Carlos Catasse
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Carlos Catasse born Carlos Tapia Sepúlveda in Santiago, Chile
, formed his new last name by combining the first two letters of his first, middle and last names. Catasse is a Chile
an painter of international recognition. Since 1969, he has lived and painted in Quito, Ecuador, the country that in 1986 granted him with Ecuador’s National Prize for Painting, the Premio Eugenio Espejo
. Catasse has had a great number of individual exhibitions throughout Latin America
, as well as, Switzerland
, Italy
, Germany
, Spain
, and the United States
. After Catasse died in Quito, Ecuador at the age of 65, his remains were cremated in a cemetery in the Ecuador
ian capital, and there are plans to open a gallery exhibition of his works.
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
, formed his new last name by combining the first two letters of his first, middle and last names. Catasse is a Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an painter of international recognition. Since 1969, he has lived and painted in Quito, Ecuador, the country that in 1986 granted him with Ecuador’s National Prize for Painting, the Premio Eugenio Espejo
Premio Eugenio Espejo
The Premio Nacional Eugenio Espejo is the national prize of the nation of Ecuador.Decrees 677 and 699 established the prize, which is conferred by the President of Ecuador.The Award is bestowed every other year...
. Catasse has had a great number of individual exhibitions throughout Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
, as well as, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. After Catasse died in Quito, Ecuador at the age of 65, his remains were cremated in a cemetery in the Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
ian capital, and there are plans to open a gallery exhibition of his works.
Museums
- "Two suns for my earth", Latin American Museum of Art, HavanaHavanaHavana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous...
, CubaCubaThe Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
. - "Pre-Columbian with fish", Larrés Drawing Museum, AragónAragonAragon is a modern autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. Located in northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces : Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel. Its capital is Zaragoza...
, Spain. - Contemporary Art Museum, CuencaCuenca, EcuadorCuenca is the capital of the Azuay Province. It is located in the highlands of Ecuador at about 2500 m above sea level...
, EcuadorEcuadorEcuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border... - Museum of Modern Art, Quito, Ecuador
- Museum of San Diego, BogotáBogotáBogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
, ColombiaColombiaColombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the... - The Simmons Gallery, San Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco, CaliforniaSan Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, USA
Individual Exhibitions
- 1968 Santa Maria, Bs. Ace, ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
- 1968 Nac. House of the Currency, PotosíPotosíPotosí is a city and the capital of the department of Potosí in Bolivia. It is one of the highest cities in the world by elevation at a nominal . and it was the location of the Spanish colonial mint, now the National Mint of Bolivia...
, BoliviaBoliviaBolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America... - 1969 Gallery Kitgua, Quito, Ecuador
- 1970 Hall Pachacama, GuayaquilGuayaquilGuayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
, Ecuador - 1971 Gallery Marshal, SucreSucreSucre, also known historically as Charcas, La Plata and Chuquisaca is the constitutional capital of Bolivia and the capital of the department of Chuquisaca. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of 2750m...
, Chile - 1972 Bank of Chile, Santiago, Chile
- 1972 Museum of Art, Quito, Ecuador
- 1973 Gallery Pachacama, Quito, Ecuador
- 1973 Gallery Charpentier, Quito, Ecuador
- 1973 Museum of San Diego, Bogotá, Colombia
- 1973 Museum of Art, Quito, Ecuador
- 1974 Room Loving Raverón, CaracasCaracasCaracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south... - 1974 Gallery Gaud, MaracaiboMaracaiboMaracaibo is a city and municipality located in northwestern Venezuela off the western coast of the Lake Maracaibo. It is the second-largest city in the country after the national capital Caracas and the capital of Zulia state...
, Venezuela - 1974 Gallery Caspicana, Quito, Ecuador
- 1975 Gallery Charpentier, Quito, Ecuador
- 1976 Gallery Caspicana, Quito, Ecuador
- 1978 Gallery Goribar, Quito, Ecuador
- 1979 Gallery Echo, Santiago, Chile
- 1980 Gallery Shaves Nui, Ecuador Salt mine
- 1980 Gallery André, Caracas Venezuela 1982 Gallery Goribart, Quito, Ecuador
- 1984 Gallery Pomaire, Quito, Ecuador
- 1986 Chistina & Artur Stutz, Swiss, Zurich
- 1986 Peltrameli Gallery, RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... - 1989 Gallery Goya, ZaragozaZaragozaZaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...
, Spain - 1990 Center of Art, León, SpainLeón, SpainLeón is the capital of the province of León in the autonomous community of Castile and León, situated in the northwest of Spain. Its city population of 136,985 makes it the largest municipality in the province, accounting for more than one quarter of the province's population...
- 1990 Gallery Marisa Almazán, Madrid, Spain
- 1991 Club of the Bank, Files, Peru
- 1991 Gallery Goya, Zaragoza, Spain
- 1992 Gallery Montmartre, BilbaoBilbaoBilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...
, Spain - 1993 Bottom Art Contemp., Zaragoza, Spain
- 1993 Gallery Tocre, MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain - 1993 Center of Art, Leon, Spain
- 1994 Muñoz Gallery Fertile valley, Ecuador River basin
- 1995 Gallery America 2000, Files, Peru
- 1995 Gallery Coffee, TübingenTübingenTübingen is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers.-Geography:...
, Germany - 1996 Center of Art, Leon, Spain
- 1996 Arquelógico Museum, The Chile Night love song
- 1996 House of the Culture, Vine of the Sea, Chile
- 1997 Praxis International Art, Santiago, Chile
Awards & Prizes
- 1967 First Prize, Independent Artists Association, Santiago, Chile.
- 1977 First Prize, Guayras Province, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
- 1978 Prize "Camilo EgasCamilo EgasCamilo Egas was an Ecuadorian master painter and teacher, who was also active in the United States and Europe.-Early life:...
", Ecuador. - 1979 First Prize, VIII Art gallery, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
- 1985 First Honor Mention, XXIX National Hall, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
- 1986 Premio Eugenio EspejoPremio Eugenio EspejoThe Premio Nacional Eugenio Espejo is the national prize of the nation of Ecuador.Decrees 677 and 699 established the prize, which is conferred by the President of Ecuador.The Award is bestowed every other year...
, Quito, Ecuador.