Fina Gomez

photographer

Venezuelan[1] b. 29 October 1920, Caracay, Venezuela[1] d. 17 December 1997, Val d'Aran, Spain[1]

Fina Gomez (born Josefina Gómez Revenga) was a Venezuelan photographer and patron of the arts. Born in Caracay, Venezuela, she spent significant time in New York before settling in Paris, where she established an atelier for her photography and became a major collector of contemporary ceramics. She founded the Fondation Fina Gomez in Geneva to support young artists and promote cultural exchange between Venezuela and France. Her photographic work often explored themes of nature and materials, as seen in her collaborations with poet Pierre Seghers.[1]

  • Ceramics
  • Nature Photography
  • Cultural Exchange

Books

Works by Fina Gomez

  • 1954 Fotografias Draeger · book · French
  • 1956 Racines Intercontinentale du Livre · book · French Photographies de Fina Gomez, poèmes de Pierre Seghers
  • 1958 Les Pierres Intercontinentale du Livre · book · French Photographies de Fina Gomez, poèmes de Pierre Seghers

Exhibitions

  • 1945 Exposition de ses photographies Ateneo de Caracas · solo
  • 1951 Exposition de ses photographies Maison de l'Amérique Latine, Paris · solo
  • 1956 Exposition de ses photographies Galerie Boler, Paris · solo
  • 1991 Collection Fina Gomez : 30 ans de céramiques contemporaine Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris · group

References

  1. Wikipédia. Fina Gomez. link