Jorge Cavelier
STATEMENT
At the age of 14, I was bewildered by the magical process of transforming reality by combining lines-colors in a flat surface. I use the Italian old master techniques for preparing the canvas, and select the best kinds of oils suited for the painting. In the installation: “Horizons: Among the Cloud Forest”, the technique of silk drawings and paintings try to evoke that ethereal realm where we exercise the recognition of our universe. Different layers of transparent silk textile add colors, shades of smoky white hues, to create landscapes where the spectator may lose his/her conception of time and space and enter into his/her own interior spectrum of soul qualities.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Born in Bogota, Colombia, Cavelier works in painting and sculpture. After a brief incursion in architecture and a year of painting at New York University, he traveled to study in Italy in the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze where he finished his BFA in 1982. Returning to Bogota the same year he founded Trazo, an open studio where he worked and taught painting techniques. In June 1999, Cavelier was kidnapped by the Colombian guerrilla group FARC. He was released in 2000 and emigrated to U.S after being granted with an “extraordinary ability” permanent residence visa. Since then Jorge Cavelier lives in Key Biscayne, FL. Several works by Cavelier have been sold at auction, including 'ENCANTAMIENTO', sold at Sotheby's New York 'Latin American Art' in 2009.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017- Las Formas del Tiempo (The Forms of Time). MA-EC Gallery. Milan. Italy
2017- Bosques del Tropico Andino (Andean Tropical Forests). Works on Paper. Verdi Verd Gallery. Barcelona. Spain
2017- Las Formas del Tiempo (The Forms of Time). Oils, Silks, Watercolors, drawings and Sculptures. Lamazone Gallery. Bogota. Colombia
2016- Horizons: Among the Cloud Forest. Special Project for Art Santa Fe. New Mexico. U.S.
2011- Fractals. Paintings. Arte Consultores. Bogota. Colombia
2011- Labyrinths. Sapphire Art Series. Rush Art Gallery. NY.U.S.
2011- Artisan Series. Paintings and Sculptures. Rush Art Gallery. N.Y. U.S.
2010- Rivers. Paintings. The Americas Collection. Coral Gables. Florida. U.S.
2008- Labyrinths. Paintings and Sculptures. Arte Consultores. Bogota. Colombia
2007- Labyrinths. The Americas Collection. Coral Gables. Florida. U.S.
2005- Espacios del Alma (Soul Spaces). Arte Consultores. Bogota. Colombia
2005- Colombian Landscapes. Pretoria University. Pretoria. South Africa
2004- Mystic Waters. The Americas Collection. Coral Gables. Florida. U.S.
2004- Entre dos Mundos (Between two Worlds). Figari Sala. Foreign Affairs Ministry. Montevideo. Uruguay
2003- Aguas en Paz (Waters in Peace). Arte Consultores. Bogota. Colombia
2003- From the Mountains to the Sea. The Americas Collection. Coral Gables. Florida. U.S.
2002- Florida Grand Opera. Paintings for the libretto and poster. Opera Season
2001- Los colores del silencio (The Colors of Silence). Arte Consultores. Bogota. Colombia
2000- After the long night (Oils). The Americas Collection. Coral Gables. Florida. U.S.
2000- Sueños de Paz en Tiempo de Guerra. (Dreams of Peace in Times of War). Oils. Club El Nogal. Bogota. Colombia
1999- Oils. Alliance Française. Under Barnard-Biderman Fine Art’s patronage. New York. U.S.
1998- Oils. M. & S. Gallery. Quito. Ecuador
1997- Oils. Barnard-Biderman Fine Arts Southampton, New York. U.S.
1997- Oils. The Americas Collection. Coral Gables. Florida. U.S.
1996- Oils. Barnard-Biderman Fine Arts. New York. U.S.
1995- Oils. International Fair of Art "FIA". Lisenberg Arte International. Caracas. Venezuela
1994- Oils. Lisenberg Arte International. Buenos Aires. Argentina
1993- Oils. Barnard-Biderman Fine Arts. New York. U.S.
2017- Bosques del Tropico Andino (Andean Tropical Forests). Works on Paper. Verdi Verd Gallery. Barcelona. Spain
2017- Las Formas del Tiempo (The Forms of Time). Oils, Silks, Watercolors, drawings and Sculptures. Lamazone Gallery. Bogota. Colombia
2016- Horizons: Among the Cloud Forest. Special Project for Art Santa Fe. New Mexico. U.S.
2011- Fractals. Paintings. Arte Consultores. Bogota. Colombia
2011- Labyrinths. Sapphire Art Series. Rush Art Gallery. NY.U.S.
2011- Artisan Series. Paintings and Sculptures. Rush Art Gallery. N.Y. U.S.
2010- Rivers. Paintings. The Americas Collection. Coral Gables. Florida. U.S.
