Cronología

  • 1951: Born in Popayán.
  • 1971: Completes his studies in art at the IDBA.
  • 1976: Features at the 26th National Colombian Artists Show.
  • 1986: Takes part in the 30th National Artists Show with the series “Pinturas de Agua” (Water Paintings).
  • 2004: Participates in the 39th National Artists Show with the video “Re/trato” (Portrait/I Try Again).
  • 2005: Founds Lugar a Dudas. Takes part in the group exhibition Cantos cuentos colombianos (Colombian Songs Tales) at the Daros Latinamerica Collection in Zurich.
  • 2006: Forms part of the exhibition “Analog Animation” at The Drawing Center in New York.
  • 2007: His works are exhibited in the “The Hours” show at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin and the Venice Biennale.
  • 2008: Holds individual exhibitions in various cities: “Oscar Muñoz: Documents of Amnesia” at the Ibero-American Museum of Contemporary Art in Badajoz; “Mirror Image” at the Institute of International Visual Arts in London; and “Imprints for a Fleeting Memorial” at the Prefix Institute of Contemporary Art in Toronto.
  • 2009: Holds an exhibition at the Bildmuseet in Sweden.
  • 2011: The Banco de la República presents a national retrospective of his work, entitled Protographs and curated by José Roca and María Wills. The exhibition also visits the Medellín Museum of Modern Art (MAMM) and the Museum of Latin American Art in Buenos Aires.
  • 2014: The Jeu de Paume National Gallery in Paris devotes a retrospective exhibition to his work.
  • 2018: Receives the Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography.