Exhibitions
Guillermo Quintero Rojas -
Artistic Career
Contemporary visual artist. Born in San Gil, Santander, Colombia. With more than 40 years in the field of Fine Arts, in his professional career he has held solo and group exhibitions, with an intense national presence in events such as Salons and Biennials of Colombian Artists, contests in which he has been awarded prizes and mentions. Also at an international level he participated in the II Colombian-Venezuelan Art Biennial in the city of Mérida, Venezuela, and in the II MERCOSUR Visual Arts Biennial, Porto Alegre, Brazil. In 2001 and 2002, he received invitations to participate in the Third Ibero-American Biennial of Lima, Peru, and the Eighth International Art Biennial of Havana, Cuba. In 2010 he was part of the group of artists selected by the Artistic Residencies program for Ibero-American Creators, an event organized by the National Fund for Culture and Arts of Mexico and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation. His sculptural work is part of the collection of the Diego Rivera Anahuacalli Museum, in Mexico City. Currently, his active presence stands out in the following events and projects, developed in public and urban space: Installation of the sculpture "Sietenario" at the Industrial University of Santander, participation in the project "Espacios Revelados - Bucaramanga 2018." He designed "Polyptych," a sculpture located on the main facade of the Villaconcha soccer stadium in Piedecuesta; created and designed the urban art project "Barrio Museo San Miguel" in Bucaramanga; and in 2021 he represented Colombia in the 15th edition of the Arte Laguna Prize in Venice, Italy.
Recognitions
Artistic Merit Recognition from Pinacotheque, Luxembourg Art Prize.
Award, Bucaramanga 400 years Monument, Sculpture "FLOR DE BUCARO", Bucaramanga, Colombia.
UIS 70 Years Award, Sculpture "SIETENARIO", UIS, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
Award – XXXVIII National Salon of Artists – Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
Award - IX Regional Salon of Artists – Northeastern Zone – Bucaramanga, Colombia.
Metropolitan Culture Award 1999 – Fine Arts – Municipal Institute of Culture – Bucaramanga.
Representative for Colombia in the II Mercosur Biennial - Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Special Mention – VI Art Biennial – Museum of Modern Art of Bogotá.
Award – VIII Regional Salons of Artists – Northeastern Zone – Bucaramanga.
Special Mention - VII Regional Salon of Colombian Artists, Zone 2 - Bucaramanga.
Award - IV Biennial - Museum of Modern Art of Bogotá.
Award - Art Salon "Domingo Moreno Otero" Bucaramanga.
Award - VI Regional Salon of Colombian Artists, Zone 2 – Pamplona, Norte de Santander.
Third Place - Painting - Casa de la Cultura, Piedecuesta.
Award - Fine Arts - INEM, Bucaramanga.
Award - Painting - "Huellas de Santander" San Gil, Santander.
Award - Painting – Organization of American States Secretariat - O.A.S. Santafé de Bogotá.
Solo Exhibitions
"ETIMOGRAFIAS"
Centro Colombo Americano de Bucaramanga, Colombia
"Barrio Museo San Miguel"
Contemporary Art – Bucaramanga, Colombia
"Polyptych"
Sculpture – Villa Concha Stadium Facade, Piedecuesta, Colombia
"Sietenario"
Sculpture – Industrial University of Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
"Slaughterhouse"
Colombian French Alliance, Bogotá, Colombia
"Nature, Memory and City"
Municipal Palace of Piedecuesta, Colombia
"Urban Itineraries"
Municipal Institute of Culture of Bucaramanga, Colombia
"Art Finale"
Colombian French Alliance – Bucaramanga, Colombia
"Color Falls"
Gabriel Turbay Public Library, Bucaramanga, Colombia
Group Exhibitions
"Fine and Visual Arts Exhibition"
13th edition, Barichara, Colombia
"Arte Laguna Prize"
15th Edition 21-22, Venice, Italy
"Wide Angle"
Group exhibition, TOTEM Gallery, Bucaramanga, Colombia
"Hybrid"
Group exhibition, TOTEM Gallery, Bucaramanga, Colombia
"Meeting Point III"
Escuela Taller Barichara, Colombia
