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Anna Rank

Visual Artist

Drawing, Painting, Sculpture, Video. In-person and online artistic training workshops.

Anna Rank is a Uruguayan artist. She lived and studied in New York for twelve years and currently resides in Argentina. She belongs to the second generation of the Torres García Workshop.

She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Parsons School of Design. She studied Art Education at Bank Street College, NY. From 1983 to 1993 she studied drawing and painting with Julio Alpuy in New York. In 1986 she studied printmaking with Krishna Reddy at New York University, and in 1984 she took “Aesthetics” with Jorge Romero Brest at the Center for Advanced Studies of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. She studied composition with Antonio Pezzino and with Hilda Varela. She graduated in Fine Arts from the Pedro Figari School.

She received an Artist-in-Residence grant from the Mozarteum Argentino at the Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, in 2014. She created installations for the International Vigil for Peace at the Central Park Bandshell and the Queens Museum of Art, NY, 2009–2010. She was awarded the O.E.A. Scholarships in Washington DC and the Helena Rubinstein Foundation Scholarship in New York, 1991–1992. She was Artist-in-Residence at the Altos de Chavón Foundation in 1990 and received the Bacardi–Citibank–Wang Prize in Puerto Rico in 1984.

She currently teaches in her studio, both in-person and online, in Buenos Aires. She taught at the Guillermo Roux Workshop from 1997 to 2017; at the National School of Fine Arts “Ernesto de la Cárcova” between 1997 and 1998; at the Queens Museum of Art and the NYC Department of Education from 2005 to 2007; at the Catholic University of Uruguay from 1994 to 1996; at the Altos de Chavón School of Design in the Dominican Republic from 1990 to 1991; and at the Bronx Museum from 1988 to 1992.

My work is inspired by the teachings of Joaquín Torres García and his disciples, who guided me toward an organic geometry that transcends imitation and seeks to reveal invisible structures. His constructive universalism taught me to create from a composition that is both rational and sensuous.

1993 – Master of Fine Arts in Painting, Parsons The New School for Design, New York.
Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education for primary and secondary levels, Parsons The New School for Design, New York.
Computer Animation, Parsons School of Design, New York.

Studies

1993 - 1991
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Master of Fine Arts in Painting, Parsons The New School for Design, New York. Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education, Parsons The New School for Design, New York. Computer Animation, Parsons School of Design, New York.
1993 - 1991
1988 - 1989
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Printmaking, Krishna Reddy Workshop, New York University, NY.
1988 - 1989
1983, 1986 - 1988
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Drawing and painting with Julio Alpuy, New York.
1983, 1986 - 1988
1984
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“Aesthetics” with Jorge Romero Brest, Center for Advanced Studies of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.
1984
1979 - 1981
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Pedro Figari School, University of Labor, Montevideo.
1979 - 1981
1977 - 1978
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Drawing with Hilda Varela, Montevideo.
1977 - 1978
1976 - 1977
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Architecture preparatory studies, Francisco Bauzá, Montevideo.
1976 - 1977

Awards & Honors

2024-2014
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Artist Residency, Atelier Mozarteum Argentino, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
2024-2014
2024
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Represented Uruguay in the exhibition “Diversities,” Instituto Cervantes, Paris
2024
2018
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“Who is What?”, video art presentation, Mar del Plata International Film Festival.

2018
2016
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Award – Exhibition, OEI Cultural Space (Organization of Ibero-American States), Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2016
2014
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Artist-in-Residence, Mozarteum Argentino Atelier, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris.

2014
2013
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“Who is What?” Video art presentation for children, CCE, Montevideo, Uruguay.

2013
2010
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Pre-opening of “Peace Umbrellas,” Queens Museum of Art, New York.

2010
1992 - 1993
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Organization of American States (OAS) Scholarship, Washington DC.

 

1992 - 1993
1991 - 1993
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Helena Rubinstein Foundation Award, Parsons, New York.

1991 - 1993
1990
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The New York Public Library acquired the artist’s book Don Quixote de la Mancha for the Print Room Collection.
Artist-in-Residence, Altos de Chavón Foundation, Dominican Republic.

1990
1990
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New York University sponsored the printing and presentation of Don Quixote de la Mancha (Artist’s Book).

1990
1989 - 1990
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Invited panelist, “Identity and Abstraction in Latin American Art,” with Julio Alpuy, Osiris Delgado, E. Ruiz de la Mata, and Margarita Fernández Zabala.

