Nelson Gutierrez is a Colombian-American multidisciplinary artist living in Memphis, TN. He holds a B.A. in Fine Arts from Universidad Jorge Tadea Lozano in Bogota, Colombia, and a Master’s degree in Fine Arts from Chelsea College of Art and Design in London, UK.
His work comprises two- and three-dimensional artworks based on current sociopolitical issues and personal memories. Gutierrez’s work has been exhibited around the US and internationally in Colombia, the UK, and Switzerland, and is part of private and public collections. He has participated in residencies at Crosstown Arts in Memphis, TN, and the Vermont Studio Center. He is a recipient of the Tri-Star Arts Current Art Fund Grant (2023), the Individual Artist Fellowship of the Tennessee Arts Commission (FY25), and the South Arts Tennessee Fellow for Visual Arts (2024). Gutierrez has served as an Exhibition Committee Member for the Brooks Museum of Arts, an Artist Advisory Council Member at ArtsMemphis, and an Official Advisor for Locate Arts in Nashville, TN. He is the Founder of Future Project Art, formerly 2021 Projects, a Contemporary Art collective dedicated to increasing the awareness for, appreciation of, and involvement in the visual arts in the Mid-South.
