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Latin American Contemporary Fine Art Competition

2018 Selected Artists

Jurors: Lourdes Ramos-Rivas, Patrick Charpenel & Andrea Giunta · Opening Reception: December 6, 2018

Results Announced
Competition Jurors
Lourdes I. Ramos-Rivas

Lourdes I. Ramos-Rivas

President & CEO, Museum of Latin American Art

Patrick Charpenel

Patrick Charpenel

Executive Director, El Museo del Barrio, New York

Andrea Giunta

Andrea Giunta

Curator & Professor, University of Buenos Aires

Official Selection

2018 Edition

The following are the official results of the 2018 Latin American Contemporary Fine Art Competition, based on average scores provided by the competition's jurors after reviewing all submitted artworks.

Selected for Exhibition

  • Jonathan Herrera
  • Ella Prince
  • Ordí Calder
  • Yanine Zatarain
  • Nora Sidoine
  • Ciro Quintana
  • Harold Ferrer
  • Sisel Lan
  • Miguel Otero-Fuentes
  • Perez Reiter
  • Neyda Pitt
  • Daniel Serva
  • Josefina F. Moran
  • Martin Morales
  • Liana Timm
  • Clara de Bobes
  • Yani deSousa
  • Paciel González
  • Silvio Fischbein
  • Tina Maria Dunkley
  • Valerie Rey
  • Luisa Valderrama
  • César Zúñiga
  • Laura Mosquera
  • Sioban ODonoghue

Art Fair

  • Pablo Medina

Cash Prize — $500 each

  • Eugene Rodriguez
  • Francisca Garriga
  • Sebastián Gonzalez
  • Sahiye Cruz Villegas
  • Liliana Danovaro

ARTmine — 1 Year Promotion

  • Abenamar Bauta Delgado
  • Fernando R. Magdaleno
  • Manuel Riquelme Loyola
  • Marcela García Henríquez
  • Cristian M Verdejo

Digital Display

  • Kevin Quiles Bonilla
  • Jorge F. Doldán Berlan
  • Juan Carlos Morales Reséndiz
  • Luba Zygarewicz
  • Samantha Ortiz
  • Raelis R Vasquez
  • Luis Amado De Sousa Villa
  • Rigoberto Diaz
  • Martín Sigwald
  • Gabriel Jaquez

Agora Gallery is proud to sponsor the competition, but had no input or influence in the selection process. All selection decisions were made by the competition jurors.

View Signed Minutes of Decisions (PDF) →

Opening Reception: December 6, 2018 · Agora Gallery, White Space Chelsea, 555 West 25th Street

Exhibition Gallery

Jurors' Pick – 2018

Images below are representative of the selected artists' work — 46 artists selected across Classical Exhibition and Digital Display categories. Click any artwork to view in full.

Kukenan and Roraima by Martin Morales

Martin Morales

Kukenan and Roraima

Paintings, 18″ × 40″

Death Trucks by Rigoberto Diaz

Rigoberto Diaz

Death Trucks

Photography, 6″ × 6″

Light in the Eyes by Ordí Calder

Ordí Calder

Light in the Eyes

Photography, 26″ × 40″

Herramienta Primigenia 02 (Primal tool) by Sebastián Gonzalez

Sebastián Gonzalez

Herramienta Primigenia 02 (Primal tool)

