Born in 1973 in Caracas, Venezuela.
Resides and works in Sydney, Australia.
Marisabel Gonzalez is a Latin-American contemporary artist who specialises in abstract painting, focusing on the emotional dimensions of human nature and the potential of colour as a means of communication. Her works feature expressive mark-making, and the incorporation of text and materials, which are heavily influenced by her background in medical imaging. She has presented notable solo exhibitions in Sydney, Australia, and Düsseldorf, Germany, and participated in group shows in various locations worldwide.
Gonzalez has received multiple honours encompassing art residencies and art prizes, including most recently a selection as a finalist for the Paddington Art Prize (2021), Winner of the Collabor8 Women Art Prize (2023), finalist of the Northern Beaches Environmental Art Prize (2024), and Semi-finalist of the Lucca Biennale Cartasia, Italy (2024). Her works are featured in public and private collections across the globe.
Gonzalez is represented by Hake House in Sydney, AU.
Born in 1973 in Caracas, Venezuela.
Resides and works in Sydney, Australia.
Marisabel Gonzalez is a Latin-American contemporary artist who specialises in abstract painting, focusing on the emotional dimensions of human nature and the potential of colour as a means of communication. Her works feature expressive mark-making, and the incorporation of text and materials, which are heavily influenced by her background in medical imaging. She has presented notable solo exhibitions in Sydney, Australia, and Düsseldorf, Germany, and participated in group shows in various locations worldwide.
Gonzalez has received multiple honours encompassing art residencies and art prizes, including most recently a selection as a finalist for the Paddington Art Prize (2021), Winner of the Collabor8 Women Art Prize (2023), finalist of the Northern Beaches Environmental Art Prize (2024), and Semi-finalist of the Lucca Biennale Cartasia, Italy (2024). Her works are featured in public and private collections across the globe.
Gonzalez is represented by Hake House in Sydney, AU.
“All that I am comes through in my art. My journey in medicine, my career as an artist, my experiences as a mother, and my life as an immigrant all weave together in my creative practice.”
“All that I am comes through in my art. My journey in medicine, my career as an artist, my experiences as a mother, and my life as an immigrant all weave together in my creative practice.”
“My work integrates imagery and text, often blending them in ways that twist and transform, sometimes losing them within multiple layers of mixed media.”
“My work integrates imagery and text, often blending them in ways that twist and transform, sometimes losing them within multiple layers of mixed media.”
“The process feels much like my previous work in medical imaging, where I would investigate and build images through constant inquiry”
“The process feels much like my previous work in medical imaging, where I would investigate and build images through constant inquiry”
"I strive to explore the emotional heart of what it means to be human, inviting others to connect and share in my artistic journey."
"I strive to explore the emotional heart of what it means to be human, inviting others to connect and share in my artistic journey."
2017, Art History and Appreciation, The Art Institute, Sydney, AU
2016, Painting (tutored by Roger Crawford), National Art School, Sydney, AU
2013, Mixed Media Painting (tutored by Judith White), Ewart Art School and Gallery, Sydney, AU
2008, Diagnostic Medical Ultrasonography, ASUM, Sydney, AU
2003, Drawing and Oil Painting (tutored by Conchita Firgau), Weston Art Institute, Weston, Florida, US
2002, Drawing and Painting, Armando Reveron National Art School, Caracas, VE
2001, Doctor of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, VE
2024, Chasing Horizons, Hake House, Sydney, AU
2023, Palimpsest, Hake House, Sydney, AU
2021, Boring No More, MG Art Studio, Sydney, AU
2020, Inward, Curl Curl Creative Space, Sydney, AU
