Manhattan Glam

About Juan Fernando Foronda 

Juan Fernando Foronda is an extraordinary artist, from Medellín, Colombia, who has perfected the mirror neutron painting technique with true pizazz. At age 48 he has accomplished both national and international prestige by participating in over 23 group exhibitions and 16 solo exhibitions. In 2009 he was sponsored by Maecenas Manuel Piernas Rios to showcase his work and promote young Colombian artists in Spain and Europe. He was so well received that he remained in Spain for 7 years. During this time he created more than 100 large format murals, both exhibited within Spain and internationally, among them an outstanding mural exhibited in the Library of Humberto Saldarriaga Carmona, the leading School of Communications and Technology in the State Department of Antioquia, Colombia. Further large-scale works were commissioned by the Literary Casino of Lorca, Spain. Other notable collectors of Foronda’s work include, the Inventor and Entrepreneur, Juan Jodar (Spain); Businessman and avid Art Collector, Enrique Ruiz; international Art Collector, Juan Jimenez; and, José Luis Martínez de Miguel (Spain) has 37 large-scale works by Foronda.