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Adrián Arguedas Ruano

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Adrián Arguedas Ruano
Born1968 (age 55–56)[1]
EducationUniversidad Nacional de Costa Rica, Écoles Beaux d'Art en Lorient, France, University of Miami
Known forContemporary art
AwardsPremios Nacionales Aquileo J. Echeverría

Adrián Arguedas Ruano (born 1968) is a Costa Rican contemporary artist who works in painting, printmaking and sculpture.

Early life and education

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Arguedas was born and raised in Barva de Heredia.[2] He graduated from the School of Arts and Visual Communication of the National University of Costa Rica in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Between 1993-1994, he studied engraving at the École des beaux arts in Lorient, France. In 2000, he received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Miami, Florida, United States.[1]

Arguedas is a professor in the School of Arts and Visual Communication at the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica.[3]

Collections

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  • Museo de Arte Costarricense, San José, Costa Rica
  • Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo, San José, Costa Rica
  • Marcelo Narbona, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
  • Museum of Latin American Art Long Beach, California[4]
  • Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social, San José, Costa Rica[5]
  • Museos de Banco Central, San José, Costa Rica[1]

Awards

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In 1994, 2004 and 2007, Arguedas received the Premio Nacional Aquileo J. Echeverría award, which is the highest award in Costa Rica in the field of visual arts.[1][6] In 2019 he received the Francisco Amighetti National Visual Arts Award in sculpture for his exhibition El Aprediz.[7]

Selected exhibitions

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  • Cuidado ¡Pinta! o (De)construcciones pictóricas, Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, San Jose, Costa Rica[8]

Books

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  • "El Aprendiz" Adrian Arguedas Ruano | Maria Jose Monge Picado | 1ed. 104Pgs.. 28x22cm | Fundación Museos Banco Central de Costa Rica, 2019
  • "Grabados" Adrian Arguedas Ruano | Efrain Hernández | 1ed. 39Pgs. 28cm | Prensa Digital WILKO, San José, 2014.
  • "SUPER HEROES" Adrian Arguedas Ruano | Calvo Campos Esteban | 1ed. 70Pgs.. 28cm | San José: Museo de Arte Costarricense, 2007 ISBN 978-9968-9763-6-7

References

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