Gustavo Ramos (artist)

Gustavo Ramos was born in 1993[3] in the country of Brazil. At the age of 15, he moved to Phoenix, Arizona.[4] Not being fluent in the English language, he turned his attention to facial expressions and bodily gestures which precipitated his interest in portrait drawing and painting.[5] He went on to study oil painting at Southern Virginia University where he earned his bachelor's degree in 2017.[4] In that same year, he was the recipient of the John F. and Anna Lee Stacey Foundation Fine Art Award.[6] He later attended the Florence Academy of Art.[4]

While Ramos was still in college, he created several self-portrait drawings as he studied the techniques of the old masters.[7] In 2020, one of his self-portraits from this period was featured on the cover of The Artist's Magazine's "The Best of Drawing,"[8] earning him nationwide recognition.

After finishing his studies in 2018, Ramos created a series of realistic portrait paintings with a focus on psychological narratives that would go on to be featured in publications like The Artist's Magazine,[5] Fine Art Connoisseur,[3] and Southwest Art which included him in "21 Under 31: Young Artists to Buy Now".[9] In 2019, Ramos was accepted into the Art Renewal Center 13th Annual Salon, with his selected painting receiving a Staff Award[10] and travelling to Sotheby's and the European Museum of Modern Art.[11] In 2021, Ramos earned his place as a finalist in the Boynes Emerging Artist Award.[12]

In 2022, Ramos was selected by Royal Talens as the artist to represent North America in The Year of Rembrandt,[2] where he was awarded a trip to the Netherlands and the opportunity to display his work at the Rijksmuseum alongside the 6 other winning artists.[2]

Ramos has most recently stepped into educational roles, including teaching workshops at the Scottsdale Artists School,[13] Art Fest Mesa,[14] and being a guest lecturer for Artists Magazine.[15]