Julio Larraz
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Julio Larraz Julio Larraz was born in 1944, in Havana, Cuba. He is the son of a newspaper publisher and embarked upon his artistic journey at a very early age through drawing. In 1961 he moved to Miami Florida with his family. In 1962 they moved to Washington, D.C. and in 1964 to New York City, where Larraz lived for the next five years. There he began to draw political caricatures which were published by the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune and Vogue Magazine, among others. In 1967 Larraz began working full time as a painter. He credits several New York artists. Including Burt Silverman, for teaching him various painting techniques. Four years later his first solo exhibition was held as the Pyramid Galleries in Washington, D.C.. In 1972 he had an exhibition at the New York School for Social Research in New York. A year later, his paintings were shown at the FAR Gallery in New York. In 1976 he won awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the National Institute of Arts and Letters. The same year he was also awarded the Cintas Grant from the Institute of International Education. In Larraz’s art there is the sunshine of Cuba, Miami and Tuscany, which was his home for four years; sunlight that collides with the objects on canvas. His past history as a Dubai, R29 Bluewaters Boulevard, Bluewaters Island. Forte dei Marmi, Via Carducci 14, 55047, Lucca, Italy. Tel. +971 4 232 2071 +39 0584 300290 www.oblongcontemporary.com caricaturist and skilled graphic artist is evident in his political satires. Light is predominant in all of his canvases. In 1977 Larraz moved to San Patricio, New Mexico, fascinated by the light and atmosphere of the barren hills of the Hondo Valley. It was there that he met Ron Hall, His future dealer, who is based in Texas. In 1978 Larraz bought a home in Grandview, New York. There he met Nohra Haime whose New York gallery represented him until 1994. In 1983 he moved to Paris, remaining there for two years. A year later Larraz moved to Miami, Florida. Larraz brings to us his Expressionist outbursts and burlesque portraits that reject every kind of abuse of power, prevarication and deliberate injustice, a moral veiled in a playful spirit. His paintings are multi-faceted and embrace numerous themes from political to landscapes to his many female subjects, one of his favorite. There are many cultural references to his native Cuba and a nod to his passion for Surrealism. He is considered one of the most important contemporary Latin American painters. He spent four years in Florence, Italy, between 1999 and 2003, before returning to Miami, where he currently lives. Exhibitions: Selected personal exhibitions 2018 Julio Larraz. Viaggio nella fantasia, Galleria d’Arte Contini, Venezia, Italia 2015 Omaggio a Julio Larraz, Galleria d’Arte Contini, Venezia, Italia Dubai, R29 Bluewaters Boulevard, Bluewaters Island. Forte dei Marmi, Via Carducci 14, 55047, Lucca, Italy. Tel. +971 4 232 2071 +39 0584 300290 www.oblongcontemporary.com 2014 Del mare, dell’aria e di altre storie, The Puglisi Cosentino Foundation, Catania, Italia, promosso e organizzato dalla Fondazione Roma, Italia 2012 Julio Larraz, Complesso del Vittoriano, Roma, Italia 2011 Julio Larraz, Galleria d’Arte Contini, Venezia, Italia 2010 Julio Larraz, Galleria d’Arte Contini, Venezia, Italia Julio Larraz, Marlborough Gallery, Madrid, Spagna 2009 Julio Larraz: Recent Work, Marlborough Gallery, New York, USA 2008 Julio Larraz, The Bellevue, Biarritz, Francia Julio Larraz, Galleria d’Arte Contini, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italia 2007 Giochi di Potere, Sculture monumentali e dipinti, Pietrasanta, Italia 2006 Julio Larraz. Giochi di potere, Piazza del Duomo, Chiesa e Chiostro di Sant’Agostino, Pietrasanta, Italia Julio Larraz, Galleria d’Arte Contini, Venezia, Italia 2005 Julio Larraz: trienta años de trabajo, Centro Cultural Metropolitano, Quito, Ecuador, e Museo de Arte de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Julio Larraz, Galleria d’Arte Contini, Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italia 2004 Julio Larraz. Recent Paintings, Marlborough Gallery, New York, USA Trienta años de trabajo, Museo de Arte Moderno de Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia e Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, Mexico 2003 L’ultimo sguardo dopo la Terra, Forni Galleria d’Arte, Bologna, Italia 2002 Oeuvres récentes: peintures et sculptures, Marlborough Monaco, Monte Carlo Julio Larraz, Galerie Patrice Trigano, Parigi, Francia Dubai, R29 Bluewaters Boulevard, Bluewaters Island. Forte dei Marmi, Via Carducci 14, 55047, Lucca, Italy. Tel. +971 4 232 2071 +39 0584 300290 www.oblongcontemporary.com El sueño es vida, Galleria Tega, Milano, Italia 2001 Julio Larraz, Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Venezia, Italia 2000 New Works, Marlborough Florida, Boca Raton, Florida e Galería A.M.S. Marlborough, Santiago, Cile Julio Larraz, Galleria