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EDUCATIONAL CAREER
1994-95
Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture. Chelsea College of Arts And Design, London.
1995-96
Post-Graduate Diploma, Contemporary Art History and Theory, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London.
1983
B.A Arts, University of Antioquia. Medellín, Colombia.
1974.
B.A. Visual Communication. Pontificia Bolivariana University. Medellín, Colombia.
ACADEMIC AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1982 – 2009
– Full-time professor, University of Antioquia, Colombia. From 1982-1992.
– Full-time professor, National University of Colombia. From 1992- 2009.
– Researcher, Chelsea College of Arts London. 2003.
– Creation and implementation of the Master of Arts program, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá with Professor Trixi Allina, 1993.
ART ADMINISTRATION
– 1986, Assistant Director, Museum of Modern Art, Medellín.
BOOKS
2019
– “Mourning”, design and publication by Bárbara Santos. Produced by the Ministry of Culture of Colombia. ISBN 978-958-48-7056-8. Fragmentos, Espacio de Arte y Memoria.
– “LIMINAL”, catalog. Produced by Banco de la República. Miguel Urrutia Museum (MAMU).
2017
– “The Burning Image,” written by Sol Astrid Giraldo. Produced by the Ministry of Culture of Colombia. Dedicated to the work of Clemencia Echeverri. ISBN 978-958-753-24.
2016
– “Trepidaciones.” Contemporary Art Collection, Seguros Bolívar. Curated by José Ignacio Roca and Alejandro Martín, volume of three books with two other artists: José Alejandro Restrepo and Juan Fernando Herrán. ISBN 978-958-58625-7-9.
– Contemporary Colombian Art, edited by Hossein Amirsadeghi. Executive editor: Catherine Petitgas. London, England ISBN-13: 978-0500970768.
2009
– “No Response”. Clemencia Echeverri Art work. 1995-2009, edited by Divulgación Cultural de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Distribution Benjamín Villegas. ISBN 978 958 719 203 2. Bogotá, 2009.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
SkyLess/SkyLess. Hirsrom Museum Texas, 2018.
Sin Cielo/Skyless. Banco de la República, Bogotá, Colombia.
Treno 1/5. DAROS-Latin America. Collection. Zurich, 2007.
Treno 2/5. Acquisition award. Gilberto Alzate Avendaño Foundation, Bogotá.
Treno 3/5. Bank of the Republic.
Treno 4/5. Private collection, Costa Rica.
Treno 5/5. Private Collection, Bogota.
Treno. MOLAA, Museum of Latin American Art, Los Angeles, 2007.
Treno. Museum of Art. National University of Colombia.
Quiasma 1/5. MEIAC Museum. Spain, 2006.
Cal y Canto 1/5. Latinamerican Collection Essex. England, 2003.
Sacrifice 1/5. Banco de la República. Bogotá, 2013.
Sacrifice. National Museum of Colombia.
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS
2020
– In process: Battlefield. Video installation-sound. Commissioned by Espacio V. Mexico City, Mexico.
– Skyless. Art Gallery of Guelph. Curated by Sally Frater. September 17 to January 3 (2021). Canada.
– Back. National call for artists to represent the effects of the pandemic. Modern Art Museum of Bogota (MAMBO) and El Tiempo newspaper. Bogotá.
2019
– Liminal Retrospective, Miguel Urrutia Art Museum, Central Bank, Bogotá. Curator: María Margarita Malagón. October.
– Mourning. Video installation. Art and Memory Space. National Museum of Colombia, Bogota. Ministry of Culture.
2018
– River by Assault. Shanghai Biennial. Shanghai, China. November.
– Elegy. Oma Award – ArtBo. Video installation. ArtBO Space. October.
2017
– Sin Cielo/Skyless and Treno, Sicardi Gallery.
– La Vuelta. 28 Colombian artists. Arles, France. Les Rencontres de la Photographie. Curators, Carolina Ponce de León and Sam Stordzé.
