SHORT RESUME
Ernesto Leon was born in Caracas, Venezuela in
1956.
IMPORTANT INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS
1985 |
Sala Mendoza, Caracas -
Venezuela |
1987 |
Sala Mendoza, Caracas -
Venezuela |
1987 |
Museo Francisco Narváez,
Edo. Nva. - Venezuela |
1989 |
"Idearios del
Silencio", Sala Mendoza, Caracas, - Venezuela |
1989 |
"Dibujos",
Galeria de Arte Nacional, Caracas - Venezuela |
1991 |
Galeria Garcés
Velazquez, Bogota - Colombia |
1992 |
Museo de Arte Moderno,
Mérida - Venezuela |
1993 |
Centro Italo
Latinoamericano de Roma, Rome - Italy |
1996 |
"Obras
Recientes". Galeria Acquavella, Caracas, Venezuela. |
1997 |
Museo de las Américas
O.E.A.Washington DC. USA |
1998 |
Museo de Arte
Contemporaneo de Caracas Sofia Imber |
1999 |
"Dibujos
Recientes" . Centro de Arte Contemporaneo Grupo Li |
2000 |
"Dibujos".
Kenedy Center, Washington DC |
"Dibujos
Recientes".Sala Andres Bello, Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC. USA |
Dibujos, Kenedy Center,
Washington, DC. USA |
IMPORTANT COLLECTIVE
EXHIBITIONS
1984 |
Center for Interamerican
Relation, "New Forms of Figuration" NY - USA |
1985 |
XVII Bienal de Sao Pablo,
Sao Pablo - Brazil |
1986 |
"De la Nueva
Figuración a la Nueva Imagen", Galeria de Arte Nacional
Caracas
-Venezuela |
1987 |
SHNO Foundation,
"Fin del Hambre en el Mundo", Hovikodde - Norway |
1989 |
Gotemborgs Konst Museum,
Gotemburgo - Sweden |
1989 |
Kolnischer Kunstverein,
"Fin del Hambre en el Mundo", Colonia - Germany. |
1989 |
Musée des Arts Africains
et Oceaniens, Paris - France. |
1989 |
Camberra University,
"Tres Venezolanos en dos Dimensiones", Australia |
1990 |
Museo de Arte Moderno de
Puerto Rico, San Juan - Puerto Rico. |
1990 |
Museo de Historia Natural
de Londres, "Protección de Selvas Tropicales", Londres - Inglaterra. |
1990 |
Museo de Arte Moderno de
Tokio, Japón. |
1991 |
MOCA, NY - USA |
1991 |
Bienal de Sao Pablo, Sao
Pablo - Brazil |
1992 |
ECO-ART, Brasilia- Brazil |
1993 |
"Arte Venezolano en
Argentina" Argentina - Buenos Aires. |
1994 |
Exp. de Venezuelan
Embassy in Washington "Flora y Fauna" E.U.A. |
1996 |
Bienal Internacional de
Santo Domingo, República Dominicana |
1997 |
Bienal Internacional El
Estandarte. San Diego México |
1998 |
"Mastering in the
Millenium", Museo de Arte de las Americas.Washington,DC |
1999 |
"Mastering in the
Millenium", Centro Cultural La Recoleta. Buenos Aires, Arg. |
1999 |
"Coleccion Museo de
Bellas Artes" Biarritz, France |
2000 |
Salon Nacional de Arte
Aragua. Invitado especial. Edo Aragua. Venezuela |
2001 |
CSAW Houston, Texas USA |
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Metropolitan Museum of New York, New York - USA |
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Galería de Arte Nacional, Caracas - Venezuela |
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Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá, Bogotá - Colombia |
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Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas Sofia Imber, Caracas - Venezuela |
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Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas -Venezuela |
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Museo de Arte Moderno, Brasilia - Brazil |
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Petróleos de Venezuela, P.D.V.S.A., Caracas - Venezuela |
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Museo de Arte de las Americas, Washington DC - USA |
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Ernesto Leon is
represented by more than twenty important private collections in Europe, the United States, and Latin-America. |
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LARGE RESUME
(*)INFORMATIO IN THE
ARTIS’S STUDIO
Ernesto Leon was born in
Caracas, Venezuela in 1956.
