PLASTIC ARTIST
full biography
He was born in Montevideo on April 21, 1955.
He studied drawing and painting with the teachers Edgardo Ribeiro, Edgardo Ribeiro Nario, Hugo Longa and Guillermo Fernández. And sculpture with Prof. Nimar Salmini.
1972 - Enters the Edgardo Ribeiro Workshop, with the guidelines of the teacher Torres García.
1974 - Begins to expose both collectively and individually:
1974 - Contemporary Gallery (Edgardo Ribeiro Workshop)
1974 - He makes a study trip with the Workshop to the north of Argentina, Bolivia and Peru, visiting Machu Pichu
1975 - Exhibits at the Círculo Católico de Obreros, group show, together with: Carmelo from Arzadum, Vicente Martín, Edgardo Ribeiro, Edgardo Ribeiro Nario, José Luis Zorrilla de San Martín, José Belloni, Eduardo Yepes, Gustavo Calvo Ferro, Walter Nadal, among others.
1975 - Intervenes in the First Hall of the Independents, French Alliance
1975 - Contemporary Gallery (Edgardo Ribeiro Workshop)
1976 - Montevideo Municipal Subway (Edgardo Ribeiro Workshop)
1976 - Acali Bookstore, Punta del Este (with members of the Edgardo Ribeiro Workshop)
1976 - Travels to Europe where he resides for a year, visits museums and galleries, and visits the teacher in your workshop in Mallorca
1978 - Exhibits at the Theater of Fine Arts in Maracaibo, Venezuela, along with “Seis Montevideanos ”, members of the Edgardo Ribeiro Workshop.
1978 - Exhibits at the Losada Gallery, together with the Architect Gustavo Calvo Ferro.
1978 - Intervenes in the Banco República Hall.
1979 - Marries
1980 and 1981 - Their children Ana Inés and Rafael are born
1982 - After momentarily leaving painting, he restarted this activity.
1983 - Participates in the IV Departmental Salon of Plastic and Visual Arts, San José.
1983 - Exhibits at the Moretti Gallery (individual sample)
1983 - Zira Guichón Gallery, Montevideo
1984 - Zira Guichón Gallery, Punta del Este
1984 - Exhibits at the Departmental Museum of San José, together with the cartoonist Daniel Pérez Acosta
1985 - 1st Salon of Plastic Arts of the Batllista Group "Social Condition of Women"
1985 - Painting Hall of the Anglo Uruguayan Cultural Institute - Mention
1985 - Zira Guichón Gallery - Double Show'85
1986 - Zira Guichón Gallery - Double Show'86
1986 - Zira Guichón Gallery - Punta del Este
1987 - Zira Guichón Gallery - Double Show'87
1987 - Zira Guichón Gallery - Punta del Este
1988 - Moretti Gallery (solo show)
1988 - Painting '88 - Anglo Uruguayan Cultural Institute
1988 - Uruguayan Village Association Children
1989 - Parque Hotel, Exhibition and auction to benefit the Pediatric Oncology Foundation of the Pereira Rossell
1989 - Gaucho and Currency Museum - Children's Villages
1989 - Zira Guichón Gallery - Double Sample'89
1989 - Zira Guichón Gallery - Punta del Este
1990 - Gaucho and Currency Museum - Children's Villages
1991 - National Library - Vaz Ferreira Room (individual exhibition - "Spheres Series" for the benefit of Children's Villages)
1993 - COFAC (individual sample)
1995 - Tour several cities in Europe and New York, visiting museums and galleries.
1995 - Exhibits at the Carrasco Polo Club together with Arq. Gustavo Calvo Ferro and the plastic artist Gustavo (Chicken) Vazquez
1997 - Cantegril Country Club, Punta del Este (individual exhibition for the benefit of the Reborn, Youth Without Drugs)
1998 - Officially inaugurated the "Elena Juan Workshop", which in 2005 became the “La Casa de Quiroga Group Workshop” which he directs together with his daughter Ana Inés.
2000 - Exhibits with the plastic artist Rosario Rodríguez Muape at the Cultural Space "La Spezia "
2001 - Contemporary Artists Palettes, at the JE Gomensoro Gallery, APEU
2003 - Exhibits in the Aula Magna of the Catholic University of Uruguay (Sample of Sacred Art)
2004 - Exhibits his "Apocalypse Series", in Portones Shopping (individual exhibition)
2005 - Latina Gallery (Sacred Art Show)
2008 - Exhibits at the Molino de Pérez (APEU headquarters) - (individual sample)
2008 - Restaurant "La Rueda" - (individual sample)
2009 - Sample of Sacred Art, Stella Maris Church
2010 - Exhibits at the Legislative Assembly of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil - (sample individual)
2010 - Exhibits at the La Spezia Cultural Space with the plastic artist Coche Inciarte
2011 - Exhibits in the Horse Week, Rural del Prado, "Series Horses" - (individual sample)
2011 - Invited to exhibit at Expo Prado, Rural del Prado (solo show)
2011 - Hotel Nogaró, Punta del Este at the launch of Destino Arte Magazine
2011 - She travels to Greece, land of her paternal grandparents and is captivated by its landscapes, myths
and history, which he later paints.
2012 - Cabildo de Montevideo - "International Women's Day" (APEU - Association of Painters
and Sculptors from Uruguay)
2012 - Hotel Conrad, Punta del Este
2013 - Travel to Europe to exhibit and visit museums and galleries
2013 - Core & Nolia Gallery, London
2013 - Art Shopping Carrousel du Louvre, Paris
2014 - Museum of the Americas, Miami, USA
2014 - II International Biennial of Contemporary Art of Argentina, Buenos Aires
2015 - Hotel SISAI, Punta del Este
2015 - Travel to New York and visit museums and galleries
2016 - Guest to participate in the International Exhibition Tribute to Egypt and its Culture in the
Ahmed Shawki Giza Museum - Egypt
2017 - Postal Union for the Americas, Spain and Portugal (UPAEP) (individual sample "Series
New York")
2018 - Union Postcard for the Americas, Spain and Portugal (UPAEP) (individual sample “Series,
Greece, its Myths, Landscapes and History)
2019 - Exhibits with his students at UPAEP
His works are in public and private collections in Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela, Australia, France, Spain and Greece.
Exhibitions of the Elena Juan Workshop - "La Casa de Quiroga Group"
1998 - I Exhibition of the Elena Juan Workshop
1999 - II Exhibition of the Elena Juan Workshop
2000 - Intervenes with a group of students at Lifeline Art Exhibition - British School
2001 - III Exhibition - Nautical Club of Carrasco and Punta Gorda
2002 - IV Exhibition - Jesus Maria School
2003 - V Exhibition - Jesús María School
2004 - VI Exhibition - Portones Shopping for the benefit of the Uruguayan Red Cross and INAU.
2005 - VII Exhibition of the Elena Juan Workshop - La Casa de Quiroga Group - in Art & Dec
2006 - VIII Exhibition - in Art & Dec
2008 - IX Exhibition - La Spezia Cultural Space
2011 - X Exhibition - La Spezia Cultural Space
2017 - XI Exhibition - in the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal, (UPAEP)
2018 - XII Exhibition - in the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal, (UPAEP)
2019 - XIII Exhibition - in the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain and Portugal, (UPAEP)