Lorenza Panero

My work is rooted in empathy. It is a reflection of who I am and where I come from. My Colombian homeland located in the tropics is home to mountains and oceans, llanos and rainforests, cities and a diverse population. Ours is a history of change and growth, and frequent violence. Coming to terms with this reality leads the search for truth through art.

The imagery is based on the environment, and comes from a preoccupation with language as it describes memory. As in poetry, there is a shorthand of expression that creates mulitple layers of meaning and understanding. Like memory, the intent is the articulation of a space that encompasses experience, the lived life. Emotional transparency is paramount in the work. Visual language is tangible interpretation and carries the weight of experience.

I use light to obscure and reveal, to construct and rebuild reality both real and imaginary, and to shorten the distance between the artist and the viewer. Pushing the elements to magnify meaning, with paint or technology, every medium is an extension of the self, a tool in understanding the challenges and the accomplishments in life. This is the unique power of art.

Mark-making, whatever the medium, is a way of moving backwards and forwar...

R.I.School of Design (BFA)
Hunter College, CUNY (MFA)
Universitat de Barcelona (eMBA)

SOLO EXHIBITS (selection)

THE GARDEN 2022
The Little House at Dries Van Noten, Los Angeles, California

CHANT DE LA NATURE 2021
Consulate of Colombia, Paris, France

FIESTA 2019
SN Macarena, Bogotá, Colombia

FREEDOM (in the name of) 2018
Exclusive Preview, Lorenza Panero, Bogotá, Colombia

NO.55 2017
Private Viewing Pop-up Event, New York, New York

ETERNO VERANO 2016
Galería Sextante, Arte Dos Gráfico, Bogotá, Colombia

LONG SUMMER 2015
The Americas Collection, Coral Gables, Florida

MONOTIPOS 2014
ArtBo Feria de Arte, Arte Dos Gráfico, Bogotá, Colombia

ORÍGENES 2013
Galería Sextante, Arte Dos Gráfico, Bogotá, Colombia

SECRETO 2010
Galería Sextante, Arte Dos Gráfico, Bogotá, Colombia

TELEGRAMA –TRAVELING INSTALLATION 2008-2010
Museo Bolivariano, Santa Marta, Colombia

Museo de Arte Moderno, Cartagena, Colombia

Casa de la Aduana, Barranquilla, Colombia

PARAÍSO 2006
Galería El Nogal, Bogotá, Colombia

LUMINISCENCIAS 2005
Artecámara, Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá, Colombia

SILENCIO 2004
ArteConsultores, Bogotá, Colombia

DESIRE 2004
Florida International University, North Miami, Florida

AGUA 2004
Centro Cultural del Brasil, Bogotá, Colombia

NORTHERN LIGHT 2003
Kracer Gallery, Miami, Florida

GROUP EXHIBITS 
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