Anamaria Almanza is a multidisciplinary artist born in 1985 in Bogotá, Colombia. She studied Fine Arts at Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano and pursued a Master’s in Drawing at the University of Granada, Spain.
Her work primarily explores etching and charcoal drawing, along with mixed techniques on wood. Some of her pieces have been exhibited at the Sede de la Fundación Legado Andalusí in Granada, Spain, the National Museum of Colombia, El Chicó Museum in Bogotá, and the Miami Design District in the United States.
Passionate about drawing since childhood, her focus has always been on realistic and figurative art. She had the opportunity to work and learn alongside renowned Colombian artists Alfredo Araújo Santoyo and David Manzur.
Currently, she creates her own artwork in her Bogotá studio, exploring new artistic languages with oil painting on canvas and wood. In addition to her art, she is also an entrepreneur, in Almanza "Emotions world", a jewelry brand featuring unique, hand-painted pieces.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 "Señales en tres volúmenes" Galería de Arte, Teatro de Bellas Artes de Cafam. Bogotá, Colombia.
PARTICIPATIONS AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Miami Art week. Artworks exhibition. Ege Yapi Global.
Invited by the artist Ibrahim Demir and Cagri Kanver Architect.
Miami Design District. Miami Fl, United states.
2023 Art Fair of Manizales. Artworks exhibition and Jewelry AlmanzA. Manizales, Colombia
2022 Art Fair "Feria del Hogar Corferias" Exhibition of Oil painting artworks and jewelry AlmanzA. Bogota, Colombia
2016 Series "Amaneceres" Art Chicó II, Curator - Eduardo Serrano El Chicó Museum. Bogotá, Colombia.
2016 Luxembourg Art Prize Participation in the competition.
2012 Miradas que habitan Pabellón Al-Andalus. Granada, Spain
2010 El Basilisco Andino Etching and watercolor. National Museum of Colombia.
DISTINCTIONS
2010 Selected Artist exhibit group "Miradas que habitan" Pabellón Al -Andalus. Ganada, Spain
2008 Selected Ilustration and published for the book about forced displacement in Colombia. CODHES, Colombia.
https://revistamomentos.co/anamaria-almanza-plasma-su-arte-y-genialidad-en-vidrio-cristal/
EDUCATION
2016 Figurative drawing. Alfredo Araújo S. Bogotá, Colombia
2013 Human Figure drawing. Alfredo Araújo S. Bogotá, Colombia
2010 - 2012 Postgraduate Granada University. Granada, Spain
2009 Teacher of Drawing and Painting. IPES Institute. Bogotá, Colombia
2007 - 2011 Fine Arts. Fundación Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano. Bogotá, Colombia
2007 - 2008 Etching techniques Alfonso Álvarez y David Manzur.
Javeriana University in Bogotá, Colombia
2007 - 2008 Teacher of Drawing, Painting and Music. Fundación Taller de Vida. Bogotá, Colombia
1999 - 2003 Undergraduate Colegio Calasanz Femenino. Bogotá, Colombia
EVENTS, PUBLICATIONS
2016 360 Raw Magazine Publication of event by Casa Roja Group studios. Bogotá, Colombia
2016 El Tiempo Publication Art Fair event. Museo El Chicó, Colombia.