Renato Ochoa

Renato Ochoa

Austin, TX, United States

About Renato Ochoa

Born in 1971, Lima, Peru, Renato Ochoa is a professional artist, specialized in painting and mixed media abstraction expressionist for over 20 years that emerged in the wake of the influence of the Peruvian Painters Fernando De Szyszlo and Ramiro Llona. He made some sculpture work with the Peruvian Sculptor Benito Rosas while he was studying in The Catholic University of Lima, Peru Faculty of Arts, specialty of Painting. Renato’s paintings have been in many galleries for solo and group shows in Peru, Austria, Israel and obtaining several National Art Awards and have been published in magazines and newspapers in Lima, Peru. In 1999 Renato decided to move to Sao Paulo, Brazil to attend the Brazilian Museum of Sculpture and Contemporary Art School to pursue professional degree contemporary art with the Brazilian Artist Paulo Whitaker, as a result he receives special distinctions from the Peruvian Consulate in Sao Paulo, Brazil and his paintings were held in two solo shows in the cities of Araraquara, and in the Latin America Memorial of Sao Paulo, Brazil respectively. In order to continue his passion for painting and his admiration for American Abstract Expressionist Masters, Renato moved to Los Angeles, CA, USA in 2001 where he showed his artwork at the Infusion Gallery in Downtown Los Angeles, CA. In 2015 he moved to Austin Texas USA, where he worked on his series called “Isobel” that was inspired by his desire to create and bring life into this world. Each piece represents a time and space during his journey to paternity. Collection can be seen at as well as on Saatchi Art online where he has been featured in the Made in the USA Collection 2015 and Featured in The New This Week Collection 10/19/2015 as well. His work is held in Public collections in USA, Peru and Brazil and was recently invited for admission into The X International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Florence Italy & 1st.Central Europe Fine Art Biennial" organized from MAMAG Modern Art Museum, Blindenmakl, Austria. He currently lives and works in Reus, Tarragona province of Barcelona in Spain. Part of his recent collection called Transcending Through Truth , was inspired after walking from France to Spain, about 800 km and finishing the Camino de Compostela, along with his wife and his 5 year old daughter. Each piece represents a time and space during his pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.

Education:

1999 Improvement in contemporary art with Brazilian artist Paulo Whitaker, MUBE Sao Paulo, Brazil
1994 Sculpture work with Peruvian sculptor Benito Rosas
1990-1993 BFA Catholic University of Lima, Peru

Events:

2019 Third Prize XVII Miquel Viladrich International Painting Competition, City Hall of Torrelameu, Lleida, Spain
Featured in the "Artist of the Day 10/11/16" on Saatchi Art's homepage
Featured in the "New This Week 05-02-2016" Collection on Saatchi Art's homepage
Featured in the "All Things Abstract"Collection on Saatchi Art's homepage
Featured in the "New Abstract Art Collection" on Saatchi Art's homepage
Featured in the "New This Week 11-16-2015" Collection on Saatchi Art's homepage
Featured in the "New This Week 10-19-2015" Collection on Saatchi Art's homepage
Featured in the "Made in the USA Collection 2015" on Saatchi Art's homepage
2015 Invitation for admission into The X International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Florence Italy.
2000 Honorable Mention XX National Painting Competition, Mitchel & Co. Arequipa, Peru
1998 Third Prize XIII National Young Artist Painting Competition, ICPNA , Arequipa, Peru.
Finalist Coca Cola Painting Competition, Trujillo, Peru.
Finalist VIII National Salon Of Painting,ICPNA , Lima,Peru.
1997 Third Prize XII National Young Artist Painting Competition, ICPNA, Lima, Peru.
Finalist III Johnnie Walker National Painting Competition, United Distillers G&R, Lima, Peru.

Public Collections
City Hall of Torrelameu, Lleida, Spain
Lawrence L. Frank Center, Pasadena, CA, USA
City of Miraflores, Lima, Peru
General Consulate of Peru, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
De Vera Arts, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
City of Araraquara, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
ICPNA Arequipa. Peru.

Exhibitions:

2019 XVII Group Show, City Hall of Torrelameu, Lleida, Spain
2016 Group Show Elder Gallery, Charlotte, NC, USA
2015 "Small Works" Limner Gallery,Hudson, NY, USA
2015 Fall Show, Artspace Gallery, Austin, TX, USA
2015 Conception Art Show, Dallas, TX, USA
2015 Conception Art Fair, Miami Art Basel Week 2015, FL, USA
2015 Saatchi Art's homepage
The Carlos Reid Gallery, FL, USA
2007 Change of Scenery, Infusion Gallery Los Angeles, CA, USA
Texture & Flow, Infusion Gallery Los Angeles, CA, USA
2006 Festival of Fall, Lawrence L. Frank Center, Pasadena, CA, USA
2000 Museum der Stadtz Linz, Vienna Austria. Belisario Suarez Gallery, Lima, Peru. Continental Bank Gallery, Arequipa, Peru. Khalil Sakakini Gallery,Ramallah, Israel. Exhibition Room, Ramat Ghan, Israel.
1999 House of Culture, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Memorial Foundation of Latino america, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Stella Maris Gallery, Lima, Peru.
1998 Thomas Jefferson Gallery, Arequipa, Peru.Bank of Commerce Gallery, Lima , Peru. ICPNA Galley Lima, Peru. National Library of Peru. Casa Mayorazgo Gallery, Trujillo,Peru.
1997 Signos Gallery, Lima ,Peru. Thomas Jefferson Gallery, Arequipa, Peru. National Museum, LIma, Peru.
1995 Antonio Encinas Gallery, LIma, Peru.
1994 Formas Gallery, Lima, Peru.
1990-1993 Catholic University, Lima, Peru.