Enrique Arnal

Enrique Arnal was born in 1932 in the mining complex of Catavi, Bolivia where he spent his childhood.

His first individual show was in Cuzco, Peru in 1954. He exhibited in La Paz, Buenos Aires, Asuncion, Santiago, Bogotá, Lima, Washington, D.C., Paris and New York. He also participated in several group exhibits, including the Homage to Latin American Painting at the National Foundation of the Arts in El Salvador in 1977 and the First Ibero-American Conference of Art Critics and Artists in Caracas in 1978.

In October 2007, Enrique Arnal received the Pedro Domingo Murillo Award for a Lifetime of Artistic Merit from the Municipal Office of La Paz in recognition of his outstanding and unique contribution to Bolivian art. Previously he was awarded seven international art prizes, among them the La Paz Municipal Grand Prize in Painting (1955) and the INBO Biennial Award in La Paz (1975).

Enrique Arnal is Honorary Professor of the La Paz Fine Arts School. He studied in St. George’s College in Buenos Aires, Argentina and was a Fulbright Foundation Scholar (1991) and a Patiño Foundation Scholar to the International City of the Arts in Paris, France (1966-67).

Enrique Arnal’s artwork is included in several national and intern...

HONORARY DEGREES AND EDUCATION

- Honorary Professor of Art of the Ministry of Education of Bolivia (2014).
-Recipient of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Award for Lifetime Artistic Merit from the city of La Paz.
- Honorary Professor of the School of Fine Arts of La Paz.
- Scholar of the Fulbright Foundation (1991).
- Scholar of the Patiño Foundation to the International City of the Arts in Paris, France (1966-67).
- Studied in St. George’s College in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

SPECIAL MENTION

- ”Bolivian Painting of the 20th Century”, INBO Editions, La Paz, 1989.
- “Latin American Painting”, Damián Carlos Bayón, Buenos Aires 1990.
- "Larousse Encyclopedia Dictionary “, Spanish edition, 2001.

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS

- Six Bolivian Painters, Siglo XXI Gallery, La Paz (2010).
- Homage to Enrique Arnal, Bolivian Catholic University, La Paz (2010).
- Gallery Siglo 21, La Paz (2009).
- Gallery Siglo 21, La Paz (2008).
- Gallery Andean Esthetic Foundation FEA, La Paz (2004).
- Mural Central Park, Marcelo Quiroga Cultural Forum, La Paz (2004).
- Taipinquiri Gallery, La Paz (2002).
- Taipinquiri Gallery, Drawings Exhibit, La Paz (2001).
- Gallery Círculo de la Unión, La Paz (2000).
- EsArt Gallery , La Paz (1999).
- Mural “The Mythical Andean”, Hotel Radisson, La Paz (1994).
- Gallery Arte Unico, La Paz (1989).
- Mural “The World of My Memory”, Banco Hipotecario, La Paz (1990).
- La Base Gallery, Paris (1988).
- National Museum of Art, La Paz (1985).
- The Signs Gallery, New York (1980).
- Gallery 9, Lima (1981).
- Lithograph “The Threshold”, Paper Company of Venezuela, Caracas (1978).
- National Museum of Art, La Paz (1977).
- Fine Arts Museum, Caracas (1976).
- Gallery EMUSA, La Paz (1975).
- Organization of American States OAS, Washington, D. C. (1976).
- Center for Inter-American Relations, New York (1980).
- Gallery EMUSA, La Paz (1974, 75, 76).
- Museum of Fine Arts, Santiago de Chile (1969).
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