Beatriz Grau (Caracas, Venezuela) has lived and worked in Colombia since 1998. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Photography from the Glasgow School of Art (1993-1995), under the mentorship of Thomas Joshua Cooper, and a B.A. in Social Communication - Print Media from Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (Caracas, 1985-1989). Her practice explores the relationship between image, perception, and time through photography and contemporary visual narratives.
1985-1989 BA in Social Communication - Print Media, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas, Venezuela.
Specialized Workshops
2020 Course Design for Blended and Virtual Modalities, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.
2000 Photography Teachers Program, Maine Photo Workshops, Maine, USA.
1987-1989 Photography Studies with Ricardo Armas, Caracas, Venezuela.
2014-2017 / 2009-2011 Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Arts, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá.
2003-2007 Adjunct Professor, Department of Visual Arts and Aesthetics, Universidad del Valle, Cali.
1999-2003 Adjunct Professor, Instituto Departamental de Bellas Artes, Cali.
2012 Aquí y allá, Galería Fernando Zubillaga, Centro de Arte Los Galpones, Caracas, Venezuela.
2007 Circunvolución Veintiséis Minutos, la vitrina, Lugar a Dudas, Cali, Colombia.
2003 Postal View, First Month of Photography, Caracas, Venezuela.
1996 Collective, National Museum and Tibetan Images, The Book Room, Nairobi, Kenya.
1993 Spiritual Warriors, Fotofeis, Glasgow, Scotland.
1992 Tiempo detenido, Ateneo de Caracas; Tibet, permanencia y éxodo, Centro Cultural Consolidado, Caracas, Venezuela.
2024 Poéticas Visuales, Museo de Arte del Tolima, Colombia.
2022 ETHOS, Galería Elvira Moreno, Bogotá, Colombia.
2018 lo-foto-gráfico, Galería El Museo, Bogotá, Colombia.
2007 MDE07, Museo de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
2004 New Acquisitions, Museo de Arte Moderno La Tertulia, Cali, Colombia.
2022 La Caracas, construcción de paisaje, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá.
Curatorial and jury roles for the Ministry of Culture, Idartes, and Fundación Gilberto Alzate Avendaño (2014-2022).
2017 Interior Exterior, After Robert Frank, Bogotá.
2016 Urpflanze: The Archetypal Plant, Bogotá.
2012 Tres fragmentos sobre Beatriz Grau, Bogotá.
1999 Identités: Artists from Latin America and the Caribbean, Paris.
1999 VI Christian Dior Visual Arts Biennial, Caracas.
1998-1997 Revista Estilo, Caracas, Venezuela.
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas, Venezuela.
Private collections.
Education
1993-1995 MFA in Photography, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland.1985-1989 BA in Social Communication - Print Media, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Caracas, Venezuela.
Specialized Workshops
2020 Course Design for Blended and Virtual Modalities, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.
2000 Photography Teachers Program, Maine Photo Workshops, Maine, USA.
1987-1989 Photography Studies with Ricardo Armas, Caracas, Venezuela.
Academic Experience
Since 2007 Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá.2014-2017 / 2009-2011 Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Arts, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá.
2003-2007 Adjunct Professor, Department of Visual Arts and Aesthetics, Universidad del Valle, Cali.
1999-2003 Adjunct Professor, Instituto Departamental de Bellas Artes, Cali.
Solo Exhibitions
2023 La Inquietud del Ver, Galería Elvira Moreno, Bogotá, Colombia.2012 Aquí y allá, Galería Fernando Zubillaga, Centro de Arte Los Galpones, Caracas, Venezuela.
2007 Circunvolución Veintiséis Minutos, la vitrina, Lugar a Dudas, Cali, Colombia.
2003 Postal View, First Month of Photography, Caracas, Venezuela.
1996 Collective, National Museum and Tibetan Images, The Book Room, Nairobi, Kenya.
1993 Spiritual Warriors, Fotofeis, Glasgow, Scotland.
1992 Tiempo detenido, Ateneo de Caracas; Tibet, permanencia y éxodo, Centro Cultural Consolidado, Caracas, Venezuela.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 LOGOS, Galería Elvira Moreno, Bogotá, Colombia.2024 Poéticas Visuales, Museo de Arte del Tolima, Colombia.
2022 ETHOS, Galería Elvira Moreno, Bogotá, Colombia.
2018 lo-foto-gráfico, Galería El Museo, Bogotá, Colombia.
2007 MDE07, Museo de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
2004 New Acquisitions, Museo de Arte Moderno La Tertulia, Cali, Colombia.
Projects
2025 Alta Guajira, ongoing project supported by the Research and Creation Center, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá.2022 La Caracas, construcción de paisaje, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá.
Curatorial and jury roles for the Ministry of Culture, Idartes, and Fundación Gilberto Alzate Avendaño (2014-2022).
Publications
2020 33Ma, Independent publication, Kasel.2017 Interior Exterior, After Robert Frank, Bogotá.
2016 Urpflanze: The Archetypal Plant, Bogotá.
2012 Tres fragmentos sobre Beatriz Grau, Bogotá.
Bibliography
2003 Boulton, María Teresa. 21 fotógrafas venezolanas. Editorial Arte, Caracas.1999 Identités: Artists from Latin America and the Caribbean, Paris.
1999 VI Christian Dior Visual Arts Biennial, Caracas.
1998-1997 Revista Estilo, Caracas, Venezuela.
Collections
Museo de Arte Moderno La Tertulia, Cali, Colombia.Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas, Venezuela.
Private collections.
