Gisela Romero

GISELA ROMERO

Biographical Sketch

Apartado 76156, Caracas 1070, Venezuela. E-mail: cocoloco@cantv.net

Born in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1960

EDUCATION Graduated as Graphic Designer at the Neumann Foundation, Caracas in 1982. Completes the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at the California College of Arts and Crafts, California in 1985 and the Master of Fine Arts degree (Printmaking major) at Pratt Institute, New York in 1992. Between 1979 and 1982 studied Literature at the “Universidad Central de Venezuela”

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Since 1985 Romero has been teaching Illustration, Printmaking and Creative Writing to adults and children in different cultural institutions in Venezuela.

EXPERIENCE ABROAD In 1994 participates in a Master Printmaking workshop in Valdottavo, Italy. In 1999 lives in an Artist Residency in Taos, New Mexico. In 1991 teaches as an assistant to the lithography professor at Pratt Institute. In June, 2001 she participated in the Women Studio Workshop in Rosendale, NY, in 2002 participated at Fundación Valparaiso, Spain and Studio SOTO, Boston as Visiting Artist.

ARTISTIC EXPERIENCE

SOLO SHOWS

2001	“IN REVERSE”, Studio Soto, an alternative exhibit space, Boston
2000	“DE ADENTRO HACIA AFUERA”, Galería 39, Caracas
2000	“NI AQUÍ, NI ALLÁ”, Sala Mendoza, Caracas
1995	“CONTRARIOS”, Galería Namia Mondolfi, Caracas
1994	“SISTEMAS”, Galería Namia Mondolfi, Caracas
1993	Recent Work, The Garrison Art Center, Garrison, New York
1992	Galería Venezuela, Venezuelan Consulate, New York
1992	Recent Work, The Garrison Art Center, Garrison, New York
1992	“ENTRE CIELO Y TIERRA”, Galería K, Caracas
1992	New Work, Higgins Hall Gallery, Pratt Institute, New York

Since 2000 Romero has produced five Artist’s Books:“Ni Aquí, Ni allá”, “5 Estaciones”,

“El Bostezo del Caos”, “Amor y Desamor” and “Mar y Desierto”.

SOME GROUP SHOWS

2003	ART MIAMI 03, Feria de Arte Contemporáneo, Miami
	Artists for Peace, Studio Soto, Boston
	350 grados, Galería 39, Caracas
2002	ARCO, Feria de Arte Contemporáneo, Cutting Edge, Madrid
	“Xnrgia 02” and “Tainted Love”, Studio SOTO, Boston
	“Arteportable”, Galería 39, Caracas
	FIA, Feria Iberoamericana de Arte, Caracas
	“Happening Extremos V”, Museo Alejandro Otero,Caracas
2001	“Reversed”, An Artistic View of Fashion, a collaborative show with performance artists, Studio Soto, Boston
	“ARTIZAS” project, students & artists, Simon Bolivar University, Caracas
2000	II Caracas Biennial, Museo de la Estampa y el Diseño Carlos Cruz-Diez, Caracas
	“Pizza d ’Artista International 2000” project, Argentina, http://www.elbasilisco.com/gisela.htm
	“CONKFÉ” Groups: “Integrarte” and “Texto Sentido”, The News Café, Caracas
	9th International Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibition, Taipei Museum of Fine Art
	“Y 2000 Design & Spirit”, Green Tara Gallery, North Carolina
1999	“Papeles”, Galería Leo Blasini, Caracas
	“25x25”, Galería 39, Caracas
	“CRUCIGRAMA”, Galería Fundación Juan Carmona, Barquisimeto
1998	I Bienal de Artes Gráficas Juan de Guruceaga, Museo Cruz Diez, Caracas
	“Vigencia de una Expresión”, Graphic collection of the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Mario Abreu, Galería Tamanaco, Caracas
	“15 Miradas de la Pintura en Venezuela”, traveling show throughout some cities of Venezuela organized by the Consejo Nacional de la Cultura (CONAC)
1997	“Estudio Camnitzer, 20 años”, Museo del Grabado, Buenos Aires, Argentina
	V Bienal de Artes Visuales Christian Dior, Centro Cultural Consolidado, Caracas
	“CONTRAPUNTO”, Espacios Cálidos, Ateneo de Caracas
	“BOLIVAR”, Galería El Museo, Bogotá, Colombia
	“SALON DEL PETROLEO”, Feria Internacional de Arte, Caracas
1996	“GENERACIÓN DE LOS 90”, Galería D’Museo, Caracas
	54 Salón de Artes Visuales Arturo Michelena, Ateneo de Valencia
	21 Salón Nacional de Arte Aragua, Museo Mario Abreu, Maracay
1995	Salón La Joven Estampa, Casa de las Américas, La Habana, Cuba
	XXII Salón Nacional de las Artes del fuego, Valencia
	II Salón Pirelli, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Sofía Imber, Caracas
1994	VIII Bienal de Miniaturas Gráficas, TAGA, Caracas
	II Bienal Camille Pissarro, Centro Cultural Consolidado, Caracas
	VII Bienal Nacional de Dibujo, Museo Artes Visuales Alejandro Otero, Caracas

AWARDS Between 1982 and 2000 Romero has received several grants to pursue her internationally development as an artist.

In 1994 she received the “Ferro de Venezuela” prize at the “XXII Salón Nacional de las Artes del Fuego” and in the year 2000 she received the Banco Mercantil prize in Experimental Printmaking at the “II Caracas Biennial”

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Ateneo de Valencia, Valencia

Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Maracay Mario Abreu, Maracay

Galería de Arte Nacional, Caracas

Fundación Banco Mercantil

Fundación Mc Donald’s

Private Collectors

Since 1994 is member of the Associated Graphic Artists of Venezuela, TAGA

Gisela Romero lives and works in Caracas.

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