Alicia Asconeguy
Alicia Asconeguy (born November 19, 1949 in Montevideo , Uruguay ) is a Uruguayan painter and graphic artist.
education
Asconeguy successfully completed her training in visual communication at the Instituto de Profesores Artigas (IPA), which she graduated in 1975. She also studied from 1969 to 1971 at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes (ENBA) and with Francisco Musetti , Fernando García Esteban and Miguel Battegazzore .
Professional activities
Asconeguy, who taught at the Club de Grabado school and the Escuela del Taller Americano de Tapicería, teaches visual communication and color theory at the IPA.
Artistic career
Since 1978 she has been holding solo exhibitions both nationally and internationally. She also took part in several group exhibitions. She has received numerous awards for her work. In 1980 she received the Spanish Embassy Prize (Premio Embajada de España), which was linked to a trip there. Six years later it received an Honorable Mention at XXXIV. Salón Municipal de Montevideo . Also in 1986 she was awarded the first price of the painting and drawing competition 70 Aniversario de la Comunidad Israelita del Uruguay and the Premio Bienarte del Alianza Cultural Uruguay-EEUU .
Exhibitions (excerpt)
Solo exhibitions
- 1985: in Galería Fabjbasaglia , Bologna, Italy
- 1991: Flashbacks at the Museu da Imagem e do Som de São Paulo , São Paulo, Brazil
Group exhibitions
- 1983: Premio Cristóbal Colón de Pintura de la Unión de Ciudades Capitales Iberoamericanas , Madrid, Spain
- 1983: Salón para jóvenes , Bogotá, Colombia
- 1985: Feria Internacional de Arte-Arco 85 , Madrid
- 1985: XXXIII. Salón Municipal de Montevideo
- 1986: V. Bienal Iberoamericana de Arte of the Instituto Cultural Domecq de México
Awards
- 1980: Spanish Embassy Prize (Premio Embajada de España)
- 1985: Premio Pintura at the II. Salón of the Banco de la República Oriental del Uruguay
- 1986: Honorable mention at XXXIV. Salón Municipal de Montevideo
- 1986: First prize in the painting and drawing competition 70 Aniversario de la Comunidad Israelita del Uruguay
- 1986: Premio Bienarte del Alianza Cultural Uruguay-EEUU
literature
- Nuevo Diccionario de la Cultura Uruguaya by Miguel Ángel Campodónico , Librería Linardi y Risso, 2003, p. 32f
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Asconeguy, Alicia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Uruguayan painter and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 19, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montevideo , Uruguay |