre, 2009
Mores, Maria Eugenia. “Muestra Reune Obra de 4 Maestros” Su Guia, 6 de Octubre, 2006
Ortiz, Benjamin. El impacto de dos mundos. ArtSpace Gallery, New Haven, 1992
Pignalosa, Cristina. “Otra cara de Colombia en el exterior”. El Tiempo, Junio 1998
Praxis Magazine, "Gustavo Rojas Artista Plastico", Praxis Arte, Edicion No 6, Agosto 2021
Sanchez, Azela. Hispanic Artist' Odyssey. Museo Chicano, Phoenix, Arizona, Mayo 1991
“The Printmaking Workshop. Robert Blackburn”. Tribute, 1984
Torruela, Susana. Colombian Artists in New York: A Selection of Paintings and Photographs. Artistas Colombianos en Nueva York. MOCHA. Taller 5 Diseño. Fundación Gilberto Alzate Avendaño. Oct 1985
Watkins, Eileen. “Alabaster Sculptures Evoke Ancient Times”, The Star Ledger, March 1996
Vega, Natalia. Gustavo Rojas: Otra Faceta del Arte Colombiano, Bogota, Colombia 2017
York, Hildreth, curator. Quincentennial. Newark Museum. Newark, NJ, 1992
Zeaman, John. “Diving Into Digital: Exhibit Keys Ito Computer Creations”, The Bergen Record.com, April 21, 2006
Zimmer, William. “Two Hispanic–American Shows”. The New York Times, November 15, 1992