Sara Modiano was born in Barranquilla, Colombia and currently lives
in Miami. An accomplished artist, her work has been displayed in
galleries and museums worldwide, including France, Spain, Colombia,
Brazil, Venezuela, Hungary, Australia and the United States.
Her qualities as an artist and her teachings as a person are a legacy
that must be shared with generations to come. Her insights on
simplicity as a fundamental factor in the essence of the human being
and as a vital condition of existence are of great importance.
Sara Modiano has demonstrated her professional qualifications as an
exceptional artist with an impressive career of numerous exhibitions
and excellent critical reviews. Her work has been shown around the
globe in solo shows and group exhibitions in noteworthy galleries and
museums. She has received numerous awards and prizes for her work
and has represented her country of Colombia at Biennial exhibitions in
Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Spain and Australia.
Sara Modiano has established her reputation in the fields of Sculpture,
Installation and Performance Art. She has created a body of work that
is fresh, vital and inventive.

Education

1967 – 1969 School of Fine Arts
Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
1969 – 1971 School of Fine Arts
Universidad del Atlántico, Barranquilla, Colombia

Solo Exhibitions

1974 Barrios Gallery, Barranquilla, Colombia
1975 Belarca Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia
1979 Galeria de la Oficina, Medellín, Colombia
Centro Colombo Americano, Barranquilla, Colombia
1982 Quintero Gallery, Barranquilla, Colombia
2003 La Resistència de L'Art
2003 CUBE: Multi Media Art Experience - Glottman Anteprima – “Art
Loves Design” – Art Basel, Miami Beach, Florida
2004 Selected as honorary guest at Art Miami – Miami Convention
Center, Miami Beach, Florida
2004 CUBE: Multi Media Art Experience - Poliform – “Art Loves Design” –
Art Basel, Miami Beach, Florida

Group Exhibitions

1974 “Nombres Nuevos en el Arte de Barranquilla,” Barranquilla,
Colombia
1975 XXV Salón Nacional de Artistas, Bogotá, Colombia
“Los que son”
Barrios Gallery, Barranquilla, Colombia
V and VI Abril Artístico
“Muestra de Arte Costeño,” Bogotá, Colombia
“14 Colombian Artists”
National Library, Bogotá, Colombia
IV Salón Nacional de Arte
Zea Museum, Bogotá, Colombia
IV Salón Nacional de Arte
Museum of Modern Art, Bogotá, Colombia
1976 XXVI Salón Regional y Nacional of Visual Arts, Bogotá, Colombia
1977 “Los Novísimos de Colombia,” Museum of Contemporary Art,
Caracas, Venezuela
“40 Women Artists,” Museum of Modern Art, Bogotá, Colombia
1978 “9 Women Artists of Colombia,” World Monetary Fund, Washington
D.C., United States
“Women Artists from Colombia” French Colombian Alliance,
Barranquilla, Colombia
Salón Almendra Tropical, Barranquilla, Colombia
International Art Exhibition in Amiens, Picardie Museum, Amiens,
France
Salón Nacional, Bogotá, Colombia
1979 Vanguard Art Festival, Barranquilla, Colombia
“Contemporary Art from the Coast,” Museum of Modern Art,
Cartagena, Colombia
1980 “Art in the Environment,” George Washington Park, Barranquilla,
Colombia
“Art in the 80’s,” Museum of Modern Art, Medellín, Colombia
“Art in the 80’s,” Museum of Modern Art, Pereira, Colombia
Salón Regional, Santa Marta, Colombia
Salones Atenas, Museum of Modern Art, Bogotá, Colombia
1981 “Art in the 80’s,” Garces Velasquez Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia
1982 “Women of the Americas,” Kuoros Gallery and Center for
International Relations, New York, United States
“Five Colombian Artists,” Espacio N.O., Chaves Gallery, Portoalegre,
Brazil
1983 ARCO Madrid, Quintero Gallery, Barranquilla, Colombia
2002 Nominated for Premi d’ Arts Plástiques Antoni Galabert, Casal
Solleric, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2003 Nominated for Premi d’ Arts Plástiques Antoni Galabert, Casal
Solleric, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
2003 Salon Atenas, Museum of Modern Art, Bogotá, Colombia
2003 Permanent Collection, Museum of Modern Art, Bogotá, Colombia
2004 Fresh - Art Center South Florida, Miami Beach, Florida
2005 “Standing on the Soapbox” - City Hall Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
2005 Remy Toledo Galley – NYC – “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”
2006 Damien B. Contemporary Art Center – Miami, FL - “Earth & Art
Enigmas”
2006 Remy Toledo Gallery – NYC – Between Body and Language
2006 Remy Toledo Gallery – NYC – Remy Toledo Art Projects - Latin
American Cultural Week
2007 Latitude – CIRCA P.R. – Collateral Material – San Juan, Puerto Rico

Awards

1975 Award Chile University
Honorary Mention Salón de las Artes Visuales, Valparaíso, Chile
1976 Adquisición V Abril Artístico, Medellín, Colombia
1984 Work featured in Art in America
2004 Work featured in Artes en Santo Domingo
2006 Work featured in Letra Urbana (Online)
2006 Work featured in Revista Diners

Art Biennales

1975 II Art Biennale, Valparaíso, Chile
1981 IV Art Biennale, Medellín, Colombia
XVI Art Biennale, Saõ Paulo, Brazil
1984 V Art Biennale, Sidney, Australia

Public Collections

Museum of Modern Art, Bogotá, Colombia

Art Shows

2006 Art Miami; Miami Beach, FL
2006 Palm Beach Contemporary; Palm Beach, FL
2006 Arte America; Coconut Grove, FL
2006 Remy Toledo Art Projects, Latin American Art Week, New York, NY
2006 Diva; Art Basel Miami Beach, FL

Workshops

1983 – 1997 Experimental Art Workshop
1997 – 1998 Drawing Workshop directed by Augusto Ardila
1998 – 1999 Neurolinguistic Programming Workshop directed by Eric de la Parra
2001 Ceramic Workshop directed by Joan Gardy Artigas, Fundació Pilar i
Joan Miró, Palma de Mallorca, Spain