Sculpture, 22″ × 22″

Improntas I by Nora Sidoine

Nora Sidoine

Improntas I

Mixed Media, 75″ × 85″

Grab and Hold by Laura Mosquera

Laura Mosquera

Grab and Hold

Paintings, 18″ × 16″

Corazon Desierto by Sioban ODonoghue

Sioban ODonoghue

Corazon Desierto

Mixed Media, 12″ × 12″

Cold Warriors: Red, Hot, and Lavender by Eugene Rodriguez

Eugene Rodriguez

Cold Warriors: Red, Hot, and Lavender

Paintings, 30″ × 30″

Agua y arena by Marcela García Henríquez

Marcela García Henríquez

Agua y arena

Mixed Media, 28″ × 20″

Sin Título, de la Serie Todos, IGUAL by Silvio Fischbein

Silvio Fischbein

Sin Título, de la Serie Todos, IGUAL

Mixed Media, 72″ × 72″

Quakes 07e by Perez Reiter

Perez Reiter

Quakes 07e

Drawings, 20″ × 20″

CS 241 — Las Fuerzas del Bien y el Mal by Miguel Otero-Fuentes

Miguel Otero-Fuentes

CS 241 – Las Fuerzas del Bien y el Mal

Sculpture, 24″ × 24″

Caos 1296 by Paciel González

Paciel González

Caos 1296

Mixed Media, 47″ × 77″

Bogota Colombia / San Pedro de Atacama Chile by César Zúñiga

César Zúñiga

Bogota Colombia / San Pedro de Atacama Chile

Photography, 17″ × 12″

Elbows and Knees by Samantha Ortiz

Samantha Ortiz

Elbows and Knees

Mixed Media, 8″ × 6″

Between Lines by Francisca Garriga

Francisca Garriga

Between Lines

Mixed Media, 40″ × 40″

In Between / Underneath by Jonathan Herrera

Jonathan Herrera

In Between / Underneath

Prints, 40″ × 32″

Arc bike by Luis Amado De Sousa Villa

Luis Amado De Sousa Villa

Arc bike

Sculpture, 12″ × 18″

Roland y Barthes by Clara de Bobes

Clara de Bobes

Roland y Barthes

Paintings, 39″ × 32″

Call Me by Yani de Sousa

Yani de Sousa

Call Me

Photography, 12″ × 9″

Sin Titulo by Abenamar Bauta Delgado

Abenamar Bauta Delgado

Sin Titulo

Paintings, 32″ × 24″

Absorbing Landscapes 02 by Liana Timm

Liana Timm

Absorbing Landscapes 02

Acrylic & Mixed Media on Canvas, 40″ × 65″

Torre Campanario by Jorge F. Doldán Berlan

Jorge F. Doldán Berlan

Torre Campanario

Sculpture, 29″ × 10″

Ash by Josefina F Moran

Josefina F Moran

Ash

Photography, 16″ × 20″

Alchemy by Valerie Rey

Valerie Rey

Alchemy

Sculpture, 16″ × 10″

N/T by Harold Ferrer

Harold Ferrer

N/T

Photography, 18″ × 24″

En Memoria de Mi by Sahiye Cruz Villegas

Sahiye Cruz Villegas

En Memoria de Mi

Photography, 10″ × 15″

America by Gabriel Jaquez

Gabriel Jaquez

America

Paintings, 24″ × 36″

The Magic Act of the Levitation of Cuban Art by Ciro Quintana

Ciro Quintana

The Magic Act of the Levitation of Cuban Art

Paintings, 70″ × 70″

La Formula de Coca Cola by Martín Sigwald

Martín Sigwald

La Formula de Coca Cola

Mixed Media, 20″ × 28″

Tomorrow: Sea's Beast Special by Yanine Zatarain

Yanine Zatarain

Tomorrow: Sea's Beast Special

Drawings, 7″ × 10″

Mujer by Fernando R Magdaleno

Fernando R Magdaleno

Mujer

Paintings, 40″ × 30″

Seduccion y Tiempo I by Sisel Lan

Sisel Lan

Seduccion y Tiempo I

Photography, 25″ × 35″

Verano de Pobre para Autorretrato by Neyda Pitt

Neyda Pitt

Verano de Pobre para Autorretrato

Photography, 17″ × 12″

Vibrante by Cristian M Verdejo

Cristian M Verdejo

Vibrante

Paintings, 64″ × 50″

Affection by Pablo Medina

Pablo Medina

Affection

Paintings, 38″ × 24″

Position no.01 (Interventions on Three…) by Kevin Quiles Bonilla

Kevin Quiles Bonilla

Position no.01 (Interventions on Three…)

Photography, 60″ × 44″

No parking, No business by Manuel Riquelme Loyola

Manuel Riquelme Loyola

No parking, No business

Drawings, 17″ × 13″

Creación de una pintura al pastel… by Juan Carlos Morales Reséndiz

Juan Carlos Morales Reséndiz

Creación de una pintura al pastel…

Paintings, 51″ × 8″

Mirrors Lie I by Daniel Serva

Daniel Serva

Mirrors Lie I

Photography, 18″ × 24″

The Beautiful Ones by Raelis R Vasquez

Raelis R Vasquez

The Beautiful Ones

Paintings, 40″ × 56″

Closed Forever by Danovaro Liliana

Danovaro Liliana

Closed Forever

Photography, 12″ × 17″

Touch Me by Luba Zygarewicz

Luba Zygarewicz

Touch Me

Sculpture, 66″ × 72″

Odyssey of the Merikens by Tina Maria Dunkley

Tina Maria Dunkley

Odyssey of the Merikens

Prints, 13″ × 17″

America! I'm for the Birds by Ella Prince

Ella Prince

America! I'm for the Birds

Prints, 36″ × 24″

Chain by Luisa Valderrama

Luisa Valderrama

Chain

Mixed Media, 5″ × 51″

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