Claudio Bravo  (Chilean, 1936-2011) 

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Claudio Bravo Biography
1936   Born on November 8th in Valparaíso, Chile
1945   Studied art in the studio of Miguel Venegas Cienfuentes, Santiago, Chile
1945 - 1954   Studied at a Jesuit school in Santiago, Chile
1955   Lived in Santiago and Concepción, Chile
1955   Painted and also wrote poetry; danced professionally with the Compañía de Ballet de Chile
1955   Worked for Teatro de Ensayo, Universidad Católica de Chile
1961   Left Chile for Europe and established residence in Madrid, Spain
1968   Spent six months working in the Philippines
1972   Moved to Tangier, Morocco
1996   Gold Medal of Honor, Casita Maria, Bronx, NY
2000   International Distinguished Artist Award, Art Miami, Miami, FL
2000   Gran Cruz de Alfonso X El Sabio, Alfonso X El Sabio, Madrid, Spain
2005   Hall of Fame Honoree, The Pastel Society of America, New York, NY
2011   Passed away on June 4 in his home in Taroudant, Morocco
  The artist lived and worked in Tangier, Marrakech, and Taroudant, Morocco
Selected Exhibitions
2011 - 2012   Le Cabinet de Curiosités, Marlborough Gallery and Steinitz Gallery at 6 Harrison Street, New York, NY
2011   Claudio Bravo: The Chilean Years, 1951-1960, Corporación Cultural de Las Condes, Santiago, Chile (solo)
2011   Claudio Bravo, Museo de Artes Visuales, Santiago, Chile (solo)
2010   Look Again, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, NY
2010   Claudio Bravo: Recent Work, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, NY (solo)
2009   Insights on Still Life: From Matisse & Picasso to Botero & Muños Vera, Gary Nader Fine Art, Coral Gables, FL
2009   La huella de la fotografía en la nueva pintura realista. La aportación valenciana (1963-2005), El Centre de El Carme de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
2009   Summer Exhibition, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, New York
2009   Summer Exhibition, Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York,
2009   Works on Paper, Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York
2008 - 2009   Claudio Bravo: a bestiary, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
2008   Claudio Bravo: Recent Work, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
2008   All I Want for Christmas, Manila Contemporary, Makati City, Philippines
2008   Group Exhibition, Shanghai Art Fair 2008, Shanghai, China; with Marlborough Gallery
2008   Group Show, Marlborough Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
2007   Claudio Bravo, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico (solo)
2007   Claudio Bravo, Espace Bellevue, Biarritz, France (solo)
2007   Claudio Bravo, La Bienale di Venezia: 52 Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte, Museo Diocesano, Chiostro di Sant’Apollonia, Venice, Italy (solo)
2006   Claudio Bravo, Naples Museum of Art, Naples, FL (solo)
2006   Claudio Bravo: Paintings and Drawings (Pinturas y Dibujos), Marlborough Gallery, Madrid, Spain; traveled to Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., London, United Kingdom, Marlborough Monaco, Monaco (solo)
2005   Pastel Society of America Board of Directors Exhibition: Hall of Fame Honoree Claudio Bravo, The Butler Institute of America Art, Youngstown, OH (solo)
2005   Latin American Still Life: Reflections of Time and Place, El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY
2005   35th Annual Open Juried Exhibition “For Pastels Only,” Pastel Society of America, The National Arts Club, New York, NY
2005   Works on Paper, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY
2004   Claudio Bravo et le Maroc, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, France (solo)
2003   Claudio Bravo: Still Life, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
2003   Transforming the Commonplace, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA
2001   Latin American Art: La Belleza y la Fuerza, Elkon Gallery, New York, NY
2001   Claudio Bravo: Œuvres Recentes, Marlborough Monaco, Monaco (solo)
2000   Art Miami 2000, International Art Exposition, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, FL
1998   Forma y Figuracion: obras maestras de la colección Blake-Purnell, Museo Guggenheim, Bilbao, Spain
1998   Claudio Bravo, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
1997   Claudio Bravo: Wrapped Packages, Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, FL (solo)
1997   ART 1997 CHICAGO: 5th Annual Expo of International Galleries Featuring Modern and Contemporary Art, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
1996   On Paper, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY
1995   3 Continents: Botero, Bravo, Rivers, Valdés, A.M.S. Marlborough, Santiago, Chile
1995   Claudio Bravo, Galería Marlborough, Madrid, Spain (solo)
1994   The Human Body, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, NY
1994   Museo Nacional de Bellas Arte, Santiago, Chile (solo)
1993   Drawings III, Koplin Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1993   Carlsten Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Madison, Wisconsin (solo)
1992   Jardín de Vidrio, Galería Leandro Navarro, Madrid, Spain
1991   Realismos: Arte Contemporáneo Español, Ashai Shimbun, Nihonbashi Takashimaya
1991   Claudio Bravo: Works on Paper, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
1990   ARCO 90, Madrid, Spain
1989   Art in Latin America: The Modern Era, 1820-1980, The Hayward Gallery, London, UK
1988   Visions/Revisions: A Contemporary Representation, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY
1981   Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY
1970   Staempfli Gallery, New York, NY
1955   Salón 13, Santiago, Chile
Literature
2010   Anonymous. Claudio Bravo: Recent Work. New York: Marlborough Chelsea.
2010   Marlborough Chelsea. Look Again. New York: Marlborough Chelsea.
2008   Anonymous. Claudio Bravo: a bestiary. New York: Marlborough Gallery, Inc.
2008   Anonymous. Claudio Bravo: Recent Work. New York: Marlborough Gallery.
2007   Anonymous. Claudio Bravo. Monterrey: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey. traveled to Espace Bellevue, Biarritz, France
2007   Anonymous. Claudio Bravo. Biarritz: Espace Bellevue.
2007   Anonymous. Claudio Bravo, La Biennale di Venezia: 52 Espozisione Internazionale d’Arte. New York: Marlborough Gallery.
2006   Anonymous. Claudio Bravo: Paintings and Drawings. Madrid: Marlborough Madrid. traveled to Marlborough Fine Art (London) Ltd., London, England; Marlborough Monaco
2006   Lucie-Smith, Edward. Claudio Bravo. Naples: Naples Museum of Art.
2004   Alaoui, Brahim, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Edward J. Sullivan, and Janis Gardner Cecil. Claudio Bravo et Le Maroc. Paris: Institute de Monde Arabe.
1999   Anonymous. Claudio Bravo: New Works, Obras Recientes. Madrid: Galería Marlborough.
1998   Anonymous. Claudio Bravo: Recent Works. New York: Marlborough Gallery.
1995   Anonymous. Claudio Bravo: Works on Paper. New York: Marlborough Gallery
1991   Anonymous. Claudio Bravo: Recent Paintings and Works on Paper. New York: Marlborough Gallery.
1984   Anonymous. Claudio Bravo: Recent Paintings and Works on Paper. New York: Marlborough Gallery.
1983   Anonymous. Claudio Bravo: Recent Paintings and Drawings. London: Marlborough Fine Art, Ltd.
1981   Anonymous. Claudio Bravo: Bilder, Zeichnungen. Hamburg: Galerie Levy.
1981   Anonymous. Claudio Bravo: Recent Paintings and Drawings. New York: Marlborough Gallery.

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