Samy Benmayor | |
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| Born | Samy Mauricio Benmayor Benmayor January 24, 1956 |
| Education | University of Chile |
| Known for | Painting |
| Notable work | Carretelas en la Vega, Retrato de Augusto d'Halmar, Callejon de San Fernando, among others. |
| Movement | 80s Generation |
| Awards | Second Prize, 1979 Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic Academy Contest, Santiago, Chile; Second Prize, 1980 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Art Contest, Santiago, Chile; 1981 Friends of Art Corporation Scholarship, Santiago, Chile; 1982 Friends of Art Corporation Scholarship, Santiago, Chile; Honourable Mention, 1982 LAN Chile National Visual Arts Contest, Plaza Mulato Gil, Santiago, Chile; Honourable Mention, 1985 Valparaíso International Art Biennale, Chile; Second Prize, 1987 “We Promote Art” Contest, Santiago, Chile; Honourable Mention 1987 PREALC Contest, Santiago, Chile; Second Prize, 1987 “We Promote Art” Contest, Santiago, Chile; Scholarship, 1988 U.S. Information Agency and Art Colonies Fund, United States;1989 United States Information Agency Fellowship in Visual Art at the Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Woodside, California, United States; 2000 Altazor Awards, Santiago, Chile; 2003 Marco Bonta Award, Chilean Academy of Fine Arts, Santiago, Chile. |
Samy Mauricio Benmayor Benmayor (born 24 January 1956)[1] is a Chilean painter who formed part of the Generation of '80 (Spanish: Generación del '80) movement.
- ^ Samy Benmayor Biography in Spanish) www.portaldearte.cl 2008, Retrieved May 20, 2013