– From Medellín, a Colombian art scene. Musee dárt Les Abattoirs. Toulouse, france. Curators, Valentin Rodriguez and Nydia Gutierrez.
– Sin Cielo/Skyless, Energetica. Curated by Jose Ignacio Roca and Isaac Dyner. Video projection.
2016
– Sin Cielo/Skyless, Video wall and single channel video. Commissioned by the Museo de Arte, Banco de la República.
– Sub-terra. ArtBo – OMA Award. Single channel video.
– Sacrifice, (Diptych). National Museum of Colombia. “Earth as a resource, hall”.
2015
– Noctule. Multichannel video and sound installation. Photography and drawings. NC- Arte, Bogotá.
– Noctule. Conexao, Collective exhibition at Eduardo Fernandes Gallery, Sao Paulo.
– Treno. “Waterweavers, The River in the Colombian Contemporary Visual and Material Culture”. Bard Graduate Center. New York. 2014, Casa de América. Washington 2015, Conde Duque, Madrid. 2015. Curated by José Ignacio Roca.
– Noctule. The 5th. Wall. NC-arte. Five-year review.
2014
– Sacrifice. Cartagena de Indias Biennial.
– Survivals. Rencontres Internationales, Paris December 1 to 7, 2014. Colombia, 2013. Screened: at Gaité Lyrique.
– Inheritance Games. Museum of Modern Art of Barranquilla, Colombia.
2013
– Inheritance Games, single channel. Instants Video Festival Marselle, 50Ans dÁrt Video. France.
– Sacrifice. 43 SNA (inter)national Salon of Artists. Medellín, Colombia.
– Survivals, multichannel video installation and photography. Alonso Garcés Gallery, Bogotá.
– Treno, multichannel video installation. A group show “Y Creemos en un solo Dios” at the Art Museum, National University of Colombia.
– Sacrifice, multichannel video installation at the National Artists Salon.
2012
– Quietness. Multichannel video installation and sound. “Homage to John Cage”. National University of Colombia.
– Frontier. Kratkofil Plus Video Festival Baria Luka, Bosnia Herzegovina.
– Frontier. Screen Video Festival. Barcelona. Arts Santa Monica.
2011
– Frontier. MDE11. International Fine Arts Project Medellin, Colombia.
– Inheritance Games, a channel. Latin American Cosmovideography, CENART Mexico DF.
– Voluntary Testimony, VI Luis Caballero Award. Multichannel video installation.
– Inheritance Games. Multichannel video installation and photography. Alonso Garcés Gallery. Bogotá. Solo exhibition.
– Frontier. Video installation and photography. MDE11 International Fine Arts Project. Medellín, Colombia.
– Inheritance Games. One channel. “Instant Video Festival. Marselle, France
2010
– VOICE. Liverpool Biennial. England. Sound image installation. No Longer Empty sound curatorial project.
– Treno. First Biennial of Fine Arts. Short List. Gilberto Alzate Avendaño Foundation. Bogota, Video
– Voice/net. CD ROM. Supported by Arts Council. London.
– Art NET, Colombia project, Voice/net. Luis Angel Arango Library. Bogotá.
– Treno. International Image Festival, Manizales, Colombia.
– Voice. Liverpool Biennial. England. Image and sound installation. September – November.
2009
– Treno. “Acts of Speech” National University Art Museum. Bogotá. Curator, María Belén Sáez de Ibarra.
– Treno. “For You” Daros-Latinamerica Museum. Zurich. April 25 – Sept 6, 2009.
– Treno. “Dont stare at the sun”. Center for Contemporary Art “Znaki Czasu”, Torum.
– Treno. Torum 27.06.2009 – 13.09.2009, Works by Daros Latin American Collection, Poland.
Artists: Mauricio Alejo, Juan Carlos Alom, María Fernanda Cardoso, Clemencia Echeverri, Regina José Galindo, Teresa Margolles, Ana Mendieta, Ernesto Neto, Javier Téllez. Curated by: Agnieszka Pindera, Joanna Zielińska.