1989 - 1990
1985
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Center for Advanced Studies of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean.

1985
1984
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First Prize, Christian Art Exhibition, Montevideo.

1984
1984
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Bacardi–Citibank–Wang Prize, Puerto Rico.

1984

Ralli Museum, Punta del Este, Uruguay

With Jeison at the Ralli Museum, Punta del Este, Uruguay.

Exhibition at the Ralli Museum, Punta del Este, Uruguay.

Museo Ralli, Punta Del Este, Uruguay.

Collections
Ralli Museum, Punta del Este, Uruguay
Musée d’Art Contemporain de Chamalières, France
Buquebus Foundation, Montevideo, Uruguay

New York Public Library, The Print Room, New York.

Altos de Chavón Art Collection, La Romana, Dominican Republic.

Young Artists Series, San Juan Gallery, Puerto Rico
Daniela Chappard Foundation, Caracas, Venezuela

Christian Art Association, Montevideo, Uruguay.

Publications

2018
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Torres García and Pre-Columbian Art, Artelogie, Paris, France.

2018
1991-92

The School of the South: Chronology – Biography – Artist List, Ministry of Culture of Spain and University of Texas Press.

1991-92
1992

The Cyclical Night, Artist’s Book, Altos de Chavón.

1992
1989

Don Quixote de la Mancha, Artist's Book. New York University.

1989
1998
Ombúes, Virtual Book 1998. http://www.totemis.fr
1998

2015 –  “Peace Umbrellas,” Museum Night, ITIMUSEUM and the Templete at Parque de los Patricios, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2010 – “Peace Umbrellas”, Instalación, Petrocino Square, Soho, New Yorck

Installations

2015
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“Paraguas de la Paz,” Night of the Museums, ITIMUSEUM and Parque de los Patricios Temple, Buenos Aires.

2015
2010
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“Peace Umbrellas,” Installation, Petrosino Square, Soho, New York.

2010
2010
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“Umbrellas for Peace and Ecology,” Installation, Central Park, New York.

2010
2010
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"Ri . . . Galgata" Galgata, Perugia, Umbria, Italia.

2010
2009
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“Specters,” Installation, Central Park, New York.

2009
2009
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“Doves for Peace,” Installation, Band Shell, Central Park, New York.

2009
2008
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“Ri…Galgata,” Galgata, Perugia, Umbria, Italy.

2008
2004
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“Specters of the Tree,” Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2004

1998 – With Emma Sanguinetti at the exhibition “Ombúes,” Fundación Buquebus, Montevideo.

2006 – With Guillermo Roux at the exhibition “Parejas,” Casa de la Cultura, Olivos, Buenos Aires.

1998 – With Jose Serebrier at the exhibition “Portrait of a Tree: The Ombú,” Gallery of the Consulate General of Uruguay and the Permanent Mission to the United Nations, New York.

1998 – With Philip Pearlstein at the exhibition “Portrait of a Tree: The Ombú,” Gallery of the Consulate General of Uruguay and the Permanent Mission to the United Nations, New York.

1998 – With Stephen Kaplan at the exhibition “Portrait of a Tree: The Ombú,” Gallery of the Consulate General of Uruguay and the Permanent Mission to the United Nations, New York.

2006 – With Cecilia Buzio de Torres and Cecilia Caballero at the exhibition “Parejas,” Casa de la Cultura de Olivos, Buenos Aires.

2016 – “Human Deconstruction,” Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2024 – Exhibition at the Embassy of Uruguay in Paris, with the Minister and the Consul of Uruguay.

Exhibition and lecture with Cecilia Caballero.

Exhibition at the OEI Cultural Center (Organization of Ibero-American States), Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Benito Stern Hall, Punta del Este, Uruguay.

Performance en la Exposición Parejas de la Casa de la Cultura en San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina

With Julio and Yoana Alpuy, Consulate, New York.

Solo Exhibitions

2024
“Human Steps,” Open Studio Exhibition, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France.
2024
2020

“Construction Deconstruction,” Bayley Fine Art, Sala Benito Stern, Punta del Este, Uruguay.

2020
2017

“Human Symbols,” OEI Cultural Space, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2017
2016

“Human Deconstruction,” Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos Aires.

2016
2015

“Oneiric Readings,” Alliance Française, Buenos Aires.