EDUCATION
1975 |
Escuela de Artes y
oficios. Madrid , España (*) |
1978 |
Centro
InterAmericano de Restauración y Conservación Paúl Colmenares México. DF (*) |
1979 |
Centro de Enseñanza
Gráfica (CEGRA) Caracas - Venezuela |
1980 |
Studio Art. Visual
Arts Department .New York University, USA (*) |
1983 |
Starts
a personal research about environmental problems, drawing
fish, birds and plants from the geotropically region. (*) |
1993 |
Studies
computation. |
1994 |
I Curso Gerencial
Cultural Fundación Polar, Caracas-Venezuela |
1994 |
Dirección
Artística / Teresa Carreño, Caracas - Venezuela |
1995 |
Found the creative
center Ernesto León, Caracas - Venezuela |
1995 |
II Curso Gerencial
Cultural Fundación Polar, Caracas - Venezuela |
1996 |
III Curso Gerencial
Cultural Fundación Polar, Caracas - Venezuela |
1996 |
Course
"Fundamento de nuevas tecnología de la comunicación" Caracas - Venezuela |
1997 |
Starts
an experience with eight artists: Painting and organization at the research studio |
DISTINCTIONS
1980 |
Award Fundarte II
Salón de Dibujo Actual, Caracas - Venezuela |
1981 |
Award Best artwork
in the yearly contest of the Carnegie Art Center, Whitman College, Washington State USA
(*) |
1984 |
Award II Bienal
Eugenio Mendoza. Sala Mendoza. Caracas - Venezuela (*) |
1988 |
Award Asociación
Internacional de Críticos de Arte (AICA) Sección Venezuela, ”The youngest artist of
the year”. Caracas - Venezuela (*) |
1990 |
Distinction for the
illustration of the book José Felix Ribas,
published by Petróleos de Venezuela. (Biblioteca Nacional) Caracas - Venezuela |
1994 |
Drawing award Ivan
Petroski Salón Arturo Michelena, Caracas - Venezuela |
1995 |
Painting award
Armando Reverón. Salón Arturo Michelena. Caracas - Venezuela |
1996 |
First award Salón
Aragua Maracay Edo. Aragua- Venezuela |
WORK
EXPERIENCE
1978 |
Gives Painting
classes for kids in the Biblioteca Aquiles Nazoa. Mérida, Venezuela(*) |
1983 |
Makes 6 short films (super 8) N. Y. U.S.A.- Venezuela (*) |
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Makes drawing series
in the Jardín Botánico. Caracas. Venezuela (*) |
1985 |
Designs serigraphy
without profit for the benefit of the Hospital Ortopédico Infantil Caracas - Venezuela
(*) |
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Makes ceramic
artworks for the Sala Mendoza. Caracas. - Venezuela |
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Designs tapestries,
developing the Técnica del Tapiz Guajiro.He satays for a while in the Guajiro’s
area. Maracaibo, Venezuela (*) |
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Designs film stages:
Glamour & Gossip II. New York USA (*) |
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Makes designs for
plates (Taller Lima). Caracas, Venezuela (*) |
1986 |
Designs serigraphy
for the Congreso Internacional de Arrendadoras (ARRENDAICA) (*) |
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. Designs a screen
Caracas - Venezuela |
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Designs a poster and
a catalogue for the Festival Internacional de Cine Super Ocho. Caracas - Venezuela. (*) |
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Gives different
lectures about his work in educative meetings. Caracas-Venezuela |
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Centro de Enseñanza Gráfica. Caracas - Venezuela |
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Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas - Venezuela |
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Biblioteca Nacional. Caracas, Venezuela. |
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Acquires a
multi-media experience, including in paintings and texts.
Video Oscar Molinari - Música Vinicio Adames (*) |
1986 |
Makes illustrations
for the magazine PANDORA. Caracas - Venezuela (*) |
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Makes series of
serigraphy editions with the following studios: (*) |
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. Alexis Hernández,
Caracas - Venezuela |
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. Casa Rosada,
Caracas - Venezuela |
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. Dorsache, Caracas
- Venezuela |
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. Taga (Cartones de
Venezuela), Caracas - Venezuela |
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. Taller Diget.,
Caracas - Venezuela |
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Designs the cover of
the Anuario de la Fundación Mendoza. Caracas - Venezuela (*) |
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Designs t-shirts for the Fundación Mendoza, Caracas - Venezuela (*) |
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Designs a project
for the image of an helicopter of Vencerámica.
