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Joan Belmar is a Chilean-born artist whose practice spans painting, collage, and three-dimensional surface construction. He began his professional career in Spain before relocating to Washington, D.C., where he later became a U.S. citizen. Belmar is best known for his distinctive three-dimensional painting technique, which integrates painted and untreated Mylar and paper elements arranged in circular and curvilinear forms. These layered compositions create shifting transparencies that respond to light, movement, and the viewer’s position.

His work has been widely exhibited and is included in public and private collections in the United States and abroad. Belmar has received numerous awards and grants recognizing his contribution to contemporary visual art.