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Francisco Zúñiga

(Mexican, 1912–1998)

Francisco Zúñiga

Yucatecas en la Parque (2), 1986

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Francisco Zúñiga

El Rebozo (4), 1982

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Francisco Zúñiga

La Escelara (5), 1986

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Francisco Zúñiga

Seated Pair, 1964

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Francisco Zúñiga

Study for Marbles, 1962

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Francisco Zúñiga

El Sueno, 1977

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Francisco Zúñiga

El Umbral (The Threshold), 1974

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Francisco Zúñiga

Ritual, 1984

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Francisco Zúñiga

Mujer Bebiendo (Woman Drinking), 1984

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Biography

Timeline

1912: Born in Guadalupe, San José, Costa Rica
1931: Awarded the First Painting Prize and the Second Sculpture Prize at the National Exhibition of Plastic Arts, San Jose, Costa Rica
1935: Awarded the First Sculpture Prize, National Exhibition of Plastic Arts, San Jose, Costa Rica
1936: Studied at the Escuela de Talla Directa, Mexico City, Mexico
1938 - 1970: Taught at La Esmeralda, School of painting, sculpture and print, Mexico City, Mexico
1957: Acquisition Prize, Sculpture Annual, Mexico City, Mexico
1958: Awarded the prize in sculpture by the Mexican National Institute of Fine Arts, Mexico City, Mexico
1984: Received the Kotaro Takamura Prize, Third Sculpture Biennial, Japan
1992: Received the National Award for the Arts, Mexico
1998: Died in Mexico City, Mexico

Exhibitions

2013: Intersections - Molaa Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA
The Legacy Project - Museo de las Américas, Denver, CO
2012: Francisco ZÚÑiga - Museo Nacional de Arte - MUNAL, Mexico City
2008: Francisco Zuñiga, Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
2007: Francisco Zuniga: Woman as Icon - Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA
2004: Francisco Zuñiga, Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
El Muséo de Arte (MARTE), El Salvador, CA
2002: Francisco Zuñiga, Pasquale Iannetti Art Galleries, San Francisco, CA (solo)
1998: Meredith Kelly Latin American Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM
Retrospective, The National Palace of Fine Arts, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
1997: Sinaloa College, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
Museum of the Archbishop, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
1995: Oaxaca Contemporary Museum, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
1994: Airport Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
National Homage, The Palace of Fine Arts, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
1990: Mexican Museum, San Francisco, CA (solo)
Brewster Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Sindin Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
1987: Regional Museum of Guadalajara, Mexico (solo)
The Pape Museum-Library, Monclova, Mexico (solo)
1986: Musée de l'Orangerie et Jardin des Tuilleries, Paris, France (solo)
1985: National Museum of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica (solo)
Contemporary Sculpture Center, Tokyo, Japan (solo)
1983: Sindin Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
1982: Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI (solo)
1981: Galeria de Arte Misrachi, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
Gallery Theo Waddington, London, UK (solo)
Gallery Levy, Hamburg, Germany (solo)
1980: Galerie D’Endt, Amsterdam, Netherlands (solo)
Galerie Carpentier, Paris, France (solo)
1979: Salt Lake City Art Center, Salt Lake City, UH (solo)
Gallery Bel Art, Stockholm, Sweden (solo)
1978: Brewster Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA (solo)
Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ (solo)
1977: Everson Museum, Syracuse, New York, NY (solo)
DeCordova and Dana Museum, Lincoln, MA (solo)
1974: Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ (solo)
1973: Santa Barbara Museum, Santa Barbara, CA (solo)
1972: Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ (solo)
University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA (solo)
1970: Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, San Diego, CA (solo)
1969: Retrospective, Modern Art Museum, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
1935: Sculpture Salon, San Jose, Costa Rica

Public Collections

: Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C.
: San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA
: Ponce Museum of Art, Pince, Puerto Rico
: Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
: Muséo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, Mexico
: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
: Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY

Literature

2006: Zúñiga, Ariel. Catalogue Raisonné, Francisco Zúñiga, Volume III: Drawings (1927-1970) & Volume IV: Drawings (1971-1989). Mexico: Fundacion Zúñiga Laborde, 1999
2003: Zúñiga, Ariel. Catalogue Raisonné, Francisco Zúñiga, Volume II: Oil Paintings, Prints & Reproductions. Mexico: Fundacion Zúñiga Laborde, 2003
2002: Prampolini, Ida Rodriguez. Ida Rodríguez Prampolini. Mexico: Fundacion Zúñiga Laborde, 2002
2001: Zúñiga, Ariel. Francisco Zúñiga Travel Sketches 1. Mexico: Fundacion Zúñiga Laborde, 2001
1999: Zúñiga, Ariel. Catalogue Raisonné, Francisco Zúñiga, Volume I: Sculpture. Mexico: Fundacion Zúñiga Laborde, 1999
1980: Echeverria, Carlos. Francisco Zúñiga. Mexico City: Misrachi Art Gallery Editions, 1980
: Sheldon Reich. Francisco Zúñiga, Sculptor: Conversations and Interpretations. Tucson: Tucson University Press, 1980
1969: Chumacero, Ali. Francisco Zúñiga. Mexico City: Misrachi Art Gallery Editions, 1969

Francisco Zúñiga

(Mexican, 1912–1998)

Francisco Zúñiga

Francisco Zúñiga

Francisco Zúñiga

Francisco Zúñiga

Francisco Zúñiga

Francisco Zúñiga

Francisco Zúñiga

Francisco Zúñiga

Francisco Zúñiga

Biography

Timeline

Exhibitions

Public Collections

Literature

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