Caracas - Venezuela. (*) |
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Writes the text for
the catalogue of the painter Nelly Osorio. Caracas - Venezuela. (*) |
1989 |
Makes illustrations
for the book "Biografía de J. Felix Ribas" Petróleos De Venezuela
Caracas, Venezuela (*) |
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Gives painting
courses about nature and landscape to LAGOVEN Edo. Falcón, Caracas Venezuela (*) |
1990 |
Illustrates the book
"Diario del Dr. Chamca", for the celebration of the 500 years of America’s
Discovery. (Without publication) Caracas - Venezuela (*) |
1991 |
Illustrates the
book: "Tu Holderíc" Ediciones Monte Ávila. Caracas - Venezuela (*) |
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Illustrates the
book: "Historia del Federalismo en Venezuela". Ediciones Monte Ávila.
(Without publication) Caracas - Venezuela |
1992 |
Makes t-shirt
designs for the environmental enterprise BIOTUR, Caracas - Venezuela |
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Illustrates the
book: "Iniciación a la intemperie" de Vicente Gervasi. Ediciones Monte
Ávila. Caracas - Venezuela (*) |
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Designs 47 plates
for the Presidency. Caracas. - Venezuela (*) |
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Makes Bolivar’s
portraits series. Galería FUNDAFACE. Caracas - Venezuela (*) |
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Writes the text for
the catalogue of the painter Ana Luisa Figueredo, Gal. Vía, Caracas - Venezuela (*) |
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Associate productor
of Luna Llena, a film of Ana Cristina Henriquez, Caracas - Venezuela. (*) |
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Makes interventions
and wall design for the pre-project: "Bienal de Sevilla 1992" which was
in charge by Jorge Castillo, Caracas - Venezuela |
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Participates in a
Pictorial intervention in the cloth designs Ms. Clara Blohm. Eurobuilding, Caracas -
Venezuela (*) |
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Makes a sculpture
design for the Festival Internacional de Cine del área del Caribe. Caracas - Venezuela.
(*) |
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Makes a project for
the Teatro Nacional - Multi-Media, with Alfredo Chacón’s text and Vinicio
Adames’ music. Caracas - Venezuela(*) |
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Makes a serigraphy
edition project for the enterprise Leo Burnet Internacional. Caracas - Venezuela. (*) |
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Makes a serigraphy
edition project for Iskia. Caracas - Venezuela (*) |
1993 |
Makes an engrave
edition project, 12 Diseños. Caracas, Venezuela (*) |
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Designs a mosaic
project. Family Castillo. Caracas Venezuela. |
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Illustrates the
book: "Banales" de Estefanía Mosca. Caracas - Venezuela (*) |
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Makes t-shirt
designs for the magazine "Que Pasa" Caracas, Venezuela (*) |
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Illustrates the
book: "Yo y el otro" Editorial. Monte Ávila, Caracas Venezuela. (*) |
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Illustrates the
book: "El Dorado" by Arturo Uslar. Ediciones Monte Ávila,
Caracas-Venezuela (*) |
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Illustrates ReneDaumal
by Carlos Rocha. (Without publication) Caracas - Venezuela (*) |
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Illustrates a book
by Luis Alberto Crespo Caracas-Venezuela (*) |
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Participates in the
illustration for the Diario de Caracas anniversary
Caracas-Venezuela (*) |
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Illustrates the book
: "El Polo en Venezuela", Vencerámica. Caracas - Venezuela (*) |
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Makes a design for
the Festival LatinoAmericano de Cine y Video del Caribe, Caracas - Venezuela. (*) |
1994 |
Makes a mosaic
project. Fly. Castillo. Margarita Venezuela (*) |
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Makes an ecology
illustration. UCV , Caracas - Venezuela. (*) |
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Makes illustration
for the anniversary of Economía Hoy, Caracas - Venezuela (*) |
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Makes the
illustration for the articles "Juegos" of El Nacional. Caracas, Venezuela
(*) |
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Makes a book "Artículos
Diez Años de trayectoria del 80 al 90" Lía Amparo Alzate. (*) |
1995 |
Illustrates the
book: Antonio María Ponce. Caracas, Venezuela (*) |
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Illustrates the
book: Enrique Viloria Poemas. Caracas, Venezuela
(*) |
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Writes the project
Vía Crucis (Art for Venezuelan churches) Caracas, Venezuela (*) |
1996 |
Makes the cover of
the book La Virgen de Editorial Centauro. Caracas, Venezuela |
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Illustrates the book "Después de
Caracas" Monte Ávila Editores, Poet José Balza (*) Caracas, Venezuela |
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Designs with Antonio
Rodríguez the "Círculo de Dibujo de
Venezuela" Caracas, Venezuela |
1996 |
One of the paintings
"Cristo" is placed in the theater Teresa Carreño for the celebration of the
mass with Jean Paul II. Mass for the society constructors. Caracas, venezuela (*) |
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Decorates the
Oratorio of the Fly. Martínez en Turgua -Venezuela. |
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Illustrates a
history book of the Industry in Venezuela, edited by Soledad Mendoza Caracas, Venezuela.
