This is a list of Colombian artists. Colombian art has 3,500 years of history and covers a wide range of media and styles ranging from Quimbaya gold craftwork and Spanish Baroque devotional painting to modern Colombian cinema and conceptual art movements.

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Julio Abril Julio Vicente Agapito Abril Mayorga (20 August 1911 – 24 April 1979) was a Colombian sculptor, painter, and draughtsman. Biography Beginnings in the arts Julio Abril was born in Moniquirá on 20 August 1911. He studied in 1928 at the Sale ...

, sculptor and painter *

Olga de Amaral Olga de Amaral (born 1932) is a Colombian textile and visual artist known for her large-scale abstract works made with fibers and covered in gold and/or silver leaf. She was one of the few artists from South America internationally known for her wo ...

(born 1932), textile artist *

Débora Arango Débora Arango Pérez (November 11, 1907 – December 4, 2005) was a Colombian artist, born in Medellín, Colombia as the daughter of Castor María Arango Díaz and Elvira Pérez. Though she was primarily a painter, Arango also worked in other ...

(1907–2005), painter *

Rodrigo Arenas Betancourt Rodrigo Arenas Betancourt (23 October 1919 – 14 May 1995) was a Colombian sculptor. At the time of his death in 1995 he was recognized as one of the most important sculptors in Colombia and Latin America. Most of the major cities in Colombia h ...

(1919–1995), sculptor

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Fernando Botero Fernando Botero Angulo (19 April 1932 – 15 September 2023) was a Colombian figurative artist and sculptor. His signature style, also known as "Boterismo", depicts people and figures in large, exaggerated volume, which can represent political ...

(1932–2023), painter and sculptor

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* Antonio Caro, painter and mixed media artist *

Gregorio Vasquez de Arce y Ceballos Gregorio is a masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to: Given name * Gregorio Aglipay (1860–1940), Filipino revolutionary and first supreme bishop of the Philippine Independent Church * Gregorio Conrado Álvarez (1925–2016), Uruguay ...

, painter *

Olga de Chica Olga Alba de Chica (August 21, 1921 – December 16, 2016) was a Colombian self-taught neo-primitivist painter. She achieved recognition both domestically and abroad for her work. Biography Olga de Chica was born in Filandia, in the coffee regi ...

(1921–2016), Primitivist painter *

Juan Fernando Cobo Juan Fernando Cobo Agudelo (27 August 1959 – 15 July 2024) was a Colombian painter, illustrator, sculptor and cultural promoter, one of the most notable artists of his native region, Valle del Cauca. Artistic career Cobo lived and worked in ...

painter and sculptor * Antonio Acero de la Cruz (c. 1600–1668), painter and poet *

Claudia Cuesta Claudia Cuesta is a Colombian artist based in Sechelt, British Columbia. Education She obtained an MFA from the Slade School of Fine Art, University College of London where she studied with Rachel Whiteread, Marcus Taylor, and Melanie Counsell. ...

, installation artist

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Danilo Dueñas Danilo Dueñas (born 1956 in Cali, Colombia), has been a professor at the Art Department of the University of The Andes, the School of Fine Arts of the National University of Colombia and at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Jorge Tadeo Lozano Un ...

(born 1956), painter

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* Juan Manuel Echavarría (born 1947), video and photography * Jesús María Espinosa (1908–1995), painter *

Miguel de la Espriella Miguel de la Espriella (14 November 1947 – 16 January 2025), more commonly known by his artistic name, ''Noble'', was a Colombian self-taught painter and sculptor from Sucre, whose art has been presented widely within his country and throughou ...

(born 1947), painter and sculptor

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Pedro José Figueroa image:Simón Bolívar by Pedro José Figueroa.jpg, Simón Bolívar, one of Pedro José Figueroa's portraits Pedro José Figueroa (1770–1836) was a Colombian portrait painter. Early life The portrait painter Pedro José Figueroa was born in 17 ...

, portrait painter

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Alberto Gómez Gómez Alberto Gómez Gómez (born December 12, 1956) is a figurative artist, painter and master print maker. Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Gómez Gómez became a citizen of the United States on July 29, 2011. He is best known for producing monumentally sc ...

, muralist, painter and printmaker * Miguel Gómez, photographer *

Pedro Nel Gómez Pedro Nel Gómez Agudelo (4 July, 1899–6 June, 1984) was a Colombian engineer, painter, and sculptor, best known for his work as a muralist, and for starting, along with Santiago Martinez Delgado, the Colombian Muralist Movement, inspired b ...

, muralist * Beatriz Gonzalez, painter and sculptor * Nadia Granados (born 1978), performance artist *

Enrique Grau Enrique Grau (December 18, 1920 – April 1, 2004) was a Colombian artist best known for his depictions of Amerindian and Afro-Colombian figures. He was a member of the triumvirate of key Colombian artists of the 20th century which included Fernan ...

, painter

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Manuel Hernández Gómez Manuel Hernández Gómez (19282014) was a Colombian painter and educator. He is considered one of the key figures in abstract painting in the country, and exhibited his work internationally. Hernández Gómez was a professor at the School of Fine ...

(1928–2014), abstract painter

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Édgar Francisco Jiménez Édgar Francisco Jiménez ( Pijiño, 1951) is a Colombian artist.''147 maestros: exposición conmemorativa : 120 años Escuela de Artes Plásticas'' 2007 "... becados por lcetex gracias al convenio de intercambio firmado con el gobierno chino de ...

