Carlos Ramirez is a Cuban born painter who was raised in Miami. His work is a visual blog of the world around him, capturing those moments that have become rooted in his memory. Ramirez is not interested in replicating nature, but rather the bits and pieces that have struck a chord with him. He is drawn to its expanse, color and all-encompassing aspect that makes us feel small. He is looking to explore nature in its totality, not merely the visual aspect, but what it says to him. Color is an integral part of Ramirez’ work. Unlike many other painters, he comes from a fashion background; for years he designed for his own label in NY. That experience, coupled with having been raised in the tropics, has shaped his perception and use of color. Ramirez’ work plays the edge between abstraction and representational. Ink sketches within the work depicting leaves, petals and stones loosely reference nature, while the underlying structure and palette remain rooted in abstraction. This contrast between the recognizable and the obscure allows for the viewer to connect with the work on various levels. Ramirez presently lives and works in Santa Fe, out of an airy light-filled studio that looks out to the mountains. EDUCATION 1980 BA Florida International University, Miami, FL1981-82 University of Miami, School of Law, Miami, FL2002 Wolf Kahn, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL 2014 Abstract Painting Workshop, Thomaston, ME 2015 Master Artists-In-Residence Program, Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL EXHIBITIONS 2024 Stories From My Walks, Gardner Colby Contemporary, Naples, FL*2023 Stories From Neighborhood Walks, Gebert Contemporary, Scottsdale, AZ2022 On the Road, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX2020 At Dusk, Pryor Fine Art, Atlanta, GA*2020 Winter in the Tropics, Addison Gallery, Delray Beach, FL*2019 New Year Show, Cadogan Contemporary, London, UK2019 Lost in Paradise, FP Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA2019 Spring, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX2018 Context/Art Miami Fair, FP Contemporary, Miami, FL2018 Splash – Group Show, FP Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA2018 Five Painters Paint, Hunter Kirkland Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM2018 LA Art Show, FP Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA2017 Winter Group Show, Hunter Kirkland Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM2017 Carlos Ramirez: In My Garden II, Craighead Green, Dallas, TX2017 Flower Exhibition Show, Blue Gallery, Kansas City, MO2017 Carlos Ramirez: In My Garden, Hunter Kirkland Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM *2017 Carlos Ramirez: Garden Views, Kobalt Gallery, Provincetown, MA *2017 Brand Spanking Blue Group Show, Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto, CA2016 Carlos Ramirez: Outside My Window, Addison Gallery, Delray Beach, FL *2016 Summer Group Show, Kobalt Gallery, Provincetown, MA2016 Chevere Group Show, Sirona Fine Art, Hallandale Beach, FL2016 Carlos Ramirez: The Natural World, Stanley Korshak, Dallas, TX2015 Autumn Abstractions, Addison Gallery, Delray Beach, FL *solo exhibition PUBLICATIONS Exline, Elizabeth. State of the Art – Carlos Ramirez. Luxe Magazine, January 2025 Contemporary Art Curator. Carlos Ramirez, 100 Artist of the Future. 2019 Rooney, Aoife. Nature and the Artist – Carlos Ramirez. Aoife Lifestyle, Web 13 September 2022https://aoifelifestyle.com/blogs/stories/nature-and-the-artist-carlos-ramirez Toscano, Shelly. Art and Life with Carlos Ramirez. Voyage Atlanta, Web. 24 April 2018http://voyageatl.com/interview/art-life-carlos-ramirez/ Anderson, Stefania. Carlos Ramirez. Contemporary Art Curator Magazine, Web. 26 June 2018http://www.contemporaryartcuratormagazine.com/home-2/carlos-ramirez LaRosa, Michael. An Atlas and Survey of Latin American History. Book cover artwork, 2018 Belsito, Rochelle. In My Garden. American Art Collector, May 2017 Reinhart, Rhonda. Life in Color. Dallas Modern Luxury, January 2017 Toles, Hannah. Instacrush – Carlos Ramirez Studio. Luxe Magazine, January 2017 Reinhart, Rhonda. Art and Fashion. Modern Luxury Weddings, December 2016. Seed, John. Carlos Ramirez, La Rosa Blanca. Poets and Artist Magazine, September 2016. Salvagno, Alessandra. Artist Carlos Ramirez. The Gold Luggage, Web. 22 June 2016.http://www.thegoldluggage.com/single-post/2016/06/22/ARTIST-WITH-THE-LUGGAGE-CARLOS-RAMIREZ Krysa, Danielle. Carlos Ramirez. The Jealous Curator, Web. 19 March 2016. http://www.thejealouscurator.com/blog/2015/11/23/carlos-ramirez/ Salinetti, Ryan M. Carlos Ramirez, Artist. The Nice Niche, 11 Nov. 2015. Web. http://www.theniceniche.com/this-week/carlos-ramirez-artist Dalzell, Rebecca. Carlos Ramirez, Expert Advice. Martha Stewart, September 2009. COLLECTIONS 2023 Commission, Nordstrom, Norwalk, CT2023 Commission, Mitt Romney Residence, La Jolla, CA2021 Commission, Chicago Herald Tribune Tower, Chicago, IL2021 Commission, Scott Foundation, Los Gatos, CA2020 Commission, Gaylord Palms Resort, Orlando, Fl2019 Commission, Carlysle, Naples, FL2019 Commission, Mena JLL, Dubai, UAE2018 Commission, Nordstrom, NYC store.2018 Commission, The Peninsula Regent, San Mateo, CA2017 Commission, Kenneth Brown Design, Los Angeles, CA 2017 Commission, Olsson-Fernandez, Miami, FL for Park Avenue, NYC residence2016 Commission, Sinai Residences, Boca Raton, FL2016 Commission, Biltmore at Bay Colony, Naples, FL2016 Commission, Simon Chong Design, Hong Kong