2008- Labyrinths. Paintings and Sculptures. Arte Consultores. Bogota. Colombia
2007- Labyrinths. The Americas Collection. Coral Gables. Florida. U.S.
2005- Espacios del Alma (Soul Spaces). Arte Consultores. Bogota. Colombia
2005- Colombian Landscapes. Pretoria University. Pretoria. South Africa
2004- Mystic Waters. The Americas Collection. Coral Gables. Florida. U.S.
2004- Entre dos Mundos (Between two Worlds). Figari Sala. Foreign Affairs Ministry. Montevideo. Uruguay
2003- Aguas en Paz (Waters in Peace). Arte Consultores. Bogota. Colombia
2003- From the Mountains to the Sea. The Americas Collection. Coral Gables. Florida. U.S.
2002- Florida Grand Opera. Paintings for the libretto and poster. Opera Season
2001- Los colores del silencio (The Colors of Silence). Arte Consultores. Bogota. Colombia
2000- After the long night (Oils). The Americas Collection. Coral Gables. Florida. U.S.
2000- Sueños de Paz en Tiempo de Guerra. (Dreams of Peace in Times of War). Oils. Club El Nogal. Bogota. Colombia
1999- Oils. Alliance Française. Under Barnard-Biderman Fine Art’s patronage. New York. U.S.
1998- Oils. M. & S. Gallery. Quito. Ecuador
1997- Oils. Barnard-Biderman Fine Arts Southampton, New York. U.S.
1997- Oils. The Americas Collection. Coral Gables. Florida. U.S.
1996- Oils. Barnard-Biderman Fine Arts. New York. U.S.
1995- Oils. International Fair of Art "FIA". Lisenberg Arte International. Caracas. Venezuela
1994- Oils. Lisenberg Arte International. Buenos Aires. Argentina
1993- Oils. Barnard-Biderman Fine Arts. New York. U.S.
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
2018- PINTA MIAMI. Florida. USA
2018- JUSTLX Art Fair. Lisbon. Portugal
2018- Pre-Basel Collective Exhibition 2018. Canvas Miami Gallery. Florida, USA
2018- Alternating Current. Raw Space. Florida, USA
2017- Pinta Miami. Art Basel week. Miami. USA
2017- Malaga Art Fair 2017. Malaga. Spain
2016- Art Palm Beach. Contemporary Art Projects Gallery. Tempera, installation and sculptures.
2015- Spectrum Art Fair. Contemporary Art Projects Gallery. Miami. FL. US.
2015- Art Santa Fe. International Art Fair. Oils and sculpture.
2014- MA-EC Gallery. International Exhibition Milan 2014. Painting and sculpture. Milan. Italy
2014- Wison Art Museum, Shanghai. China / MA-EC Gallery Milan -Shanghai
2014- Present Art Festival di Shanghai. Pudong Library. / MA-EC Gallery Milan. Shanghai, China.
2013- MA-EC Gallery. International Exhibition Milan 2013. Painting and sculpture. Milan. Italy
2013- Present Art Festival di Shanghai Firenze. Pudong Library. Shanghai. China.
2013- Biennial del Sur de Panama. Panama
2012- Concerning the Spiritual in Art. Paintings and Sculptures. Aluna Art Foundation. Miami. FL. U.S
2009- FormArte. Corazon Verde Foundation. Works placed in the Bogota’s public spaces. Colombia
2008- Arte Americas. International Art Fair. The Americas Collection Stand. Miami Beach. FL. U.S
2006- Equus Arte. Corazon Verde Foundation. Works placed in the Bogota’s public spaces. Colombia
2006- Colombian Creativity. The Americas Collection II. Coral Gables. Florida. U.S.
2005- ARTBO. International Art Fair of Bogota. Chamber of Commerce of Bogota. Colombia
2004- Alla ricerca dell’Eldorado. Colombian Landscapes. IILA. Institute Italo-Latin-American. Palazzo Santacroce, Rome. Italy
2004- The Spring of MamBo. Ten artists of the Museum of Modern Art of Bogota. The Ritz Carlton Hotel. Miami. U.S.
2003- Navidarte MamBo. Forty years of Museum of Modern Art of Bogota. Colombia
2002- Enersis 2002. Painting Contest. Energy and the World. Arte de Santiago Museum. Sponsored by Enersis Corporation. Santiago de Chile. Chile
2001/2002- Arborizarte. Corazon Verde Foundation. 134 Artists for the Widows of the policemen died in combat. Works placed in the Bogota’s public spaces.
2002- Latin-American painters. Palazzo Mediceo. Seravezza. Tuscany. Italy
2001- The Spirit of the Americas. Remembering September 11, 2001. The Americas Collection. Coral Gables. Florida. U.S.
2001- Contemporary Masters. The Americas Collection. Coral Gables. Florida. U.S.