(born 1951), painter

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, painter *

Germán Londoño Germán Londoño (born October 12, 1961, in Medellín, Colombia), is a Colombian painter, draftsman and sculptor. He studied in the Libe de Zulátegui Arts Academy in Medellín, Colombia and as a Master in Lithography at the Scuola Internazionale ...

, painter and sculptor *

LeDania Diana Ordóñez (born 1987), known professionally as LEDANIA, is a Colombian multimedia artist based in Bogotá. Known mostly for her graffiti murals, LeDania also works in photography, graphic design, advertising, artistic makeup, and decorative ...

, street artist *

Sandra Llano-Mejía Sandra Isabel Llano-Mejía (born 1951) is a Colombian multimedia artist. She is considered "a pioneer of video art in Latin America". In the 1970s and 1980s, Llano-Mejía's video art was shown throughout Mexico and the United States. She has an in ...

(born 1951), multimedia artist, video artist

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Adriana Marmorek Adriana Marmorek (born 1969) is a Colombian artist, exploring themes of desire through photography, video, installation and sculpture. Marmorek has shown her work in Colombia, the United States, Argentina, Italy and Belgium, and some of her wor ...

(born 1969), multimedia artist *

Santiago Martínez Delgado Santiago Martínez Delgado (1906–1954) was a Colombian painter, sculptor, art historian and writer. He established a reputation as a prominent muralist during the 1940s and is also known for his watercolors, oil paintings, illustrations and ...

(1906–1954), muralist, sculptor, art historian *

Leo Matiz Leonet Matiz Espinoza (April 1, 1917 – October 24, 1998) was a Colombian photographer, caricaturist, newspaper publisher, painter and gallery owner. Early life Matiz was born in the small village of Aracataca in the Magdalena Department of Co ...

(1917–1998), photographer *

Oscar Murillo Oscar Murillo (born 1986) is a Colombian artist working within the painting tradition. He currently lives and works in various locations. Curator and writer Legacy Russell has said that the artist explores "the body in transit", while curator H ...

, painter *

Sara Modiano Sara Modiano (January 11, 1951 – 2010) was a Colombian artist. Modiano's professional artistic career was made up of many styles of art that developed over the years. She is most known for her performance art and photographic series with elemen ...

(1951–2010), multimedia artist

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Édgar Negret Édgar Negret Dueñas (October 11, 1920 – October 11, 2012) was a Colombian abstract sculptor. Life Negret was born in Popayán, Colombia. He attended the School of Fine Arts in Cali, Colombia, where he started his first studies in the year 1 ...

(1920–2012), painter * Alonso Neira Martinez, sculptor

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Alejandro Obregón Alejandro Jesús Obregón Rosės (4 June 1920 – 11 April 1992) was a Colombian painter, muralist, sculptor and engraver. Biography Obregón was born in Barcelona, Spain. He was the son of a Colombian father and a Catalan mother. The Obreg ...

(1920–1992), painter * Mario Opazo, video and performance artist *

Nadín Ospina Nadín Ospina (born May 16, 1960, in Bogotá) is a Colombian artist with significant international exposure. His awards include First Prize, 34th Salon of Colombian Artists (1992) and First Prize, 18th Salon of Fire, Gilberto Alzate Avendaño ...

, artist *

Gloria Ortiz-Hernandez Gloria Ortiz-Hernandez (born 1943) is a Colombian artist and sculptor known for her drawing and painting. Collections * Seattle Art Museum * Museum of Modern Art, New York * Essex Collection of Art from Latin America * Harvard Art Museums * Morg ...

(born 1943), artist

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Eduardo Ramírez Villamizar Eduardo Ramírez Villamizar (27 August 1922 – 24 August 2004) was a Colombian painter and Sculpture, sculptor. He is considered a pioneer of Abstract art, abstract, Minimalism (visual arts), minimalist, and Constructivism (art), Constructivist a ...

(1923–2004), painter and sculptor *

Omar Rayo Omar Rayo Reyes (January 20, 1928 – June 7, 2010) was a renowned Colombian painter, sculptor, caricaturist and plastic artist. He won the 1970 Salón de Artistas Colombianos. Rayo worked with abstract geometry primarily employing black, white ...

, painter and sculptor * Pedro Restrepo (1920–2012), painter, historian *

Ruby Rumié Ruby Rumié (born 1958) is a Colombian artist. She studied at the School of Fine Arts of Cartagena de Indias and the David Manzur Academy in Bogotá. She has exhibited around the world in places such as Colombia, Chile, the United States of Americ ...

(born 1958), contemporary artist * Pedro Ruiz (born 1957), painter and conceptual artist

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Doris Salcedo Doris Salcedo (born 1958) is a Colombian-born visual artist and sculpture, sculptor."Doris Salcedo"
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(born 1958), conceptual artist *

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(1860–1945), painter *

Viviana Spinosa Viviana Ramírez Spinosa (born 31 August 1984) is a Colombian designer and digital artist. Biography Spinosa attended the San Jose Hermanos Maristas de Pereira School until 2001. Her training in art began at the University of Quindío, in the ...

contemporary artist

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* Federico Uribe, mixed media artist

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* Samuel Vásquez, artist

References

External links

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– Web Directory of Artists and Cultural institutions from Colombia

Colombian Artists (Painters and Plastic Artists) and Current Art Events in Colombia
Latin American Art from Colombia {{Artists by nationality

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