Sandra Perez-Ramos

Sandra Perez-Ramos (born San Juan, Puerto Rico[1][2]) is an American visual artist currently residing and working out of the Greater Washington, D.C. area. Perez-Ramos studied and earned her BA in 1998 from the School of Communications at the University of Puerto Rico.[1] She resides in Silver Spring, Maryland.[3]

Work

Perez-Ramos' artwork has lately been generally focused on a neo-primitive, somewhat whimsical approach to art.[1] Her work has been included in three major international photography biennials in Cuba and Puerto Rico,[1] and in exhibitions throughout the US. More recently her work has been addressing more Latin(x) focused themes, such as Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.[4]

In 2020 her work was described as "Her artistic pedigree is evident in her gifted use of color and form to deliver highly stylized imagery, which over the years has grown into one of the hardest achievements in the art world: a completely distinct style and ritual."[5]

She is the co-founder and Vice-President of The Latino Art League of Greater Washington DC,[1] and the former Membership Chair at the Montgomery Art Association.[1]

Solo shows

  • 2014 Montgomery Art Association Gallery. Wheaton, Maryland[6]
  • 2015 Rare Plants and Lunatics Art Show at Bethesda Regional Library, Bethesda, Maryland
  • 2017 Featured artist at Gallery 209. Artists & Makers Studios 2, Rockville, Maryland[7]
  • 2017 Textiles and Lunatics: Constructing Dreams at Merge Gallery. Artists & Makers Studios 2, Rockville, Maryland[8][9]
  • 2018 SVN Wright Commercial. Rockville, Maryland

Selected group shows

  • 1998 Certámen de Fotografía del Centro de Estudiantes. Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
  • 1998 III Bienal Internacional de Fotografía de La Llave del Cerro. Centro Cultural, Havana, Cuba.
  • 1998 Primera Bienal Internacional de Fotografía de Puerto Rico. Museo del Arsenal de la Puntilla, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • 2000 Expresiones-Variable Desconocida: Generación X. Convento de los Dominicos, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • 2002 III Bienal Internacional de Fotografía de Puerto Rico. Museo del Arsenal de la Puntilla, San Juan, Puerto Rico
  • 2008 Inner Noise. Caladan Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
  • 2008 Small Works Show. The Chait Galleries Downtown, Iowa City, Iowa
  • 2009 Art Raw Inaugural in New York. Art Raw Gallery, New York City, New York
  • 2008–2009 The Sketchbook Project III, Art House Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia. Itinerant show through museums and galleries at Georgia, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Illinois, and New York. Including the Museum of Contemporary Art in D.C., 3rd Ward Brooklyn in Brooklyn, Museum of Design Atlanta, Georgia.
  • 2009 National Fiber Directions 2009. The Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, Kansas
  • 2012–2013 International Juried Photography Exhibit 2012. 1212 Gallery, Richmond, Virginia
  • 2014 A Toast to Fall by Phillips Programs. Artisphere, Arlington, Virginia
  • 2014 FonFoto: Juried Mobile Phone Photo Exhibit. The Petaluma Arts Center, Petaluma, California
  • 2014 Montgomery Art Association Gallery, Wheaton, MD[10]
  • 2016 Crossroads: Magic + Matter. Betty Mae Kramer Gallery. Silver Spring, Maryland
  • 2016 Fiber Options: Material Explorations. Circle Gallery-Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland
  • 2016 Magic and Color. Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, Virginia[11][12]
  • 2017 Gallery 209, Rockville, Maryland[13]
  • 2018 Fiber Options Exhibition. Circle Gallery- Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland
  • 2018 Our Latin Roots/"Nuestras Raíces Latinas" PG County's Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration. Publick Playhouse. Cheverly, Maryland. By invitation
  • 2018 Inspired By Frida Exhibition. Artists & Makers Studios 2. Rockville, Maryland
  • 2019 Paint the Town Labor Day Show, Montgomery Art Association, Maryland (Second Prize winner)[14]

References

  1. "Sandra Pérez-Ramos". Maryland State Arts Council. 2015-03-28. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
  2. Rojas-Luzon, Roxana (2017-11-29). "ALL ABOUT THE LATINO ART LEAGUE ARTISTS! : Sandra Perez-Ramos (English Version)". ALL ABOUT THE LATINO ART LEAGUE ARTISTS!. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  3. Traiger, Lisa (2018-09-18). "Wheaton Arts Parade Marches To Veterans Plaza". Culture Spot. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  4. Jenkins, Mark (2019-01-24). "Spotting Frida Kahlo's famous unibrow in your neighborhood? It's part of a guerrilla street-art project". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  5. oldtowncrier (2020-08-01). "Not Everyone Makes the Cut…These 10 Caught My Eye!". Old Town Crier. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  6. "Art: Neo-Primitive Illlustrations and Textiles at MAA Gallery/ Opening Reception Today". Silver Spring, MD Patch. 2014-05-09. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  7. "Art Show: RARE PLANTS AND LUNATICS -Illustrations by Sandra Pérez-Ramos". www.wherevent.com. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  8. "Article: The Works of Contemporary Artist Sandra Pérez-Ramos by Judith Levine". Sandra Perez-Ramos Contemporary Artist. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  9. "MAA Gallery June Show Featuring Sandra Perez-Ramos". Wheaton, MD Patch. 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  10. Meléndez, Milagros (2016-08-16). "Magia y color en Alexandria". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  11. "EWI alumna in Latin American Art Exhibit". Empowered Women International. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  12. "Gallery 209 December Show". Bethesda Magazine. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  13. "Montgomery Art Association - Award Winners of the 2019 Paint the Town Labor Day Show". montgomeryart.org. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
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