Joner Rojano

Peregrinaje
Joner Rojano
History & Background
Joner ROJANO was born in 1965 in
Valledupar, Colombia close to the Colombian
Caribbean coast. From an early age he was
attracted to the arts though in that period
and region it wasn't so easy to find the
appropriate training in such a region of his
native Colombia, despite its fame for
cultivating one of Spain and Colombia's
most recognized artistic talents, Alejandro
Obregón. However, Joner kept his dream
alive until he could make it to one of
Colombia's best-known art school's, the
University of Fine Arts in Cartagena situated
in Colombia's beautiful historic walled city
now designated as a world cultural heritage
site.

After completing his studies he moved back to Valledupar and took a position as a lecturer in
art at the town's fine arts school. Working there he developed his art, focusing on abstract
expressionism, perhaps as a natural extension to the work and themes which were
originally explored by the renowned German painter Guillermo Wiedemann while living and
working in Colombia and who developed his work on the Colombian coast.
Joner's work quickly received a strong and positive reception by the Colombian critics and
national press and it was shown at the 1995 exhibition in the Museum of Modern Art,
Cartagena, Colombia. In this same year, the Bank of the Republic of Colombia, which is a
strong supporter of the arts in Colombia, chose two of his works to be represented in their
catalogue of selected artists. Since then his talents have developed and grown and he has
presented his work at many local, national and international exhibitions and galleries.
Joner has just completed and published his first book which presents his most recent
artworks to a wider international audience..
Ideas & Inspirations
Joner, who has lived and worked
professionally as an artist in Colombia’s
capital city Bogota for over five years now,
still bases his work on themes from the
Colombian coast. Themes such as the Sierra
Nevada - the worlds tallest coastal
mountain range - which rises up
majestically from the sea to reach into the
mists and clouds at a height of 5775 metres
dominates many of his most recent
expressionist works.
Themes such as nature and how he
perceives the seasons and the different
climatic conditions that inhabit different
months of the year. These are well
documented in his series of works “Abril”
and “October”.
Also, given that the land in and around
“Angela with Fruit”
Valledupar and the Sierra Nevada is 150cm x 150cm
Oil on Canvas
inhabited by various indigenous tribes, it is 2007
not unusual to see them appear in his
figurative work, much of which is also
inspired by his wife Pastora who is a native
Arhuacan princess.
More recently Joner’s work has developed
into a more abstract form with a focus on
the strong colors that are always to be found
in his works and which are often
encountered in artworks from the
Caribbean.
From Palette To Picture
Blue for rain, green for fluorescence.
"Outdoors" desert yellow and the intensity of
the summer light.

That is the memory of the atmosphere that

surrounded childhood. It is the past recovered
from the perspective of the city, from
ostracism. It is the memory that recreates the
synopsis of an instant within which fits an
epoch, a whole countryside, always repeated,
always different.

And the image hurts.

Lines that were strong disappear like those

moments that stopped being exact. Images of
mountains, lands, nostalgia. The desperation of
capturing a moment, of returning to an instant “Fragment of October”
176cm x 174cm
that was intensely lived. Acrylic on Canvas
2005
Private Collection, Bogota

It is the internal fight of the color that wants to

hide what is shows, it is the technique allowing
the eye to see that which it should not, without
stopping it.
It is opening your heart and placing upon it an
opaque glass to allow the color to reconstruct
the memory, season by season.
HENRY LAGUADO (Art Critic)
 “A Silence Of February”
70cm x 100cm
Acrylic on Canvas
2007
Private Collection, Bogota

“William Blake, the poet, felt it intuitively. Eternity can be seen in a grain of sand, the minuscule
can be a metaphor for the universe.
Joner has the immense and unpredictable abilities of discovery that are found in the destiny of a
creator. The light that weaves hidden times in ciphered forms, hybrids, hidden between the
abstract and the figurative. The passion of color that is more than an momentary calling is
founded on an aptitude of mystic fullness.”
GUSTAVO TATIS GUERRA (Poet)
 “Cherry Trees in May” Series
70cm x 70cm
Oil on Paper
2004
Private Collection, Bogota

“Joner works his art with tools that assure him of their existence, in equal measure, light and
spontaneity. Both unpredictable and fractious weapons that demand precision and courage and it
is these virtues that at his best Joner converts to his finest possessions.”
LUIS LUNA (Artist)
Exhibitions
One-Man Shows
2006 "Peregrinaje", ArtEspacio Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia
2002 Callejón de la Estrella Gallery, Valledupar, Colombia
2001 "The Workshop" Gallery, Valledupar, Colombia
2000 "A Look Inside", UPC, Cesar, Colombia.
1999 "Beings", UPC University Campus Mural, Cesar, Colombia.
1998 "Colour Seduces Cartagena", Angella Schiappa Gallery, Cartagena, Colombia.
1997 ´Milenio Nuevo Arte´ Gallery, Cartagena, Colombia.
1996 Colombian Consul, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
´El Callejon de la Estrella´ Gallery, Valledupar, Colombia.
1994 "The Look Of The Soul", Colombian-French Centre, Cartagena, Colombia.
Group Shows
2006 "Visions", Institute of Culture & Tourism, Valledupar
2004 Carrion Vivar Gallery, Bogota, Colombia
2003 School Of Fine Arts, Salon Jaime Molina, Valledupar, Colombia.
2002 District Institute of Tourism and Culture, Cesar, Colombia.
Vaandermaal Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
"Viart", Bank Of The Republic of Colombia, Valledupar, Colombia.
Shark Gallery, Barcelona, Spain.
"The Workshop" Gallery, Valledupar, Colombia.
2001 School Of Fine Art, Valledupar, Colombia.
´El Callejon de la Estrella´ Gallery, Valledupar, Colombia. “I never finish a painting, I only
Navas Gallery, Bogota, Colombia. pause.”
D´Art Gallery, Bogota, Colombia.
JONER ROJANO
"Small Format Art", Joner Workshop, Valledupar, Colombia.
2000 Baobab Gallery, Bogota, Colombia.
1999 ´Novo Art´ Gallery, Cartagena, Colombia.
1998 ´Amira de la Rosa´ Theatre, Barranquilla, Colombia.
´Caja Agraria´ Bank, Valledupar, Colombia.
1997 ´Amira de la Rosa´ Theatre, Barranquilla, Colombia.
Angella Schiappa Gallery, Cartagena, Colombia.
Corferias, Medellin, Colombia.
1996 Naval Museum, Cartagena, Colombia.
Gold Museum, Cartagena, Colombia.
Bank Of The Republic of Colombia, Valledupar, Colombia.
1995 Museum Of Modern Art, Cartagena, Colombia.
Bank Of The Republic of Colombia, Valledupar, Colombia.
1994 School Of Fine Arts, Salon Pierre Daguett, Valledupar, Colombia.

