The Salon of Colombian Artists ( es, Salón de Artistas Colombianos) is a cultural event in

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

, considered the event with most trajectory. This event is celebrated every year between August 5 and September 12 with two main categories a national event and a set of regional contests. The first version of the Salon of Colombian Artists was set up during the presidency of Enrique Olaya Herrera whose administration tried to organize an official gallery. In 1931 the first official Salon of Colombian Artists took place in the Fine Arts Pavilion at the Independence Park in

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. Ricardo Gómez Campuzano obtained the first place in painting and Luis Alberto Acuña in sculpture. Only until 1940 the first annual Salon of Colombian Artists was organized. National Salon of Artists: Historical Data
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Winners

Winners 1940 - 2002 *1940 first Prize:

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with "Madre del pintor", gold medal: Santiago Martínez Delgado with "El que volvio" *1941 first Prize: Santiago Martínez Delgado, with "Interludio", gold medal:

Débora Arango Débora Arango Pérez (November 11, 1907 – December 4, 2005) was a Colombian artist, born in Medellín, Colombia as the daughter of Castor María Arango Díaz and Elvira Pérez. Though she was primarily a painter, Arango also worked in other ...

*1942 first Prize:

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, with "La Anunciación" Sculpture: José Domingo Domínguez with "Angustia" 1943 Suspended *1944 First Prize: Miguel Sopó Duque, with "Maternidad", in sculpture Miguel Diaz Vargas, with "Estudio en gris", in painting *1945 First prize: Jorge Ruíz Linares, with "Retrato de Eduardo Mendoza" *1946 First prize: Josefina Albarracín, with Sculpture "Cabeza de muchacha" and First prize: Carlos Díaz Vendaval, *1950 First prize: Moisés Vargas, with Sculpture "Laureano Gómez", Luis Alberto Acuña, with El Bautizo de Aquimín *1952 Tito Lombana, San Sebastián Escultura Blanca Sinesterra de Carreño Delfinius (primavera) Pintura *1957

Enrique Grau Enrique Grau (December 18, 1920 – April 1, 2004) was a Colombian artist best known for his depictions of Amerindian and Afro-Colombian figures. He was a member of the triumvirate of key Colombian artists of the 20th century which included Fernan ...

Elementos bajo un eclipse Pintura Hugo Martínez Forma mística Escultura *1958

Fernando Botero Fernando Botero Angulo (born 19 April 1932) is a Colombian figurative artist and sculptor, born in Medellín. His signature style, also known as "Boterismo", depicts people and figures in large, exaggerated volume, which can represent political ...

La Camara Degli Sposi Pintura *1959

Eduardo Ramírez Villamizar Eduardo Ramírez Villamizar (27 August 1922 – 24 August 2004) was a Colombian painter and sculptor. He is considered a pioneer of abstract, minimalist, and Constructivist art in Colombia, and in Latin America more broadly. Early life and edu ...

Horizontal blanco y negro Pintura *1961

3 Dibujos Dibujo Pedro Luis Hanné Gallo Niña pintora Grabado Manuel Hernández Flores en blanco y rojo Pintura *1962

Alejandro Obregón Alejandro Jesús Obregón Rosės (4 June 1920 – 11 April 1992) was a Colombian painter, muralist, sculptor and engraver. Biography Obregón was born in Barcelona, Spain. He was the son of a Colombian father and a Catalan mother. The Obregó ...

, Violencia

, Relieve circular Escultura *1963 Pedro Alcántara Herrán, Naturaleza muerta # 1, 2, 3 Dibujo Beatriz Daza, Crisol para Prometeo Escultura Carlos Granada, Solo con su muerte Pintura Edgar Negret, celeste Escultura Augusto Rendón, Santa Bárbara Grabado *1964

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, El gran inquisidor Dibujo

Saludo al astronauta Escultura Augusto Rivera Paisaje y carroña Pintura *1965 Pedro Alcántara Herrán De esta tumba, de estas benditas cenizas no nacerán violetas Dibujo Feliza Bursztyn Mirando al norte Escultura Normam Mejía, La horrible mujer castigada Pintura *1966 Pedro Alcántara Herrán Testimonio # 1, 2, 3 Dibujo Roxana Mejía, Ziruma Cerámica

, Ícaro y las avispas Pintura

, El río Escultura Augusto Rendón, Un homenaje Grabado *1967 Edgar Negret, Cabo Kennedy Escultura *1969 Carlos Rojas Ingeniería de la visión Pintura *1970

Omar Rayo Omar Rayo Reyes (January 20, 1928 – June 7, 2010) was a renowned Colombian painter, sculptor, caricaturist and plastic artist. He won the 1970 Salón de Artistas Colombianos. Rayo worked with abstract geometry primarily employing black, whi ...

