Octavio Paniagua

Born in Santo Domingo, R.D., in 1958. Conducts studies of Fine Arts at the National School Arts "ENBA," 1972-1979 and a specialty in Advertising "Advertising and Marketing." "INPUMER" (1980). He has been Professor at major study centers, private schools and individuals. His writings have also been published in the Supplements "Island Open," The Afternoon Alegre Publications Turintel and in the newspapers today, El Nacional, El Siglo, Listín Diario, Last Time, The Nation and others. His name appears in books art critic and writer, Candido Gerón, Dominican Encyclopedia of Visual Arts in Volumes I, II and III; Memories of Villa Juana, a magazine (now), Revised and Updated Encyclopedia of A.P., in the Dominican Republic, Volume I, II and III, 2002, Candido Gerón and various radio and television interviews.

Individual

2006-Oda of Colores- Alliance Art Gallery, Alliance Dominican N.Y.
2003 - Sepia-Dominican College Of Plastic Artists, S.D.
2000-Oda of Colores- Museum houses Royal, S.D.
1998-Brief Anthology - Floresta Restaurat, Jarabacoa. R.D,
1997-Expo-Conjunta of Painting and Sculpture, Casino Hispaniola, Santo Domingo;
1993-Eroticism Mágico- Galleries friends, S.D., R.D.
1990 - The Color of Child-Dominican College of Plastic Artists, S.D. , R.D.
1985-expression and color-Daniel's gallery S.D. , R.D.
1984-Water and Color Magic, Art Gallery Paiewonsky, Santo Domingo
1983 - Water and Color, Art Nouveau Gallery, Santo Domingo
1982-Expo-Conjunta, Art Center Candido Bido, Santo Domingo, R.D.;
Paniagua has been awarded several times:
1976-Second Prize (III Contest from the Royal Bank of Canada)
1977 - II and III Award (Week of the Arts)
1978-II Award Painting, Post-Grado National School of Fine Arts; First prize of Engraving and First Prize Drawing Nature, National School of Fine Arts.

