Luis A. Gutierrez (b.1990) is a Colombian-born artist working and living in New York City. His works range from small, intimate pieces to large-scale installations that explore identity, memory, and colonial legacies. His work is deeply rooted in his experiences as an immigrant, his family's history of manual labor, and his ongoing investigation into colonial and imperialist practices. As an undocumented immigrant before gaining U.S. citizenship, he faced barriers to formal art education. As a result, he looked for alternative ways to further his education, eventually studying painting under the mentorship of artist Alfred Razza.
Gutierrez has participated in various exhibitions and programs, includingThe Bronx Museum Biennial (2024), The Shed, NYC (2023), The Cherry Arts (2023), GoggleWorks Center for the Arts (2019), and The Coral Springs Museum of Art (2015). He has been awarded residencies, fellowships, and grants from organizations such as Lower East Printshop, the New York Foundation for the Arts, The Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts and The Bronx Museum of the Arts. In 2016, he received the Launchpad Artist Award from Spectrum Miami Art Fair.
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