JORGE BENITEZ VELASQUEZ


Born in Bolívar (Department Valle), Colombia.


1974 - 76     Study at the School of Arts of Carvajal S.A. „C.E.F“

                      in Cali (Colombia)

1977 - 79     Study at the Academy of Arts “Labrada” In Cali (Colombia)

1981            Travel to Spain, Member of the painting-group “Plaza Mayor”

                     in  madrid

1986            Moved to Vienna (Austria).1987-1996 Member of the group

                    “Taller Arauco”


AWARDS:


1975    Honourable recognition on the occasion of the Colombian Poster

             competition “Carvajal”, Cali, Colombia

1982    First price at the exhibition of young artists in the Department Valle,

             Trujillo, Colombia




        GROUP EXHIBITIONS:


1977  C.E.F., Cali, Colombia

1979  Regional Hall, Cali, Colombia

1984  Colombo American Center, Cali, Colombia

 100 years of Bolívar foundation, Bolivar,

  Valle, Colombia 

  Atelier Calidoscopio, Cali, Colombia

1988   Catholic Youth College, Vienna, Austria 

  Art at the danubian riverside, Department of                      culture,Vienna, Austria

1989   House of Colombian Culture, Vienna, Austria

1992   House of Education Lainz, Vienna, Austria 

  Artists from Bolivar, Bolívar Valle, Colombia

1997   Arts and politics, Bolivar, Valle, Colombia.

1999   Celebrations of my Village, Bolívar, Valle,                                        Colombia

2000   Studio A&F, Vienna, Austria

2001   Four Artists of Colombia, Colombian Embassy-

            Mexican Institute of   Culture, Vienna, Austria

2003   Worldwide Sign of Art, Department of Culture,

            Arabian Emirates

2007   Studio A&F, Vienna, Austria

2022   Third Regional Salon, Bolivar Valle, Colombia
            First International Biennial of Contemporary Art,

            Cali, Valle, Colombia
2023  Colombia Club, Cali, Valle, Colombia

           Louvre Museum, shopping art carousel,

           Paris, France                  

           

SINGLE EXHIBITIONS:


1977    Government of Valle, Cali, Colombia

1978    Free University of Cali, Colombia

1981    Bodegon El Fuerte, Marbella, Spain

1983    House of Culture Cali, Colombia 

   House of Culture Bolívar, Valle, Colombia

1985    Gallery Artemusa, Roldanillo Valle, Colombia

1987    El Chiringuito, Marbella, Spain

1990    Gallery Club Alvarez, Vienna, Austria

1991    La Casita, Eisenstadt, Austria 

   La Colombie, Vienna, Austria

1993    Gallery Argo, Vienna, Austria

1994    Kinsui Hotel, Iwakuni Shi, Japan 

   Summer of culture, AKH, Vienna, Austria

1995    Fourth Pöttschinger Spring of Culture,

            Pöttsching, Austria 

   Concert-Hall, Iwakuni Shi, Japan

   Roland Spedition, Vienna, Austria

1996    Economic Chamber, Bogotá, Colombia

   Café Mendez, Eisenstadt, Austria

1997    Comfandi, Cali, Colombia 

   Europa Saal, Vienna, Austria

1999    Medical center Dr. Dieter Sturm,

             Vienna, Austria   

   Medical center Dr. Sylvia Perl Convalexius,

   Vienna, Austria

   RNG Management GmbH, Vienna, Austria

2000    XII world festival of Arts and Marionettes,

   Charleville Mézieres, France

   Concert-Hall, Iwakuni Shi, Japan

   Fadinger Restaurant , Vienna, Austria

   Havanna Club, Vienna Austria

2001    House of Culture, Iwakuni Shi, Japan

   Gallery Sur, Vienna, Austria

2002    United Nations, Vienna, Austria

   Medical center Dr. H. Hospodka,

   Vienna, Austria

2004    Europa Saal from the Latin American

              Institute, Vienna, Austria

2005    Iwakuni Shi, Yamaguchi Ken, Japan

2006    Departmental Library of Cali,

              Valle, Colombia

   United Nations, Vienna, Austria

   Studio Rosenhügel, Vienna, Austria

2007    Neugebaüde Castle, Vienna, Austria

2008    House of Art, Iwakuni, Japan

2009    Cultural Center Eleven Vienna, Austria

2010    Medical Center Dr. Gabor Littasy,

             Vienna, Austria

2011    Colombian Embassy- Mexican  Institute of

   Culture, Vienna, Austria

2012    Galery Sur, Vienna, Austria

2013    B. Fujs Clinic, Salzburg, Austria

   House of Culture, Bolivar Valle, Colombia

   House of Art Quintero, Roldanillo Valle,

   Colombia

   Departmental Library of Cali, Valle, Colombia

2014    Cultural Center Neruda, Vienna, Austria

2016    Cultural Center Neruda, Viena , Austria
              Galery Sur, Viena, Austria
2019     Cultural Center Neruda, Viena Austria
2022     House of Culture, Bolivar Valle, Colombia