2015
2012

“Fragments of Life,” Dain Usina Cultural, Buenos Aires.

2012
2006

“Couples,” Casa de la Cultura, Olivos, Buenos Aires.

2006
2004

“Specters of the Tree,” Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires.

2004
2003

“Paintings,” House of Martindale, Pilar, Argentina.

2003
2000

“La Guerra de los Yacarés,” Artist’s Book presentation, Buenos Aires Book Fair.

2000
2000

“Drawings and Paintings,” Club Uruguay, Montevideo.

2000
1999

“La Noche Cíclica,” Artist’s Book presentation, Buenos Aires Book Fair.

1999
1999

"La Noche Cíclica", Artist’s Book presentation, Homage to Borges, Buenos Aires Book Fair, Uruguay Stand.

1999
1999

“Don Quixote de la Mancha,” Artist’s Book Presentation, Dominican Republic.

1999
1998

“Portrait of a Tree: The Ombú,” Consulate General of Uruguay and UN Mission, New York.

1998
1998

“Ombúes,” Altos de Chavón, Dominican Republic.

1998
1998

“Ombúes,” Organization of American States Gallery, Recoleta, Buenos Aires.

1998
1998

“Ombúes,” Buquebus Foundation, Montevideo.

1998
1997

Piriápolis Museum, Castillo de Piria, Piriápolis.

1997
1996

Didactic Artiguista Museum, Dragones Barracks, Maldonado.

1996
1996

Piriápolis Museum, Castillo de Piria, Piriápolis.

1996
1996

Las Dunas Hotel, Manantiales, Punta del Este.

1996
1995

Didactic Artiguista Museum, Dragones Barracks, Maldonado.

1995
1994

Moretti Gallery, Montevideo.

1994
1994

Spanish Cultural Center, Santiago, Chile.

1994
1993

Greenwich Theatre, Tribute to Marian Anderson, Connecticut.

1993
1992

"Cyclical Night" Georgetown Methodist Church, Washington DC. Presentation (artist's book).

1992
1990

“Don Quixote de la Mancha,” Artist’s Book, sponsored by New York University, Spanish Institute Gallery, New York; also sponsored by the Embassy of Spain and the Ibero-American Institute, Linardi y Risso, Montevideo.

1990
1984

Hilton International. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

1984
1980

Alliance Francaise, Montevideo.

1980
1979

Ta-Nisia Galleries, New York.

1979

2001 – “Essence of Woman,” Castillo Pitamiglio Museum – MGL Art Gallery, Montevideo, with the presence of painter Hilda Varela.

2006 – “Nature,” Sofitel Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina, with Santiago Comas.

Group Exhibitions

2025
Ateliers Portes Ouvertes de la Ville de Montrouge, France.
2025
2024
Diversities, Instituto Cervantes, Paris, France.
2024
2024
Ancestral Forms, Embassy of Uruguay, Paris, France.
2024
2023
Monuments to Unknown Heroes – Luis Camnitzer, CAC, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
2023
2021
Julio Alpuy Homage Exhibition, Art History Museum, Uruguay.
2021
2020
Julio Alpuy Homage Exhibition, Mazzoni Museum, Maldonado, Uruguay.
2020
2019

“Río de los Pájaros,” Embassy of Uruguay, Buenos Aires.
“Río de los Pájaros,” Pablo Cassará Foundation Museum, Buenos Aires. Julio Alpuy Tribute Exhibition – Mazzoni Museum, Maldonado, Uruguay. Julio Alpuy Tribute Exhibition – Museum of Art History, Montevideo, Uruguay.

2019
2018

"Eternity" Murizio Cattelan Project, Art Basel Cities, Buenos Aires.
"Constructivo - Madi - Deconstructivo" Embasy of Uruguay, Paris.

2018
2014

Open workshop exhibition, Cité Internationale Des Arts, París, France.

2014
2011

Anna Rank Workshop Exhibition, Palermo H Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2011
2011

"Ri . . . Galgata" Galgata, Perugia, Umbria, Italy.

2011
2010

“Peace Umbrellas", Instalation, Band Shell, Central Park, New York.

2010
2010

"Ri . . . Galgata" Galgata, Perugia, Umbria, Italy.

2010
2010

"Doves for Peace", Saint Peter's Episcopal Church, Lewes, Delaware, USA.

2010
2010

"Doves for Peace", Biggs Museum of American Art, Dover, Delaware, USA.

