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Biography |
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1928 |
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Born: Roldanillo Valle del Cauca, Columbia |
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1947 |
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Newspaper and Magazines Illustrator, Santafe de Bogotá, Columbis |
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1958 |
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Awarded The Schell Prize |
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1959 |
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Awarded OEA grant to work in Mexico, where he resided for one year |
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1960 |
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Prize, II Biennial Interamerican, Mexico |
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1965 |
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Prize, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA |
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1970 |
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Graduated from the Academia Zier de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Awarded the Salon de Artistas Colombianos |
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1972 |
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International Prize São Paulo Biennial, São Paulo, Brazil |
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1977 |
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Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Grant in Fine Arts |
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1981 |
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Museum of Rayo founded in Roldanillo, Columbia |
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1983 |
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Inaugurated the project "Arte Vial" with international artists |
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1986 |
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Lived and worked in New York, NY |
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1994 |
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Order of Boyacá as Gran Oficial |
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Exhibitions |
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2007 |
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La Presencia - The Presence of Latin American Art in California Collections - Molaa Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA
Grabado Extranjero - Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile |
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2005 |
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Transeuntes – América Latina - Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Still Life Perspectives from the Collection - Art Museum of the Americas, Washington, DC |
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2002 |
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Surface and Subtext - Latin American Geometric Abstraction - Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX
Australian National University's Drill Hall Gallery(solo), Canberra, Australia |
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2001 |
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Bienal 50 Anos - Núcleo histórico - Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
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1971 |
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Exhibited, Biennial of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
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1948 - 1954 |
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Exhibited his work several times in Santafé de Bogotá and other Columbian cities |
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