Donato Grima

Donato Grima, is a contemporary Argentine artist. Born in San Miguel de Tucumán, on July 22, 1949.

Donato Grima
Donato Grima, Buenos Aires, 2011
Born	(1949-07-22) July 22, 1949 Tucuman, Argentina
Nationality	Argentina
Known for	Painting, Drawing, Visual arts, Digital art
Movement	Contemporary art

Biography

Donato Grima is an Argentine visual artist. Born in San Miguel de Tucumán, on July 22, 1949. He studied arts and design. During the 70’s, he moved to Caracas, Venezuela. He did not return to his home country until the mid-eighties, together with the restoration of the democracy. However, between the 90's and 2001, he lives in Spain. The artist's work thus, has been enriched by his many trips, either for business or studies. Several countries have recognized his work Spain, Germany, Italy, Morocco, United States; some of his paintings been acquired for private collections. Furthermore, his painting "The Patriarchs" integrates the permanent collection of the Museo del Barrio of New York City. Other museums and private collections in several countries in Latin America and Europe bought part of his work. By 1993 he founded, in Argentina, The Center of Art & Design (CAD), institution devoted to the education in art and design, and recently, in 2009, he created his art gallery "Art Territory" in Tucumán.

Awards

Among his numerous awards, the following can be highlighted:

City of Santa Fe Prize, National Hall of Santa Fe, Argentina, 1988.
First Prize Poem Illustrated Regional Hall (poem by Jose Augusto Moreno), Museum of Fine Arts, Tucumán, Argentina, 1988.
Honorable Mention Award National Drawing Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Tucumán, 1987.
First Prize 50th Salon Nacional de Rosario, Argentina. 1986.
First Prize Poem Illustrated Regional Hall (poem by Alberto Rojas Paz), 1972.
Second Prize San Pablo Museum of Fine Arts, Tucumán, Argentina, 1972.

His work in Museums and Collections

Museo del Barrio, New York City EE.UU..
Castagnino Museum, Rosario, Argentina.
Museo Provincial Rosa Galisteo de Rodríguez, Santa Fe, Argentina
Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes Timoteo Navarro, Tucumán, Argentina
Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes de Salta, Salta, Argentina.
Robert Bosh Collection, Madrid, Spain
Benito Moreno Rojo Collection, Madrid, Spain
Rudiger Wolf Collection, Hamburg, Germany

among other collections of Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil and Italy

Published books

Donato Grima / visual work, Madrid: Ediciones Infantas, 1991.
Cristina Bulacio and Donato Grima,Dos Visiones sobre Borges, Buenos Aires: Ediciones Gaglianone, 1998.
Roberto Espinosa, Donato Grima, Silvando Cielos”, Tucumán: Donato Grima, Digital Editions, 2009.

Exhibitions

Individual international exhibitions

- 2014, Museum of Fine Arts, Tlaxcala, Mexico.
- 1998, Infantas Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
- 1997, Carib Art Gallery, New York City, United States.
- 1994, String Studio, New York City, United States.
- 1994, Carib Art Gallery, New York City, United States.
- 1994, Casino de Costa Blanca Villajoyosa, Spain.
- 1991, Infantas Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
- 1991, Geshe Gallery Mundt, Hamburg, Germany.
- 1978, Imaginary Gallery Bogotá, Colombia.
- 1977, Ochre Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela.
- 1976, Ochre Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela.

Individual exhibitions in Argentina

- 2013, Museum of Fine Arts Timoteo Navarro Tucumán.
- 2011, University of Jose C. Paz Buenos Aires.
- 2011, Gallery Palermo H Buenos Aires.
- 2008, Museum of Contemporary Art (MAC) Salta.
- 2007, Museum of Fine Arts, Salta.
- 2006, Museum of Bellas Artes Timoteo Navarro Tucumán.
- 2004, Cultural Center, National University of Tucumán .
- 2001, Cultural Center, National University of Tucumán .
- 1998, Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos Aires.
- 1997, Cultural Center, National University of Tucumán .
- 1995, Cultural Center, National University of Tucumán .
- 1992, Cultural Center, National University of Tucumán .
- 1990, Gallery Gloria Aleman Salta.
- 1989, Gallery High Level, Buenos Aires.
- 1988, Museum Octavio de la Colina, La Rioja.
- 1981, Museum of Modern Art, Mendoza.
- 1980, Ministry of Tourism, Tucumán.
- 1972, Austral Hall, Tucumán.
- 1972, Casa d'Italia, Paraná.
- 1971, Gallery "Z" Tucumán.

References

Some notes of his biography have been extracted from:

La Cultura en el Tucuman del Siglo XX, ed. Roberto Espinosa, Dictionary, Tucumán: Ediciones Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, 2006.
Bulacio, Cristina, Dos Miradas sobre Borges, Buenos Aires: Ed. Gaglianone, 1998.
Urrutia, Antonio, "Los Aquelarres de Donato Grima", Madrid, Correo del Arte, n° 104, marzo 1994.
Correo del Arte y Correo del Arte Hispano, New York, enero 1994. Ver notas de Antonio Morales.
Svanascini, Osvaldo, Asociación Argentina de Críticos de Arte, Historia crítica del arte argentino, Buenos Aires : Dirección de Relaciones Externas y Comunicaciones, TELECOM Argentina, 1995.
Art now gallery guide: International, Vol.16, Nº 7-8, NJ, USA: Art Now, Inc., 1997.
Diario La Nación, Madrid, 1991.
Diario Cinco días, Madrid, 1991.
Diario ABC, Madrid, 1991. Read Antonio Manuel Campoy's article.
El Punto de las Artes, Madrid, 1991.
Revista Correo del Arte, Madrid, 1991, Read Luis Hernández del Pozo's article.
Diario Ámbito financiero, Buenos Aires, 1989. Read César Magrini's article.
Diario La Gaceta de Tucumán.
Diario Noticias, de Tucumán, 1972, 1974.
El Pueblo, septiembre 1973.
El Tribuno, Salta, 1976.
Diario El Intransigente de Salta.

And other publications on-line.

External links

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