Jose Ramirez

Born in Caracas, Venezuela. Artist, Teacher, Researcher and Consultant, based on Florida, USA.

His work has been shown in multiple collective exhibitions: among them the Art Hall of Aragua, the Arturo Michelena Room, the Velada Santa Lucía. He has exhibited individually in the National Library of Venezuela, the Alejandro Otero Museum and in prestigious national and international galleries. In 2008 he won the first prize (Henrique Avril) of the national Biennial of Photography.

Their portfolios are included in public and private collections, and in the audiovisual archive of the National Library of Venezuela. In 2013 he was the coordinator of FotoEspaña portfolio viewing in Caracas. Since 2011 he is director of the Center for Research and Photographic Studies – CiEF (www.ciefve.com). Between 2016 and 2018 he was a guest professor at the Altos de Chavón design school. In 2017 developed an artistic residence in Altos de Chavón of which the project “East or West?”.

Venezuelan Artist American Endeavor for the Arts (VAEA).
Winner of the 2018 Chris Brown Scholarship at Santa Fe Workshops.
Represented by “GBG Arts” and “El Anexo arte contemporáneo”.