2017, Destination: Color, Arianna Paffrath, Düsseldorf, DE
2017, Against the Wall, Gaffa Creative Precinct, Sydney, AU
2017, Colours in D Minor, Art2Muse Gallery, Sydney, AU
2024, Fearless, Pseudonym Art Gallery, Newcastle, AU
2024, Uneven Terrain, Lane Cove Regional Gallery and Museum, Sydney, AU
2024, Worldmaking, Hake House of Art, Sydney, AU
2023, Connected, Ellipsis Gallery, Sydney, AU
2021, The Padding Art Prize Finalists Exhibition, Defiance Gallery, Sydney, AU
2021, Abstraction, The Space Gallery, Sydney, AU
2021, Spring Forward: No Falling Back, The Wellington Gallery, Sydney, AU
2020, Common Ground, VANDAL Sydney, Sydney, AU
2019, Colors and Shapes of NSW, Parliament House of NSW, Sydney, AU
2019, Summer Show, Sydney Road Gallery, Sydney, AU
2019, HOME Bi-annual Finalists Exhibition, Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney, AU
2017, LAND Bi-annual Finalists Exhibition, Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney, AU
2017, 15th International Art Exhibition, ASD Den Haag, Den Haag, NL
2016, Annual Charity Auction, Sydney Breast Cancer Institute, Sydney
2016, 4 Corners, Warringah Creative Space, Sydney, AU
2015, H-Art, Stir-Up Gallery, Sydney, AU
2015, Converging Latitudes, Warringah Creative Space, Sydney, AU
2024, LEDA Art Prize (finalist), Newcastle, AU
2024, Northern Beaches Environmental Art Prize (finalist), Sydney, AU
2024, Lucca Biennale Cartasia (semi-finalist), Lucca, IT
2023, Collabor8 Women Art Prize (winner), Sydney AU
2021, The Paddington Art Prize (finalist), Sydney, AU
2021, Bluethumb Art Prize (finalist), Sydney, AU
2020, Bluethumb Art Prize (finalist), Sydney, AU
2019, Bushwick South Studio Residency Program (artist in residence), Sydney, AU
2017, Bushwick South Studio Residency Program (artist in residence), Sydney, AU
2016, Thirty by Thirty (finalist), Colour Trap Gallery, Sydney, AU
2016, Warringah Creative Space Residency (round 4), Sydney, AU
2016, Bushwick South Studio Residency Program (artist in residence), Sydney, AU
2015, Warringah Creative Space Residency (round 3), Sydney, AU
2024, Affordable Art Fair, MG & Co Art Gallery, Sydney, AU
2024, Affordable Art Fair, MG & C0 Art Gallery, Brisbane, AU
2023, Affordable Art Fair, MG & Co Art Gallery, Sydney, AU
2022, Fiesta (solo presentation), The Other Art Fair, Sydney, AU
2022, Affordable Art Fair, Lara Scolari Gallery, Sydney, AU
2019, Handle with Care (solo presentation), The Other Art Fair, Sydney AU
2018, Summer (solo presentation), The Other Art Fair, Sydney, AU
Barclays Private Bank, Sydney AU
Stiftung Kleine Kunstdialog West/Ost, Düsseldorf, AU
AXICORP Corporate Collection, Singapore, SG
AXICORP Corporate Collection, London, UK
Private collections in Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, the United States of America, the Arab Emirates, Canada, Singapore, and Australia
Selected texts:
2024, Abstract Expressions (by Doug Clark), Art & Style Magazine, Australia
2024, The Alchemy of Art and Science (essay by Ewan Shah), AATONAU Contemporary Art, Korea
2023, Palimpsest, Exhibition Feature (by Maxime Foucquet), Contemporary Art Issue, Belgium
2021, Exploring the landscape through abstract art (essay by Emma K. Wilson), This is Tomorrow
2017, Destination Color (essay by Dagmar Haas-Pilwat), The Rheinische Post, Düsseldorf, DE
Selected interviews:
2024, Can Passion Pay the Bills?, Artwork Archive, USA
2023, Five Questions to Marisabel Gonzalez, Art Radar Magazine, GER
2022, Bright, bold, and beautiful abstract artworks, Style Curator Magazine, AU
2022, In Conversation with Marisabel Gonzalez, Art Edit Magazine, AU
2021, Oh Yeah: Marisabel Gonzalez, The Tawny Frogmouth, Sydney, AU
2017, Euro TV (interview Katherina Zilkowski), Düsseldorf, DE
Video:
Palimpsest Solo Exhibition-Behind the Scenes (2023) produced by Kayapa CS
Arx Gallery London - Artist Introduction (2022) produced by Josefina Vargas
Boring No More Solo Exhibition - Behind the Scenes (2021) produced by Josefina Vargas
Marisabel Gonzalez and Gallerie Paffrath Interview by Katherina Zilkowski (2017), Dusseldorf, DE
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