Gatos en Chinchón Painting by Yolanda Castro Contreras

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ACADEMIC TRAINING He graduated in 1991 in Pedagogy in Biology and Sciences from the University of Arturo Prat in Iquique (Chile). His first contacts with artistic drawing and oil painting were carried out under the supervision of Alex Wittman and Alexiè Marinkovic. At the same time that he was beginning to learn about these new techniques, he quickly began to participate in various group and individual exhibitions in the cities of Iquique, Arica and Antofagasta (Chile). In 2000 he obtained the Universidad de Tarapacá prize at the First Regional Young Art Exhibition held in Arica (Chile) and in 2005 he was awarded the Postgraduate Scholarship from the Fundación Arte y Autores Contemporáneos, for which he traveled to Spain to join the Chinchón Academy as a scholarship artist.



Individual Exhibitions
· 2004 Yolanda Castro Contreras. Chela Lira Room of the Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta. Chile.
· 2002 The Shining of the Everyday. Casa Collahuasi Art Room, Iquique. Chile.


Collective Exhibitions
· 2007 The Chinchón School. Villa de Mostoles Cultural Center. Mostoles, Spain.
· 2007 The Chinchón School. Amárica Room, Vitoria- Gasteiz. Spain.
· 2006 Christmas Exhibition. The Academy, Arauco Foundation, Chinchón. Spain.
· 2005 Christmas Exhibition. The Academy, Arauco Foundation, Chinchón. Spain.
· 2004 Northern Strokes. Casa Collahuasi Art Room, Iquique. Chile.
· 2000 Colors of Summer. Mall las Américas, Iquique. Chile.
· 2000 Equinox. Astoreca Palace, Iquique. Chile.
· 2000 First Regional Young Art Exhibition, Arica. Chile.


Awards
· 2000 University of Tarapacá Award in the first Young Art salon, Arica. Chile.

• Nationality: CHILE
• Date of birth : unknown date
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• Groups: Contemporary Chilean Artists