Bio
Carlos Jacanamijoy holds a Master’s degree in Fine Arts from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
He studied Philosophy and Literature at the Universidad de la Salle and holds a Master’s degree in Cultural Studies from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, graduating Suma Cum Laude with a recommendation for thesis publication. He has held solo exhibitions at the Smithsonian Institution in New York and Washington, D.C., Casa de América in Madrid, Spain, the Working People’s Cultural Palace in Beijing, China, and the United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland, among others. In 2013, the Bogotá Museum of Modern Art presented his first retrospective, titled «Magic, Memory, and Color.»
Seven books have been published about his work, and his pieces are included in public and private collections across Colombia, France, Germany, England, Venezuela, Mexico, and the United States.
Academic Background
Fine Arts,
Universidad de la Sabana.
1983 – 1984.
Bogotá, Colombia.
Fine Arts,
Universidad de Nariño.
1984 – 1985.
Bogotá, Colombia.
Philosophy and Literature,
Universidad de La Salle.
1989 – 1990. Bogotá,
Colombia.
Master of Fine Arts,
Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
1986 – 1990.
Bogotá, Colombia.
Master’s in Cultural Studies,
Pontificia Universidad
Javeriana.
2012 – 2014.
Bogotá, Colombia.
Solo Exhibitions
2020 - Present
2026
Naturaleza interior
Fundación La Nave Salinas. Ibiza, Spain.
2025
Olor a tierra
Almine Rech Gallery Turenne, Paris, France.
2023
La Piel de la Tierra
Harper’s Gallery. Chelsea, New York, United States.
2022
Gratitud
Harper’s Gallery. East Hampton, New York, United States.
2021
Orificios en el Viento
Korea Foundation. Seoul, South Korea.
2020
Cantos de la Memoria
Historical Museum of Cultural History. Oslo, Norway.
2012 - 2019
2019 Orificios de Viento
Museo Rayo 38 Años. Roldanillo, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
2018
De Naturaleza Interior
Alonso Garcés Galería. Bogotá, Colombia.
2018
Orificios de Viento
Parque Fundidora. CONARTE, Monterrey, Mexico.
2018
Orificios de Viento
Toluca Museum of Modern Art. Toluca, Mexico.
2016
Intersección
Alonso Garcés Galería. Bogotá, Colombia.
2015
Las Selvas Cromáticas de Carlos Jacanamijoy
EPM Library. Medellín, Colombia.
2015
Confluencias
Galería Duque Arango. Medellín, Colombia.
2013
Magia, Memoria, Color, Retrospective,
Bogotá Museum of Modern Art MAMBO. Bogotá, Colombia.
2012
Carlos Jacanamijoy, Cultural and Convention Center
Teatro Los Fundadores. Manizales, Caldas, Colombia.
2001 - 2008
2008
La Otra Mirada
Latin American and Caribbean Studies Gallery, Stony Brook University. New York, United States.
2007
Off The Map
Smithsonian Institution. New York, United States.
2006
A través de la Ventana
Bogotá Art Fair, ArtBo. Bogotá, Colombia.
2006
Encuentro
Museum of Modern Art. Cartagena, Colombia.
2004
El Estado de las Cosas
Casa de América. Madrid, Spain.
2003
Como Contar un Sueño
United Nations Office. Geneva, Switzerland.
2002
Pinturas
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Museum of Modern Art. Guatemala City, Guatemala.
2002 Pinturas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Embassy of Colombia in Washington. Washington, D.C., United States.
2002
Pinturas
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Livio Abramo Gallery of the Center. Asunción, Paraguay.
2002
Pinturas
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Livio Abramo Gallery of the Cultural Center of the Embassy of Brazil. Asunción, Paraguay.
2002
Pinturas
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Museo de la Nación. Lima, Peru.
2002
Pinturas
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Cultural Center. Quito, Ecuador.
2002
Pinturas, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia
National Museum of History. La Paz, Bolivia.
2002
Pinturas
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Colombia, Santa Cruz Museum. Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.
2001
Putumayo
La Tertulia Museum of Modern Art. Cali, Colombia.
2001
Putumayo
Galería el Museo. Bogotá, Colombia.
1994 - 1999
1999
Miradas Múltiples
Galería el Museo. Bogotá, Colombia.
1999
Caminos de Agua
Working People’s Cultural Palace. Beijing, People’s Republic of China.
1999
Caminos de Agua
Exhibition Gallery of the Cultural Center. Hong Kong, Republic of China.
1997
Y de qué color es
Galería Garcés Velásquez. Bogotá, Colombia.
1996 Pinturas, Museum of Modern Art. Pereira, Colombia.
1996
Kuichi Sacha
Gallery of the Museum of Modern Art. Bogotá, Colombia.
