von Liebig Art Center - Naples, Florida

© 2012, Fernando Delgado Photography. All rights reserved.

Camera USA: National Photographic Award, 2012
June 4 to August 10, 2012

Curator Bradly Dever Tredaway, International Center of Photography, New York, selected 50 images to be included in the Camera USA: National Photographic Award, 2012 exhibition. The Pax Vobiscum (Peace Be With You) triptych will have its premier showing at the von Liebig Art Center. This assembly of (3) images encased in an antique French Gothic triptych, is the first in a new series that is currently in the works.

PREVIEW RECEPTION

Friday, June 1 - 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

von Liebig Art Center

585 Park Street

Naples, FL 34102

Tel. 239.262.6517

THE Magazine, Albuquerque, New Mexico

© THE Magazine, All rights reserved. Photograph by Dana Waldon

The Universe of Photographer Fernando Delgado
February/March, 2012

I am honored that THE magazine, Santa Fe New Mexico's magazine of international art, photography, culture and restaurant dining, asked to do a feature story about me and my work. In the February/March issue of the publication, I find myself in the company of Joel-Peter Witkin, one of the living masters of photography. Thank you THE magazine for recognizing two artists living and working in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Matrix Fine Art

Minerva I - Albuquerque, New Mexico - © 2011, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

1 x 15 Third Invitational Exhibition
December 2, 2011 - January 28, 2012

MATRIX FINE ART
3812 Central Avenue, SE, Suite 100A
Albuquerque, NM 87108
Tel.505.268.8952

1 x 15 (One Model - 15 Photographers), is the third annual installment of the exhibition organized by Pat Berrett and Tim Anderson. Each year, 1 x 15, invites 15 photographers from diverse backgrounds to work with one model and ultimately deliver two images from their individual sessions to be included in the exhibition at Matrix Fine Art. One of the most intriguing aspects of this installation is how each artist renders their unique approach and relationship with the subject.

For more information, please visit:
MATRIX FINE ART GALLERY

Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA

Architectonic No.I - © 2011, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

A Sense of Place 2011
September 16 - October 14, 2011

A Sense of Place 2011, is a juried fine art competition sponsored by the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art. Tom Hammond, artist and professor emeritus at the University of Georgia's Lamar Dodd School of Art was the juror for this year's exhibition

ARCHITECTONIC No.I RECEIVED A JUROR'S AWARD

Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art
506 Telfair Street
Augusta, Georgia 30901
Tel.706.722.5495

Alexandria Museum of Art - Alexandria, Louisiana

Architectonic No.IV - © 2011, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

24th September Competition Exhibition
August 19 - October 1, 2011

The Alexandria Museum of Art and Board of Managers are proud to present the 24th September Competition, an exhibit of works by contemporary artists from across the nation. This exhibit has graced our galleries since 1982. Standards have always been high, as local, regional, national and international artists are invited to exhibit.

We are grateful to this year's juror, Keith Perelli, artist and professor at New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. Mr. Perelli selected 50 works to exhibit from the 190 entries received.

Alexandria Museum of Art
933 Second Street (Main Street)
Alexandria, Lousiana 71309
Tel.318.443.3458

For more information, visit:
http://themuseum.org/Events/11-07-05/2011_24th_September_Competition_Exhibition.aspx

Woodbury Art Museum - UVU, Utah

Architectonic No.III - © 2011, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

Art of OUR CENTURY
June 3 - September 23, 2011

Art of OUR CENTURY engages the aesthetic dialog of today, and reflects contemporary visual imagery, ideas and experience. This annual juried exhibition consists of works from the western region of the United States. The juror for the 2011 exhibition is Erin Linder, Director of Exhibitions at the Kimball Art Center, Park City Utah.

Woodbury Art Museum
575 East University Parkway No.250
Orem, Utah, 84097

For more information, visit:
http://www.uvu.edu/museum/

Flash Gallery - Lakewood, Colorado

La Gran Noticia (The Big Event) - © 2011, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

Inanimate
June 17 to July 30, 2011

JUROR'S STATEMENT - Adam Lerner, Executive Director, Museum of Contemporary Art Denver.

Each photograph in this exhibition has its own way of drawing closer to the inanimate world in order to say something about what it means to be animate.

