Henry Bermudez is interested in the visual representations of cultures and mythologies- They have appeared in his work in varying forms during his career. A journey of unique geographical, artistic and human observation has taken him from educational experiences in small isolated communities in the Caribbean up to representing Venezuela in the Venice Biennial. His artistic work transcends timeline and national boundaries.
Since his arrival in the USA in 2003, he has been commissioned by the Mural Arts Program of Philadelphia on several major projects. In 2011, he was one of a handful of artists chosen to work with the Philagrafika Print collaborative Founded by artistic director and curator Jose Roca. In 2012 Mr. Bermudez received a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. He was elected to present an installation at The Philadelphia International Airport Art program in 2014.
Currently he is the recipient of a Peter Benoliel Fellowship from CFEVA in Philadelphia. Also, teaches art at the Career Academy Developing Institute (CADI) and at Fleisher Art Memorial. He is co-director of HouseGallery1816 in Fishtown and maintains an active studio and exhibition schedule.
Selected Exhibitions
2016
Paisajes, Galleria de Artes Visuales, University of Ricardo Palma, Lima, Peru
2015
Racso Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA
Inliquid @ the Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA
2014
Flight Plan: Drawings on paper and leaf, Henry Bermudez & Michelle Marcuse at Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY
2013
Solo exhibition, Mason Murer Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
2012
Solo exhibition, The Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Sum of All Parts, Henry Bermudez & Michelle Marcuse at The Leonard Perlstein Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2011
Henry Bermudez: Baroque Landscape, Philadelphia International Airport, Terminal C, Philadelphia, PA
2011
Philagrafika Invitational Print Portfolio, Collaboration with master printer Silicon Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2010
Pen.Ink.Paper, Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Encantamientos/Enchantments, The Painted Bride, Philadelphia, PA
The Garden Of Earthly Delights, West Chester University, PA
2009
A Silver Touch In My Dreams, Hard Core Gallery, Wynwood Art District, Miami, FL
2008
Con la Mirada en el Cielo, Mason Murer, Atlanta, GA
Con la Mirada en el Cielo, Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2007
Fragmented Dream, Mason Murer Projects, Atlanta, GA
2006
Fragmented Dream, Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2005
El Camino de Los Dioces, Museum of Contemporary Art, Maracaibo, Venezuela
2004
Totally Mythological, Qbix Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA
Endless Dream, Perfect Touch Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2003
Diferencias en la Continuidad, Contemporary Art Museum “Mario Abreu,” Maracay, Venezuela
Drawings, Dimaca Art Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
2001
Nude Landscape, Art and Space Gallery, Maracaibo, Venezuela
1998
Irma Parra and Henry Bermudez, Art and Space Gallery, Maracaibo, Venezuela
1997
Enconter – Begegnung, Dietmar Jakel and Henry Bermudez, Hardberg-Bonn, Germany
1996
Gelsenkirchen Contemporary Art Museum, Germany
1993
God, Man and Nature, Simon Bolivar University Art Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
1991
The Embassy Gallery, Miami, FL
1988
Euroamerican Center Art Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
1986
Venice Biennale
1984
Arch Gallery, New York, NY
1983
Euroamerican Center Art Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
1981
Heyward Robinson Gallery, New York, NY
1979
Estudio Actual Art Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
1977
San Angel Art Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
1975
Estudio Actual Art Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
1973
Estudio Actual Art Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
1972
Gaudi Art Gallery, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Group
2016
Destination Latin America, The Neuberger Museum, Purchase, NY
2015
Borderless Caribbean, Haitian Cultural Art Alliance, Miami, FL
Apollonian|Dionysian: The Constraints of Freedom, The Painted Bride, Philadelphia, PA
Current/Approaching, bahdeebadu, an exhibition celebrating 15 years of InLiquid, Philadelphia, PA
2010
Suenos: Latin American Contemporary Art, Noyes Museum, NJ