2000- Identities. Walton Hoffman and other artists. Villa Maurina Cultural Institute. Rio de Janeiro. Brazil
2000- Oils. Vilanova Gallery. San Salvador. El Salvador
2000- The Creative Process. Oils and Watercolors. Arte Consultores Gallery. Bogota, Colombia
1996- Oils. International Art Fair "ART FI". Barnard-Biderman Fine Arts’ stand. Bogota, Colombia
1996- Oils. Feria de Arte BA. Lisenberg Arte International. Buenos Aires. Argentina
1995- Oils and Silverpoints. Madre Natura. Juan Bernal Gallery. Bogota. Colombia
1994- Oils. M & S Gallery. Quito. Ecuador
1992- Oils. Encounter of Two Cultures in the Colombian-Japanese Fine Arts.
Arte Bolivariano Museum. Santa Marta. Colombia
2018- JUSTLX Art Fair. Lisbon. Portugal
2018- Pre-Basel Collective Exhibition 2018. Canvas Miami Gallery. Florida, USA
2018- Alternating Current. Raw Space. Florida, USA
2017- Pinta Miami. Art Basel week. Miami. USA
2017- Malaga Art Fair 2017. Malaga. Spain
2016- Art Palm Beach. Contemporary Art Projects Gallery. Tempera, installation and sculptures.
2015- Spectrum Art Fair. Contemporary Art Projects Gallery. Miami. FL. US.
2015- Art Santa Fe. International Art Fair. Oils and sculpture.
2014- MA-EC Gallery. International Exhibition Milan 2014. Painting and sculpture. Milan. Italy
2014- Wison Art Museum, Shanghai. China / MA-EC Gallery Milan -Shanghai
2014- Present Art Festival di Shanghai. Pudong Library. / MA-EC Gallery Milan. Shanghai, China.
2013- MA-EC Gallery. International Exhibition Milan 2013. Painting and sculpture. Milan. Italy
2013- Present Art Festival di Shanghai Firenze. Pudong Library. Shanghai. China.
2013- Biennial del Sur de Panama. Panama
2012- Concerning the Spiritual in Art. Paintings and Sculptures. Aluna Art Foundation. Miami. FL. U.S
2009- FormArte. Corazon Verde Foundation. Works placed in the Bogota’s public spaces. Colombia
2008- Arte Americas. International Art Fair. The Americas Collection Stand. Miami Beach. FL. U.S
2006- Equus Arte. Corazon Verde Foundation. Works placed in the Bogota’s public spaces. Colombia
2006- Colombian Creativity. The Americas Collection II. Coral Gables. Florida. U.S.
2005- ARTBO. International Art Fair of Bogota. Chamber of Commerce of Bogota. Colombia
2004- Alla ricerca dell’Eldorado. Colombian Landscapes. IILA. Institute Italo-Latin-American. Palazzo Santacroce, Rome. Italy
2004- The Spring of MamBo. Ten artists of the Museum of Modern Art of Bogota. The Ritz Carlton Hotel. Miami. U.S.
2003- Navidarte MamBo. Forty years of Museum of Modern Art of Bogota. Colombia
2002- Enersis 2002. Painting Contest. Energy and the World. Arte de Santiago Museum. Sponsored by Enersis Corporation. Santiago de Chile. Chile
2001/2002- Arborizarte. Corazon Verde Foundation. 134 Artists for the Widows of the policemen died in combat. Works placed in the Bogota’s public spaces.
2002- Latin-American painters. Palazzo Mediceo. Seravezza. Tuscany. Italy
2001- The Spirit of the Americas. Remembering September 11, 2001. The Americas Collection. Coral Gables. Florida. U.S.
2001- Contemporary Masters. The Americas Collection. Coral Gables. Florida. U.S.
2000- Identities. Walton Hoffman and other artists. Villa Maurina Cultural Institute. Rio de Janeiro. Brazil
2000- Oils. Vilanova Gallery. San Salvador. El Salvador
2000- The Creative Process. Oils and Watercolors. Arte Consultores Gallery. Bogota, Colombia
1996- Oils. International Art Fair "ART FI". Barnard-Biderman Fine Arts’ stand. Bogota, Colombia
1996- Oils. Feria de Arte BA. Lisenberg Arte International. Buenos Aires. Argentina
1995- Oils and Silverpoints. Madre Natura. Juan Bernal Gallery. Bogota. Colombia
1994- Oils. M & S Gallery. Quito. Ecuador
1992- Oils. Encounter of Two Cultures in the Colombian-Japanese Fine Arts.
Arte Bolivariano Museum. Santa Marta. Colombia
AWARDS
2013- Second Prize in Sculpture. Art Festival Present Art of Shanghai. China.
2010- Award-Winning of Artisan Series National Contest sponsored by Bombay Sapphire. Miami Florida
2010- Award-Winning of Artisan Series National Contest sponsored by Bombay Sapphire. Miami Florida