This artist has participated in major competitions and exhibitions such as Collective:
1976-III Contest Royal Bank of Canada and the Dominican Collective Ateneo, Santo Domingo, R.D.;
1977 - I Contest Pro-Arte, Ministry of Education;
1978 - I Collective of the ODC, V Contest Royal Bank of Canada;
1979-Collective Central General de Trabajadores;
1981 - I Contest Jaime Colson, Secretary of State for Tourism; Contest E. Leon Jimenez; Collective -Pintores of Our Earth, Sheraton Hotel; I
Contest Cocoa San Pedro de Macoris, R.D.;
Collective Gallery Arawak; Expo-Conjunta "Casuchas" Exhibition Hall, Art Center Candido Bidó;
1982-Collective Gallery of Art Nouveau. Opening; Collective Gallery Arawak; Collective Reserve Bank;
1983 - I Contest Miniatures, Gallery Nouveau: I contest the COTAL, Volunteer. Galleries Ferry's, La Romana, R.D.; Opening, Center for Visual Arts. Proposals; Contest E. Leon Jimenez, Santiago, R.D.;
1984-XVI Biennial Fine Arts -GAM-; Collective Tribute 'We are Frank' Proposal; Collective "One More Step" Generation 80 at the Collective UNPHU:
1985-Collective Tribute to Art critic Humberto Soto Ricart, Gallery Proposal;
1988-Collective Anniversary of the UASD, Gallery of Modern Art;
1989 - Grand Auction to Benefit the Painters of Puerto Rico, the Cyclone Victims;
1990-Collective Pro-Fondos of Dominican College of Plastic Artists, CODAP: Collective "Plastic Artists for Earth and the Environment"; Collective CODAP, Auditorium of the Central Bank, Santo Domingo; Collective CODAP Santiago de los Caballeros, R . D.;
1991-XIII Contest E. Leon Jimenez, Santiago and Santo Domingo, R.D.; Collective Exhibition "7 Days-7 Artists' Gallery Corangel, Central Square; Collective Participation Grand Bazaar Checkers Diplomatic Paraboloide of MAM; Collective Labor, Santo Domingo; Collective Patron of Baní, Prov. Peravia:
1992-XVIII Biennial Visual Arts, MAM, Santo Domingo; ILD Expo-Colectiva, CODAPM Contest Visual Duarte, Palacio de Bellas Artes (Expo-Itinerante); Grand Opening Collective Art Gallery LUC; Inauguration Gift-Shop, Art Gallery Tap Portugal.
1993-Expo-Colectiva of CODAP. Santo Domingo, R.D.; Expo-Colectiva "Internal Worlds," Friends Gallery, San Pedro de Macoris, R.D.;
1994-Collective Gallery Cury, Santo Domingo, R.D.; Fair Art Gallery Corangel, Santo Domingo, R.D.; Expo-Colectiva Gallery Art Club, Santo Domingo, R.D.; Collective Great White Gallery Amigas Santo Domingo; Great Collective San Pedro de Macoris, R.D.; Reinauguración gallery Daniel's Plaza Domino; Great Fair Art Gallery Corangel, Central Square; Artists Yesterday, Today and Always, A.D.N.;
1995-Expo-Aniversario INDOTEC, Santo Domingo, R.D.; Great Collective Gacela Capella, Capella Hotel Complex in the East; Collective Brushes United for Peace, Girl Scouts Dominicans, Santo Domingo; Expo-Colectiva Tribute to Poet Don Manuel's Cabral, Santo Domingo, R.D.; Expo-Colectiva, Art Club, La Atarazana, Santo Domingo, R.D.; Inauguration Gallery La Gioconda, Santo Domingo, R.D.;
1996-Great Collective, Hearts White Hotel Santo Domingo, Santo Domingo, R.D.;
1997-II Festival of Visual Arts, MAM, Santo Domingo, R.D.;
1998-Shows Collective Painters Dominicans, Colors in the Sand, the Colectura Argentine Museum, Argentina; Great Collective 45th Anniversary of the UASD, Museum of Modern Art, Santo Domingo; Collective in Tribute to Mothers, Maximum decorations, Santo Domingo; Total II Arts Festival, Jarabacoa, La Vega, R.D.;
1999-Collective Painters and sculptors Villa Juana, The Gate of Artists, Santo Domingo; Collective Painters, National Housing Bank, Santiago de los Caballeros, R.D.; Collective Grand Hotel Lina, Santo Domingo; Great Collective Hotel Matum, Santiago, R.D.;
2000-Painters and Sculptors with Hippolytus and Miracles, Events and Exhibition Center, Santo Domingo, R.D.; In Tribute Collective Maximum Aviles Blonda, DGBA, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic;
2001 - Collective Expo Alcarrizos (Tribute to Tomas Alberto Hernandez); Collective Expo-Mudante, S.A., National District, R.D.;
2002 - International Biennial of Watercolor, Mexico, D.C.;
2002 - Collective Miniatures, CODAP, National District, R.D.;
2003 - Performace, The Boulevard of 27 February, National District;
2005-Cultural Week of CODAP, Santo Domingo, D. N.;
2006-Collective Alianza Dominicana, New York;
2006-Anniversary Galleria del Carmen, Santo Domingo, D. N.;
2006-Exhibition Dominico-Martiniqueña, Santo Domingo, D. N.; Elected jury of organizing Prime Centennial Georgi Morel;
2006-Organizing Collective Alfredo Pacheco Ozoria;
2006-Stan of the Great Exhibition of Art in New York;

President in the period 2005-2007's Dominican College of Plastic Artists (CODAP); Currently standing advisory. Performing an excellent management with all artists Dominicans, establishing international agreements for cultural exchange, giving opportunity for emerging artists to perform their first exhibitions.

Some Collections or countries where they exhibit their works:

Museum Graph Novosibirsk (Russia)
Mexican Museum of Watercolor
Art Dealer Alliance N. Y.
AAA Water and Garbage Collection
ODC, Candido Geron Collection
Collection Cambiaso
Eve
Puerto Rico
Spain
Haiti
Jamaica
Sweden
Italy
Germany
Portugal, among others ...