Julio Larraz

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Julio César Ernesto Fernandez Larraz (b. 1944) is a Cuban painter, sculptor, printmaker, and caricaturist.

He left Cuba in 1961. From 1964 to 1970 he studied with Burt Silverman, David Levine, and Aaron Schikler, New York, U.S.A. .

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[edit] Individual exhibitions

Among his exhibitions are Cartoons (1972) at The New York School for Social Research, New York, U.S.A.; in 1980 Julio Larraz. Recent Still Lifes, at Hirschl and Adler Galleries, New York, U.S.A.; in 1988 Julio Larraz. Recent Paintingsat Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, U.S.A. and in 1995 Julio Larraz at Vallois, Paris, France.

[edit] Collective exhibitions

He was part of many collective exhibitions such as 1976 Exhibition of Works by Candidates for Art Awards,in The American Academy of Art and Letters/National Institute of Arts and Letters, New York, U.S.A.; in 1985 Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain (FIAC), Grand Palais, Paris, France (represented by Gallery Il Gabbiano, Rome Italy; and in 1992 Exposición arte cubano: Pasado y presente obra importante, Gary Nader Fine Art, Coral Gables, Florida, U.S.A.

[edit] Awards

He has obtained various awards: in 1975 the Cintas Foundation Fellowship, in Institute of International Education, New York, U.S.A. and in 1977 Acquisition Prize. Childe Hassam Fund Purchase Exhibition in the American Academy of Arts and Letters and Institute of Arts & Letters, New York, U.S.A.

[edit] Collections

His work is in numerous collections, including: the American Express Bank, Paris, France; the Cintas Foundation, Inc., New York, U.S.A.; the Mitsui & Company, Inc., New York, U.S.A.; the Museo de Arte Moderno, Bogota, Colombia, the Museo de Monterrey, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, the Preston Carter Real Estate, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A. and the World Bank, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

[edit] References

  • Jose Veigas-Zamora, Cristina Vives Gutierrez, Adolfo V. Nodal, Valia Garzon, Dannys Montes de Oca; Memoria: Cuban Art of the 20th Century; (California/International Arts Foundation 2001); ISBN 9780917571114
  • Jose Viegas; Memoria: Artes Visuales Cubanas Del Siglo Xx; (California International Arts 2004); ISBN 9780917571121 (Spanish)