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Palau Martha Fecha de Nacimiento(Defunción):España (194?) Marta Palau She was born in Albesa, county of Merida, Spain, but she has gotten the Mexican nationality. She began her formation in 1955, when entered the Escuela de Artes Plásticas La Esmeralda, in Mexico City. Later on she studied at The San Diego State University and at the workshop of Grau Garrica in Barcelona, Spain. Commissioned works: "El Insurgente", Chapultepec Park, Mexico City, 1983. "Purépecha", Convention Center of Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, 1985. "Aztlán", Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, 1988. Installations: "Americas-Japan", Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan, 1977. 8th International Biennal of Tapestry, Switzerland, 1987. "Recinto de Chamanes", 19 Biennal of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1987. "Naualli Círculo de Sal", Art Museum of the Americas, Washington, USA, 1990. Mücsarnok Palace of Exhibitions Kunsthalle, Budapest, Hungry, 1992. "Naualli-Centinelas", Geneva 92, Italy, 1992. "Naulli-Centinelas", Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 1993. "Por la Paz", esplanade of the Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City, 1994. "Naualli-Frontera Sur I", In Site 94, Tijuana, Mexico, 1994. "Naualli-Frontera Sur II", Museo Carrillo Gil, Mexico City, 1994. "Naualli-Frontera Sur II" and "La Cuchara de Naualli", Erfurt, Germany, 1995. "Ritual de la Tierra y las Flechas", 2a. Bienal del Barro de América, Caracas, Venezuela, 1995. Solo exhibitions: Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, 1985. Fisher Gallery, Los Angeles, USA, 1991. Galería de Arte Mexicano, Mexico City, 1993. For her work, she has been awarded with the Premio Instalación of the 2da. Bienal de la Habana (1986), with the Bürgerpreis at the 5th. Fellbach Triennial (Germany, 1992), and with the prize Creador Artístico, that confers the Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (Mexico City, 1993). Menu / Back to Contemporary Art / Versión en Español |
