Pedro Ruiz (born 1957) is a Colombian Artist, whose focus on conceptual painting is marked by examining the socio-political context of his native

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Career and education

He studied at the

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, which he attended from 1979 to 1983. After completing his degree, he began exploring painting and printing techniques at

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's studio, Atelier 17. After spending five years in Paris, he returned to his home in

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. There he began work with the advertising agency

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, where he became the company's

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Major exhibitions and auctions

Pedro Ruiz began solo exhibitions as an artist in Bogotá in the late 1980s. He is currently represented by Beatriz Esguerra Art in Bogotá. * (2012–2018) Latin American Art Sale,

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, NY * 2016 – GOLD Spirit and Nature of a Territory, Presented By the Embassy of Colombia and Maddox Gallery,

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. *2015 – Anything Goes / "Todo Vale", Beatriz Esguerra Art, Bogota, Colombia * 2009 – GOLD Spirit and Nature of a Territory, Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogota, Colombia * 2007 – Love is in the Air, Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá, Colombia * 1999 The Natural Library, Galería Casas-Reigner, Bogota

Honors and awards

* 2014 – Named Friend of

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Bogotá * 2010 – Conferred as Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters ( Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres) by the

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for his contribution to Colombian art * 2003 – Winner of the Call for Exhibitions at the Santa Fe Gallery Room

References

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