Juan Uslé Oceja (born 1954) is a Spanish

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painter. His work varies between

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and figurative representation. In 2002, he received the Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas, a national arts prize awarded by the Ministerio de Cultura of Spain. He works both in New York City and in Saro in

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Early life and education

Uslé was born on December 19, 1954 in

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in northern Spain. He studied at the

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, in

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in eastern Spain, between 1973 to 1977. Uslé is married to artist

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, who he has occasionally collaborated with in work. Together they have a daughter, Vicky Uslé (born 1981) who is also a painter. Uslé moved to New York City with his family in the 1987. He lives between New York City and Saro, Cantabria. Uslé's first art exhibition in the United States was in 1988 at Farideh Cadot Gallery in New York City. Exhibitions of his work include ''Nudos Y Rizomas'' (2010), Es Baluard, Museu d'Art Modern i Contemporani de Palma,

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; and ''Notes on Soñe que Revelabas'' (2019), ,

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