José Gamarra was born in Tacuarembó, Uruguay in 1934. He studies at the School of Fine Arts where his teacher was Vicente Martín. In 1959 he is recepient of the Museo de Arte de Rio de Janeiro scholarship to work in engraving with Johnny Friedlaender and Ibere Camargo. In 1960 he lives in Brazil teaching painting and frescos at the Instituto de Arte Contemporáneo. In 1963 he makes his base in F...
José Gamarra was born in Tacuarembó, Uruguay in 1934. He studies at the School of Fine Arts where his teacher was Vicente Martín. In 1959 he is recepient of the Museo de Arte de Rio de Janeiro scholarship to work in engraving with Johnny Friedlaender and Ibere Camargo. In 1960 he lives in Brazil teaching painting and frescos at the Instituto de Arte Contemporáneo. In 1963 he makes his base in France where he lives and works.
Biennials He participates in the following Biennials: Córdoba Biennial, Argentina, 1962 Sao Paulo Biennial, 1963 Vence Biennial representing Uruguay, 1964 Internacional Biennial of Engraving, Ljubljana, Jugoslavia Engraving Biennial, Santiago de Chile Engraving Biennial , 1966 Mercosur Biennial, 1977 Habana Biennial, 1984 American Biennial of Grafic Arts, Cali, Colombia 1986
Awards He received numerous awards such as: Córdoba Biennial Posadas Engraving Award, Cuba Amys Award to your Painters Painting Award and Silver Medal, Salón de Montrouge, France, 1981 Painting Award Candido Portinari, Habana Biennial, 1984
Principal exhibits He has his first individual exhibit at the Ateneo in Montevideo in 1947 Since 1959 he has held numerous individual exhibits in Galleries and Museums in Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Santiago de Chile, New York, Londres, Manchester, Vermont (USA), Haarlem (Holland), Ámsterdam, Rotterdan, Tourcoing Francia, Santa Fe de Granada, Spain, La Habana, Bogotá, Cali, Birmingham, Michigan, Coral Gables (USA) and Panamá.
His work has been exhibited in Internacional Art Fairs (Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Miami, FIAC Paris, ARCO Madrid, FIA Caracas, ART Paris)
His work can be found at the Rockefeller Foundation, New York, Collection Banque Rotschild Zurich, Museum of Modern Art, New York, University of Texas Art Museum, Austin, Museo d’Art Moderne, Paris, Museum Hedendaags Kunst Utrecht, Holanda, Museo de Artes Visuales, Montevideo, Museos de Arte Moderno de Rio de Janeiro y San Pablo. Fundación Torcuato di Tella y Fundación Pipino y Marques, Buenos Aires, Museo de las Americas, Managua as well as in prestigious public and private collections in Uruguay, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Perú, Cuba, Panamá, France, Englandl, Holand, Spain, Italy, USA, México, Nicaragua.
