Maria Cecilia Kassem Biography
The loose brushwork and distorted perspectives in Columbian painter Marica Cecilia Kassem's townscapes and folkloric scenes reveal her interest in the work of the expressionists, an influence which she develops to the point of abstraction in her compositions based on pre-Colombian motifs, where colour is put into play against form and space.
Solo exhibitions:
2000
?Mascaras y Rostros? (Masks and Faces) Fund. Gilberto Alzate Avendaño, Bogota.
1998
?Actitudes?. Atena Galeria, Bogota .
Collective shows:
2003
Colgarte Galeria, Bogota.
Octavo Salon de Arte, Club Rotario, Bogota .
2000
Casa de España, Bogota.
?Procesos?, Atena Galeria, Bogota.
1999
Cuarto Salon de Arte Club Rotario, Bogota.
1998
VIII Atenarte, Bogota.
Tercer Salon de Arte Club Rotario, Bogota.
1997
VII Aternarte, Bogota.
Segundo Salon de Arte Club Rotario, Bogota.
1996
Primer Salon de Arte Club Rotario, Bogota.
1994-1995
First and Second Watercolourists competition, Naciones Unidas. Bogota.
Prizes and awards:
2001: Septimo Salon de Arte Club Rotario, Bogota. Third place.
1998: II Bienal de Dibujo y Pintura, Galeria Skandia, Bogota. Official selection.
1993: Primer Concurso Nacional de Pintura Banco Ganadero, Bogota.
Publications:
1996-1997 Christmas card, Fundacion Cirec, Bogota.