Willy Ramos
Spanish
Willy Ramos was born in Colombia in 1954. He currently resides and paints in Valencia, Spain. Though he immigrated to San Carlos from his hometown of Pueblo Bello, at the age of fourteen, the lush colour of his homeland remains a strong influence in his paintings and drawings.
Willy’s large-scale paintings, with their exuberant colour, expressionistic mark-making and active surfaces, recall the paintings of such twentieth century masters as Kandinsky and Matisse. Though representational in terms of their subject matter, Ramos’ paintings function as abstract rhythms of light and colour, organized in harmonious compositions that are both balanced and energized.
Willy Ramos paints an idea about nature, rather than a literal depiction of the flowers, landscape or figures before him. He renders form in a reductive, simplified manner reminiscent of the Fauves in France.
Ramos studied at the Escuela Bellas Artes in San Carlos, where he now teaches and paints.
Public Collections
| Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Elche, Spain |
| Museo Salvador Allende, Santiago de Chile, Chile |
| Museo Popular de Arte Contemporaneo de Villafames, Spain |
| Museo de Valledupar, Colombia |
| Caja Rural, Murcia, Spain |
| Diputacion Provincial de Alicante, Spain |
| Caja Murcia, Murcia, Spain |
| Museo de Arte Moderno de Pedralba, Valencia, Spain |
| Banco de la Republica, Bogota, Spain |
| Fundacion Cultural CAM, Murcia, Spain |
| Casa de Cultura de Pego, Spain |
| Casa de Cultura de Belrreguart, Spain |
| Ayuntamiento de la Villa de Canals |
| Fundacion de Arte, L’Oreal, Madrid, Spain |
| Casa de Cultura de Sagunto, Valencia, Spain |
| Casa de Cultura de Puzol, Valencia, Spain |
| Fundacion BanCaja, Valencia, Spain |
| Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain |
| Universidad Nacional Autonoma, Mexico |
| Museo del Grabado Espanol Contemporaneo, Marbella, Spain |
| Museo de Bellas Artes, Murcia, Spain |
Selected Solo Exhibitions
| 2019 | “New Paintings” Odon Wagner Contemporary, Toronto |
| 2016 | “Willy Ramos” Odon Wagner Contemporary, Toronto |
| 2012 | “Celebracion del Mundo” Odon Wagner Contemporary, Toronto |
| 2010 | “Encuentros” Bisel Gallery, Cartagena, Spain |
| 2009 | “Pura vida” SE7 Gallery ART HALL, Alicante, Spain |
| “El color de los días” Grupo Forja & Galería 9, Valencia, Spain | |
| 2008 | “El río” Quinta Galeria, Bogota, Colombia |
| “El color en la memoria” Chys Gallery, Murcia, Spain | |
| “El color o el calor del sexo” Galería 9, Valencia, Spain | |
| “El siroco de la tarde” Muvim, Valencia, Spain | |
| “El siroco de la tarde” Ramón Gaya Museum, Murcia, Spain | |
| 2007 | Pintura y escultura, Am Schweizer Platz Gallery, Frankfurt am Main – Germany |
| Pintura y escultura,Kunsthaus Schöne, Andernach, Germany | |
| “El Siroco de la Tarde” Colombia Embassy, Madrid, Spain | |
| 2006 | Painting as Offering, Peter Bartlow Gallery, Chicago, U.S.A. |
| Los colores de musica, Galería 9, Valencia, Spain | |
| Malerei als Opfergabe, Galería Zangbieri, Basel, Switzerland | |
| 2005 | Odon Wagner Gallery, Toronto, Canada |
| Casa de America, Madrid, Spain | |
| 2004 | Museo de la Ciudad, Valencia, Spain |
| Galeria CC 22, Madrid, Spain | |
| San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain | |
| Peter Bartlow Gallery, Chicago, U.S.A. | |
| 2002 | Fundacion Caja Murcia, Madrid, Spain |
| Casa de Cultura Pucol, Valencia, Spain | |
| Galeria Bisel, Cartagena, Spain | |
| Casa de Cultura San Pedro del Pinatar, Murcia, Spain | |
| 2001 | Galeria CC 22, Madrid, Spain |
| 2000 | La Ribera, Galeria de Arte, Murcia, Spain |
| Peter Bartlow Gallery, Chicago, U.S.A. | |
| 1999 | Galeria Rosalia Sender, Valencia, Spain |
| Galeria CC 22, Madrid, Spain | |
| Karagato, Javea, Spain | |
| Peter Bartlow Gallery, Chicago, U.S.A. | |
| Galeria Art al Rec, Barcelona, Spain | |
| 1998 | Galeria CC 22, Madrid, Spain |
| Iglesia de San Estaban, Murcia, Spain | |
| Centro Cultural de la CAM Alicante, Alicante, Spain | |
| Centro Cultural del Ayuntamiento, Castellon, Spain | |
