Diana Beltrán

Diana Beltrán, Born in 1978
Bogotá - Colombia
Visual Artist

Education:
2008 MA in Photography - EFTI Madrid, Spain
2006 Faculty of Arts - National University of Colombia

About this artist

Diana Beltrán was born in Bogotá in 1978 and holds a Master of Fine Arts from the National University of Colombia. She is primarily known for her work in photography, though her artistic practice also spans sculpture and engraving.

Over the years, she has exhibited extensively in solo and group shows across Colombia, Spain, the USA, Germany, Peru, Venezuela, Singapore, and Dubai. Her work is held in numerous private and institutional collections in Chile, Colombia, the USA, Panama, Spain, Mexico, Peru, the UK, and the UAE.

Beltran’s artistic career began with a group exhibition at the Art Museum of the National University of Colombia, curated by Gustavo Zalamea, where she presented alongside prominent Colombian artists such as Beatriz González and Bernardo Salcedo. After graduating with honors, she pursued a master's in fine art photography at EFTI in Madrid, where her thesis work was featured in PhotoEspaña 2008. That same year, she was awarded first prize in the Novell Dove photography competition.

In 2010, she returned to Colombia for a solo exhibition at the Chamber of Commerce titled Photo Dimensions, and in 2013, she was featured in Emerging Generation, curated by Eduardo Serrano. Since then, she has continued to exhibit widely, exploring photography as a medium to investigate existential themes. She currently lives and works in Bogotá.

Artist Statement

I view myself as a full-time observer and interpreter of visual culture. My artistic journey has led me through various mediums, but I find my strongest resonance in photography. It is within this medium that I reconstruct and reimagine reality—becoming, in a sense, an architect of faces and identities. By assembling and layering photographic elements, I seek out deeper truths hidden within the image.

At the core of my practice is the exploration of portraiture and identity. I’m drawn to the ever-evolving nature of the individual and the physical body—its fragility, form, and symbolic significance. For me, the body is both material and mutable, a surface on which experience is written. Photography, with its ability to create alternate realities, becomes my tool for examining these narratives—a mirror reflecting both illusion and essence.

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

2024: 02:02, Proceso ArtGallery, curated by Caridad Botella
2023: Fragmentos, Adrián Ibáñez Gallery, Bogota
2022: Hombres en BlueJean, Estudio 74 Gallery, Bogota
2018: Entidades Duales, Casa Cano Gallery, Bogota
2014: La Ventana Gallery, Bogota
2012: Con_tacto, MÜ Gallery, Bogota
2008: Donde reside la belleza, EFTI ShowRoom, Madrid, Spain

Joint Exhibitions

2025: World Art Dubai, Artfair, Dubai, UAE
2021: Look Around, with Liliana Toro and Martha Rivero, Proceso Art, Bogota
2019: Definiciones Propias, with Miler Lagos and Rodrigo Echeverri, Estudio 74, Bogota
2016: Deconstrucciones, Casa Cano Gallery, Bogota
2009: Photographic Dimensions, curated by Eduardo Serrano, Chamber of Commerce - It’s a Matter of Focus, Colombian Hispanic Center, Villaverde, Spain
2007: Click 3, El Garaje Gallery, Bogota

Group Exhibitions

2025:

Auction, Ocre Gallery, Bogota
Calles de Mujer, open-space city exhibition, Bogota
Clavo Artfair, Proceso Art Gallery, Mexico D.F.
Fin de semana Artbo, Ocre Gallery, Bogota

2024:

Eichholtz store, Art Basel Edition, MAP Art Gallery, Miami, USA
Art fair SieteCinco, Elsa Piñeres Gallery, Barranquilla
Dimensiones del Papel, El Nogal Club, Bogota
Volumen, Proceso Art Gallery, Bogota
Art Palm Beach, BlinkArt Group Gallery, Miami, USA

2023:

Art fair SieteCinco, Elsa Piñeres Gallery, Barranquilla
200 Years of History, National Museum, Bogota
Proceso Gallery, Bogota
Studio Modo, Sandra Montenegro Space, Bogota
Arte Alto Gallery, Medellín
Art Wynwood, BlinkArt Group Gallery, Miami, USA
Art Palm Beach, BlinkArt Group Gallery, Miami, USA

2022:

Origen, Arte Alto Gallery, Medellín
ArtContext, BlinkArt Group, Miami, USA
Algo más que línea, Adrián Ibañez Gallery, Bogota (upcoming)
Emerger, Dama Gallery, Bogota
Hombres En BlueJean, Estudio 74, Artbo weekend, Bogota

2021:

Roland Schambach Exhibition, SoyArte, Bogota
And Fair, Bogota
San Felipe Gallery Night, Procesos Space, Bogota
Art Sunset, Crónica Space, Bogota
Aura Arte Gallery, Medellín
Art Hunter Gallery, Bogota
Habitar el arte, Adrián Ibañez Gallery, Tabio

2020:

Art fair SieteCinco, Elsa Piñeres Gallery, Barranquilla
Artbo Artfair, Adrián Ibañez Gallery, Bogota
Abierto, Nuevos Nombres, Adrián Ibañez Gallery, Tabio
La Feria del Millón Virtual, Bogota
Opera de Colombia Auction, Bogota
Museo Nacional Auction, Bogota
Arte en cuarentena, Arte y Conexión Virtual space, Bogota
Fin de semana Artbo, Estudio 74 Gallery, Bogota

2019:

Art fair SieteCinco, Elsa Piñeres Gallery, Barranquilla
Gallery Casa Cano, Bogota
Art fair Barcu, Montenegro Art Projects, Bogota
Art fair Barcu, Okyo Gallery, Bogota
Gallery Night San Felipe, Estudio 74, Bogota
In temporal, Zona L Gallery, Bogota

2018:

Art fair SieteCinco, Elsa Piñeres Gallery, Barranquilla
ArteAlto Gallery, Medellín
Art fair Barcu, Casa Cano Gallery, Bogota
Artistas, Adrian Ibañez Gallery, Tabio
Camino al andar, Spain Embassy Showroom
Los Candidatos se exponen, Casa Cano Gallery, Bogota
Art Lima, LGM Gallery, Lima, Peru
II Bienal del Sur, Museum of Contemporary Art, Caracas

2017 to 2002: [Full listings available in a pdf format upon request]

Awards and Honors

2025: Honorable Mention, The 85th International Photographic Salon of Japan
2014: Winner, Arts Showcase, Idartes/FUGA
2010: Honorable Mention, III Young Artist Salon Colsanitas, Bogota
2008: Winner, I Nobel Photography Dove’s Prize, Madrid
2008: Special Mention, Masters in Photography, EFTI, Madrid
2007: Degree of Honor, National University of Colombia
2006: Meritory Thesis, Graduate Students Exhibition, National University
2003: Honorable Mention, XXX Cano Salon, Bogota

Catalogues and Publications

2018: Entidades Duales, Casa Cano Gallery
2018: II Bienal del Sur
2016: NordArt Catalogue
2015: ArtSevilla, Casa Cano Auction
2014: Sincronía Art Fair, La Metro Auction
2013: Odeon Contemporary, 6º Salón de Arte Bidimensional, Belleza y Artificio, Emerging Generation
2012–2002: [Complete catalogue entries continue chronologically]

Lectures and Talks

2025: Artist talk, Brunch and Cake, Dubai
2024: Exhibition talk, 02:02, Proceso Art Gallery
2018–2011: [Series of public lectures, workshops, and invited talks listed year by year]