2010
2009

Palermo H Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2009
2009

"Spectres", Installation, Central Park, New York, USA.

2009
2009

"Doves for Peace", Installation, Band Shell, Central Park, New York.

2009
2008

Paintings at home gallery, Casa Foa, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2008
2008

"Ri . . . Galgata" Galgata, Perugia, Umbria, Italy.

2008
2008

"Corpo Nomade" Cortona, Toscana, Italy.

2008
2006

"Nature" Sofitel Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2006
2005

"Painting by Building" - Anna Rank Workshop Cuartel de Dragones Museum, Maldonado, Uruguay.

2005
2003

"Mirages" Recoleta Cultural Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2003
2003

"The Artist Illuminates His Library," Recoleta Cultural Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Cecilia de Torres Gallery, Arte BA, Buenos Aires

2003
2001

"Essence of Woman", Pitamiglio Castle Museum-MGL Art Gallery, Montevideo.

2001
2000

"Art of the two shores", Cultural Participation Center of the Coast, Municipality of Vicente López, Buenos Aires.

2000
2000

Musée d' Art Contemporain de Chamaliéres, France.

2000
1994

Moretti Gallery, Montevideo.

1994
1994

Castells & Castells, Montevideo.

1994
1994

Latin American Yearbook of Plastic Arts, O Paço das Artes, San Paulo, Brazil.

1994
1994

El Cabildo, Montevideo, Uruguay.

1994
1993

Juan B. Castañino Museum of Fine Arts, Rosario, Argentina.

1993
1992

La Casa del Vicario Gallery, Montevideo.

1992
1992

"Fraternitas 92" Puerto Maderos, Buenos Aires.

1992
1992

Ted Cronin Gallery, New York.

1992
1990

La Casa del Vicario Gallery, Montevideo.

1990
1990

"Exhibition of Artists in Residence" Main Gallery, Altos de Chavón, Dominican Republic.

1990
1990

Latin American Artists Exhibition-Avon, New York.

1990
1989

La Casa del Vicario Gallery, Montevideo.

1989
1989

"Alphabet Books" Ted Cronin Gallery, New York.

1989
1989

Christian Art Association, Montevideo.

1989
1988

Pan Am, Montevideo.

1988
1987

Christian Art Association, Montevideo.

1987
1986

Christian Art Association, Montevideo.

1986
1985

Watercolors-San Juan Gallery, Puerto Rico.

1985
1984

Graphics-San Juan Gallery, Puerto Rico.

1984
1984

Graphics-Bacardi Museum, Puerto Rico.

1984
1984

Melecon III Gallery, Punta del Este.

1984
1984

Drawings-San Juan Gallery, Puerto Rico.

1984
1984

All Nations Women's League, Inc. New York.

1984
1984

Christian Art Association, Montevideo.

1984
1983

Lehman College, New York.

1983
1982

Latin American Art Today, Fordham University, New York

1982
1982

Queens College, New York.

1982

The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, N.Y.

Spanish Cultural Center, Montevideo.

Building the Landscape, San Carlos, Uruguay.

“Building the Landscape X,” Santa Cándida Palace, Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos.

Landscape Seminar, Pinamar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Teacher Seminar, Queens Museum of Art, NYC Department of Education.

Teaching
2020

Anna Rank Taller virtual, "Dibujar y Pintar Construyendo" Proyecto en curso.

2020
2003-2020

Anna Rank Taller, Buenos Aires, Profesora, Talleres de Dibujo y Pintura.

2003-2020
2000-2017

Fundación/Taller Guillermo Roux, Buenos Aires, Profesora, Talleres de Pintura.

2000-2017
2003-2017

Anna Rank Taller, Buenos Aires, Profesora, Talleres de Dibujo y Pintura.

2003-2017
2013

Talleres para Niños, CCE, Artista y profesora, Montevideo, Uruguay.

2013
2012

"Construyendo el paisaje X", Profesora, Seminario de Pintura, Histórico Palacio Santa Cándida, Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos, Argentina.

2012
2011

"Construyendo el Paisaje IX", Profesora, Seminario de Pintura, “El Puerto” Carmelo, Uruguay.

2011
2009-2010

"Construyendo el Paisaje VII y VIII", Profesora, Seminario de Pintura, Estancia Estrella Federal, Ramallo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2009-2010
2008

"Construyendo el Paisaje VI", Profesora, Seminario de Pintura, Hotel Loma Bola, Córdoba, Argentina.

