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Pablo Atchugarry    (Uruguayan, 1954)

 Pablo Atchugarry - Grey Bardiglio Marble (Sculptures) h: 23 x w: 5 x d: 4 in / h: 58.4 x w: 12.7 x d: 10.2 cm
Pablo Atchugarry
Grey Bardiglio Marble 2006
 
 Pablo Atchugarry - Statuary Carrara marble (Sculptures) h: 31 x w: 7 x d: 5 in / h: 78.7 x w: 17.8 x d: 12.7 cm
Pablo Atchugarry
Statuary Carrara marble 2006
 
 Pablo Atchugarry - Statuary Carrara marble (Sculptures) h: 26 x w: 9 x d: 11 in / h: 66 x w: 22.9 x d: 27.9 cm
Pablo Atchugarry
Statuary Carrara marble 2006
 
 Pablo Atchugarry - Statuary Carrara marble (Sculptures) h: 21 x w: 7 x d: 4 in / h: 53.3 x w: 17.8 x d: 10.2 cm
Pablo Atchugarry
Statuary Carrara marble 2006
 
  

Biography
1954 Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, on August 23rd, 1954
1972 First personal exhibition held in the Civic Room in Montevideo
1979 Began working with marble and sculpted his first piece in Carrara, La Lumière
1982 Moved to Lecco when he received the commission for his first large sculpture, a Pietà, which is now the property of the city’s Basilica of San Nicolò
2002 Received the Michelangelo Award in Carrara

Exhibitions
2008 Albemarle Gallery, London; Hotel Estela Barcelona, The Art Hotel, Sitges, Spain; World Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2007 Inauguration of the Pablo Atchugarry Workshop and Foundation in Uruguay
2006 A journey between matter and light, Groeninge Museum, Bruges, Belgium (solo)
2005 Berardo Collection, Lisbon, Portugal
2003 Lercaro Museum in Bologna (work added to the permanent collection)
2003 50th International Exhibition of the Visual Arts at the Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
2002 His sculpture 'Ideali' was given to Prince Rainier of Monaco and is situated in the Avenue Princesse Grace of Monte-Carlo
2001 Pablo Atchugarry: A Retrospective, Palazzo Isimbardi, Milan, Italy
2001 His sculpture 'The Obelisk of the Third Millennium' was inaugurated in 2001 to mark the dawn of the XXI century, Manzano, Udine
1999 The Pablo Atchugarry Museum was inaugurated in Lecco
1996 His work 'Semilla de la esperanza (Seed of Hope)' was installed in the sculpture garden of the Uruguayan Government Building.
1972 Civic Room in Montevideo (solo)
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