FERNANDO UREÑA RIB
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
FERNANDO
UREÑA RIB
LOWES MUSEUM
