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Rafael Canogar

Biography

1935born in Toledo (Spain)
1945Moving to Madrid
1948Entrance to the workshop of Daniel Vàzquez Dîaz to learn Painting and Drawing
1957Co-Founder of the artist group “El Paso” in Madrid
1965-1966Visiting professorship at the Mills College, Oakland (USA)
1983-1986Member of the Board of Directors at “Círculo de Bellas Artes” and of the Board of Madrid’s Museum of Contemporary Art
1981-1984Member of the General Directorate for Fine Arts of the Ministry of Culture
2001Award of the honorary doctorate of the National University of Distance Education

Rafael Canogar lives and works in Madrid.

Awards and grants (selection)

2018Medal of Honor by the Spanish Association of Painters and Sculptors
2012National Award for Engraving Art by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, San Fernando
20091st International Serigraphy Prize, Torre-Pacheco (Spain)
2003Gold Medal for Fine Arts of the Spanish Ministry of Culture
1982National Prize for Fine Arts of the Spanish Ministry of Culture
1971DAAD Scholarship for Fine Arts, Berlin
1st Prize at the IX. Biennale of São Paulo (Brazil)