Born 1980, Lima, Peru
Lives and works in Astoria, New York

Luis Colan credits discovering his passion for painting after experiencing the yearly religious festival El Senor de los Milagros (Lord of Miracles) as a small child. From then on he has taken inspiration from the beauty he sees in everyday life to create his work. "Cocina de Mama," his first solo exhibition through Woodward Gallery, featured a collection of still lifes of food he grew up helping his mother prepare in the kitchen. He graduated with a BFA in painting and a minor of Art History from the University of Hartford and continues to perfect his craft through various classes in New York City.


E D U C A T I O N
2010-2011 The Art Students League, New York, NY

2009-2011 The Teaching Studios of Art, Brooklyn, NY

2007 The Art Students League, New York, NY

2000-2004 Hartford Art School, University of Harford, West Hartford, CT

1998 CCY (Center for Creative Youth), Wesleyan College, Middletown, CT


S O L OE X H I B I T I O N S
2010 Cocina de Mama, Gourmet Garage/Woodward Gallery, New York, NY


G R O U PE X H I B I T I O N S
2011 Palette & Place: A Plein Air Exhibition, The Koenig Center, Oyster Bay Historical Society, Oyster Bay, NY
2011 Summer Potpourri Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2011 City Life, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2011 Single Fare 2: Please Swipe Again, Sloan Fine Art, New York, NY
2011 Teaching Studios of Art Student Show, Locust Valley Gallery, Locust Valley, NY
2010 Teaching Studios of Art Student Show, Jericho Public Library, Jericho, NY
2010 Thumb Box, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2010 127 Annual Members Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2010 Summer Potpourri Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2008 HAS Alumni Small Works Show, Silpe Gallery, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
2008 Moleskine Detour, London Book Fair, London, UK
2008 Moleskine Detour, Interior Lifestyle Fair, Tokyo, Japan
2008 Moleskine Detour, ISOT (International Stationary & Office Products) Fair, Tokyo, Japan
2006 Three Approaches to Painting, I Gallery, New York, NY
2006 Dinner at Far Mill Benefit, The Kennedy Center, Trumbull, CT
2006 Diversity & Solidarity, I Gallery, New York, NY
2004 BFA Group Exhibit, Silpe Gallery, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
2004 16th Annual Alexander Goldfarb Juried Exhibit, Joseloff Gallery, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT
2002 Open Studio Group Exhibit, Art Space Gallery, Hartford, CT
2002 17th Annual National Arts Program, LTR Gallery, Hartford, CT
1999 String Break, The Bushnell, Promenade Gallery, Hartford, CT
1998 13th Annual National Arts Program, East Hartford Community Cultural Center, East Hartford, CT
1998 Hartford Youth Art Renaissance, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT
1998 Past, Present and Future, The Bushnell, Promenade Gallery, Hartford, CT
1997 Our Best, Pump House Gallery, Hartford, CT


A W A R D S
2010 Top General Painting Blogs Award, Online Graphic Design Degree
2004 Gil Kalins Scholarship
1998 Center for Creative Youth, Full Scholarship


S E L E C T E D P R I V A T E C O L L E C T I O N S
Jack Perugini, Newington, CT
Gillian Fields, New Britain, CT
Frances Morales-Neufeld, Saint Louis, MO Mark and Christina Del Nero, West Hartford, CT
Washington Gomez, Miami, FL
Marjorie Kalins and Jack Taylor, New York, NY
Fredda Weis, New York, NY
Nancy Rogers, Torrington, CT
Mark Fina, New York, NY
Thomas Augenthaler, Austin, TX
Christine Mohn, Mountain View, MO