Toronto International Art Fair represented by Projects Gallery of Philadelphia, Toronto, CA
Red Dot Art Fair represented by Projects Gallery of Philadelphia, Miami, FL
2009
The Urban Show, Inliquid 10th Anniversary, Philadelphia, PA
Toronto International Art Fair represented by Projects Gallery of Philadelphia, Toronto, CA
Red Dot Art Fair represented by Projects Gallery of Philadelphia, Miami, FL
To Be Or Not To Be / A Painter’s Dilemma, Rutgers University Department of Fine Arts, Camden, NJ
Obama Rama, Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Sage Arts, South St., Philadelphia, PA
African Influence in Latin American Art, Silvana Facchini, Wynwood Art District, Miami, FL
2008
Red Dot NY represented by Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2007
Bridge Art Fair Miami represented by Projects Gallery of Philadelphia, Miami, FL
Red Dot Miami Art Fair represented by Projects Gallery of Philadelphia, Miami, FL
Red Dot Chicago represented by Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Altered Landscapes, Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Obras, Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2006
International Art Fair, Maraciabo, Venezuela
Black & White, Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Nova Art Fair exhibited by Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, Chicago, IL
2005
The Second International Art Fair of Maracaibo, Venezuela
Back from Miami, Hyder Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Art Miami 2005, exhibited by Hyder Gallery, Philadelphia, Miami, FL
2004
Between the Lines, Hyder Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Hanging Garden, Hyder Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Spirits…Seen and Not, Hyder Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2003
The Box, Goldie Paley Gallery, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA
2002
Labyrintum Art Gallery, Gelsenkirghem, Germany
2001
Caribbean Winds, Galica Contemporary Art Gallery, Milan, Italy
X Biennale International of Drawing, Tai Pei, Republic of China
F.I.A. 2000 (International Art Fair of Caracas), Sal Ocre Art Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
1999
Venezuelan Artists at the Contemporary Art Museum of Caracas Sofia Imber, Caracas, Venezuela
XIII Artists for the Recuperation of the Maracaibo Lake, Contemporary Art Museum of Maracaibo, Maracaibo, Venezuela
1998
The Drawing, Venezuelan Art Center, Bogotá, Colombia
The Infinite Signs of the Sun, Contemporary Art Museum, Maracaibo, Venezuela
1997
Hierofania, Art and Mirror, Simon Bolivar University Art Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
Animals in the Art of Venezuelan Collections, The Americans House, Palacio Linares, Madrid, Spain
1995
Special Guest by the Committee of F.I.A. 95, Int’l Art Fair of Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela
1994
II Biennale Camilo Pizarro, Cultural Center Consolidado, Caracas, Venezuela
1993
F.I.A. 93 (Int’l Art Fair of Caracas), Minotauro Art Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
1991
Venezuela and American Friendship Association “IV Venezuela Art Festical,”Freites Art Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
Salon de Arte Wizo, Union Israeli, Caracas, Venezuela
1990
Venezuela Emergen Art, Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt A.M., Bremer, Gotting, Germany
1989
III Biennial International of Havana, Cuba
Invitational
1987
Iberoamerican Cooperation Art Center, Madrid, Spain
United Nations Venezuela Art Center, New York, NY
Belle Art Museum, Caracas, Venezuela
Cultural Affair of the Regional Government, Maracaibo, Venezuela
1987
Grand Prize Contest Christian Dior, Caracas, Venezuela
1986
XLII Biennale di Venezia, Venezuela’s Pabellon, Venice, Italy
XX Triennial of Sacred Art, Milan, Italy
Salon of Art Alejo Carpentier, Contemporary Art Museum Alejandro Otero
1984
Three Artists for a Biennial, Contemporary Art Museum Sofia Imber, Caracas, Venezuela
1981
Drawing is Thinking, C.D.S. Gallery, New York, NY
1980
The Ancient Hands, Today Signs, C.A.N.T.V. Art Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
1978
Drawing, Ceramic, Etching, Cultural House, Puebla, Mexico
1976
X Paris Biennial
III Drawings, Biennial of Cleveland, OH
Line of Vision, International Exhibition, Washington, DC
1975
First National Contest of Drawing and Design, University of the Andes, Merida, Venezuela
1972
First National Contest Salon Plaza, Caracas, Venezuela