2008
2005-2007

Queens Museum of Art, New York City Department of Education.

2005-2007
2007

Seminarios para Desarrollo Profesional de profesores de arte.

2007
2006

Seminario II "Nueva York Cultural", Viaje con grupo de alumnos. New York, Filadelfia.

2006
2006

School of Visual Arts, Master in Education Department, New York. Profesora visitante.

2006
2005

"Construyendo el paisaje V", Profesora, Seminario de Pintura, Hotel del Bosque, Pinamar, Argentina.

2005
2004

"Construyendo el paisaje IV", Profesora., Seminario de Pintura, Hotel Argentino, Piriapilis, Uruguay.

2004
2004

"Construyendo el paisaje lll", Profesora., Seminario de Pintura, Hostería Tata Inti, Merlo, San Luis, Argentina.

2004
2002-2003

ICOM, Consejo Internacional de Museos, Montevideo. Profesora. Arte Latinoamericano del Siglo XX. Curso/ Taller "Artes Museográficas".

2002-2003
2001

"Construyendo el paisaje I y II ", Profesora, Seminario de Pintura, Hotel Tunquelén, Bariloche, Argentina. Seminario I "Nueva York Cultural". Viaje con grupo de alumnos.

2001
1998-1999

Pintar Construyendo" y "Construyendo el Paisaje", Profesora Fundadora, Talleres Buenos Aires, con Guillermo Roux.

1998-1999
1998

"Blanco y Negro - Figura Humana" , Profesora, Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes Ernesto de la Cárcova, Buenos Aires.

1998
1997

Talleres particulares y Municipalidad de San Isidro, Buenos Aires "Observar y Construir", Profesora, Curso de Dibujo, Blanco y Negro.

1997
1997

Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes Ernesto de la Cárcova, Buenos Aires "Dibujar Construyendo" - Profesora, Taller de Dibujo.

1997
1996

Taller particular, Grupo de Guillermo Roux, Buenos Aires "Maratón Blanco y Negro" - Profesora, Taller de Dibujo.

1996
1994-1995

Universidad Católica, Facultad de Comunicación, Montevideo, Uruguay. Profesora, Seminario de Diseño y Comunicación - Jurado de Tesis.

1994-1995
1992-1993

The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, N.Y. Conferencista, La Escuela del Sur, Joaquín Torres-García y su Herencia, 5 conferencias en inglés y 5 en español.

1992-1993
1992

Escuela Pública Elemental CES104 Bronx, N.Y. Profesora asistente, Arte.

1992
1990-1992

Escuela de Diseño Altos de Chavón, La Romana, República Dominicana. Directora del Departamento de Arte y Profesora, Pintura, Dibujo, Ilustración, 3 Dimensiones, e Historia del Arte.

1990-1992

The Latin American Spirit – Art and Artists in the United States – 1920–1970

Curatorial Experience
1988-1990

Torres-García Foundation, Montevideo-New York. Researcher, Catalogues Joaquín Torres-García and his Legacy; and Joaquín Torres-García Retrospective Work Huntington Art Gallery, Austin, Texas. Reina Sofía Center, Madrid, Spain, Bronx Museum.

1988-1990
1986-1989

Bronx Museum of the Arts, NY. Researcher and co-organizer. The Latin American Spirit: Art and Artists in the United States, 1920–1970.

1986-1989
1983-1985

San Juan Gallery, Puerto Rico. Director and Curator. “Young Artists Series.”

1983-1985
1984

Bacardí Museum; Casablanca Museum, Puerto Rico. Curator and coordinator.

1984
1984

Casablanca Museum, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Jan D'Esopo Exhibition.

1984
1984

San Juan Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Coordinator, Workshops: Watercolor by Burton Silverman and "Form and Structure" by Julio Alpuy. Obtained scholarships for students.

1984

Other Projects

1992

Maxim’s Restaurant, New York. Poster and logo design for Josephine Baker.

1992
1981

Caroline Carpantier for Pierre Balmain Fashion Studio, Buenos Aires and Paris. Children’s clothing design.

1981
1979
Teatro Stella D’Italia, Montevideo. Scenography for The Wizard of Oz.
1979
1979

Uruguay–U.S. Cultural Alliance, Montevideo. Scenography for Junta Mamarrachitos.

1979