Fernando Colón-González

category: Visual,

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Artist Statement

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Educational Background

Fernando Colón-González

San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1966




one person exhibitions



“Drawings” CAS / Catskill Art Society, Livington Manor, NY. June 2016

“Sketches & Manifestos, Sporadic Art Projects hosted at Urbano, NYC, November 2011

“Paintings”, Larry Becker contemporary art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 2005. “Recent Works”, Howard Scott Gallery, New York, NY, March 2004.
”Pinturas”, Galería Jacobo Karpio, San José, Costa Rica, December 2000.
“Dibujos”, Mercado Arte Diseño, San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 1998.

“Recent Works”, Howard Scott / M-13 Gallery, New York, NY, May 1996.

”Selección de Obras Recientes”, Galería Luigi Marrozzini, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 1996.

“Paintings”, Howard Scott / M-13 Gallery, New York, NY, February 1994.

”Small Paintings”, Howard Scott / M-13 Gallery project room, New York, NY, October 1992.

”Rombos”, Alex Coleman Projects, New York, NY, May 1992.
”Obras Recientes”, Galería Zeitgeist, San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 1990.

”Pinturas”, Escuela de Artes Plásticas, San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 1989.





group exhibitions (selection)



“Triennale Grenchen / Mini Print” Grenchen, Switzerland, September 2021.

“5x5x5” River Oaks Square Arts Center, Alexandria, LA, December 2020

“Small Works”, Main Street Art Center, Clifton Springs, NY, November 2020.

“Abstract Only!”, Waiioa Center, Hilo, Hawaii, October 2020

“Post-Covid 19 Era”, Independent & Image Art Space, Chongqing, China –virtual-

September 2020

“Hudson River”, Mead House, Dobbs Ferry, NY 2015

“Academia 14”, Interventions at Academia 14 house in the process of restauration. Centro Histórico, México City, México. May 2009

“Queens Sky”, Local Proyect, Queens, NY May 2009
“Small Work” Nina Freudenheim Gallery, Buffalo, NY, May 2007.

“Group Show” Galería Galou, Brooklyn, NY, June 2006

“International Salon Exhibition” New Art Program, Kutztown, PA, June 2006

“Small Works” selected by Jack Shainman, New York University galleries, February 2006

“Open Studio” guest artist: Rossana Martínez, in association with The Fashion Center Bid + Elizabeth Foundation. New York, October 2005.

“Group show / Preview” at Larry Becker contemporary art, Summer 2005

“Other Dimensions of Abstract Art” One Twenty Eight + Tribes galleries, New York, NY, January 2005

“Open Studio” in association with The Fashion Center Bid + Elizabeth Foundation. New York, October 2004.

¡Impresionante! curated by Deborah Cullen + Harper Montgomery, International Print Center, New York, September 2004

“Abstracción-es” Galería de la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, México DF, September 2004

“Drawing Conclusion” curated by Keith Miller, Islip Museum, Islip, NY, July 2004.

“International Juried Exhibition” selection by Charlotta Kotik, New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts, Summit, NJ, February 2004.

“Five Sublime” curated by Alisoun Meehan, White Cube @ The Annex, New York, NY, October 2003.

“Suspended Animation”, Silvana Facchini Gallery, Miami, FL, January 2003. “Inaugural Exhibition”, Stop Art Gallery, San Jose, CA, November 2002.

”Painting Lately”, curated by Betsy Kelleher, Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY, September 2002.

”25th Anniversary Benefit Show”, The Drawing Center, New York, NY, September 2002. ”Just Because”, Leonard Codex Assamble, Brooklyn, New York, August 2002.

”Postcards From The Edge” by Visual Aids, hosted at Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, November 2001.

”El Ritmo Del Mundo”, curated by Marysol Nieves, Flushing Town Hall, Flushing, NY, September 2001.

”Utópicos”, PR2000, organized by Michelle Marxuach, Galería Universidad del Sagrado Corazón, San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 2000.

”Art Miami, international art fair” and ”Art Chicago”, Galería Jacobo Karpio, Miami y Chicago, January + May 2000.

”The S Files”, curated by Carolina Ponce de Leon & Deborah Cullen, El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY, April - July 1999.

”Art Miami, international art fair”, Galería Jacob Karpio, Miami, Florida, January 1999. ”Hommage à Harold”, La Colectiva, Pezenas, France, July - August 1998.
”Sin Marco, Latin Unframed by ACRIA”, Generous Miracles Gallery, New York, May 1998. ”ARCO art fair”, Galería Luigi Marrozzini at ARCO, Madrid, Spain, February 1996.

”Le Temps d’un dessin”, curated by Philippe Briet, Ecole de Beaux Arts de Lorient, Lorient, France, March - April 1994.

”Summer Show”, M-13 / Howard Scott Gallery, New York, NY, June 1993.
”VIII Bienal Iberoamericana de Arte”, Instituto Cultural Domecq AC, México DF, May 1992.

”The Contemporary American Immigrant Experience In Art”, Iona College Art Gallery, New Rochelle, NY, March - April 1992.

”Group Show”, Marta Cervera Gallery, New York, NY, May 1991.
”Natalie Rivera / Booth 12”, curated by Alan Jones, New York, NY, May 1991.

”Clyfford Still, A Dialogue”, curated by Alan Jones, Philippe Briet Gallery, New York, NY, October 1990.

”Selection 50”, The Drawing Center, New York, NY, September - November 1990.

”Trasatlántica”, Museo del Arsenal de la Marina, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March - July 1990.

”Arte Joven”, Chase Manhattan Bank, San Juan, Puerto Rico, August - September 1989.

”Pequeño Formato”, Galería Luigi Marrozzini, San Juan, Puerto Rico, December 1988.

”El Cartel Abstracto en Puerto Rico”, Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 1986.

”Sin Título”, Escuela Artes Plásticas, San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 1986.




awards and residencies


Artistas Contemporáneos en Talavera, Puebla, México, June 2004

Certamen de Artes Plásticas del Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico, third prize, August 2002

Rema Hort Mann Foundation, nominee for visual artist grand 2001.
Certamen de Arte Joven, Museo de Arte de Ponce, prize, Ponce, Puerto Rico, May 2001 Artistas en Careyes, Fundación La Vaca Independiente, Jalisco México, May 1999