...the photographers in this exhibition testify to the fact that finding a way to express big ideas is still a worthwhile endeavor. These works remind us that no only is every generation obligated to make the effort, but every artist is compelled to find his or her own way of expressing those same ideas that have been said over and over again.

Preston Contemporary Art Center - New Mexico

Winter Exhibition
January 14 to April 30, 2011

The exhibition was curated by Paul Schranz, Director of the Preston Contemporary Arts Center. Five works, from the Compositions and Architectonics series were selected for this installation. For more information, please visit www.prestoncontemporaryart.com

REVIEWS:
"His photographs are exquisitely crafted, beautifully illuminated with natural light and masterfully composed."
— Mary Anne Redding for XHIBIT magazine.

CLICK HERE to download XHIBIT, the accompanying exhibition publication. Read the entire exhibition commentary by Mary Anne Redding, Curator of Photography, Palace of the Governor's/N.M. History Museum, Santa Fe, New Mexico. You may also request a printed copy of XHIBIT from the Preston Contemporary Art Center.

The Artistic Image - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Ecstasy - © 2011, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

The Artistic Image - Premiere Exhibition
August 27 to October 30, 2010

The Artistic Image - A Photographic Art Gallery, presents their inaugural exhibition. Featured in the show will be the works of New Mexico's finest photographers. Fernando Delgado is represented by a selection of images from the Études and Architecture of Nature series.

The National Hispanic Cultural Center Museum Albuquerque, New Mexico

Victory, Warriors, Marina - © 2010, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

NaturalMente
July 17, 2009 to Sunday, May 16, 2010.

NaturalMente, a group show at the National Hispanic Cultural Center Art Museum, features artists that incorporate natural forms and organic materials. The diverse range of media includes a selection of large scale photographs by Fernando Delgado, Rita Padilla Haufman’s fiber art, mezzotint prints by Carol Sanchez, and Camilla Trujillo’s pottery. Their work reflects inspired responses to nature and creativity.

The exhibition was curated by the NHCC Visual Arts team:
Dr. Tey Marianna Nun-Art Museum Director and Chief Curator
Gina Díaz-Curator, Micaela Seidel-Assistant Curator
Theresa Avila-Research Assistant
Maria Otero-Curatorial Intern

REVIEWS
Fernando Delgado's photographs grab a passerby by the throat and force a closer look. Delgado creates images through the lens of his camera that are reminiscent of Georgia O'Keeffe's art — stark, yearning and slightly mysterious...
—ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL

LaGrange National XXVI Biennial - Georgia

Composition No.K3 - © 2011, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

LaGrange Art Museum and Lamar Dodd Art Center
February 26, 2010 to April 19, 2010
118 artists from 39 states were invited to participate in the 26th Biennnial Exhibition. Guest curator J.Richard Gruber, Ph.D., Director of The Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans, selected Composition No.K3, one of three works in the exhibition to receive the Juror's Merit Award.

Juror's Merit Award

Seven-States Biennial Exhibition - Oklahoma

Homage - © 2010, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

The University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Art Gallery
October 10 to November 27, 2009

Charles Goddard Center
December 15, 2009 to January 30, 2010

39 artists from Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas were selected to participate in the fifth, Seven-States Biennial Exhibition. Juror Sara Waters, Chair of the Sculpture Department at Texas Tech University selected Fernando Delgado's Homage to represent the state of New Mexico.

Albuquerque Museum of Art and History Albuquerque, New Mexico

Architectonic No.I - © 2010, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

Albuquerque Now - Fall Exhibition
October 11, 2009 to January 3, 2010

The exhibition organized by the Albuquerque Museum of Art is a two-part exploration of current art from the metropolitan area. Albuquerque Now, celebrates the diversity of visual culture in all of its active manifestations, from traditional woodworking to digital video, from printmaking to installation art. Architectonic No.I, a photomontage, was selected for the first installation. Albuquerque Now-Fall was curated by Andrew Connors, Curator of Art, Albuquerque Museum of Art and History.

Andrews Art Museum - Andrews, North Carolina

Bacchanale- © 2011, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

Fall - Opening Exhibition
September 5 - October 4, 2009

Fernando Delgado was Featured Artist during the opening exhibition of the museum's Fall season. He was represented by several works from the Compositions series. The exhibition was curated by Annette Rawlings, Curator of Art, Andrews Art Museum.

