ALEJANDRO SÁNCHEZ GALLARDO
E-mail: alejandro.sanchez.artista@gmail.com
Instagram: un_dia_normal
(1979) Born in Bogotá, Colombia. Lives and works in Bogotá, Colombia.
EDUCATION
2008 – 2011 M.F.A. in Studio Art, University of Texas at Austin. Austin, Texas.
1999 – 2005 B.F.A in Visual Arts. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Bogotá, Colombia.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2005 This is War / Esto es la Guerra, Jiménez&Sanmartín Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018 VII Salón Maestro, Agua-Cero, Fundación Gimnasio Campestre, Bogotá, Colombia.
2016 Translocaciones: Imágenes de una nueva era fotográfica, Galería El Museo, Bogotá, Colombia.
2016 VI Salón Maestro, Fundación Gimnasio Campestre, Bogotá, Colombia.
2015 Fotografía Transversal, Galería El Museo, Bogotá, Colombia.
2014 V Salón Maestro, Fundación Gimnasio Campestre, Bogotá, Colombia.
2013 23 Salón Tolimense de Fotografía, Museo de Arte del Tolima (MAT), Ibagué, Colombia.
2013 Fotojunta, La Junta Junta, Bogotá, Colombia.
2012 One Night Cheap Hotel, Super 8 Motel, Austin, Texas.
2011 Thought Cloud: Young Latino Artists 16, Mexicarte Museum, Austin, Texas.
2011 Apparent Weight: 2011 MFA Studio Art Exhibition, Visual Arts Center, Austin, Texas.
2009 The Hunting Art Prize, Houston, Texas.
2009 Half and Half, Creative Research Laboratory, Austin, Texas.
2006 I Salón Javeriano de Egresados, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Bogotá, Colombia.
2005 Fotología, International Photography Festival. Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Theatre. Bogotá, Colombia.
CURATORIAL PROJECTS: ART + EDUCATION
2019
Emerging Studio Program (Programa Estudio Emergente). Reminiscence (Proyecto Reminiscencias). Fundación Gimnasio Campestre. Bogotá, Colombia.
2017
Emerging Studio Program (Programa Estudio Emergente). Water and Territory (Proyecto Agua y Territorio). Fundación Gimnasio Campestre. Bogotá, Colombia.
2016
Emerging Studio Program (Programa Estudio Emergente). Under Construction (Proyecto En Construcción). Fundación Gimnasio Campestre. Bogotá, Colombia.
2015
Emerging Studio Program (Programa Estudio Emergente). Trilogy (Proyecto Trilogía). Fundación Gimnasio Campestre. Bogotá, Colombia.
2014
Emerging Studio Program (Programa Estudio Emergente). Spectrum (Proyecto Espectro: Prácticas Alternativas). Fundación Gimnasio Campestre. Bogotá, Colombia.
PUBLICATIONS
2014
Photography series titled Unknown (Oculto - telas). Selected and exhibited by Fotomeraki, Colombian web-based publication: www.fotomeraki.com.
2013
Photography series titled "No van a regresar hoy" (project designed and produced with María Clara García, photographer and video editor). Selected and exhibited by Colectivo Octoacto, Colombian web-based publication: www.octoacto.org.
2011
Photography series titled Talking Trees I. Selected and exhibited by Colectivo Octoacto, Colombian web-based publication: www.octoacto.org.
2010
Photography series titled Family Portrait (project designed and produced with Miguel Ángel García, photographer and video producer). Selected and exhibited by Colectivo Octoacto, Colombian web-based publication: www.octoacto.org.
2007
Research Project titled One fine day / Un Día Normal (photography), Published by the magazine El Astrolabio: Revista de Investigación y Ciencia del Gimnasio Campestre. Volume 6, Number 2. August – December 2007. Fundación Gimnasio Campestre. Bogotá, Colombia.
AWARDS
2010 – 2011
Named/Endowed Graduate School Fellowship. The University of Texas at Austin. Austin, Texas, USA.
2009 – 2010
William and Bettye Nowlin Endowed Presidential Fellowship in Photography. The University of Texas at Austin. Austin, Texas, USA.
2009
Marshall F. Wells Scholarship and Fellowship Endowment in the College of Fine Arts. The University of Texas at Austin. Austin, Texas, USA.
2008 – 2009
William and Bettye Nowlin Endowed Presidential Fellowship in Photography. The University of Texas at Austin. Austin, Texas, USA.
2008
Fundación para el Futuro de Colombia, Colfuturo. Fellowship Program.
Bogotá, Colombia.
TEACHING
2018 – Today
Lecturer, Los Andes University (Bogotá, Colombia). Art Department:
Photography and Techniques (Fotografía & Técnicas)
Digital Photography (Fotografía Básica 2: Digital)
2016 – 2018
Adjunct, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Bogotá, Colombia). Department of Visual Arts:
Digital Photography (Fotografía Digital)
2013 – 2022
Head of Arts Department and Art Teacher, Fundación Gimnasio Campestre (Bogotá, Colombia).
2012
Adjunct, Jorge Tadeo Lozano University (Bogotá, Colombia). Department of Art and Design: Photography II – Art Photography II.
August – November 2012.
2012
Adjunct. Texas State University (USA). Department of Art and Design: Studio Photography and Digital Imaging: January - May 2012.
2011 – 2012
Lecturer. The University of Texas at Austin (USA). Department of Art and Art History: Beginning Photography, August - December 2011. Digital Photography, January - May 2012. Advanced Digital Photography, January - May 2012.
2011 – 2012
Adjunct. St. Edward’s University (USA). Photocommunications: Photography I, August - December 2011. Digital Imaging I, August - December 2011. Photography II, January - May 2012.
2011
Workshop: A Visual Experience: visual appropriation and manipulation. AMOA - Arthouse. Austin, Texas, USA.
2010 – 2011
Assistant Instructor. University of Texas at Austin (USA). Department of Art and Art History: Beginning Photography, August - December 2010 and January - May 2011.
2008 – 2010
Teaching Assistant. The University of Texas at Austin (USA). Department of Art and Art History: Assistant to professors Teresa Hubbard, Mark Goodman, Lawrence McFarland, and Sandra Fernández; as well as Adjuncts Adam Schreiber and Jessica Mallios.
2005 – 2008
Art Teacher. Fundación Gimnasio Campestre (Bogotá, Colombia).