Hermes Berrio Columbian, b. 1980

Hermes Berrío (b. 1980, Colombia), currently living and working in Miami. Berrío received his BFA from New York, University (2005). In recent years, he has participated in group and solo exhibitions around the world for galleries and institutions in USA, Latin America, Europe and Australia. He has also completed a number of murals, with the most recent installations throughout the city of Miami. Berrío has been awarded numerous awards including The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant in 2018 and 2022, in 2019 he was awarded The Ruth and Harold Chenven Foundation Grant, in 2023 he was the recipient of a South Florida Cultural Consortium Grant, and in 2023 and 2024 the Miami Individual Artist (MIA) Grant. He was a Fountainhead Studio artist resident from 2019 to 2024. He continues to evolve his practice, investigating new processes and mediums, while challenging contemporary expectations with his prodigious compositions.