b.1955 Colombia
Lives and Works in Bogotá Colombia
Luis Roldán (Cali, Colombia, 1955) studied art history at the École du Louvre (Paris), engraving at S.W. Hayter (Paris) and architecture at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá, Colombia). He has exhibited extensively at institutions internationally. A selection of solo shows includes: Periplo. Una retrospectiva 1986-2016, Banco de la República, Bogotá (2016); Expiación, Fundación Gilberto Alzate Avendaño, Bogotá (2014); Presión y flujo, Galería Casas Reigner, Bogotá (2014); Umbra, Eidola, Mechanical Ventilation. Interactions with Willys de Castro and Other Voices, Henrique Faria, New York (2017, 2015, 2013 and 2011); Transparencias, Museum of Modern Art, Medellín (2011); Continua, Sicardi Gallery, Houston (2007); Acerca de las estructuras, Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, San José, Costa Rica (2006) and Permutantes, Sala Mendoza, Caracas (2005). Selected group shows include: 44th Salon of National Artists, Pereira (2016); the First Biennial of Cartagena (2014); the Tenth Monterrey Biennial (2012); the 53rd Venice Biennale, Latin America Pavilion (2009); and Dibujos, Museum of Modern Art, Buenos Aires (2004). He has won numerous awards such as the Luis Caballero Award (Bogotá, 2001) and the National Award in Visual Arts (Colombia, 1996). His work is included in important collections such as Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, Museo del Barrio and Deutsche Bank Collection, New York; FEMSA Collection, Monterrey; Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, Miami and the Museums of Modern Art in Buenos Aires, Bogotá and Medellín. He lives and works both in New York City and Bogotá.