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Alfredo Da Silva
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Biography
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Bio: Alfredo Da Silva. Born in Potosi, Bolivia February 20 1935 Studied at the Potosi Academy of Fine Arts and the Prilidiano Pueyredon Academy of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires where, in 1958, he obtained his degree as teacher of drawing and painting. In 1959, He won first prize in a competition for foreign artists at the Salon National of Painting in Buenos Aires. In 1961 he was invited to have a one-man show at the Pan American Union in Washington, D.C.; that same year He represented the Pan American Union at the Biennale of San Paulo. In 1962, he won a grant to study graphic Arts at the Pratt Institute of New York. In 1963, the Institute of Spanish Culture in Madrid invited him to participate in the exhibition of "Art of America and Spain ;" that same year he was awarded a fellowship by the Guggenheim Foundation for the period of 1963-1964. In 1964, he was invited to participate at the II American Biennale of Cordoba, Argentina, where he won 3rd prize. In 1977 participated at II Biennale of Bolivia INBO, where he won grand prize. In 1980 he was invited to the II Biennale Iberoamericana of Art in Mexico where he had a show.
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Statement
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Grants: 1961, Pan American Fellowship, Washington, D.C. 1963, Guggenheim Fellowship, New York. 1964, Pratt GraphicCenter Grant, New York. Prizes: 1956 Honorary Mention at the Academy of Fine Arts, Potosi, Bolivia. 1957, First Prize, JockeyClub, Cordoba, Argentina. 1959, First Prize for Foreign Artists, National Competition of Painting, Buenos Aires. 1962 Prize, Academy of Fine Arts, Barranquilla, Colombia. 1964, 3rd Prize, II American Biennale of Cordoba, Argentina. 1966, Acquisition Prize, Everson Museum, Syracuse 1970, 2nd Prize, Chrysler Festival , Provincetown, Massachusetts. 1977, Grand Prize, II Biennale INBO, La Paz.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Public Collections: Coin Museum of Potosi , Bolivia. National Museum, La Paz. Museum of Modern Art, Caracas, Venezuela, Museum of Modern Art, Staten Island, New York. Museum of Modern Art of Latinamerica, Washington, D.C. Permanent Collection, Hartford Foundation , New York. Institute of Ispanish Culture, Madrid, Spain. Guggenheim Collection , New York. Permanent Collection, Kaiser, Argentina Museum of Fine Arts and Modern Art, Toledo, Spain. Museum of Modern Art, New York. Bolivian Embassy, Moscow, Russia. Metropolitan Museum, New York. Center of Interamerican Relations, New York. Everson Museum, Syracuse, New York. Museum of Modern Art, Lima, Peru . Museum of Modern Art, Rio, Brazil, Museum of University of Texas. Interamerican Bank, Washington , D.C.
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Exhibitions
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Individual Exhibitions: 1951, Municipal Gallery, La Paz, Bolivia. 1952, Fine Arts Academy, Potosi, Bolivia. 1954, San Francisco University, Sucre, Bolivia. Academy of Fine Arts, Potosi, Bolivia. 1955, Technical University, Oruro, Bolivia. 1957, Coin Museum of Potosi, Bolivia. Jockey Club Gallery, Cordoba, Argentina. Society of Plastic Arts Gallery, Buenos Aires. 1959, Art Bella Gallery, Montevideo, Uruguay. Gallery Galatea, Buenos Aires. 1960, Museum of Modern Art, Buenos Aires. Punta del Este Gallery, Uruguay. 1961 , Pan American Union Gallery, Washington, D.C. 1962, Henri Gallery, Alexandria. 1963, Royal Athenea Gallery, New York. 1964, Pan American Union Gallery, Washington, D.C. San Fidele Gallery, Milan. 1965, Obelic Gallery, Buenos Aires. 1967, Contemporary Institute, Lima, Peru . Libano Gallery, Libano. 1970, French I nstitute, New York. 1971 , Montreal Art Center, Montreal. 1974, Royal Athenea Gallery, New York. American Federation, New York. 1977, Museum of Modern Art, Rio, Brazil. Museum of Fine Arts, Rio, Brazil. Casa Blanca Gallery, Rio.1978, Kenako Gallery, La Paz, Bolivia. 1979, Emusa Gallery,La Paz, Bolivia. 1980, Franz Bader Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Collective Exhibitions: 1956, Municipal Gallery, La Paz, Bolivia.1958, Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires. 1959, National Gallery of Painting, Buenos Aires. Peuser Gallery, Buenos Aires.1960, Van Riel Gallery, Buenos Aires. Arte Contemporaneo, Museum of Modern Art, Buenos Aires. 1961, Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires. Prize "Ver y Estimar," Van Riel Gallery, Buenos Aires. Museum of Fine Arts, Rio, Brazil. 1962, Museum of Modern Art, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Latin American Art, Atlantic City Contemporary Art, Duke University, NewOrleans. Latin American Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Mexico. 1963, Latin American Art, Columbus Museum of Art, Georgia. American Art of Spain,\ Madrid , Rome, Berlin, Bilbao, Paris. Contemporary Art, Museum of Dallas, Texas. 1964, International Gallery, New York. Art Contemporary Gallery, Washington, D.C. Magnet, Bonino Gallery, New York, Texas, Mexico. II Biennale of America, Cordoba, Argentina. 1965, New personalities, Pepsi-Cola, New York. Latin American Art, Berlin . Contemporary Art Sutton Place, Baltimore. 1966, Latin American Art, Museum of Modern Art, Paris. "New Art," Museum of Modern Art, Buenos Aires. 1967, "20 South American Artists," Mexico, Oakland , Oregon, California. "Painters of South America," Museum of Fine Arts, Helsinki , Finlandia. " Ruben Dario competition ," Nicaragua. Latin American Art, Central University, Caracas, Venezuela. 1968, American Federation of Arts, New York. Jewish Museum, New York. Obelic Gallery, Buenos Aires. Maya Gallery, Bruxelas. 1969, International Festival ,Montargis. Museum of Modern Art, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Contemporary Art, San Francisco. Institute of Art, New Haven. 1970, Mexico University Museum. Institute of Contemporary Art, London . Avant Garde Latin American Artists, Roma. 1973, Contemporary Painting of Bolivia, Museum of Modern Art, Paris. Virreinal Palace, Barcelona. 1974, Montreal Art Center. Contemporary Painting of Bolivia, Museum National, La Paz, Bolivia. Museum of Modern Art, Estocolmo. 1975, Museum of Abendeen , Escocia. Cambridge University, London. Museum of Modern Art, Minneapolis. I Biennale INBO, La Paz, Bolivia. 1976, Yale University. 1977, Actual Art of Iberoamerica, Cultural Center of Villa Madrid. II Biennale INBO, La Paz.1978, Modern Artists Gallery, Wicteom, Buenos Aires. 1979, Museum National, La Paz. Documenta Gallery, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Imaginar Gallery, Bogota, Columbia.
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