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Biography
1935 | born in Toledo (Spain) |
1945 | Moving to Madrid |
1948 | Entrance to the workshop of Daniel Vàzquez Dîaz to learn Painting and Drawing |
1957 | Co-Founder of the artist group “El Paso” in Madrid |
1965-1966 | Visiting professorship at the Mills College, Oakland (USA) |
1983-1986 | Member of the Board of Directors at “Círculo de Bellas Artes” and of the Board of Madrid’s Museum of Contemporary Art |
1981-1984 | Member of the General Directorate for Fine Arts of the Ministry of Culture |
2001 | Award of the honorary doctorate of the National University of Distance Education |
Rafael Canogar lives and works in Madrid.
Awards and grants (selection)
2018 | Medal of Honor by the Spanish Association of Painters and Sculptors |
2012 | National Award for Engraving Art by the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, San Fernando |
2009 | 1st International Serigraphy Prize, Torre-Pacheco (Spain) |
2003 | Gold Medal for Fine Arts of the Spanish Ministry of Culture |
1982 | National Prize for Fine Arts of the Spanish Ministry of Culture |
1971 | DAAD Scholarship for Fine Arts, Berlin 1st Prize at the IX. Biennale of São Paulo (Brazil) |