Gabriela Medina

Gabriela Medina applied her 34 years experience, as a professional photographer, to immerse herself into a new creative form of expression using photography.

She started experimenting with digital collage photography combined with the utmost quality lenticular printing, a multi-step process which consists of creating an image from at least two images, and combining it with a lenticular lens.

The artist lives and work in Paris, France.

Qualities and Successes

In 1989, she was able to document the Tiananmen Square events in  Beijing, China. This event put her on the map and allowed her to  collaborate with newspapers and magazines around the world, such as El  Nacional (Venezuela) and the New York Times (USA). Life Magazine  published her photos in the special edition “The Best of the Year 1989”.  That work was also included in the book published by Contac Press  “Children of the Dragon”, https://www.gabrielamedinaphoto.com/#/tiannamen-square/ dedicated in its entirety to these events.

From 1988 to the present she has exhibited in salons, galleries and showrooms in Venezuela and abroad.

In her birthplace, she was responsible for countless publicity campaigns and the graphic image of many national and transnational corporations.

Her culinary photography is outstanding and has been published in several books and magazine articles with famous chefs of Caracas and the  world.

Her most recent commercial work is represented in the USA by Blendimages and in France by Photocuisine.com

In 2014 she received the Gold Medal of Professional Merit by the “Foro Europa 2011” in Madrid.One of her most valuable assets is to achieve the best pictures in  the most challenging conditions. Her skills are as outstanding in the  studio as in the field; she is also experienced in aerial photography.

Gabriela is actively involved in social responsibility, through  Compassionated Eye Foundation  Canada.

Professional experience

2005 – 2021

Commercial clients:

Beco: shooting catalogs for the best department store in Venezuela;  making all sorts of photographs in the least time possible, with an  average of 30 catalogs annually for 8 years.

Grupo Mokambo: advertising campaigns of liquors and food for several  restaurants and bakeries; publishing different books and articles.

Swim International: advertising campaigns, making swimwear catalogs for children and adults in beach landscapes.

Websites and publications

Bombones Venezolanos – Edited by El Nacional, Venezuela.

Posada Macanao Lodge

The world best pastries chefs. Australia.

Innovations in Pilates.  Australia.

Magazines:

Más Salud Locatel, Revista GP, Pandora, Informa Publication of the draft Innovation and social cohesion of Mercosur, Montevideo.

Stock photography in the US and Europe.

Photocuisine.fr-Blendimages.com

Exhibitions

-II Salón de Jóvenes Fotógrafos (MACCSI – Sala Ipostel) 1988. Caracas, Venezuela.

-II Salón de Jóvenes Fotógrafos (Sala Julio Arreaga) 1988. Maracaibo, Venezuela.

-1ra Convención EXPOFOT 1988. Caracas, Venezuela.

-5to Salón Nacional (Fundarte – Galería Tito Salas) 1988. Caracas, Venezuela.

-Salón Arturo Michelena 1989. Valencia, Venezuela.

-2da Convención EXPOFOT 1989. Caracas, Venezuela.

-III Salón Seguros Catatumbo 1989. Caracas, Venezuela.

-Latinarca. Canadian Agency for International Development. 1990. Canada.

-EXPOFEVAP. Hall Thomas Alva Edison. Universidad Metropolitana. Caracas, Venezuela

-Salón Arturo Michelena 1990. Valencia, Venezuela

-III Bienal Nacional de Arte. 1990. Guayana. Venezuela.

-1st Latin American Exhibition for Advertising Photography FOTOP (Centro de extensión de la Pontificia Universidad Católica) Santiago de Chile, Chile.

-Black Label Hall of Photography. 1994. Caracas, Venezuela.

-The Best of Latin America Photography. 1994. Bogotá, Colombia. (First and Second     place awards – Fashion Category).

-Black Label Hall of Photography. 1995. Caracas, Venezuela.

-The Best of Latin America Photography. 1995. Bogotá, Colombia. (First Place award, Fashion Category).

-IV Christian Dior Biennial of Visual Arts. Caracas, Venezuela

-The Best of Latin America Photography. 1996. Bogotá, Colombia. (First Place Award, Fashion Category).

-The Best of Latin America Photography. 1998. Bogotá, Colombia. (First Place Award, Fashion Category).

-V Bienal Nacional de Arte. 2002. Guayana. Venezuela.

-Lens Culture Foto fest. Paris 2011, Spéos Paris Photographic Institute.

-Exposition colective au Mannoir du Pont Ar Gler St Jean du Doigt. France, May 2015.

-« Rostos du sal » Magenta Associaciao de Artistas pela arte, Figueira Da Foz, Portugal. 2015.

-Rencontres photo du 10ème organise par la Mairie du 10 ème arrondissement de Paris France Octobre 2015.

-Rostros de Sal Municipio do Sal, Figueira Da Foz Agosto 2016

-Artshopping Caroussel do Louvre October 2016

-« Rostos du sal » Museu Municipal Santos Rocha, Figueira Da Foz,Portugal. 2015.

-“Mujeres de aqui Magenta Associaciao de Artistas pela arte, Figueira Da Foz, Portugal. 2017.

-“The Awajum” Afrika Museum Berg en Dal, Netherlands

-“The Awajum” Museum Volkenkunde Leinen Netherlands, Curated by Fransje Brinkgreve and Vanessa de Gruijter

“Rencontres Inattendues” Galerie El Habibi, les Marais, Paris July-Agost 2024


1983 – 2017

Commercial work: During this period, Gabriela was responsible of advertising campaigns in companies such as:

PDVSA, Empresas Polar, Beco, SWIM International, Grupo Com, Intevep, Corpoven, Sivensa, Grupo Sudamtex, Vemprecar, Centro de Arte La  Estancia, Mendoza Enterprises, Intevep, Nestlé, Laboratories Hoechst, Laboratorios Roche, Pepsi, United Airlines, Venezolana de Cementos, Conviasa, Cementos La Vega, Cementos Caribe, Fundación Orquesta Nacional  Juvenil de Venezuela, United Distillers, Inelectra y Otepi.

Gabriela Medina

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