The Faculty of Arts and Design (formerly known as the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas or ENAP), is a college of art in Xochimilco, Mexico City. The school is part the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, and is responsible for teaching painting, sculpture and graphic design, with undergraduate and graduate studies in San Carlos. It is regarded as one of the best art schools in Mexico.

History

The Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas was spun off from the

Academy of San Carlos The Academy of San Carlos ( es, Academia de San Carlos) is located at 22 Academia Street in just northeast of the main plaza of Mexico City. It was the first major art academy and the first art museum in the Americas. It was founded in 1781 as th ...

. The graduate program is held in San Carlos and is regarded as a research institute.

Notable alumni

* Pedro Cervantes (born 1933), sculptor * Mónica Mayer (born 1954) * Gabriel Orozco (born 1962), attended 1981 to 1984. * Melchor Peredo (born 1927) * Puri Yáñez (born 1936), attended ENAP from 1956 to 1958.

References

External links

Official Website (Spanish)
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Art schools in Mexico National Autonomous University of Mexico {{Mexico-edu-stub

History

Notable alumni

See also

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