Jorge Alberto Gonzalez
United States
Jorge-Alberto González
Birthplace:
Born in 1949, Quemado de Güines, Las Villas, Cuba.
Emigrated to the United States with his family in 1965.
Jorge-Alberto González lives and works in Baltimore, Maryland and paints under the name of Jorge Alberto.
Education:
1994-1995
The Florence Academy of Fine Arts and The John Michael Angel Studios. Florence, Italy.
1991-1994
Certificate of completion. Schuler School of Fine Arts. Baltimore, MD.
1976-1977
Bachelor of Fine Arts. The School of Visual arts in New York City, New York.
1969-1972
Certificate of completion. The School of Visual Arts, New York City, New York.
Exhibitions:
2022 - Principle Gallery "The Steel life" Jorge Alberto, Elizabeth Floyd, and Larry Preston.
2019 -Troika Gallery “Jorge Alberto, To fool the eye, trompe l’oeil paintings”. (One men show), Easton MD.
Principle Gallery “International Guild of realism 14th Annual International Juried Exhibition”, Alexandria, VA.
2018 - The Sugarman Peterson Gallery “International Guild of realism 13th Annual International Juried Exhibition”, Santa Fe, NM.
Principle Gallery “Annual Small Works Exhibition”, Alexandria, VA.
Troika Gallery “Anniversary Show Group Show”, Easton, MD
2017
Annual Small Works Exhibition, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA.
Grand Art under a grant, Troika Gallery, Easton MD.
2016
John F. Peto Studio Museum “Trompe l’oeil International Juried Art Exhibition 2016 Peto Biennial”, Island Heights, NJ .
Principle Gallery “Root to Bloom juried exhibition”, Alexandria, VA.
Principle Gallery “The Language of Objects: A Still Life Invitational at Principle Gallery”, Alexandria, VA.
2015
Principle Galley “International Guild of Realism 10th Annual Exhibition”, Alexandria, VA.
International Guild of Realism “Masterworks Museum Exhibition” Traveling Museum Exhibition.
Troika Gallery “Sixty Stellar Paintings for under $600”, Easton, MD.
2014
Robert Lange Studios “International Guild of Realism 9th Annual Exhibition”, Charleston, SC.
2013
Principal Gallery “Group Still Life Invitational”, Alexandria, VA.
2012
Principal Gallery “The Boston International Fine Art Show” Boston, MA.
2011
Arcadia Gallery “The Los Angeles Art Show”, New York City, NY.
Awards and Honors:
Lorenzo il Magnifico. Bronze Medal in Painting.
International Biannual of Contemporary Art, Florence, Italy. 2001
Best of Show and Best Trompe l’oeil painting Awards. First place. International Guild of Realism 10th Annual Exhibition, 2015
International Guild of Realism 9th Annual Exhibition. Best of show Trompe l’oeil Award. 2014
28th Annual Art Competition. Finalist. The Artists' Magazine. 2011
Artist of the month. The Artist’s Magazine. 2009
Still Life /Florals. Second Place. International Artist Magazine. 2006
23rd Annual Art Competition. Mention of Honor. The Artist’s Magazine. 2005
Still Life and Portrait. Finalist. The Artist’s Magazine. 2004
Still Life /Florals. Finalist. International Artist Magazine. 2003
Still-Life-Objects of Delight. Second place. International Artist Magazine. 2002
Hispanic Reflections. Best of Show. The National Association for the Bilingual. 1996
Publications and Reviews
“Today’s Masters, Capturing the Spirit of Music and Dance”
Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, February 2018.
“Painting a narrative, Still Life with Jorge Alberto”
International Artist Magazine, February/March 2016
“The Language of Objects: A Still Life Invitational at Principle Gallery”.
American Art Collector Magazine, April 2016
“From Classical to Contemporary, Volume 131, American Art Collector Magazine, September 2016
* This statement has been provided directly by the artist in association to their 16th International ARC Salon entries. This content has not been edited for typos or grammatical errors and has not been vetted for accuracy.
