Gabriela Torres Vanegas
(236) 882 7233
Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Resides in Victoria, BC, Canada
2018-2023 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual arts with Psychology minor, University of Victoria (UVic), BC, Canada
Awards
2022-23 Takao Tanabe Undergraduate Award in Visual Arts
2022 Bronze Award Artist Choice VIII International Jury Visual Arts Competition
2021 NextGen Artist Award Winner
2018 University of Victoria Entrance Scholarship
Group exhibitions
2024 Diptychs x My Colombian Diner Table, FLUX Media Gallery, Pandora Ave, Victoria, BC, Canada
2024 NEXTCOMIC 2024, Arts Electronica Center, Foyer, Linz, Austria
2024 YOU ARE WELCOME, Victoria Arts Council's Pat Martin Bates Gallery, Victoria, BC, Canada
2023 Unusual - Room IV, The Holy Art Gallery, virtual London based gallery at thehollyart.com
2023 RAW Canada: CONCEPT, Victoria Public Market at the Hudson, Victoria BC, Canada
2023 Don’t Need to Know to Feel It, Visual Art Building, University of Victoria, Victoria BC
2023 Illūstrāre, Ministry of Casual Living, Victoria, BC, Canada
2022 Bread and Butter, Audain Gallery, University of Victoria, BC, Canada
2022 With love, Room A111 at the Visual Arts Building, Victoria, BC, Canada.
2022 [Un]expected, ArtSea Gallery, Sidney, BC, Canada
2021 NextGen Artist Award Exhibit, thenextgenartists.com virtual exhibit
Residencies
2024 Sweet Pea Residency, Ministry of Casual Living, Victoria, BC, Canada
Awards & Achievements
2023 Art in Kiosk, City of Victoria
2022 Complete Web & Mobile Design, Udemy
2022/23 Takao Tanabe Undergraduate Award in Visual Arts
2022 Emerald artist of August Award, Gallery Ring
2021 WACE Global Challenge, waceinc.org
2018 Uvic Entrance Scholarship
Mentorships
2023/24 ARTIVIVE Mentorship, online, artiviveapp.com
Bibliography
Artist Talk, YOU ARE WELCOME, Victoria Arts Council's Pat Martin Bates Gallery, Victoria, BC, Canada, February 2, 2024
Artist talk, Illūstrāre, Ministry of Casual Living, Victoria, BC, Canada, April 2, 2023
DT the Artist, Live Broadcast, RAW Canada: CONCEPT, Victoria Public Market at the Hudson, June 24 2023
Ofra, POV of a Winner Interview, The NextGen Artist Award, July 20 2022.
Certificates
2023 Graphic Design Masterclass, Udemy
2022 Complete Web & Mobile Design, Udemy
Experience
2022-Present Freelance Graphic Design
Aug 2022- Present Photo Lab Specialist London Drugs