Gustavo Ramos (artist)

Gustavo Ramos
Wet plate portrait of Gustavo Ramos, 2019.
Born18 November 1993
Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian-American
EducationSouthern Virginia University
StyleContemporary Realism
Websitehttps://www.gustavoramos.art/

Gustavo Ramos (born 1993) is a Brazilian-American fine artist and oil painter. He initially gained recognition for painting a series of realistic portraits that went on to receive national and international awards. In 2020, he was a featured artist at the Springville Museum of Art, where one of his paintings was acquired for the museum's permanent collection.[1] In 2022, he was selected as a winner of Royal Talens' The Year of Rembrandt Award, when his work was displayed in the Rijksmuseum.[2]


Early life and education[edit]

Gustavo Ramos was born in 1993[3] in the country of Brazil. At the age of 15, he moved to Phoenix, Arizona.[4] Not being fluent in the English language, he turned his attention to facial expressions and bodily gestures which precipitated his interest in portrait drawing and painting.[5] He went on to study oil painting at Southern Virginia University where he earned his bachelor's degree in 2017.[4] In that same year, he was the recipient of the John F. and Anna Lee Stacey Foundation Fine Art Award.[6] He later attended the Florence Academy of Art.[4]

Career[edit]

While Ramos was still in college, he created several self-portrait drawings as he studied the techniques of the old masters.[7] In 2020, one of his self-portraits from this period was featured on the cover of The Artist's Magazine's "The Best of Drawing,"[8] earning him nationwide recognition.

"Self-Portrait in Black" by Gustavo Ramos, 2017.

After finishing his studies in 2018, Ramos created a series of realistic portrait paintings with a focus on psychological narratives that would go on to be featured in publications like The Artist's Magazine,[5] Fine Art Connoisseur,[3] BuzzFeed[9] and Southwest Art which included him in "21 Under 31: Young Artists to Buy Now".[10] In 2019, Ramos was accepted into the Art Renewal Center 13th Annual Salon, with his selected painting receiving a Staff Award[11] and travelling to Sotheby's and the European Museum of Modern Art.[12] In 2021, Ramos earned his place as a finalist in the Boynes Emerging Artist Award.[13]

"Woman in Red" Oil on panel, 2020, Gustavo Ramos

In 2022, Ramos was selected by Royal Talens as the artist to represent North America in The Year of Rembrandt,[2] where he was awarded a trip to the Netherlands and the opportunity to display his work at the Rijksmuseum alongside the 6 other winning artists.[2]

In 2024, Ramos was included into the Lunar Codex,[14] a time capsule launched to the Moon named the most expansive, international, and diverse collection of contemporary culture launched into space.[15] His selected painting "Winter" was published in Veja Magazine,[16] Brazil's most influential outlet of printed media, as part of an article covering the Lunar Codex.[17]

Ramos has most recently stepped into educational roles, including teaching workshops at the Scottsdale Artists School,[18] Art Fest Mesa,[19] and being a guest lecturer for Artists Magazine.[20]

"Self-Portrait at 28" Oil on panel, Gustavo Ramos

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Gustavo Ramos: Nostalgia - Museum Purchase". Springville Museum of Art. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "The Rembrandt Experience". Royal Talens. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b Malafronte, Allison (13 September 2020). "Three to Watch - Gustavo Ramos". Fine Art Connoisseur. pp. 91–93. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Agricola, Kim (19 February 2020). "Emerging Artist | Gustavo Ramos". Southwest Art. p. 18. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b Parks, John (24 April 2022). "Illuminated Form: The Paintings of Gustavo Ramos". The Artist's Magazine. pp. 42–49. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  6. ^ Fly, Amanda (14 April 2017). "Senior Art Major Gustavo Ramos Awarded 2017 Anna Lee Stacey Scholarship". Southern Virginia University News. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  7. ^ King, Hannah (2 February 2016). "Students to Exhibit Artwork at Lexington's Nelson Gallery". Southern Virginia University News. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  8. ^ The Best of Drawing. United States: Artist's Magazine. 2020. pp. Front Cover.
  9. ^ Stopera, Dave (28 November 2023). "Interesting Pictures". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  10. ^ Agricola, Kim (15 August 2018). "21 Under 31: Young Artists to Buy Now". Southwest Art. p. 18. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Art Renewal Center 13th International Salon - Gustavo Ramos". Art Renewal Center. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  12. ^ Ross, Kara (1 February 2018). "13th Annual ARC Salon". Art Renewal Center. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  13. ^ Boynes, Chantal (9 July 2021). "Artist Gustavo Ramos". Boynes Emerging Artist Award. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  14. ^ Codex, Lunar (27 March 2024). "The Lunar Codex, A Project of Incandence". Lunar Codex. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  15. ^ Peralta, Samuel (27 March 2024). "The Lunar Codex". Lunar Codex. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  16. ^ Pirino, Arthur (24 August 2023). "O projeto que vai levar ao espaço mais de 30 mil obras artísticas". Veja. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  17. ^ Pirino, Arthur (24 August 2023). "O projeto que vai levar ao espaço mais de 30 mil obras artísticas". Veja. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  18. ^ "Instructor Gustavo Ramos". Scottsdale Artists School. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  19. ^ "Art Fest Mesa Instructors". Artists Network. 1 June 2023.
  20. ^ Maier, Scott (24 May 2022). "Think Big by Painting Small with Gustavo Ramos". Artists Network. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
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