Mario Carreño

(Chilean, 1913–1999)

funerales de papa motero by mario carreño

Mario Carreño

Funerales de Papa Motero, 1949

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bucaro by mario carreño

Mario Carreño

Bucaro, 1943

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Biography

Timeline

1913
Born in Havana, Cuba on May 24
1931
Studied art at San Fernando School, Madrid, Spain
1937 - 1939
Attended Academy Julian, Paris, France
1938
Recipient, National Award in Painting, Havana, Cuba
1956
Recipient, Guggenheim International Award, New York, NY
1982
Recipient, National Prize of Art of Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
1987
Recipient, Cintas Foundation Fellowship, New York, NY
1999
Died in Santiago, Chile on December 20

Exhibitions

2000
Exposición en Homenaje a Mario Carreño, Galería de Arte Patricia Ready, Santiago de Chile, Chile (solo)
1978
Mario Carreño: Pinturas, Museo de Bellas Artes de Caracas, Caracas, Venezuela (solo)
1952
XXVI Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
1951
São Paulo Art Biennial, São Paulo, Brazil
1947
Carreño: Recent Paintings, Perls Galleries, New York, NY
1943
The Latin American Collection, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
1932
Exposición Única de Pintores y Escultores Cubanos, Lyceum, Havana, Cuba
1930
Mario Carreño, Salón de Merás y Rico, Havana, Cuba (solo)

Public Collections

Metropolitan Museum and Art Center, Coral Gables, FL
Colección D.O.P. by Fundacion D.O.P., Paris, France
Museo de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de La Habana, Havana, Cuba
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Carrol Reece Museum, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

Literature

2012
Mario Carreño Selected Works/Obras Selectas 1936/1957 published by Torna & Prado Fine Art Collection (2012) written in collaboration with the National Museum of Fine Arts in Havana Cuba