Santiago Vanegas

Santiago brings an interesting set of aesthetics to his work. He has navigated in and out of two cultures throughout his life. Born in Philadelphia and then moving back and forth between the United States and his native country of Colombia, eventually staying in Colombia for the next 14 years. Inspired by his mother, a painter, Surrealist art, Latin American magic realism, music, and the world of cinema, Santiago creates work that looks at the dark and the light in life. "I see the world in a way that even to me is a bit strange, but very real. The world is a strange, complicated, and fascinating place. I’m constantly drawing metaphors of how I see the world and its future. My images are about the relationship between reality and perception."
His work has been featured in Surface Magazine, WIRED, Flaunt Magazine, Featherstitch Avenue, Picture Magazine, GRAPHIC Magazine UK, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Lenscratch.

Academy of Art University, MFA 2003
Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano '99

Solo Exhibitions
2016 Antarctica / Ventulett Gallery, Atlanta
2016 Considering Mortal / Ger-Art, Atlanta
2016 Invisible Ink / Stanley Beaman & Sears Gallery, Atlanta
2014-2015 Antarctica / Stanley Beaman & Sears Gallery, Atlanta
2013 Antarctica / Permanent Exhibit, The Weather Channel Headquarters, Atlanta
2012 Antarctica, PDN Photo Of The Day
2012 Antarctica / Rojo Galeria, Bogota, Colombia
2012 People & Nature / Antarctica feature on Lenscratch (online)
2010-2012 Antarctica / Transportation Mall at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
2011 People & Nature / Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
2004 Energy / Servicio Ejecutivo, www.servicio-ejecutivo.com (online)

Group Exhibitions
2021 Antarctica / Photo Place Gallery / "Finding The Light"
2020 Latin American Fotografía 8
2019 ESPEJO / Rokko International Photography Festival, Kobe Japan
2017 Click Colombia, Consulado de Colombia, Atlanta
2017 The Art Of Water, Atlanta Design Festival/ADAC, Atlanta
2016 Madre Tierra Amotinada, Museo de Arte Moderno Bogotá
2016 Autres Horizons, Galerie Rivière Faiveley, Paris
2015 Favorite Photograph / Lenscratch
2014 Invisible Ink / Open Salon / Royal Docks, London
2014 Vernissage "(Re)Shaping Landscapes" / Galerie Rivière...