Alberto Gómez Gómez

Gómez Gómez's first exhibition took place in 1979 at Casacoima in Guanare, capital of Portuguesa State in Venezuela in a group show along with other artists from the region. From 1975 to 1981, Gómez Gómez found work in Bogotá and in Venezuela as a freelance designer, typographer, illustrator and graphic artist for various small producers of wine, perfume, fashion products and the like, eventually working to produce massive photo-litho images. It was in this period that Gómez Gómez became interested in pursuing work in large murals. His first one-man show was held in 1981 at the Ateneo Popular in Guanare, Venezuela. Goméz Goméz's first prominent mural was Caldas Tutelar, commissioned by the Consejo Superior (board of directors) of the Universidad Distrital of Bogotá, painted in 1987 (subsequently restored by the artist in 2013). In 1981, Gómez Gómez returned to Bogotá where he accepted positions as Professor of Art History and fine art drawing for CIDCA (a regional college in Bogotá) for twelve years. Concurrently, he conducted classes and workshops at Universidad Pedagógica Nacional de Colombia in advanced color theory, textural representations in painting, anatomy and painting technique. He subsequently spent most of 1996 at the Archivo General de la Nación (The National Archive of Colombia) in Bogotá, conducting research on the History of Art in Colombia. For the past few decades, he has lived between Orlando and Daytona Beach, in a largely rural section of Deltona, Florida. He has had exhibits in major cities worldwide. In March 2002, he concurrently presented his portrait of Florida's First Lady, Columba Bush; he was named Artist of the Month by The Orlando Museum of Art; and he was selected to receive the Simon Bolivar Prize as "Central Florida's Best Latin American Artist."

Alberto Gómez Gómez (born December 12, 1956) is a figurative artist, painter and master print maker. Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Gómez Gómez became a citizen of the United States on July 29, 2011. He is best known for producing monumentally scaled murals in the United States and Colombia. His art can also be found in private collections throughout the European capitals of Spain, Belgium, South Africa, Russia, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Italy. His signature style depicts people, figures, and daily life. His works often address spiritual, social, philosophical, historical, and political events and issues, although often in a humorous way.