1995
Pinturas
Centro Colombo Americano. Bogotá, Colombia.
1995
Pinturas
Galería Santafé de Bogotá, Planetario Distrital. Bogotá, Colombia.
1995
Entre Luz y Sombra
Jenni Vilá Contemporary Art Gallery. Cali, Colombia.
1994 Pinturas
La Tertulia Museum of Modern Art. Cali, Colombia.
1994
Tres Becas de Colcultura
Art Museum of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Bogotá, Colombia.
Group Exhibitions
2022 - Present
2025
ARCO Madrid International Contemporary Art Fair.
Madrid, Spain.
2024
Art Basel Miami Fair
Almine Rech Gallery. Miami, Florida, United States.
2023
Siembra la Duda
Art Museum of the Banco de la República. Bogotá, Colombia.
2023
Viceversa
Bogotá Museum of Modern Art. Bogotá, Colombia.
2023
ARTBO Fair
Bogotá, Colombia.
2023
Paris Art Fair Booth B6
Almine Rech Gallery, Grand Palais Éphémère. Paris, France.
2022
Art Fair NADA
Harper’s Gallery. Miami, Florida, United States.
2022
Diálogos
Almine Rech Gallery. Paris, Matignon, France.
2022
Art Basel Miami
Almine Rech Gallery. Miami, Florida, United States.
2022
Art Basel Paris
Almine Rech Gallery. Paris, France.
2022
Harper’s x Galerie 75 Faubourg, Rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré. Paris, France.
2010 - 2016
2016
Uno Como Otro
Havremagasinet, Lanskonsthall. Boden, Sweden.
2010
Vantage Point
The Contemporary Native Art Collection, Smithsonian. Washington, D.C., United States.
2000 - 2007
2007
Bogotá Art Fair, ArtBo.
Bogotá, Colombia.
2007
Pinta
Latin American Art Fair of New York. New York, United States.
2004
Bogotá, Cinco Sentidos
Museum of Modern Art. Bogotá, Colombia.
2004
Es tu Museo
Museum of Modern Art. Bogotá, Colombia.
2004
La Primavera de Mambo
Bogotá Museum of Modern Art. Miami, United States.
2003
Desplazamientos
Museum of Modern Art. Bogotá, Colombia.
2003
Arte para todos
Bogotá Museum of Modern Art. Colombia.
2003
Navidarte
Museum of Modern Art. Bogotá, Colombia.
2001
Palm Beach Art Fair
Galería El Museo. Florida, United States.
2000
Palm Beach Art Fair
Galería El Museo. Florida, United States.
1990 - 1999
1999
First Prizes
National Artists’ Salons (1940-1998) Museum of Modern Art. Bogotá, Colombia.
1999
Art in Colombia in the 20th Century
Galería El Museo, Hotel Sofitel Victoria Regia, 5th Anniversary. Bogotá, Colombia.
1998
XXXVII National Artists’ Salon
Bogotá, Colombia.
1997
Regional Artists’ Salon
Central Zone, Estación de la Sabana. Bogotá, Colombia.
1997
Contemporary Colombian Art
Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Jerusalem, Israel.
1997
Como ventas
Planetario Distrital. Bogotá, Colombia.
1996
XXXVII National Artists’ Salon
Corferias. Bogotá, Colombia.
1996
Pintura fresca, no tocar
Galería Santafé, Planetario Distrital. Bogotá, Colombia.
1995
New Names, Regional Image
Itinerant, Banco de la República. Bogotá, Colombia.
1995
XXII National Young Art Salon
Museum of Antioquia. Medellín, Colombia.
1995
VII Regional Salon
Museo Rayo. Roldanillo, Colombia.
1995
Group Exhibition
Galería Carlos Alberto González. Bogotá, Colombia.
1994
XXXV National Artists’ Salon
Corferias. Bogotá, Colombia.
1994
XIV Arturo and Rebeca Rabinovich Salon
Museum of Modern Art. Medellín, Colombia.
1994
Santafé de Bogotá Young Art Salon
Galería Santafé, Planetario Distrital. Bogotá, Colombia.
1993
VI Regional Salon
Zone V, Banco de la República. Pasto, Colombia.
1990
III Santafé de Bogotá Young Art Salon
Galería Santafé, Planetario Distrital. Bogotá, Colombia.
1983 - 1987
1987
Itinerant Young Art
Cultural Area Banco de la República. Villavicencio, Colombia.
1987
VII Icfes University Art Salon
Galería Santafé, Planetario Distrital. Bogotá, Colombia.
1987
Drawing Four Pretexts
Faculty of Arts, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Bogotá, Colombia.
1984
V Fine Arts Exhibition
Universidad de la Sabana. Bogotá, Colombia.
1983
Birth of the Liberator
Universidad de la Sabana. Bogotá, Colombia.