Born
in La Romana, Dominican Republic, in 1951, Fernando Ureña Rib
began his Art training at the Age of twelve cumulating with a
degree and designation as Professor of Drawing from the National
School of Fine Arts in Santo Domingo. (1968) During his post
graduate work he studied with Jaime Colson, a recognized master of
Dominican Painting (1969-1971) In the early seventies he lived and
studied in Spain. (1973-1976) During this time he traveled
extensively throughout Europe and North Africa developing a more
comprehensive understanding of fine Arts as cultural expression.
In 1977 he received an invitation from the
State Department of the United States to acquaint himself with the
major museums, universities Art schools and galleries of this
country. Returning to the Dominican Republic he was named
Director of the Art Department of APEC University (1978) and later
he was appointed Public Relations Director of the National Museum
of Modern Art (1981) He is a past president of the Dominican
Artist Association. (1992-1994) Fernando
Ureña Rib’s work has
been exhibited in museums and galleries in Madrid, Soria, Malaga,
Ponce, Bonn, Mainz, Bad Kissingen, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Rome,
Paris, London, Frankfurt, Munich, Brussels, San Juan, Miami,
Ottawa, Quebec City, Montreal, Bogota, Caracas, Santiago, New
York, Detroit, Chicago, and Santo Domingo
Fernando Ureña Rib is a former President of
the Dominican Artist Association, member of AICA, (Association
International de Critiques d' Art, Paris) and AIAP (Association
International des Artistes Plastiques, Paris
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