REVIEWS
The photography of Delgado from New Mexico is incredibly beautiful and the colors, magnificent. It is difinitely a must see.
-THE ANDREWS JOURNAL

Fisher Gallery - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Orchid No.2 - © 2011, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

PERSPECTIVES - Sharing an Open Vision
Friday, August 7, to Saturday, September 19, 2009

PERSPECTIVES embraces excellence, originality and innovation in all photo-based art. The founding members of the group are David Cramer, Fernando Delgado, Joan Fenicle and Barry McCormick.
PERSPECTIVES - Sharing an Open Vision, the premiere exhibition for the group celebrates their individual explorations within the photographic medium.

Chroma Gallery - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Ecstasy - © 2011, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

New Mexico Photography Show
Wednesday, July 1, to Friday, July 31, 2009

July is Photography month in New Mexico and Chroma Gallery will be presenting the work of notable New Mexico photographers. This inaugural exhibition is curated by Tim Anderson former publisher of Camera Arts magazine and photographer Pat Berrett.

El Museo Cultural-Santa Fe, New Mexico

Guradians - © 2011, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

Photo Arts Biennial Festival
Friday, July 31, to Sunday, August 2, 2009

45 photographers nationwide, were selected to participate in a special showcase during Photo Arts Santa Fe Biennial Festival. A selection of images from the Compositions and The Architecture of Nature series plus new work will be on view at El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe.

AIA Gallery - Albuquerque, New Mexico

© 2010, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

THE ARCHITECTURE OF NATURE
February 6 - March 26, 2009
The AIA Gallery presents The Architecture of Nature, an exhibition of photographs by Fernando Delgado. The large-scale works, document--in Delgado’s singular vision--the dynamic range of familiar and rare forms found in nature. The AIA Gallery is the exhibition space of the Albuquerque Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

REVIEWS:
Delgado’s artistic process relies on intense personal focus to achieve an incredible intimacy with his subjects. He has created moving photographs that record the poetry of form...
—LOCALiQ

I can see Blossfeldt's and Mapplethorpe's monumentality being reborn within Delgado's photography...
—ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL

Delgado turns his soft penetrating gaze to the dynamic range of forms found in nature... By freezing life in motion, photography treats both life and death.
—SANDOVAL SIGNPOST

Matrix Fine Art - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Palm Yucca Triptych - © 2011, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

PHOTO NEW MEXICO - July 5 - July 26, 2008
Douglas Fairfield, Curator of Art at the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, chose 26 works by 25 artists residing in the state of New Mexico for this special photography exhibition.

The Cradle Project - Albuquerque, New Mexico

© 2010, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.
INVISIBLE- Cradle No.317 : Oak and sandblasted glass.
Sponsored by Glenn Martin - Calkins Media, Homestead, Florida.
INVISIBLE is now in the permanent collection of the Firelight Foundation.

EXHIBITION - June 7th - 28th, 2008
The Cradle Project was a fund-raising art installation designed to represent the plight of the estimated 48 million children who have been orphaned by disease and poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. Over 500 cradles by artists from all over the world, were featured in this historic and unprecedented art installation. The Cradle Project artists, crafted beauty and meaning out of scrap and recycled materials in honor of and in solidarity with care-giving African community based organizations.

ARTIST STATEMENT: EXHIBITION PROGRAM GUIDE - Click picture below

Photography by Naomi Natale

Artspace 116 - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Opus 4 - © 2011, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

COMPOSITIONS - April 11 - May 9, 2008

The premiere solo exhibition of photographs by Fernando Delgado. The Compositions series, is a meditation on form, light and space inspired by the sculptures of Louise Nevelson.

The three categories in the show– White, Black, and Color – employ a precise, formal economy – a deliberate restraint of detail – to generate powerful tensions and balances. Generally, the subjects in the Compositions series are vintage ceramic forms of the 1940s and 1950s. Through rigorous arrangement, cropping and camera angle, they are reinterpreted in the photographer's unique vision.

REVIEWS:
If you have an appreciation for fine art photography, this show is a must see.
—albuquerqueARTS Magazine.