– Death is alive. Mundo Gallery. Bogotá.
– Inheritance Games. Stainless steel print. ArtBo Fair. Bogotá.
– Voice/net. CD-ROM. To be disseminated in five English prisons and Art Institutions. Supported by the Arts Council London.
2007
– Voice/net. Supoorted by Arts Council. London.
– Voice/net. Art NET Colombia project, Luis Ángel Arango Library. Bogotá.
– Treno. Video installation of sound and photography, Alonso Garcés Gallery. Bogotá
2006
– Live Work. Banco de la República, Colombia.
– Quiasma, project with Bárbara Santos, Andrés Burbano, Santiago Ortíz.
– Prison voice/resonances, Interactive sound video installation. National Museum of Colombia. Bogotá.
– Frontera. Mobile performance with video and photography. Banco de la República, Manizales. Supported by Banco de la República. Bogotá.
– Muta. Interactive sound installation. National Artists Salon. Colón Theater, Bogotá.
– Zero Climate. Alonso Garcés Gallery. Photography. 5 artists: Clemencia Echeverri, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Luis Fernando Peláez, Luis Morales, Bernardo Salcedo.
– Acidia. Writing action. Regional Artists Salon, Tunja, Colombia.
– Muta. Interactive sound installation. Presidential box, Teatro Colón, Casa de Opera; National Artists Salon, Bogota.
– De Doble Filo. Video, sound and installation. Traveling exhibition. Otras Miradas 10 Colombian Artists. Touring: France, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile.
– Frontier. [Live Work] – Collective mobile act of video and sound. Banco de la República, Manizales.
2005
– Artrónica, Bogotá.
– Ars Electronica, Austerlitz Banquet. Arts Electronica Festival, Madrid.
2004
– Quiasma. ISEA2004, Arts Electronic Festival, Helsinki, Stockholm, Tallinn. Metal Residence, London.
2003
– Lime and Song. Video-sound installation. EAFIT University, Medellín.
– Mutism. Fragments for an amorous video – collective project. Santa Fe Gallery, District Planetarium, Bogotá.
2002
– Quiasma. Oracle and Landscape. With Bárbara Santos, Andrés Burbano and Santiago Ortíz.
2000
– Exhausted can still fight. Video-sound installation for the Luis Caballero Award. Honorable mention.
– Intimate House. VI Biennial of Cuba. Havana
1999
– Double Edge. Art and Violence. Video-sound installation. Museum of Modern Art, Bogota.
1998-99
– Family Appetites. VI Biennial of Bogota. Video-sound installation. Museum of Modern Art, Bogota.
1997-98
– Intimate House. Video-sound installation. National Artists Salon, Bogota.
1997
– La Mirada expuesta. Video and sculpture. Espacio Gallery. Vacío, with Rolf Abderhalden and Trixi Allina. Bogotá.
– Intimate House, first part. Regional Artists Salon. Sabana Station. Bogotá.
– Jewelry design by artists. Museum of Modern Art of Medellin.
– Interventions in the Museum. National University Art Museum. Bogotá. Re-vision. Projection and sound. Medellín Chamber of Commerce.
– The 5th. International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition”. University of Hawaii and Manoa. Art Gallery. Hawaii XXXV, National Artists Salon. Bogota.
1994
– Sculpture and public projects. National University of Manizales. Faculty of Architecture.
1993
– AGPA Portfolio. Museum of Modern Art of Medellín.
1992-1991
– Women for the XXI Century. National Museum, Bogota, Colombia.
– Salon of artists from Risaralda, Quindío and Caldas. Manizales. Colombia.
1992
– International Sculpture Symposium. Caribbean Island Guadeloupe. Guadeloupe. France. 11 international artists. Curated by Gerard Xuriguera.
1990
– Metal and Memory”. Museum of Modern Art of Medellín. Medellín, Colombia. 30 of the 90’s. Pilot Public Library. Medellín. Medellín, Colombia.