(*) |
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Decorates 2 churches
in Popayan, Colombia |
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The book
"Heráldica de Nuestro Tiempo" is published. Caracas, Venezuela (*) |
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Donates 10 drawings
to the following embassies: Colombia, USA, Brazil, Argentina, England, Spain, Italy and
Brusells (*) |
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The Venezuelan
Telephone Company made four million telephone cards. Six tropical birds drawings were
edited. Caracas, Venezuela (*) |
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Designs Christmas
cards, among them the one for the Presidency. Caracas,
Venezuela (*) |
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Makes a mural for
the Inc. Bank de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela |
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Makes illustrations
for 10 publications for the celebration of the birth’s centenary of "Andrés
Eloy Blanco" for the Venezuelan government. Caracas, Venezuela (*) |
1997 |
Coordinates the
exhibition "Andrés Eloy Blanco. Bogotá – Colombia |
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The telephone cards
with his drawings are published. Caracas, Venezuela. |
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INDIVIDUAL
EXHIBITIONS
1984 |
Painting and
Sculpture. Galería Corpoturismo New York USA |
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Dibujos para la
Tienda del Museo de Arte Contemporáneo. Caracas - Venezuela. (*) |
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Pinturas de Ernesto
León. Sala Mendoza. Caracas - Venezuela. (*) |
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Ernesto León.
Galería de Arte Moderno. Dibujos. Maracaibo, Venezuela. (*) |
1986 |
Pinturas. Centro de
Bellas Artes, Maracaibo - Venezuela (*) |
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Tapices. Centro de
Bellas Artes. Maracaibo - Venezuela (*) |
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Tapices. Sala
Mendoza. Caracas - Venezuela (*) |
1987 |
Tapices. Centro
Cultural Lea. Barquisimeto, Venezuela (*) |
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Tapices. Museo de
Arte Contemporáneo Francisco Narváez. Porlamar - Venezuela (*) |
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Sequía. Pintura de
Ernesto León. Sala Mendoza. Caracas – Venezuela (*) |
1988 |
Homenaje al
científico William Phelps: Dibujos de Aves. Sala Mendoza, Caracas – Venezuela (*) |
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Exposición de
Dibujos: Biografía José Felix Ribas. Petróleos de Venezuela (*) |
1989 |
Aves Tropicales.
Dibujos. Galería Nuñez. Washington DC USA (*) |
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Exp.: "Idearios
de Silencios", Pinturas, Esculturas en Bronce y Ambientación. Sala Mendoza. Caracas
- Venezuela (*) |
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Exp. de Pinturas.
Restaurante Primi. Caracas - Venezuela (*) |
1990 |
Exp. de Dibujos.
Biblioteca Nacional. Caracas - Venezuela (*) |
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28 Dibujos
Ilustración de textos del Libro "Iniciación a la Intemperie" Galería de Arte
Nacional. Caracas, Venezuela (*) |
1991 |
Exposición:
"El Barroquismo de lo Inmesurable". Galería Alonzo Garcés. Bogotá, Colombia
(*) |
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Exp. Dibujos de
Aves. Congreso Internacional de Ecología E.Caracas - Venezuela (*) |
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Exp. : "Memoria
Esencial". Galería Astrid Paredes. Caracas - Venezuela (*) |
1992 |
OPUS Gallery. Miami,
Fl. U.S.A. (*) |
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Feria
IberoAméricana de Arte. Representado por la Galería Astrid Paredes de Venezuela. y
Federick Snitzer de U.S.A. Caracas - Venezuela (*) |
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Museo de Arte
Moderno de Mérida. Ernesto León en la colección de PDVSA. Venezuela (*) |
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Dibujos recientes.
Embajada de Venezuela en México. Exp. Supported by the Ministerio de Relaciones
Exteriores de Venezuela (*) |
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