Carlos Jorge (b. 1970) is a Mexican artist, currently based in Miami, who is most known for his large-scale paintings that display vibrant and exuberant use of color. The artist uses his canvas to express surreal narratives, an exercise of memory, in which pop iconography, fashion, and allusions to Miró and Gauguin collide. With deliberate employment of color and texture, the artist's abstractions create planes of bright and evocative imagery.
Education
- International School of Art, Umbria, Italia - Painting and Sculpture (studied under Wayne Thiebaud and Knox Martin)
- Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, México - Architecture
- Universidad de El Mayab, Mérida, Yucatán, México - Business
- Briar Cliff College, Miami, Florida, USA - Business
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
- 2025 "CARLOS JORGE PAINTINGS" Liquid Art System, Miami, Florida, USA
- 2025 "CARLOS JORGE PINTURAS" Alejandra Topete Gallery, Ciudad de México
- 2023 "SELENOFILIA" Fabien Castanier Gallery, Miami, Florida, USA
- 2022 "THE FORCE" Pen Project, Miami, Florida, USA
- 2021 "THE FORCE" Paramount World Center, Miami, Florida, USA
- 2021 "BARDAS" Museo de la Ciudad, Mérida, Yucatán, México
- 2021 "FORM AND COLOR" Galería Black Ship, Miami, Florida, USA
- 2020 "CARLOS JORGE" Fannaporter Gallery, Dubai
- 2020 "MUROS DE LUZ" Malosa Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- 2020 "CARLOS JORGE" Paramount World Center, Miami, Florida, USA
- 2019 "BARDAS" Malosa Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- 2018 "BARDAS" Dotfiftyone Gallery, Miami, Florida, USA
- 2016 "CARLOS JORGE, PINTURAS" Museo de la Ciudad, Mérida, Yucatán, México
- 2012 "LOS FAMOSOS" Galería Casa Colon, Mérida, Yucatán, México
- 2010 "EL REY AZUL" Centro Cultural Olimpo, Mérida, Yucatán, México
- 2007 "SUPER LIGHT" Galería Casa Colon, Mérida, Yucatán, México
- 2006 "SUPER MORFINA" Dotfiftyone Gallery, Miami, Florida, USA
- 1997 "VISIONES" Galería Casa Colon, Mérida, Yucatán, México
- 1993 "GENESIS" La Galería, Mérida, Yucatán, México
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
- 2025 "Make-A-Wish" Ball Foundation, Miami, Florida, USA
- 2024 "Visionary Realms" Fabien Castanier Gallery, Miami, Florida, USA
- 2023 "Art Miami" Miami, Florida, USA
- 2022 "5600 GALLERY" Miami, Florida, USA
- 2022 "LOS COLORES DE MIAMI" Consulado Mexicano & Colombiano, Miami, Florida, USA
- 2022 "SUNKISSED" Fabien Castanier Gallery, Miami, Florida, USA
- 2022 "EXPOSICIÓN COLECTIVA" Consulado Mexicano en Miami, Florida, USA
- 2011 "ARTISTAS LATINOAMERICANOS" Universidad de California, USA
- 1998 Séptima Bienal de Artes Visuales de Yucatán Museo del Chopo, Ciudad de México
Awards & Recognition
- 1997 Honorable Mention, Seventh Biennial of Visual Arts, Mérida, Yucatán, México
- 1998 Selected for the Eighth Biennial of Visual Arts of Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México
Collections
- Museum of Contemporary Art (MACAY), Mérida, Yucatán, México
- Museo de la Ciudad, Mérida, Yucatán, México
- MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art), Long Beach, California, USA
- Paramount World Center, Miami, Florida, USA
- Miami-Dade Public Library System, Miami, Florida, USA
- Silvester Cancer Association, Miami, Florida, USA
- Numerous private collections