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Pena, Fernando
Uruguayan watercolourist born in Montevideo in 1952. He started as a self-taught learner and afterward he attended Arteclub Atelier.
There he learned from Dante Picarelli the different watecolour techniques and after that with Carlos Fandiño.
He acquired the command of various watercolour techniques and in his
paintings prevail the urban topic.
His work is characterized by a great use of the effects of light and shadows, colourful paintings, keeping the characteristic watercolour transparency.
From 2011 to 2013, named President of the Asociación Cultural Uruguaya de Acuarelistas (ACUA).
Exhibitions:
2004- Collective at Tres Cruces Shopping (Montevideo, Uruguay).
2005- Individual at Plaza Telephone Booth (Punta del Este, Uruguay).
2005- Collective at Tres Cruces Shopping (Montevideo, Uruguay).
2005- Individual at Montevideo Café Restaurant (Montevideo, Uruguay).
2005- Individual at the Mosca Hnos. Library (Montevideo, Uruguay).
2005- Collective at Alarte (Montevideo, Uruguay).
2006- Collective at the Exhibition Lounge of Casmu (Montevideo, Uruguay).
2006- Collective at Tres Cruces Shopping (Montevideo, Uruguay).
2006- Collective at the Hispacuarela watercolor competiton (Valencia, Spain).
2006- Collective at the Hispacuarela watercolor competition (Gijona, Spain).
2006- Individual at Altea (Madrid, Spain).
2006- Individual at La Taberna (Alicante, Spain).
2007- Individual at the La Paloma Cultural Center (Rocha, Uruguay).
2007- 1st Travelling International Watercolors Exhibition of Hispacuarela “From Virtual to Real” at Pittamiglio Castle (Montevideo, Uruguay).
2007- “Watercolor Higher Art” at Montevideo Arteclub (Uruguay).
2007- Paint Maritime Council, Naval Club (Montevideo, Uruguay).
2007- III Hispacuarela Exhibition (Lleida, Spain).
2007- “Solidarity Art” at the Benacazon Palace (Toledo, Spain).
2008- 5th Hispacuarela International Exhibition, “Water color” (Cadiz, Spain).
2008- Summer Exhibition with John Yardley and other artists, at the Bronze Galler (UK, England).
2008- Collective exhibition "Acuarelistas de hoy" at Alarte (Montevideo, Uruugay).
2010- Take part at International Watercolor Biennial of Mexico.
2010- Take part at Shanghai Zhujiajiao International Watercolour Biennial Exhibition (Shanghai, China).
2011- Take part at II Iberoamericana de la Acuarela Biennial (Madrid, Spain).
2011- Take part at IX Internacional de la Acuarela Biennial (Mexico D.F., Mexico).
2011- Collective exhibition "Acuarelistas de hoy" at Alarte (Montevideo, Uruguay).
2011- IX Internacional de Acuarela Triennial (Santa Marta, Colombia).
2012- Take part at 17th Salón de Pintura Marítima del Club Naval (Montevideo, Uruguay).
2012- Take part at 1st. International Watercolor Exhibition Dos Hermanas (Sevilla, Spain).
2012- "Exposición de Acuarelistas" Collective exhibition at Carrasco Lawn Tennis (Montevideo, Uruguay).
2013- Take part and won a Honorable Mention at 3rd. Latinamerican Biennial of Watercolor (Madrid, Spain).
2013- Take part at X International Watercolor Biennial at Alfredo Gati Rojo Museum (Mexico D.F., Mexico).
2015- IV Ibero-American Biennial of Watercolor, Madrid (España).
2015- V International Triennial of Watercolor, Santa Marta (Colombia).
2017- XII Inter-American Biennial of Watercolor (México)
His paints are in private collections of Uruguay, Argentina, Canada, USA, England, Belgium, France, Switzerland and Spain.
Awards:
2006- 1st Painting Prize at the IV Fine Arts Council of Casmu (Uruguay).
2007- 2nd Painting Prize at the V Fine Arts Council of Casmu (Uruguay).
2007- Maritime League Prize at the Maritime Painting Council, Naval Club (Uruguay).
2008- Mention at Salón de Pintura Marítima del Club Naval (Montevideo, Uruguay).
2010- Select to Shanghai Zhujiajiao International Watercolor Exhibition Biennial, between 2300 watercolors.
2012- Special Mention at 17th Salón de Pintura Marítima del Club Naval (Montevideo, Uruguay).
2013- Honorary Mention at 3rd. Interamericana de Acuarela Biennial (Madrid, Spain).
Workshop:
2008- Winchfield (England).
2016- Paraty (Brazil)
Publications:
2006- Destino Arte, Summer Edition (Punta del Este, Uruguay).
2007- Destino Arte, Summer Edition (Punta del Este, Uruguay).
2011- L'Art de l'Aquarelle (France).
2012- International Watercolor Society (Turkey).
2013- International Watercolor Society "Colors of the world" (Turkey).
His works are in private collections of Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Brasil, Canadá, USA, Spain, Turkey, Italy, France, Ethiopia, Germany, Portugal and Switzerland.
2017- Uruguayan Presidency gives one of his works to the President of OMS Dr. Tedros Adhoanom Ghebreyesus, on the occasion of hir visiting.
Bibliography:
Revista "Destino Arte" edición 2006 (03/12/06 Uruguay).