Bio

Camilo Sanin was born in Bogota Colombia. He now resides in Baltimore, Maryland and will receive his M.F.A. from Maryland Institute College of Art in the spring of 2011. Sanin’s paintings are subtle geometric abstractions that use line, color, and form to challenge our preconceived visual ideals. Sanin combines deeply felt personal experiences with complex perceptual experiences; thereby creating a new narrative that resonates with the viewer. His work has been included in numerous shows in Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Florida.

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Born in 1985, Bogota, Colombia.

Education

2011 M.F.A. Candidate. Maryland Institute College of Art, Hoffberger School of Painting, Baltimore, MD.

2008 B.A. Art History and Studio Art, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Citation in Honors Humanities – University of Maryland Honors Program.

2007 Associate Student. University of Oxford, Oxford, England.

Awards

2009 Best in Show. 5th Annual Bethesda Painting Awards.
2009 Maryland Institute College of Art Scholarship.
2009 Hoffberger Foundation Fellowship.
2006 University of Maryland Honors Art Award.

Solo Exhibition

2010 Underlying Structures. Orchard Gallery, Bethesda, MD

Select Group Exhibitions

2010 Visual Play: 5 Contemporary Painters. Shorecrest Prep. School Fine Arts Gallery. Tampa, FL.
2010 Color Autonomy. United States District Court, Greenbelt, MD. Curated by Robert Donovan.
2010 Out of Order. Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD.
2010 1st Year MFA Show. Maryland Institute College of Art, Pinkard Gallery, Baltimore, MD.
2010 Resonance. Rabbit Hole, Brooklyn, NY. Curated by Julie Oppermann.
2010 7th Biennial National Art Exhibition. The Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda, FL.
2009 Art Connections 6. George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ.
2009 Wet on Wet. Maryland Institute College of Art, Fox Building, Baltimore, MD.
2009 Bethesda Painting Awards Finalists. Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD.
2008 Senior Show. Herman Maril Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

Teaching Experience

2010 Philosophy and Pedagogy of Post-Secondary Visual Arts Education. Maryland Institute College of Art.
2010 Graduate Program Assistant. Hoffberger School of Painting. Maryland Institute College of Art.
2010 Graduate Teaching Intern. Elements of Visual Thinking II. Maryland Institute College of Art.
2009 Graduate Teaching Intern. Elements of Visual Thinking I. Maryland Institute College of Art.
2008 Resource Teacher. High Road Academy. Lanham, MD.

Collections

Doris Patz Collection of Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park.
University of Maryland University College.

Select Press Coverage:

2009 Gazzete. “Painting Award Winners Show Promise, Surprise” 6/17.
2009 Falls Church News-Press Online. “Prized Arts” 6/10.