Butatán Pintura *1971

Olga de Amaral Olga de Amaral (born 1932) is a Colombian textile and visual artist known for her large-scale abstract works made with fibers and covered in gold and/or silver leaf. Because of her ability to reconcile local concerns with international development ...

Muro tejido # 79 Textil *1972 Suspended *1973 Ever Astudillo Dibujo # 10 - # 11 Dibujo Juan Antonio Roda El delirio de las monjas muertas Pintura Carlos Rojas Espacios Escultura *1974

Juan Cárdenas Juan Cárdenas Arroyo (born 1939) is a Colombian figurative painter. He was born in Popayán. He graduated from Columbia University in New York, and in 1962 he studied painting at the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island, in th ...

Autorretrato Dibujo John Castles Modulación vertical Escultura María de la Paz Jaramillo La señora Macbeth Grabado *1976 Germán Botero Torre de metal Escultura Santiago Cárdenas La corbata Pintura Fernell Franco Interior 1 - Interior 2 Fotografía *1978 Ana Mercedes Hoyos Atmósfera Pintura Grupo El sindicato Alacena con zapatos Escultura *1980 María Consuelo García Juego # 1 Escultura Beatriz Jaramillo Zócalo Audiovisual *1985 Carlos Salazar La carta ( Betsabé ) Pintura Ronny Vayda Sin título Escultura *1986

Maternidad, Magadalena Pintura Víctor Laignelet Trilogía de los espejos Pintura Ángel Loochkarh El Ángel nos llama Pintura

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Las partes I - Las partes II Pintura Alicia Viteri Tiempo gris Pintura Gustavo Zalamea Pera amarilla, estudio con frutas Pintura *1987 Luis Fernando Peláez Sin título Escultura Aeropuerto Olaya Herrera, Medellín Doris Salcedo Sin título Instalación *1989 Diego Mazuera Desayuno en las rocas Pintura

Felicidad perdida Fotografía Bibiana Vélez Dificultad inicial Pintura Hugo Zapata Geografía Escultura *1990 Rafael Echeverri Sin título Pintura Consuelo Gómez Guatavita Escultura María Teresa Hincapié Una cosa es una cosa Performance Alberto Sojo Sin título Pintura *1992 Catalina Mejía Sin título Pintura

Nadín Ospina Nadín Ospina (born May 16, 1960, in Bogotá) is a Colombian artist with significant international exposure. His awards include First Prize, 34th Salon of Colombian Artists (1992) and First Prize, 18th Salon of Fire, Gilberto Alzate Avendaño Fo ...

In - Partibus Infidelium Instalación

Enrique Vargas Enrique () is the Spanish variant of the given name Heinrich of Germanic origin. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Enric (Catalan), Enrico (Italian), Henrik (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian), Heinrich (German), Hendrik, Henk (Dut ...

El hilo de Ariadna Performance *1994

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Cuarto frío Instalación José Horacio Martínez La Naturaleza no da saltos Pintura Alfonzo Suárez Ciodaro Visitas y apariciones Performance *1996 María Teresa Hincapié Divina proporción Performance Mario Opazo Ícaro González, de la serie de Los ausentes Instalación Luis Fernando Roldán Calendario Pintura *1998 Wilson Díaz Fallas de origen Instalación Alejandro Ortiz Sin título Instalación Grupo Nómada Rastros al vacío Performance *2000 Proyecto Pentágono PROYECTO PARALE *2002 38 Juan José Rendón Movimiento interior Videoinstalación

References

External links

50años SNA 50 years of National Salon of Colombian Artists

Colombian Ministry of Culture - National Salon of Colombian Artists

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National Salon of Artists
Arts awards in Colombia