Contact Joner at: joner@ artcolombia.com

Tel. (+57) 310-239-9866 En. / 312-582-5556 Sp.
JONER Sabana dAeguas Blancas (y Camperucho), Cesar

Educación
R O J A N O
89/94 Bellas Artes, Claustro Santa Clara, (Cartagena)
89 Ciencias Humanas, universidad de Cartagena

94 FundiciónAnthonelly de la Barrera (Cartagena)

94 Acuarela “Tere Perdomo”, (a V lledupar)
95 Reflexión lo moderno del arte a lo contemporáneo (Habana Cuba)
95 “Una V isión de Collage”, Banco de la República a,lle(Vdupar)
95 “Conceptos Contemporáneos del Dibujo”, (Cartagena)
96 “El Espacio como Experiencia Estética”, Juan Fernando Herráanlle
, (dVupar)
97 “ApreciaciónArtística”, Banco de la República,a(V
lledupar).

Becas yT rabajos

1393 beca ECOPETROL Apreciación y Fotografía

1995/01Profesor de la Escuela de BellA arstes deV alledupar
T allerista Instituto de Cultura Ty urismo Cesar
Director Galería ElT aller (Valledupar)
2001 Realización del mural la vida y un conocer Universidad Popular
2002 Ilustración (libro) Valledupar Música de una Historia.

Colección

Universidad Popular del Cesar

Banco de la Repúblicaa(lVledupa,rCesar)

Exposiciones Individuales

1994 Mirada deAllma: Centro Colombo-Francés, (Cartagena Colombia)

1996 Galería El Callejón de la Estrella, a (Vlledupar)
1996 Consulado de Colombia Maracaibeon,e(Vzuela)
1997 Galería Milenio NuevoArte, (Cartagena)
1997 GaleríaAngela Schiappa “El color seduce a Cartagena”, (Cartagena)
1999 “Seres”, Mural Campus Universitario de UPC, (cesar)
1999 “Una Mirada hacia Adentro”, PUC, (Cesar)
2000 Caprichos de Goya, galeríaT a Elller
2001 T aller Jone,r (Valledupar)
2002 Galería Callejón de la Estrella
2006 Peregrinaje Galeria Arte Espacio (Bogotá)

Colectivas

1994 Clausura Escuela de belA lartses Salón Pierre Daguett

1995 Museo deArte Moderno, (Cartagena, Colombia)
1995 Espacio como experiencia estética, banco de la Rae(pVúabllelicdupar)
1995 Museo Naval (Cartagena, Colombia)
1996 Museo de Oro, (Cartagena)
1996 Un modelo para arm ,a
Bar nco de la Repúblicaa(lVledupar)
1997 Corferias, (Medellín, Colombia)
1997 T eatroAmira de la Rosa, (Barranquilla)
1998 GaleríaAngella Shiappa “Medio Centenar se toma Cartagena)
1998 T eatroAmira de la Rosa, (Barranquilla)
1998 CajaAgraria, (Valledupar)
1999 Uince Artísticas Centrales del siglo XX Banco de la República
1999 Museo Bolivariano (Santa Marta)
1998 galería “NovoArt” (Cartagena, Col)
2001 Escuela de BellaAsrtes, (V alledupar)
1999 Galería Callejón de la Estrella
1999 Galería navas, (Bogotá)
1999 Galería D'art, (Bogotá)
1999 Arte en pequeño formaTtoa,ller Jone,r (Valledupar)
2000 Galería BAOBAB, (Bogotá)
2002 Instituto Distrital de Cultura yT urismo del Cesar
2002 Instituto Vaandermaal, (Madrid, España)
2002 Banco de la RepúblicVaiart. (V alledupar)
2002 Galería Shark, (Valledupar)
2002 V isiones, V icente Álvarez Jacaminojoy y Joner RojaTnaol,ler Joner
2003 Escuela de BellaAsrtes salón Jaime Molina (aVlledupar)
2004 Exposiciones Galería CarrióVnivar (Bogotá)
2006 V isiones, Instituto de Cultura yT urismo, (Valledupar)
2006 Homenaje a (W iddeman)A,rea Loft, (Bogotá)
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