Eli Pimentel

ART FUSION GALLERY

1 NE 40th Street Suite 3, 6 & 7
Miami, FL 33137
Phone: (305)573-5730
Fax: (305)573-5769

I found my voice in the endless plains of Venezuela.
After a Fine Arts degree from Boston College, painting in Florence, several exhibitions worldwide and over 16 years of searching through jungles, flowers, and foreign landscapes, the magic of the landscapes within my own country brought my journey to its end. Employing an abundance of color and pointillism, my brush strokes finally match my inner voice and my dream of bringing the public up close to a kind of nature that is both precious and vulnerable.
With this opportune encounter I begin opening my heart to continue praising the great treasures of my home.

BIOGRAPHY: ELI PIMENTEL
Since her infancy Eli lived submerged in an imaginary world. She studied Art in the studios of Boston College, and then in Florence, Italy where she was nourished by Florentine art and developed as an oil painter. Upon graduating in the year 2001, she was awarded the College’s paramount prize for artistic excellence, recognizing her as the finest artist of that institution.

Since then this Venezuelan painter has worked arduously to give vision to her artistic voice. Focusing on themes like the female figure and still lifes, Eli has evolved in a contemporary manner to bring us her latest paintings of nature, grasping the beauty, purity, and coolness that enclose this subject matter.

Eli employs a style of pointillism all her own that at a distance resembles realism. Always with the use of oils and through light, she lays her strokes on the canvas with special emphasis on the vivacity of color that is fundamental to her work. Fondness for her country’s landscapes moves her to the creation of works with much ability and elegance.

During her career, Eli has participated at national and international levels in nineteen collective exhibitions and has presented six solo shows. She maintains a web page, images in Facebook, and a workshop in constant production. She has been interviewed by magazines, newspapers and television stations in Colombia, the United States and Venezuela, including Orbivisión TV in Maracay and Globovisión TV in Caracas.


CURRICULUM:

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2011: SABANA, CUBE Culture @ the Beach, Miami, FL
2008: NATURALEZA DINAMICA, Cuadra Gastronomica de Los Palos Grandes, Caracas, Vzla.
2006: POEMAS INCONCLUSOS, Corp Group Centro Cultural, Caracas, Vzla.
2005: EN BÚSQUEDA DE LA BELLEZA: OASIS VISUAL, Hotel La Fontana, Bogotá, Col.
2003: IMMERSED, Phoenix Gallery, Burlington, VT, U.S.A.
2002: FIGURES AND LANDSCAPES, Thomas Gallery, New Hope, PA, U.S.A.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2011: FUSION VIII - SYNESTHESIA, Art Fusion Gallery, FL, U.S.A.
2011: ART OF ENGAGEMENT, Art Fusion Gallery, FL, U.S.A.
2006: I SUBASTA A BENEFICIO DE FUNDACIÓN FAMILIAS Y AMIGOS DE LA ATROFIA MUSCULAR ESPINAL (FAME), Galeria Blasini, Caracas, Vzla.
2006: I EXPOSICIÓN DE ARTE CONTEMPORANEO, A Benefit for Colegios Mano Amiga, Caracas, Vzla.
2006: 7 ARTISTAS 7 ESTILOS, Galeria Roraima, Caracas, Vzla.
2006: LA RUTA DEL CACAO, Centro de Arte de Maracayibo Lía Bermudez, Maracaibo, Vzla.
2005: CERTAMEN MAYOR DE LAS ARTES Y LAS LETRAS, Sala de Arte Cadafe, Caracas, Vzla.
2005: XVI SALÓN DE PINTURA LUIS ALFREDO LÓPEZ MÉNDES, Club Santa Paula, Caracas, Vzla.
2005: AVAP SOMOS TODOS, Caracas Theater Club, Caracas, Vzla.
2005: GROWTH COMMISSION, Makro Comercializadora S. A., Caracas, Vzla.
2004: TRES BIEN 2004, 30th Annual Auction, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
2004: FEMINA, A JOURNEY, The Phoenix Gallery, Burlington, VT, U.S.A.
2003: SUBASTA DE DIGNIDAD, Benefit Auction at the Marriott Hotel, Caracas, Vzla.
2002: SPRING SALON, Limner Gallery, New York, NY, U.S.A.
2001: EDVARD MUNCH: PSYCHE, SYMBOL, AND EXPRESSION, Reproduccion of work “The Scream”, McMullen Museum of Art, Boston College, U.S.A.
2001: THIRD ANNUAL ARTS FESTIVAL, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, U.S.A.
2001: ANNUAL STUDENT SHOW, The Copley Society of Boston, MA, U.S.A.
2000: STUDENT SHOW, Syracuse University Center, Florence, Italy

INTERVIEWS/PUBLICATIONS/AWARDS:
2009: AN ARTIST’S JOURNEY, Très Bien Magazine, Newton, MA, U.S.A., winter
2008: BUENAS NOCHES, Globovisión TV, Interview, Caracas, Vzla., march
2005: FARANDULEANDO, Globovisión TV, Caracas, Vzla., november
2005: COLOMBIANA DE TELEVISIÓN, Interview, Bogotá, Col.
2005: LA BELLEZA ENCONTRADA DE ELI PIMENTEL, Look Magazine, 1st Ed., Col.
2005: LO MEJOR DEL DÍA, La Súper Estación 88.9 FM, Interview, Bogotá, Col.
2004: NUEVOS ROSTROS, Orbivision TV, Interview, Maracay, Vzla.
2003: FLOATING IMAGES, The Burlington Free Press, Burlington, VT, U.S.A.
2002: VENEZUELAN-BORN ARTIST TO HAVE FIRST SHOW, The Beacon News, PA, U.S.A.
2002: DIRECT ART, Volume 7, New York, NY, U.S.A.
2002: A SPECIAL ON FEMALE PAINTERS, WADO 12.80AM Radio Station, Interview, NY, U.S.A.
2001: MARY WERNER ROBERTS AWARD FOR ART, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, U.S.A.
1999, 2000, 2001, 2001: STYLUS, The Art and Literature Magazine of Boston College, Cover Art 2001: “The Dream”, Chestnut Hill, MA, U.S.A.

EDUCATION:
2001: BOSTON COLLEGE, Chestnut Hill, MA, U.S.A.
2000: SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY DIPA PROGRAM, Florence, Italy

Represented by ARIANA TESTAMARCK ORELLANA and ART FUSION GALLERY, Miami, FL

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