Juan Andújar
Born
Juan Andújar

(1986-08-09)9 August 1986
Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic
Known forPlastic arts
Notable workMarina

Juan Andújar (born 1986) is a Dominican contemporary artist. He is known for his modern paintings, often inspired in the ocean and rural life.

Biography

Juan Andújar was born in 1986 in Loma de Cabrera, Dominican Republic. His family was full of artistic tradition, and his father, José Andújar, was the director of the music academy at Academia de Música Emilio Prud'Homme in Loma de Cabrera;[1] his uncle Juan Plutarco Andújar is a painter.[2] In Loma de Cabrera, Juan Andújar studies music while cultivates plastic arts. There, he participated, from 2000 to 2004, on the exposition "Unidos por el arte" (United for arts) with other local artist. Later, he joined the National School of Fine Arts (Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes) in Santo Domingo to study plastic arts.[3]

Exhibitions

Juan has participated in several individual and group exhibitions at local and international localities.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Solo exhibitions

  • Serena Mare, 2008, Mesa Fine Art, Santo Domingo.
  • Estímulos de Vida (honoring his uncle Juan Plutarco), 2014, Shanell Art Gallery, Malecon Center, Santo Domingo

Group exhibitions

  • Unidos por el arte, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004, Loma de Cabrera.
  • Exposición anual Casa de Teatro, 2005, Santo Domingo.
  • Arte Caribeño, 2005, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
  • Exposición Profundo Fundación Mir, 2005, Casa de Campo, La Romana.
  • 65 Artistas Latinoamericanos. Celebración 30 años de la Galería Nader, 2006, Santo Domingo.
  • Arte siempre Arte; 3ra edición, 2006, Galería Nader, Santo Domingo.
  • Artistas Dominicanos en Embajada Dominicana, Brussels, Belgium.
  • Rutas de los Murales, 2007, Hermanas Mirabal.
  • Murales de Arte Dominicano, 2006, Malecón Center, Santo Domingo.

Awards

Juan Andújar has received several awards,[11] including:

  • Medalla de Reconocimiento por el Cabildo del Distrito Nacional, Santo Domingo.
  • Premio Regional de la Juventud (desarrollo cultural).
  • Distinción de honor Mural Malecón Center.
  • Premio Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia, 2005, Loma de Cabrera.
  • Premio Casa de Teatro, 2004, Santo Domingo.

References

  1. 1 2 Tejada, Carlos (2008-07-20). "Serena Mare, exposición individual de Juan Andújar". DiarioDigitalRD (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  2. 1 2 ""Serena Mare", desde hoy en la galería Mesa Fine Art". Diario Libre. Grupo Diario Libre. July 29, 2008. Archived from Diario Libre the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  3. 1 2 Listín Diario "De Loma de Cabrera a exponer en Mesa Fine Art". Editora Periódico Listín Diario. Retrieved 30 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  4. ↑ Listín Diario "'Estímulos de Vida' del artista plástico Juan Andújar". Editora Periódico Listín Diario. Retrieved 30 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  5. ↑ Listín Diario "Hacia la fiesta de las mariposas". Editora Periódico Listín Diario. Retrieved 30 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  6. ↑ Hoy Digjtal "Juan Andújar expone en Serena Mare: primeras obras". Grupo Corripio. Retrieved 30 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  7. ↑ Hoy Digital "El mar sereno y los colores pasteles en primera muestra Juan Andujar". Grupo Corripio. Retrieved 30 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  8. ↑ "Juan Andújar y sus estímulos de vida. Por Marivell Contreras". Caribe Servicios de Información Dominicana, S. A. Archived from Enterato the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  9. ↑ Galería de Arte Shanell "Andújar: Estímulos de vida. Por Luís Felipe Cartagena Sánchez". Galería de arte Shanell. Retrieved 30 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  10. ↑ Estilos 120: pag. 50 (2008) "Una mente sumergida por Joan Prats". Grupo multimedios Omnimedia. Retrieved 30 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  11. ↑ "Galería Mesa Fine Art presenta la 1era. exposición individual de Juan Andújar". Archived from El Nuevo Diario the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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