Hugo Palma-Ibarra
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Hugo Palma-Ibarra (June 11, 1942) is an award-winning Nicaraguan artist.[1]
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[edit] Biography
Palma-Ibarra was born in Managua, Nicaragua in 1942. His father, Idelfonso Palma Martínez, a doctor, and his mother, Inés Ibarra de Palma, from Bluefields; he has 4 sisters and 2 brothers. His younger brother, Ricardo Palma, is a legendary guitarist and composer.[2] He attended the "La Salle" Pedagogical Institute in Managua where he studied for Primary, Secondary and Baccalaureate. Palma-Ibarra later spent 1960-1977 in Italy where he attended and studied medicine at the University of Florence, studied painting at the School of Ornamental Arts in San Giacomo, Rome, and took art and history courses at the Academy of San Marcos.
Palma-Ibarra has exhibited his works in many places, in Italy his works have been exhibited in the Italo-Latin American Institute in Rome, at Galleria Magenta 52 in Milan, the 49th edition Venice Biennale, and the 10th Quadriennale in Rome.[3]
In 1992 Palma-Ibarra inaugurated the Galería El Aguila, and the Museo Fundación Hugo Palma-Ibarra in 2004, both in Managua, Nicaragua.
[edit] Awards and recognition
- Sinigaglia-Unitá Awars in Florence, Italy, 1967.[1]
- Silver Medal, Prize of the City in Lucca, Italy, 1970.[1]
- Silver Medal, Prize of the City in Florence, Italy, 1971.[1]
- Special Award, Silver Cup, City of Colleferro in Rome, Italy, 1973.[1]
- Gold Medal, Viareggio Award in Pisa, Italy, 1974.[1]
- First Prize- Naturaleza 96 in Managua, Nicaragua, 1996.[1]
- Second Prize, First Biennale of Nicaraguan Art in Managua, Nicaragua, 1997.[1]
- Recognized as "Citizen of the 20th Century" by the Comisión 2000 in Managua, Nicaragua.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Biografía de Hugo Palma Ibarra", Galeria El Aguila. Retrieved on 2008-01-28. (Spanish)
- ^ Barberena, Edgard. "De los Beatles, Los Rockets y la Tortuga Morada", El Nuevo Diario. Retrieved on 2008-01-28. (Spanish)
- ^ Morales Alfonso, Luis. "Mediterranean Essence", Magenta 52. Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
[edit] Further reading
- (Spanish) Hugo Palma Ibarra
- (Spanish) Clásico y moderno- Hugo Palma-Ibarra
- (Spanish) De la espátula al texto; Pintura de Hugo Palma-Ibarra
- (Spanish) Sensibilidad y Oficio
- (Spanish) Armonía de caprichos en Hugo Palma-Ibarra
- (Spanish) Semblanza mística de Hugo Palma Ibarra
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