Tega, FIAC, Parigi, Francia 1999 Julio Larraz’s Sculptures, Galleria Tega, Art Miami, Miami, Florida e Luis Perez Galeria, ARCO, Madrid, Spagna Julio Larraz, Galleria Tega, FIAC, Parigi, Francia 1998 Julio Larraz, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida, USA Julio Larraz, Museo Pedro de Osma, Lima, Peru 1997 Ron Hall Gallery, Art Miami, Miami, Florida, USA 1996 Watercolors and Pastels by Julio Larraz, Peter Findlay Gallery, New York, USA Recent Works by Julio Larraz, Ron Hall Gallery, Dallas, Texas, USA 1995 The Planets, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida, USA Julio Larraz, Gallerie Vallois, Parigi, Francia 1994 Julio Larraz, Ron Hall Gallery, Dallas, Texas, USA 1992 Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champain, Illinois, USA Witness to Silence, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, USA 1991 Moments in Time, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, USA 1990 Works on Paper, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri, USA Prints, Colleen Greco Gallery, Nyack, New York, USA Dubai, R29 Bluewaters Boulevard, Bluewaters Island. Forte dei Marmi, Via Carducci 14, 55047, Lucca, Italy. Tel. +971 4 232 2071 +39 0584 300290 www.oblongcontemporary.com 1988 Ravel Gallery, Austin, Texas, USA Julio Larraz: Recent Paintings, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, USA Frances Wolfson Art Gallery, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, Florida, USA 1987 Larraz, Museo de Monterrey, Monterrey, Messico Mexico Hall Galleries, Dallas, Texas, USA 1986 Museo de Arte Moderno, Bogotá, Colombia Julio Larraz: Watercolors and Pastels, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, USA 1985 Galleria II Gabbiano, Roma, Italia Julio Larraz: Recent Paintings, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, USA 1984 Galería Iritarte, Bogotá, Colombia Julio Larraz: Recent Paintings, Nohra Haime Gallery, New York, USA Galería Arteconsult, Panama City, Panama 1983 Wichita Falls Museum and Art Center, Wichita Falls, Texas, USA Works IL Gallery, Southampton, New York, USA 1982 Works IL Gallery, Southampton, New York, USA Belle Arts Gallery, Nyack, New York, USA Bacardi Gallery, Miami, Florida, USA Inter-American Art Gallery, New York, USA 1980 Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, USA Hall Galeries, Fort Worth, Texas, USA Dubai, R29 Bluewaters Boulevard, Bluewaters Island. Forte dei Marmi, Via Carducci 14, 55047, Lucca, Italy. Tel. +971 4 232 2071 +39 0584 300290 www.oblongcontemporary.com 1979 Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, USA 1977 FAR Galleries, New York, USA 1976 Westmoreland Museum of Art, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA 1974 FAR Galleries, New York, USA New School for Social Research, New York, USA 1972 New School for Social Research, New York, USA 1971 Pyramid Galleries, Washington D.C. , USA Selected group exhibitions: 2015 Imaginarios Urbanos, Galeria Enlace – Arte Contemporaneo, Lima, Peru Art Wynwood, Ascaso Gallery, Miami, Florida, USA 2014 Caribbean: Crossroads of the World, Perez Art Museum, Miami, Florida, USA Papertrail, Latin American Masters, Santa Monica, California, USA 2013 The Armory Show, Marlborough Gallery, New York, USA 2012 Exposition de groupe, Marlborough Gallery, Monaco, USA 2011 Omaggio agli artisti, Galleria d’Arte Contini, Venezia, Italia 2010 The Miami Sculpture Biennale, Miami, Florida, USA 2009 Summer Exhibition, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, USA Sculpture, Marlborough Gallery, New York, USA 2008 Latin American Art, Marlborough Gallery, New York, USA 2007 Wit & Whimsy, Marlborough Gallery, New York, USA Dubai, R29 Bluewaters Boulevard, Bluewaters Island. Forte dei Marmi, Via Carducci 14, 55047, Lucca, Italy. Tel. +971 4 232 2071 +39 0584 300290 www.oblongcontemporary.com 2006 Summer Group Show, Marlborough Gallery, New York, USA 2005 Landscape, Cityscape, Marlborough Gallery, New York, USA Works on Paper, Marlborough Gallery, New York, USA 2004 Sculptures monumentales à Sain-Tropez, La Citadelle, Saint Tropez, Francia 2003 Parcours figuratif, Galerie Patrice Trigano, Parigi, Francia Paraiso Perdido. Aspectos del Paisaje en el Arte Latinoamericano, Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables Florida, USA Modelvrouwen, The Hague Sculpture-Kloosterkerk, The Hague, Paesi Bassi La Fête, Le Bellevue Galeries & Musées, Biarritz, France, e Museo Valenciano de la Ilustración y la Modernidad, Valencia, Spagna 2002 Latin American Artists, Marlborough Gallery, New York, USA 2000 Biennale di Arte Sacra, Museo di Castello Ursino, Catania, Italia Sobre el humor, Marlborough Gallery, Madrid, Spagna 1999 Latin American Still Life: Reflections of Time and Space, Katonah Museum, Katonah, New York e Museo del Barrio, New York, USA Silent Things, Secret Things, Still Life from Rembrandt to the Millenium, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico Figuración internacional, Galería Marlborough, Madrid; Caja Burgos, Burgos, Spain; e Centro