Visual Artist
TERY FUENTES
Tery Fuentes is a Venezuelan visual artist based in Miami, recognized for her neo-expressionist style, characterized by loose, textured brushstrokes that explore deeply personal themes of family, migration, and femininity. Drawing from a rich tapestry of experiences and a diverse educational background, Fuentes creates evocative works that resonate with international audiences.
PROFILE STATEMENT
Painting is the medium through which I express my subjectivity, shaped by my experiences as a woman, mother, and migrant. The human figure plays a central role in my work, connecting to reality and the everyday. Through expressive and spontaneous strokes, I liberate form to convey emotion and inner depth.
Color—vibrant and symbolic—is fundamental to my visual language. It reflects personal experiences and builds a bridge between the visible world and the emotional realm.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Art Instructor – IMAGO
Florida, USA — 2024 – Present
Teaching painting and drawing using analytical and expressive techniques. Facilitating cross-cultural workshops integrating mixed media and personal narrative.
Art Instructor – CoArt Artists Association
Marbella, Spain — 2008 – 2009
Designed and delivered analytical drawing and expressive art workshops for all ages. Integrated music and collage to foster creative exploration and emotional expression.
Project Coordinator & Curator – NGO Punta Negra DESEA
Spain — 2009 – 2010
Developed and managed an intercultural exhibition project for fundraising. Conducted guided tours for schools at the Palace of Fairs and Congresses of Marbella.
Extracurricular Art Instructor – Claret High School
Caracas, Venezuela — 1999 – 2001
Taught analytical drawing, human figure studies, and still life techniques using charcoal and graphite.
Member Artist – ARTEFACTA Artist Association
Estepona, Spain — 2008 – 2010
EXHIBITIONS
MIAMI & INTERNATIONAL | 1997—2025
Solo Exhibitions
Silent Steps
Miami International Fine Arts, USA
2025
Tery Fuentes
Midtown Weston, USA
2022
Nada en el Trastero
Delegación de Juventud, Spain
2011
Expo Intercultural
Palace of Fairs and Congresses, Spain
2009
Medidas Variables
Museo Alejandro Otero, Venezuela
2006
SPAIN & VENEZUELA | 1995—2012
Collective Exhibitions
Collective 2012
Gallery 39, Caracas, Venezuela
2012
La Moraleja Green Shopping Center
Madrid, Spain
2002
Urde
Salón Cristóbal Rojas, Venezuela
1995
Selected Curatorial Projects
Encuentro
I.U.E.S.A.P.A.R, Caracas
National Biennial of Drawing
Cabinet of the Stamp, Valencia
Visual Dialogues
Modern Alter, Espacio 5 Gallery
MAY 2 at 7:30pm - UPCOMING CURATED SHOW OPENING
MIA Curatorial projects invites to
FLUX, SLIPPAGES, AND OSCILLATIONS CURATED BY DR MILAGROS BELLO
MAY 2-JUNE 6 at 7:30pm, 2026
In this exhibition, the artworks unanchor in slippages and oscillations. Visuality emerges as changeable. The works perform in a sensory level as impacts of signals and noise. Images, dissolve into displacement and vibrations. Legibility mutates to sensory registers in which the artworks become experiential discoveries in a carrefour of insights.
CURRENT SELECTION
Silent Steps
Silent Steps represents a transformative journey at Miami International Fine Arts, where Tery Fuentes explores the delicate balance between spontaneous expressive strokes and the deep weight of emotional memory.
EDUCATION
Master’s Degree in Advertising and Business Communication
School of Advertising and Communication, Madrid, Spain
2008 – 2009
Bachelor of Visual Arts – Major in Painting
University Institute of Higher Studies of Plastic Arts Armando Reverón (IUESAPAR), Venezuela
1997 – 2002
Business & Marketing Studies
ESIC Business & Marketing School
2004 – 2005
Additional Artistic Training (Selected)
Studies in Fashion Design; Graphic Design; workshops in analytical drawing, sculpture, photography, ceramics, and advanced painting.
Artistic Skills
- Painting: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Mixed Media
- Drawing: Analytical & Expressive Techniques
- Human Figure Studies
- Visual Narrative & Symbolic Color Theory
- Workshop Design & Art Education Methodologies
- Cross-Cultural Artistic Exchange
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Contemporary Painting Practices
- Art and Identity in Migratory Contexts
- Emotional Memory and the Human Figure
- Interdisciplinary Approaches to Visual Arts
- Art Education and Community Engagement
UPCOMING CURATED SHOW OPENING
MIA Curatorial projects invites to :
FLUX, SLIPPAGES, AND OSCILLATIONS CURATED BY DR MILAGROS BELLO
MAY 2-JUNE 6, 7:30pm, 2026
In this exhibition, the artworks unanchor in slippages and oscillations. Visuality emerges as changeable. The works perform in a sensory level as impacts of signals and noise. Images, dissolve into displacement and vibrations. Legibility mutates to sensory registers in which the artworks become experiential discoveries in a carrefour of insights.
Group Exhibition
tery.fuentesg@gmail.com