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Biography
| 2031 | born in Caracas (Venezuela) |
| 1936-1944 | Experimental course for children at the Caracas School of Fine Arts |
| 1945-1948 | Lithographer in the company “Cartones de Venezuela” Draftsman with Carlos Cruz in the Advertising company “Mc Cann-Erickson” |
| 1949-1951 | Studies at the Caracas School of Fine Arts, with Alejandro Otero |
| 1951 | Working in the Free Art Workshop in Caracas |
| 1952-1956 | Scholarship and afterwards stay in Paris |
| 1969 | Production of the black and white short film “22 May” |
| 1979 | Publication of a book with own illustrations |
| 1986-1987 | Stay in Berlin (DAAD Scholarship) |
| 1995-2003 | Lecturer for Painting at the International Summer Academy of Fine Arts (eight summers in total) |
Jacobo Borges lives and works in New York City.
Awards and grants (selection)
| 1986 | DAAD Scholarship for Fine Arts, Berlin |
| 1985 | Guggenheim Fellowship |
| 1961 | National Prize for Drawing, Caracas |
| 1952 | Scholarship of Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) |