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SUMMARY:SVAD Distinguished Artist Series: Gonzalo Fuenmayor
LOCATION:John C Hitt Library
DESCRIPTION:The UCF School of Visual Arts & Design is proud to welcome art
 ist Gonzalo Fuenmayor as part of the SVAD Distinguished Artist Series.\n\
 nGonzalo is a Miami-based artist who works primarily with drawing. He has
  been concerned about the effects of modernization and progress not only 
 on natural environments\, but mostly on Latin American culture and its wa
 ys of being displayed internationally through stereotypes and common plac
 es. His aim seems to be not exclusively to denounce banalization but also
  to understand its aesthetic mechanisms and cultural power.\n\nFuenmayor 
 received his BFA in Fine Arts and Art Education from UCF's School of Visu
 al Arts in 2000\, and his MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts 
 in Boston in 2004.\n\nFuenmayor has been awarded numerous awards includin
 g a Traveling Fellowship by the School of the Museum of Fine Arts\, Bosto
 n in 2014\, 2015 South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship for Visual 
 and Media Artists\, a 2018 Ellies Creator Award\, 2020 EFG Bank Latin Ame
 rican Award and a Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant in 2022\, among others
 .\n\nHe has exhibited in numerous solo and group shows in USA\, Latin Ame
 rica and Europe. His work is part of numerous private and public collecti
 ons across the country.\n\nThe SVAD Distinguished Artist Series is an ini
 tiative that introduces the UCF students and community to professional an
 d emerging contemporary artists in various fields of study.\nThose attend
 ing will enjoy a lecture from Gonzalo on his artistic practice and wil\n\
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