Gustavo Ramos (artist)

Gustavo Ramos
Born	18 November 1993 Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian-American
Education	Southern Virginia University
Style	Contemporary Realism
Website	https://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

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

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] being a guest lecturer for Artists Magazine,^[20] and releasing an online drawing course with Domestika.^[21]

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

References

1. "Gustavo Ramos: Nostalgia - Museum Purchase". Springville Museum of Art. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
2. "The Rembrandt Experience". Royal Talens. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
3. Malafronte, Allison (13 September 2020). "Three to Watch - Gustavo Ramos". Fine Art Connoisseur. pp. 91–93. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
4. Agricola, Kim (19 February 2020). "Emerging Artist | Gustavo Ramos". Southwest Art. p. 18. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
5. 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.
21. "Self-Portrait in Graphite and Pastel, Techniques of Light and Form". Domestika. Retrieved 3 November 2024.