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RICARDO LAHAM

Born in Buenos Aires in 1940. Between 1955 and 1959 studied with Emilio Pettoruti. From 1963 to 1965 he lived in Paris, where he continued his studies. In many trips through the different European countries he acquired the necessary knowledge for his future professional development.

In 1968 he travelled through Bolivia and Perú. In 1969 he returned to Paris, where he lived until 1970. He returned to Buenos Aires and continued since then his artistic and teaching activities. 

Ricardo Laham is currently the Vice-Dean of the Postgraduate School in Visual Arts "Ernesto de la Cárcova", where he is a Professor of Drawing and Painting as well. He chairs the Postgraduate Seminar entitled "Painting on new concepts of a regional esthetics".

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIS

Ricardo Laham

 
  • 1969, Nice Gallery, Buenos Aires.
  • 1971, International Art Gallery, Buenos Aires.
  • 1974, LAASA Gallery, Buenos Aires.
  • 1975, Serra Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela.
  • 1977, Carmen Waugh Gallery, Buenos Aires.
  • 1979, Jaques Martínez Gallery, Buenos Aires.
  • 1984, Tema Gallery, Buenos Aires.
  • 1986, Tema Gallery, Buenos Aires.
  • 1990, Buenos Aires Art Trade Show. Tema Gallery, Buenos Aires.
  • 1991, Tema Gallery, Buenos Aires.
  • 1999, Recoleta Culture Hall.
  • 2000, Casa de Italia, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

MAIN GROUPAL EXHIBITS

1969 - 1995

  • 1969, George Braque Award. Museum of Modern Art, Buenos Aires.
  • 1973, Marcelo de Ridder Award. National Museum of Arts, Buenos Aires.
  • 1974, Mar del Plata City Centennial. Fundación Lorenzutti, Buenos Aires.
  • 1976, "As from geometry". Arte Nuevo Gallery, Buenos Aires.
  • 1978, First Iberoamerican Painting Biennal. Domecq Cultural Institute, A.C., México, D.F.
  • 1978, George Braque Retrospective Award. Museum of Modern Art, Buenos Aires.
  • 1979, Painting Award, Piñeiro Pacheco Foundation, Praxis Gallery, Buenos Aires. Latin AmericanMuseum of Contemporary Art.
  • 1980, CFI Award, Buenos Aires. 
  • 1983, "Confrontations", "Marcelo de Ridder" Award Winner, National Museum of Art, Buenos Aires.
  • 1983, "Bobbio, Gómez, Laham", La Plata Museum of Art, Buenos Aires.
  • 1983, Visual Arts tribute to Democracy "The new geometry". Tema Gallery. Buenos Aires.
  • 1983, Painting Award "Mariano Marcolla" to the Young Generation. Centoira Gallery, Buenos Aires.
  • 1983, "Paper in Art - Seven Argentine Artists at the Biennial of Cell and Paper". Tema Gallery, Buenos Aires.
  • 1989, "When Geometry…" Tribute to Piet Mondrian. Museum of Modern Art. Buenos Aires. GUNTHER ´89 CA YC Award. Buenos Aires.
  • 1989, María Calderón de la Barca Painting Award. Return to Town/Our people in Contemporary Visual Arts. Recoleta Culture Hall. Buenos Aires.
  • 1994, LXXXIII National Exhibition of Plastic Arts. Cordoba Pro-Arte Foundation "Emilio A. Caraffa", Córdoba. Manuel Belgrano Room, Sivori Museum. Buenos Aires. 
  • 1995, LXXXIV National Exhibition of Plastic Arts. "Art in the South". Manuel Belgrano Room, Sívori Museum, Buenos Aires.
  • 1999, Casa de Italia, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

1996

  • XLI Plastic Arts National Exhibition. Manuel Belgrano Room, Sívori Museum, Buenos Aires. 
  • LXXXV Plastic Arts National Exhibition. Painting. Castagnino Museum, Rosario, Santa Fe.
  • II Mar del Plata National Exhibition. Painting. Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires.

1998

  • Building Tradition at Museum of Modern Art. Buenos Aires.
  • First National Painting Exhibition of Salta Province. 
  • XLIII National Exhibition of Plastic Arts. Manuel Belgrano Room, Sívori Museum. Buenos Aires.


RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS

  • 1969, "George Braque" Award, Scholarship in France. Museum of Modern Art, Buenos Aires.
  • 1973, "Marcelo de Ridder" Award. National Museum of Arts, Buenos Aires.
  • 1979, Painting, Second Award Piñeiro Pacheco Foundation. Praxis Gallery, Buenos Aires.
  • 1994, Manuel Belgrano Room. Nomination. Sívori Museum, Buenos Aires. 
  • 1998, First National Painting Exhibition of Salta Province. Nomination. Salta.

SOME OF HIS WORK IS CURRENTLY HOLD BY:

  • Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Museo de Arte Moderno, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • Several national and foreign private collections.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC BRIEF

  • Squirru, Rafael: "Pintura-Pintura / Siete Valores Argentinos en el Arte Actual". Ediciones de Arte y Crítica. Buenos Aires, 1975.
  • Ricardo Laham en "Arte de América/25 Años de Crítica". Gaglianone, Buenos Aires, 1978.
  • Bandin Ron, César: "Plástica Argentina", Reportaje a los Años 70. Ediciones Corregidor. Buenos Aires, 1978.
  • Ricardo Laham en "Arte Argentino Hoy". Ediciones de Arte Gaglione, Colección Unión Carbide. Buenos Aires, 1983.

ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS

  • La Nación Newspaper. July, 1986, Buenos Aires: "The new wings of paintor Ricardo Laham".
  • Bandin Ron, César: "Laham's example". Revista Pluma y Pincel N° 17. Buenos Aires, 23/11/76.
  • Espartaco, Carlos: "Ricardo Laham, Acercarse para lo lejano". Revista Pluma y Pincel N° 35. Buenos Aires, 2/8/77.
  • Galli, Aldo: Panorama de Artes Plásticas. La Nación Newspaper, October 22th ,1979.
  • Magrini, César: "Sinfonía de Blancos y Negros". El Cronista Comercial Newspaper, October 8th, 1979.
  • Oliveras, Elena: Travesías, Clarín Newspaper, July 19th, 1986.
  • Lilian Jones, Nora: Semblanza de Ricardo Laham. Total Magazine, Buenos Aires, N° 5, 1994/5.
  • García Navarro, Santiago: Geometría/Medio siglo de arte argentino. Diario La Nación, March 19th, 1998.

BACKGROUND IN PLANNING AND ADVISE 

  • Recoleta Culture Hall. Advisor to Plastic Art Programming. 1989-90 Season.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Teacher at the Painting Workshop, from 1996 to date. Superior School of Arts "Ernesto de la Cárcova".
  • Professor of Drawing and Painting at the School of Cultural Activities of Chacabuco Townhall, Buenos Aires Province, from 1995 to 1998.

 

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