Jorge Camal was born in Argentina in 1963. From the age of 12, he worked with ceramics, using different glazes and techniques. Later, he began creating larger-scale sculptures in materials such as bronze and marble. In the Netherlands, during his study at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy – Amsterdam, he developed the conceptual elements of his art, integrating video and photography as well.
Jorge Camal was born in Argentina in 1963. He began working with ceramics at age 12, experimenting with glazes and techniques, and later moved into large-scale sculptures in bronze and marble. At the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, he expanded his practice by developing conceptual approaches and integrating video and photography.
Because of his dyslexia, his hands became his primary means of expression. His work is highly tactile and deeply connected to nature’s primal forces, reproduction, and sensuality. Recurring forms include fingers, arms, fists, and tongues (in Spanish, “tongue” and “language” share the same word, and speech therapy has long been part of his life).
Although his ideas emerge spontaneously, his strong technical mastery elevates his work. By combining diverse materials, kilns, and firing processes, he achieves surprising results that strengthen both form and meaning.
Jorge never works with complete bodies but with isolated parts, creating new organic entities that suggest pleasure, humor, or striking aesthetic contrasts. The assembled forms may radiate from a central core—like an explosion or sea anemone, echoing the Big Bang—or appear tightly intertwined into compact, connected shapes.
His work consistently leaves a strong impression, appealing to instinctive human themes: origins, protection, reproduction, and the joy of play. In an increasingly digital age, his art stands out for its purity, traditional craftsmanship, and modern sensibility—timeless, yet impossible to have been made in an earlier era.
Guus Wijnen
Name: Jorge Camal
Birth place: 2 May 1963 – Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina
Nationality: Argentinian & Dutch
Telephone: +31-20 67 02 024
Mobile: +31-06 42 90 48 57
Email: info@ jorgecamalart.com
URL: www.jorgecamalart.com
Atellier: Hygiëaplein 39II, 1076 RR Amsterdam
1993-1998 Gerrit Rietveld Academy – Amsterdam – The Netherlands.
1982-1989 National University Rosario – Faculty of Arts and Letters.
Secondary and high school fine arts’ teacher (professor in Arts education for Secondary and high school).
Amstel 41 – Amsterdam – The Netherlands. visit gallery
Kerameikon. The IV International festival of postmodern Ceramics City Museum Varazdin – Croatia.
“Food, food, food…..made in China” solo exhibition Salon Amstel 41 – Amsterdam – The Netherlands.
LekArt, Art Manifestation, Culemborg – The Netherlans.
Artist –in –Residence The Pottery Workshop (3 months) Jingdezhen – Province Jiangxi – China.
7 th. International Biannual of Ceramics – Kapfenberg – Austria.
“Sandwich” solo sculpture – Stichting Galerie bij de boeken – DRU fabriek – Ulft – The Netherlands.
Huntenkunst beurs kunst – Doetinchem – The Netherlans.
“ART- mates I” instaltion by Maria Cosatto / Jorge Camal
Salon The Little Hermit – Amsterdam – The Netherlands.
Weefhuis – Zaandijk – The Netherlands.
Guest artist parcours 2008 – Park naturel regional dela haute vallé de Chevreuse – Ille de france ¬ France.
Het Revalidatiecentrum Amsterdam – Amsterdam – The Netherlands.
Museum Dorestad, Wijk bij Duurstede – The Netherlands.
Museum of International Ceramic Art – Denmark.
Artist-in-Residence. Research center Guldagergård, Skaelskør – Denmark ( 3 months).
Gallery De Bunders “Vision and Visions” – St. Oedenrode – The Netherlands.
Kunstzaak Amsterdam – The Netherlans.
Gallery d’Arte Zero, Barcelona – Spain.
Gallery “De Sigaren fabriek”, Delft – The Netherlands.
Receive startstipend by “Stichting Fonds voor beeldende kunst, vormgeving en bouwkunst” Amsterdam – The Netherlands.
Galery d’Arte Zero – Barcelona.
Participation in the exposition “Erotismo” – Gallery d’Arte Zero – Barcelona – Spain.
Participation in the exposition “Vrieshuis ontdooid” – Gerrit Rietveld Academy – Amsterdam.
Participation in the poster concourse “The patronage feast” San Lorenzo de El Escorial – Spain.
Individual exposition sculpture “Galería Santiago 965”, Rosario – Argentina.
Participation in “XXII Salón Anual de Artistas Plásticos Rosarino “.
1st. prize in the section sculpture for the werk “Sin título” (without title)- Rosario – Argentina.
Participation in sculpture exposition Natinal Hipotecary Bank – Buenos Aires.
Participation in sculpture in Liber/Arte – Buenos Aires.
Participation in “IV Salón Nacional de Artes Plásticas ” seccion sculpture – San Lorenzo – Argentina.
Participation in the II Sculpture panel “60 Plásticos de Rosario con el público” Rosario.
Participation in the “I Salón Juvenil de Otoño de escultura”.
Special mention for the work “Cadena perpetua” (Life term prison)
Partcipation in the “XX Sálon Anual de Artistas Plásticos de Rosario”, the student saloon – Special sculpture mention for the werk “Without title”.
Participation in sculpture exposition in Cultural Center San Lorenzo – Argentina.
Participation in ceramic exposition in “La pequeña muestra” gallery Rosario.
Participation in sculpture exposition in “Kraas Plastic Arts” Gallery Rosario.
Participation in gravure exposition in “Artistas Plásticos de Rosario Agremiados. 1st. prize in the category silk screen.
Participation in the Second Provincial Art exposition in Rafaela, Sculpture section.
Participation in Bernardino Rivadavia Cultural Center exposition, sculpture section.
Participation in ceramic exposition in “Círculo Rosarino de Arte Cerámico”, Rosario – Argentina.
Begeleider Atelier niewe Amstelrade / Activiteit Centrum Boelanlaan.
Artist in residence. 3 maanden. Werkzaam als zelfstandig docent;
lessen gegeven over techniek bij keramiek sculpturen en het gebruik van diverse ovens en uitleg over ruimtelijke vormgeving. Dia-presentaties gegeven.
International Ceramic Center Guldagergaard.
Werkzaam als docent in eigen atelier. Boetseren (klei ,was) marmer bewerken, mallen maken. Individuele begeleiding.
Les tekenen / schetsen aan studenten van de Rietveld Akademie.
Stage docent 6 maanden.Univerisdad Nacional de Rosario. Argentinië.
School van beeldende kunst.
Docent 3’ en 4’ jaar studenten beeldhouwen begeleid bij conceptueel werk, techniek en ruimtelijke vormgeving.
Universidad Nacional de Rosario / Facultad de Humanidades y Artes.