| 1997 | Galeria Rosalia Sender, Valencia, Spain |
| Peter Bartlow Gallery, Chicago, U.S.A. | |
| Alexander’s Metro Art Gallery, Tampa, U.S.A. | |
| 1996 | Peter Bartlow Gallery, Chicago, U.S.A. |
| Casa de Cultura Ceuti, Murcia, Spain | |
| 1995 | Peter Bartlow Gallery, Chicago, U.S.A. |
| Galeria Chys, Murcia, Spain | |
| Alexander’s Fine Art Gallery, Tampa, U.S.A. | |
| 1994 | Arte Xerea Gallery, Valencia, Spain |
| Casa de Cultura Pucol, Valencia, Spain | |
| 1993 | Galeria Calder, Barcelona, Spain |
| 1992 | Galeria Chys, Murcia, Spain |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2005-19 | Art Toronto, Odon Wagner Contemporary, Toronto, ON |
| 2010 | Encuentros, Cuba – Spain, Retiro, Madrid, Art Madrid |
| International Art Fair, Vanrell Gallery, Mallorca | |
| Sianoja, International Artists Symposium in Noja, Santander, Spain | |
| Colombia Bicentury, La Petxina Cultural Exhibition, Valencia, Spain | |
| 2009 | Art Madrid – International Art Fair, Madrid,. Quinta Gallery, Bogota |
| Colombia. Marte, 2009 Contemporary Sculpture Proyect in El Maritimo, Valencia, Spain. | |
| 6 Visiones, Contemporary Colombian Art, La Petxina Cultural Exhibition, Valencia, Spain | |
| 2008 | Madrid International Art Fair, Lazar Vujic Gallery, Lujblina, Slovenia |
| 2007 | ARTBO. International Art Fair, Quita Gallery. Bogota, Colombia |
| Art Madrid – International Art Fair, Quinta Galería, Bogota, Colombia | |
| 2006 | ARTBO. International Art Fair. Quinta Gallery, Bogota, Colombia |
| 2005 | Miami International Art Fair, Odon Wagner Gallery, Toronto, ON |
| Cabanilles Botanic Garden, Valencia, Spain | |
| 2004 | International Art Fair, Milan, Italy, Vaandermal Gallery |
| Galeria Argenta, Valencia, Spain | |
| Spai d’Art, Javea, Spain | |
| 2003 | International Art Fair, Parma, Spain, Vaandermal Gallery |
| 2001-02 | International Art Fair, Marbella, Spain, Galeria CC 22 |
| 2001 | Santander Art Fair, Santander, Spain: Galeria CC 22 |
| Feria Arcale Salamanca, Spain, Galeria CC 22 | |
| 2000 | Feria Arcale Salamanca, Spain, Galeria CC 22 |
| International Art Fair, Santander, Spain, Galeria CC 22 | |
| 1999 | International Art Fair, Valencia, Spain, Galeria Rosalia Sender |
| Feria Internacional del Grabado. Museo Contemporaneo, Madrid, Spain | |
| 1998 | International Art Fair, Galeria Rosalia Sender, Valencia, Spain |
| 1997 | International Art Fair, Bologna, Italy, Kass Meridiam and Peter Bartlow Gallery |
| International Art Fair, Strasbourg, France, Kass Meridiam and Peter Bartlow Gallery | |
| International Art Fair, Milan, Italy, Kass Meridiam and Peter Bartlow Gallery | |
| International Art Fair, Gante, Belgium: Kass Meridiam and Peter Bartlow Gallery | |
| Espai d’Art La Llotgeta. Valencia, Spain | |
| Peter Bartlow Gallery. Chicago, USA | |
| 1996 | International Art Fair, Bologna, Italy, Kass Meridiam and Peter Bartlow Gallery |
| International Art Fair, Strasbourg, France, Kass Meridiam and Peter Bartlow Gallery | |
| International Art Fair, Milano, Italy, Kass Meridiam and Peter Bartlow Gallery | |
| Palacio de la Cultura de Aman, Aman, Jordan | |
| Casa de Cultura Veronicas, Murcia, Spain | |
| International Art Fair, Valencia, Spain, Galleria Chys | |
| 1995 | International Art Fair, Toulouse, France |
| National Art Fair, Galleria Chys, Torrepacheco, Spain | |
| Alexander’s Fine Arts Gallery, Tampa, U.S.A. | |
| Bienal Internacional de Dibujo y Grafica. Tuzla, Bosnia | |
| 1994 | Museo de Valledupar, Colombia |
| National Art Fair, Factoria Nacional, Torrepacheco, Spain | |
| Fondos de la Universidad Politicnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain | |
| Museo del IVAM Centro del Carmen, Valencia, Spain | |
| 1993 | Casa de Cultura, Villar del Arzobispo. Valencia, Spain |
| Escuela Nacional de Artes Plasticas, UNAM, Mexico. | |
| Universidad Politicnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain | |
| Southampton Institue of High Education, Southampton, England | |
| 1992 | Factoria Nacional, Murcia, Spain |
| International Art Fair, Madrid, Spain |
Education
Escuela Bellas Artes, San Carlos