Fernando Delgado's lifetime flirtation with photography comes to fruition in his first solo show.
—The Albuquerque Journal

The images are restrained and formal, masculine and feminine; the subjects are unknowable, elegant abstractions.
—Gallery News, KHFM Radio

The shadings and lines of the form exist in just the right atmosphere and combination to produce a musicality and complexity that, however abstract, still suggest a monumental architecture...
—THE magazine

Eagle Art Gallery, Murray State University - Murray, Kentucky

Composition No.K3 - © 2011, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

Magic Silver Exhibition
January 21 to February 22, 2008

The exhibition was curated by Joyce Tenneson. Among the 540 submissions, Ms. Tenneson selected forty-eight, to be part of this special exhibition showcasing artists working in the photographic media.

Mi Arte Gallery - Coral Gables, Florida

Anthurium No.1 - © 2011, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

85 @ 85 Exhibition
December 1, 2007 to February 29, 2008

The exhibition, showcased eighty-five local and international artists. Invited artists were asked to create individual works for this unique installation.

Cultural Arts Center - Douglasville, Georgia

Equinox - © 2011, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

National Juried Competition
November 4 to November 30, 2007.

The exhibition was curated by Dr. William U. Eiland, Director of the Georgia Museum of Art. The 55 works were selected among 290 entries by more than 100 artists living in 20 states.

Juror's Award

Camera Arts Magazine Showcase Edition

Composition No.1 - © 2011, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

59 works by artists from 11 countries were selected among 3,500 entries to be featured in the Camera Arts Showcase Edition, sponsored by The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado. The jurors were Tim Anderson, Publisher/Managing Editor, Camera Arts magazine and Larry Padgett, Executive Director, The Center for Fine Art Photography.

The Center for Fine Art Photography - Fort Collins, Colorado

Monument - © 2011, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.
2007 Members Exhibition
November 16 to December 21, 2007

42 artists from three countries were selected to participate in the 2007 Members Exhibition at The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, Colorado, November 16 - December 21, 2007. The juror was Steve Simmons, Publisher and Editor , View Camera Magazine.

Director's Choice Award.

El Museo Cultural-Santa Fe, New Mexico

Oracle - © 2011, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

Photo Arts Biennial Festival
July 20 to July 22, 2007

25 photographers nationwide, were chosen to participate in a special showcase during the Photo Arts Santa Fe Biennial Festival. A selection of images from the Compositions and Botanicals series were on exhibition at El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe, July 20-22, 2007.

Albuquerque Arts Magazine - July, 2007

Yucca Bloom - © 2011, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

3 images from the Botanicals series were selected for publication in the special photography issue. The juried selection featured 41 examples of black and white and color photography from the region.

Duncan McAshan Visual Arts Center - Ingram, Texas

Composition No.K3 - © 2011, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

26th Annual Regional Juried Show
May 9 to June 30, 2007.

The 64 artists were selected by Rene-Paul Barilleaux, Chief Curator of Art at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas. The 178 works represent New Mexico, Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana.

The Collector's Guide

Delgado is the author/architect/creator of the Spring/Summer cover of The 2007 Collector’s Guide: a dramatic detail of a cast-glass sculpted vessel by Charles Miner of Tesuque Glass against the New Mexico sky.

www.thecollector'sguide.com

© 2010, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts - L.A. California

La Gran Noticia (The Big Event) - © 2011, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

Top 40 International Juried Competition
March 8, 2007 to March 31, 2007

Albuquerque Museum - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Composition No.K3 - © 2011, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

Biennial Southwest, 2006
September 10, 2006 to January 7, 2007

The exhibition showcased the best in contemporary art by artists from Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. Neil Benezra, Director of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art was the juror and curator.

Douglas Fairfield, Ph.D., Curator of Art at The Albuquerque Museum sees this exhibition as a changing force in the way contemporary art is perceived in New Mexico.

Biennial Southwest Reviews

“Fernando Delgado presents a sumptuous photographic image in a tight focus shot that recalls Weston, with a vulvic twist that would make Ms.O’Keeffe blush. His photograph is lovely, classical, and sexy.”
—THE magazine, Santa Fe.

“His photographs delve into the realm of the senses. His eye and attention to detail reveal a seriousness that cannot be mistaken.”
—SANDOVAL SIGNPOST, New Mexico.

Sandoval Signpost website

Albuquerque Arts Magazine - July, 2006

Composition No.1 - © 2011, Fernando Delgado. All rights reserved.

Work was selected for publication in the special photography issue. The juried selection featured 34 examples of the best regional black and white and color photography in the state of New Mexico.