He participated in important biennial art exhibitions held throughout the world, including São Paulo, Madrid and Paris. In 1951, he won a prize at the Madrid Biennial. Three years later he received a scholarship from the Instituto de Cultura Hispánica to study in Madrid. During his time in Europe, he was influenced by the work of Pablo Picasso and Jean Dubuffet.
After returning to Santo Domingo, he became a professor at the National School of Fine Arts. He had several solo exhibitions and participated in biennial art shows. He won the Santo Domingo Biennial in 1958 with his painting El Sacrificio del Chivo (Sacrifice of the Goat).
In 1961, after signing with "The Contemporaries" gallery in Manhattan, Pichardo moved to New York City. He had his first solo exhibition in the city in 1962. Later, his work was exhibited in the Sarduy Gallery.
The artist continued to live and work in New York City until 1978, when he returned to Santo Domingo.
De los Santos, Danilo, Memoria de la pintura dominicana, Volumen 3, Santo Domingo: Grupo León Jimenes, 2003.
De los Santos, Danilo, Memoria de la pintura dominicana, Volumen 4, Santo Domingo: Grupo León Jimenes, 2003.
Sullivan, Edward J., Arte latinoamericano del siglo XX, Editorial NEREA, 1996.
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eligio, pichardo, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, august, 2013, learn, when,. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations August 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Eligio Pichardo 1929 1984 was a painter from the Dominican Republic He worked in Santo Domingo and New York City producing Expressionist and Abstract Expressionist works Eligio PichardoBorn1929Salcedo Hermanas Mirabal Province Dominican RepublicDied1984 aged 54 55 Education National School of Fine Arts Instituto de Cultura HispanicaKnown forPaintingMovementExpressionism Abstract Expressionism Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Death 4 See also 5 ReferencesEarly life and education EditPichardo was born in Salcedo Hermanas Mirabal Province and raised in San Francisco de Macoris Duarte Province He enrolled in the National School of Fine Arts in Santo Domingo in 1945 studying under Jose Vela Zanetti and alongside Clara Ledesma and Gilberto Hernandez Ortega His early work was greatly influenced by Dominican artists Vela Zanetti Jaime Colson and Dario Suro Career Edit El Sacrificio del Chivo Sacrifice of the Goat oil on canvas 1958 Santo Domingo Museo de Arte Moderno In the early 1950s Pichardo painted hundreds of murals in schools throughout Santo Domingo Themes included the history of the Dominican Republic and Don Quixote He participated in important biennial art exhibitions held throughout the world including Sao Paulo Madrid and Paris In 1951 he won a prize at the Madrid Biennial Three years later he received a scholarship from the Instituto de Cultura Hispanica to study in Madrid During his time in Europe he was influenced by the work of Pablo Picasso and Jean Dubuffet After returning to Santo Domingo he became a professor at the National School of Fine Arts He had several solo exhibitions and participated in biennial art shows He won the Santo Domingo Biennial in 1958 with his painting El Sacrificio del Chivo Sacrifice of the Goat In 1961 after signing with The Contemporaries gallery in Manhattan Pichardo moved to New York City He had his first solo exhibition in the city in 1962 Later his work was exhibited in the Sarduy Gallery The artist continued to live and work in New York City until 1978 when he returned to Santo Domingo Death EditPichardo died at age 54 55 See also Edit Biography portal Dominican Republic portal New York City portal Visual arts portalList of American artists 1900 and after List of Dominican painters List of Latin American painters List of people from New York CityReferences EditDe los Santos Danilo Memoria de la pintura dominicana Volumen 3 Santo Domingo Grupo Leon Jimenes 2003 De los Santos Danilo Memoria de la pintura dominicana Volumen 4 Santo Domingo Grupo Leon Jimenes 2003 Sullivan Edward J Arte latinoamericano del siglo XX Editorial NEREA 1996 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eligio Pichardo amp oldid 1121037647, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