"Sixth Art Exhibition"
Santa Bárbara Chapel, Barichara, Colombia
Third Ibero-American Art Exhibition
Diego Rivera Anahuacalli Museum, Mexico
"Patriotic Symbols"
La Cometa Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia
Eighth Havana Art Biennial
Wifredo Lam Contemporary Art Center, Havana, Cuba
X Regional Salon of Artists
City Museum, Bucaramanga, Colombia
"90 Displacements"
Museum of Modern Art of Bogotá
"Derivations"
Colombian American Center of Bucaramanga, Colombia
"National Selection"
Suramericana de Seguros- Medellín, Colombia
III Ibero-American Biennial of Lima
Peru
"The Origin of Things"
Carlos Alberto González Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia
IX Regional Salon of Artists – East Central Zone
Museum of Modern Art of Bucaramanga, Colombia
XXXVIII National Salon of Artists
Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
"Collective Memory"
Municipal Institute of Culture of Bucaramanga, Colombia
"Art and Violence in Colombia"
Museum of Modern Art of Bogotá, Colombia
II MERCOSUR Visual Arts Biennial
Ado Malagoli Art Museum of Rio Grande do Sul – Porto Alegre, Brazil
"Art and Environment"
Art Museum of the National University of Bogotá, Colombia
XXXVII National Salon of Artists
Ministry of Culture – Corferias - Bogotá, Colombia
VI Art Biennial
Museum of Modern Art of Bogotá, Colombia
VIII Regional Salons of Artists – Northeastern Zone
Bucaramanga, Colombia
"Approaches to Postmodernity"
Art Museum of Pereira, Colombia
"Art Humanity"
Gabriel Turbay Public Library of Bucaramanga, Colombia
XXXVI National Salon of Artists
COLCULTURA – Corferias – Bogotá, Colombia
"Visual Presence"
Gabriel Turbay Public Library of Bucaramanga, Colombia
"Art and Technology" Expotecnia 95
Corferias - Bogotá, Colombia
VII Regional Salon - Zone 2
Gabriel Turbay Public Library of Bucaramanga, Colombia
"Streams"
Gabriel Turbay Public Library of Bucaramanga, Colombia
II Art Salon "Domingo Moreno Otero"
Gabriel Turbay Public Library of Bucaramanga, Colombia
"Present Work" - Santander Artists
District Planetarium, Bogotá, Colombia
"Two Proposals Two Artists"
Museum of Modern Art of Bucaramanga, Colombia
"Tandem" Project
Bogotá and Bucaramanga, Colombia
IV Art Biennial
Museum of Modern Art of Bogotá, Colombia
III National Biennial of Fine Arts of Mérida and First Colombian – Venezuelan
Mérida, Venezuela
Our Collection – "25 Years"
Museum of Modern Art of Bogotá, Colombia
"Sub Objectivity 5"
Luis Perú de la Croix House of Bucaramanga, Colombia
Art Salon "Domingo Moreno Otero"
Gabriel Turbay Public Library of Bucaramanga, Colombia
III Young Art Salon
District Planetarium of Bogotá, Colombia
VI Regional Salon - Zone 2
Pamplona, Norte de Santander, Colombia
XXXV National Salon of Artists
COLCULTURA- Bogotá, Colombia
V Regional Salon - Zone 2
Museum of Modern Art of Bucaramanga, Colombia
"500 Years Later"
Casa de la Cultura of Floridablanca, Colombia
I Visual Arts Exhibition
I.T.A.E. Bucaramanga, Colombia
"San Gil - 300 Years"
Casa de la Cultura, San Gil, Colombia
"Recent Work"
Colombian Institute of Hispanic Culture, Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia
I National Young Art Exhibition
INCA University of Colombia - District Planetarium, Santafé de Bogotá, Colombia
"To the Days of France" - Area Artists
Colombian French Alliance, Bucaramanga, Colombia
"18 Santander Artists"
Casa de la Cultura – Girón, Colombia
"See Art"
Santo Tomás University, Bucaramanga, Colombia
"Art Finale 86"
Colombian French Alliance, Bucaramanga, Colombia
II Anniversary Petroleum Museum
El Centro, Barrancabermeja, Colombia
"Newest Santander Artists"
Bucaramanga, Colombia
National Youth
General Secretariat of the Organization of American States - O.A.S. Bogotá, Colombia
Group Exhibition
Visual Arts Room - Autonomous University of Bucaramanga, Colombia
Group Exhibition
Industrial University of Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
II Novel Art Salon Fusader
Gabriel Turbay Library, Bucaramanga, Colombia