Latin American Contemporary Fine Art Competition
2019 Selected Artists
Jurors: Marcela Guerrero & Jaime Cerón · Opening Reception: December 12, 2019
Results Announced
Marcela Guerrero
Assistant Curator, Whitney Museum of American Art
Jaime Cerón
Curator & Art Critic, Bogotá
Official Selection
2019 EditionThe following are the official results of the 2019 Latin American Contemporary Fine Art Competition, based on average scores provided by the competition's jurors after reviewing all submitted artworks.
Classical Exhibition
- Claudia Ruiz Gustafson · Framingham, MA
- Maria Barrientos · Fort Worth, TX
- Alcides Rivas · Venezuela
- Sebastián Gonzalez · Peru
- Claudia Rofman · Argentina
- Karla Garcia · Dallas, TX
- Monserrat Méndez · Argentina
- Amalia Galdona Broche · Lexington, KY
- José Martín Castillo · Spain
- Fernando Ekman · Brazil
- Diego Lechuga Rodriguez · Mexico
- Linda Behar · Providence, RI
- Pedro Alberti · Los Angeles, CA
- Adrián Villeta · Puerto Rico
- Nadia Liz Estela · Montclair, NJ
- César Augusto · Mexico
- Manuel Antonio Vargas · Colombia
- Enrique Pitarch · Spain
- Patricia Delionardis · Argentina
- Eduardo Cabrer · Puerto Rico
- Christian Abusaid · Colombia
- Marco Hernandez · Wichita, KS
- Vanessa Gonzalez · Memphis, TN
- Luis Vásquez Elorza · Colombia
- Silvia Rojas · Glendale, CA
Digital Display
- Sahiye Cruz Villegas · Mexico
- Carlos Alvarez Maciel · Mexico
- Marcos dos Santos · Brazil
- Francisco de Paula Vieira · Brazil
- Jose Fernando González · Colombia
- Walter Said · Argentina
- Carlos Leon · Venezuela
- Iván Montaña · Spain
- Virginia Robles-Villalba · Oxon Hill, MD
- Luciana De Donato · Brazil
Art Fair
- Carlos Tamayo · New York, NY
Cash Prize — $500 each
- Dolores Esos · Brazil
- Fabian Gimenez · Argentina
- Pedro Fumero · Spain
- Jorge Concha · Colombia
- Vannie Gama · Brazil
ARTmine — 1 Year Promotion
- Orianna Montenegro · Miami, FL
- Humberto Guanipa · Linden, NJ
- Riedstra · Netherlands/Spain
- Nancy Juarez · Garland, TX
- Álvaro Gomez Ulloa · Costa Rica
New York Art Competitions 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 12, 2019 · Agora Gallery, White Space Chelsea, 555 West 25th Street
Jurors' Pick – 2019
Images below are representative of the selected artists' work — 45 artists selected across Classical Exhibition and Digital Display categories. Click any artwork to view in full.
Vanessa Gonzalez
No Child Left Behind
Screenprint on Fine Art Paper, 28″ × 21″
Marco Hernandez
Volando Arriba del Caracol
Etching on Hahnemuhle Paper, 7″ × 7″
Pedro Fumero
Untitled_05
Photograph on Hahnemühle Paper, 16″ × 20″
Sahiye Cruz Villegas
Quema de Judas
Digital on Fine Art Paper, 8″ × 10″
Francisco de Paula Vieira
Peripateticas
Analog on Fine Art Paper, 48″ × 57″
Amalia Galdona Broche
Sisters: My Lady of Charity and Our Lady of Regla
Fibers, 50″ × 40″
Silvia Rojas
Water Garden
Acrylic & Oil on Canvas, 31″ × 25″
Orianna Montenegro
Mellow Paraiso
Acrylic & Oil on Wood Board, 48″ × 48″
Karla Garcia
Shadows of Home
Projection display – Glass slide, 48″ × 48″
Maria Barrientos
You're a ghost, you're a ghost
Analog on polaroid, 12″ × 12″
Luciana De Donato
Pensar E' Transgredir
Digital Collage on Paper, 4″ × 6″
Carlos Alvarez Maciel
Geometría en Rojo
Acrylic on Wood Board, 80″ × 75″
José Martín Castillo
Sin Titulo 7
Metal and ceramic, 10″ × 7″
Virginia Robles-Villalba
Star
Digital on Canvas, 14″ × 14″
Iván Montaña
Earth
Acrylic on Canvas, 39″ × 39″
Pedro Alberti
South Side Story (file I)
Acrylic on Canvas, 68″ × 48″
Adrián Villeta
Isadora
Photograph on Fine Art Paper, 19″ × 14″
Humberto Guanipa
Silent White
Acrylic on Wood Board, 48″ × 27″
Marcos dos Santos
Uncertainties
Digital Collage on Paper, 30″ × 21″
Walter Said
La Forma de las Olas
Digital on Fine Art Paper, 20″ × 30″
Alcides Rivas
Untitled
Collage & Mixed Media, 75″ × 70″
César Augusto
TX N.5557JQ
Digital Collage on Paper, 35″ × 24″
Álvaro Gomez Ulloa
Sonido del Mar
Acrylic on Canvas, 63″ × 55″
Carlos Tamayo
Immigrant Labor Force
Oil on Canvas, 51″ × 39″
Christian Abusaid
Montage
Silkscreen on Fine Art Paper, 250″ × 400″
Claudia Rofman
MDQ Plata
Etching on Fine Art Paper, 22″ × 30″
Dolores Esos
New York Dancer
Acrylic on Canvas, 47″ × 35″
Diego Lechuga Rodriguez
Wheel
Metal, 20″ × 12″
Fabian Gimenez
Tito
Oil on Canvas, 51″ × 35″
Fernando Ekman
Boca de Cena – Catarse 1
Nankin on Paper, 44″ × 62″
Enrique Pitarch
El Mechón Rojo
Acrylic on Paper, 28″ × 28″
Manuel Antonio Vargas
Tortura 5
Digital on Fine Art Paper, 16″ × 16″
Luis Vásquez Elorza
Todo lo Profundo Prefiere el Disfraz
Resin, 8″ × 4″
Patricia Delionardis
Reflejos
Digital, 20″ × 28″
Monserrat Méndez
Endless
Digital on Panel, 42″ × 85″
Vannie Gama
Fall – Afigurations of Time I
Painting, 98″ × 97″
Sebastián Gonzalez
Dimensiones 1 (lateral view)
Photography 3D Pen, 22″ × 33″
Nancy Juarez
Hope 3
Oil on Canvas, 18″ × 20″
Jorge Concha
Body Collage 3
Analog photo, Digital Collage, 16″ × 16″
Jose Fernando González
Exodo en La Tarde
Ensamble Fotográfico on Metallic Paper, 16″ × 32″
Linda Behar
The Maccabees
Collage & Mixed Media on Paper, 16″ × 43″
Eduardo Cabrer
Azucar
Acrylic on Wood Board, 24″ × 20″
Claudia Ruiz Gustafson
Como un Cielo Puñeño en el Crepúsculo
Archival Pigment, 8″ × 16″
Nadia Liz Estela
Untitled
Acrylic & Mixed Media on Wood, 30″ × 24″
Carlos Leon
Doble Nacionalidad
Digital, 7″ × 10″