in his capacity as a painter and a Fine Arts professor at Universidad Nacional de Colombia. In 1986 he became a founding member of the Museo Bolivariano de Arte in Santa Marta, Colombia. Four years later, in 1990, he traveled to Germany to study, and participated in an auction of Latin American Art at Christie's New York. Riveros experimented with large-format murals in 1996. In 1999 he concluded his teaching career, and published the book "Jorge Riveros" written by Francisco Gil Tovar and Víctor Guédez. That same year, the Governor of Norte de Santander decreed that the life and work of Jorge Riveros would be included in school curriculum. Riveros has participated in art fairs such as ARTFI in Santo Domingo and ARTBO in Bogotá. Throughout his career, he has also worked in metal sculpture and has undertaken several projects for public spaces in Bogotá. In 2010 he developed plans for urban fixtures and installations. Revisiting his work developed in Germany during the 60s and 70s in geometric abstraction, as of 1996 Riveros has completed several works using his ideas and concepts from that era. On 20 July 2014, in celebration of the Independence of Colombia, the artist drew Google's commemorative Doodle for that day. . He currently lives and works in Bogotá. Solo art shows Group exhibitions References 1934 births 20th-century Colombian painters 20th-century Colombian male artists Living people Modern painters Modern sculptors 20th-century Colombian sculptors National University of Colombia faculty University of La Sabana faculty 21st-century painters 21st-century sculptors Male sculptors People from Norte de Santander Department Colombian male painters Jorge Tadeo Lozano University faculty