Domingo Garcia Davila

(Artist signs as: DOMINGO or GARCIA)

Domingo was born April 20, 1932. He initiated his art studies at the National Academy of New York USA and later at the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois USA. In 1952 he traveled to London UK where he studied for a period of five years with renowned painter and colorist, William Locke. In 1957, Domingo decided to move to Puerto Rico from New York City, where he was already consider a prominent painter. Once in Puerto Rico, Domingo reconciled with the artistic movement of the island, and became not only a pioneer (painting, sculpture and printmaking) but also a promoter of the arts. By means of his participation in individual and collective exhibitions, his work brought the attention of serious art collectors and quickly became recognized by world’s art critics. In the year 1958, he established the influential Campeche Gallery in Old San Juan, where he and other of the most out-standing local artists of the period exhibited their works. There also, Domingo taught art classes (drawing and painting) to new art students and emerging artists. In 1972, he received among other prestigious awards the Guggenheim Foundation Scholarship in painting.
In 1988, Domingo founded the Latin-American Art Galle...

He initiated his art studies at the National Academy of New York and later at the Art Institute of Chicago. On 1952 he traveled to London where he studied for a period of five years with renowned painter and colorist, William Locke.

Exhibiciones Individuales / Solo Exhibitions
1958 Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco,
California USA
1959 Galería Campeche, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1962 Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña,
San Juan, Puerto Rico
1964 Museo de Historia, Antrología y Arte,
Universidad de Puerto Rico,
Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
1966 Instituto de Cultura Puertorriqueña,
San Juan, Puerto Rico
1967 Galería Moncada, Barcelona, España
1968 Denise René Gallery, París, Francia
1968 Marlboro New London Gallery, Londres,
Inglaterra
1971 Casa del Arte, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1972 Casa del Arte, san Juan, Puerto rico
1973 Galería Colibrí, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1975 Centro Nacional de las Artes, San Juan,
Puerto Rico
1975 Brooklyn College, Nueva York USA
1976 Cayman Gallery, SOHO, Nueva York USA
1977 National Collection, Washington D.C. USA
1977 Galería Condado, Centro de Convenciones,
San Juan, Puerto Rico
1978 Galería Pirámides, Ciudad Méjico, Méjico
1978 Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse,
Nueva York. USA
1979 El Museo del Barrio, Nueva York. USA
1980 Casa de las Américas, La Habana , Cuba
1981 Cayman Gallery, SOHO...