About

Gustavo Cerquera Benjumea is a Colombian Canadian Toronto-based animator, director, and teacher. He specializes in digital animation, video installation, and drawing. His work explores psychedelia, plant biology, and Latin American histories.

His work has been exhibited internationally at galleries and festivals, such as the Ottawa International Animation Festival, Slamdance Film Festival, Glas Animation Festival, The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival, PÖFF Shorts (Black Nights Film Festival), Art Spin Toronto, the Toronto Animated Image Society, the Niagara Artist Centre, Summerworks Festival, Buddies in Badtimes Theater, Pleasure Dome, Nuit Blanche Toronto, among others. Gustavo has also directed music videos and performances for Grammy-nominated singer, Lido Pimienta. He is the current programming chair at the Toronto Animated Image Society. Gustavo teaches at OCADU University.