Juan Andújar

Juan Andújar
Born (1986-08-09) 9 August 1986 (age 38)
Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic
Known forPlastic arts
Notable workMarina

Juan Andújar (born 1986) is a Dominican contemporary artist. He is known for his modern paintings, often inspired in the ocean and rural life.

Biography

Juan Andújar was born in 1986 in Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic.[citation needed] His family was full of artistic tradition, and his father, José Andújar, was the director of the music academy at Academia de Música Emilio Prud'Homme in Loma de Cabrera;[1] his uncle Juan Plutarco Andújar is a painter.[2] In Loma de Cabrera, Juan Andújar studies music while cultivates plastic arts. There, he participated, from 2000 to 2004, on the exposition "Unidos por el arte" (United for arts) with other local artist. Later, he joined the National School of Fine Arts (Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes) in Santo Domingo to study plastic arts.[3]

Exhibitions

Juan has participated in several individual and group exhibitions at local and international localities.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Solo exhibitions

  • Serena Mare, 2008, Mesa Fine Art, Santo Domingo.
  • Estímulos de Vida (honoring his uncle Juan Plutarco), 2014, Shanell Art Gallery, Malecon Center, Santo Domingo

Group exhibitions

  • Unidos por el arte, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004, Loma de Cabrera.
  • Exposición anual Casa de Teatro, 2005, Santo Domingo.
  • Arte Caribeño, 2005, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
  • Exposición Profundo Fundación Mir, 2005, Casa de Campo, La Romana.
  • 65 Artistas Latinoamericanos. Celebración 30 años de la Galería Nader, 2006, Santo Domingo.
  • Arte siempre Arte; 3ra edición, 2006, Galería Nader, Santo Domingo.
  • Artistas Dominicanos en Embajada Dominicana, Brussels, Belgium.
  • Rutas de los Murales, 2007, Hermanas Mirabal.
  • Murales de Arte Dominicano, 2006, Malecón Center, Santo Domingo.

Awards

Juan Andújar has received several awards,[11] including:

  • Medalla de Reconocimiento por el Cabildo del Distrito Nacional, Santo Domingo.
  • Premio Regional de la Juventud (desarrollo cultural).
  • Distinción de honor Mural Malecón Center.
  • Premio Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia, 2005, Loma de Cabrera.
  • Premio Casa de Teatro, 2004, Santo Domingo.

References

  1. ^ a b Tejada, Carlos (20 July 2008). "Serena Mare, exposición individual de Juan Andújar". DiarioDigitalRD (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "'Serena Mare', desde hoy en la galería Mesa Fine Art". Diario Libre. 29 July 2008. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b "De Loma de Cabrera a exponer en Mesa Fine Art". Listín Diario. Retrieved 30 November 2014.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "'Estímulos de Vida' del artista plástico Juan Andújar". Listín Diario. Retrieved 30 November 2014.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Hacia la fiesta de las mariposas". Listín Diario. Retrieved 30 November 2014.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Juan Andújar expone en Serena Mare: primeras obras". Hoy Digjtal. Grupo Corripio. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  7. ^ "El mar sereno y los colores pasteles en primera muestra Juan Andujar". Hoy Digital. Grupo Corripio. 31 July 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  8. ^ Contreras, Marivell. "Juan Andújar y sus estímulos de vida". Enterato. Caribe Servicios de Información Dominicana. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  9. ^ Cartagena Sánchez, Luís Felipe. "Andújar: Estímulos de vida". Galería de arte Shanell. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  10. ^ Prats, Joan (2008). "Una mente sumergida". Estilos. Grupo multimedios Omnimedia. p. 50. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  11. ^ "Galería Mesa Fine Art presenta la 1era. exposición individual de Juan Andújar". El Nuevo Diario. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.

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