1987
– XXXI National Salon of Artists, Medellín.
– Antioquian Artists in the MAMM. Museum of Modern Art, Medellín.
1986
– XXX National Artists’ Salon. National Museum. Bogota.
– Awarded works for the new José Maria Córdova Airport. Rionegro, Antioquia. Luis Angel Arango Library. Bogotá.
– Concretes. Casa Negret Gallery. Bogota.
– National Salon of Colombian Artists. Bogota. Regional Salon of Artists. Bogota.
1983
– Medellin in the MAMM. Museum of Modern Art. Medellín.
1980
– The Art in Antioquia in the decade of the 70s. Medellín, Colombia.
1979
– Workshops of the Workshop. Arts Workshop. Curated by Samuel Vásquez. Chamber of Commerce of Medellín.
– V Salon of Artists of Viejo Caldas. Manizales.
– X Young Art Salon. Museum of Antioquia, Medellín.
1977
– II Regional Salon of Visual Arts. University of Antioquia. Medellín, Colombia.
ARTISTIC RESIDENCIES
– DELFINA foundation, Manilva, Spain. 1994.
– YADOO residency, New York. 2014.
INTERACTIVE PROJECTS
Quiasma Project. Artists: Clemencia Echeverri, Bárbara Santos, Andrés Burbano and Santiago Ortíz. Supported by Daniel Langlois Foundation, Canada.
Quiasma, festival participation:
– Electronic Arts Festival, ISEA Helsinki-Stockholm and Tallinn. 2004.
– Electronic Arts Festival, Banquete, Madrid. 2006.
– Ars Electronica Germany. 2005.
– Artrónica, Luis Ángel Arango Library. Bogotá, 2006.
– Metal Residency. London.
Voice/Resonances of the Prison. National Museum of Colombia. 2007, interactive sound installation. 3 halls.
AWARDS AND GRANTS
– Mourning, creation award 2019. Fragments, Art and Memory Space.
– OMA award, ARTBO, 2017. Sponsor, OMA company.
– Tribute to Artists Award, 2015. Secretariat of Culture, Recreation and Sports. Bogotá.
– Artist residency, Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, New York, 2014.
– Biennial Prize of Fine Arts. 2010. For the work: Treno.
– Creation grant for individual artists, 2005-2007. Arts Council London.
IDARTES. District Institute of the Arts. Bogotá.
– Nominated for the VI version of the Luis Caballero Award, 2011.
– Creation grant: title of the work, Versión Libre.
Gilberto Alzate Avendaño Foundation. Bogota.
– Research grant. 2008.
National University of Colombia. 2009.
– Creation grant. 2007-2008. For the book: Sin Respuesta.
University of Colombia. Title: Juegos de Herencia.
– Creation Scholarship for individual artists, 2005-2007.
Arts Council London.
– Voice-net. Project for web platform.
– Creation Scholarship, 2004-2005.
National University of Colombia. National call.
– Voices resonances of the prison. Sound and interactive video installation project.
– Creation grant: 2002-2004.
Daniel Langlois Foundation of Canada.
Quiasma, with artists Bárbara Santos, Andrés Burbano and Santiago Ortíz. Interactive navigation platform.
– 2000, award.
District Institute of Culture. Nominated for the national award, “Luis Caballero”, Bogotá. First honorable mention.
Project: Exhausted can still fight. Video installation.
– Creation grant. 1999.
National University of Colombia. National call, works: Cal y Canto and Exhausted can still fight.
– 1998, award.
José María Cordova Airport. Medellín. National Sculpture Competition for the airport. Award and construction of the urban sculpture “Cometas”.
– 1997, award.
Private competition ISAGEN electricity company. Second prize Territorio de Escultura Pública, Medellín, Colombia.
– Residency 1996.
Delfina Studio Trust. London to develop in Casa Manilva, Spain.
Grantor: Ministry of Culture of Colombia.
– Fine Arts Scholarship. 1994.
