Amaya Salazar


• Born in 1951 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

• Studies at Academia J. Guerra, RD, Academia Artium, Madrid, Spain, Escuela de Bellas Artes, Boston, U.S.A.

• Important Solo Exhibitions: 2006 Illuminated Forests, Arte Berri, Santo Domingo, DR, Antillean Colors, Sociedad Renovación, Puerto Plata, DR 2005 Chromatic Fusion for the opening of Arte Berri, 2004, 2000, 1997 Galería Imagen, Panamá. 2003 Atlas Art, San Juan, PR. 2002 exhibition and book signing Amaya Salazar Atmospheres of Light, SD. 1996 La Galería Santander, Miami. 1991 Galería de Arte Nader, retrospective exhibition and book signing, Amaya SD. 1990 Galleria d’Arte La Torre, Milan, Italy and itinerary exhibition in the Basque Country. 1987 Itinerary exhibition with Caja Madrid en Barcelona, Madrid and other cities.

• Important Group Exhibitions: 2001 Atlas Galleries, Chicago. 2000 Conference organized by the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiative. 1996 Maison de l’Amerique Latin, Paris. 1995 Cagnes-Sur-Mer, France. 1994 Invited artist to give the speech for the opening of the II Biennial of Caribbean and Central American Painting, Museo de Arte Moderno, SD, DR, 1990 Montecampione, Italy, Musée de Luxembourg, Paris. Other group exhibitions in Israel, Canada, New York, Curazao, etc.

• Art in Public Spaces: Salcedo, Mural for the region, 2007. Hotel Hilton, Fountain Mural 7m x 3m. Monumento el Obelisco Mural. Iglesia Santo Tomás de Aquino Relief resin and mahogany wood 86 cm x 117 cm., Iglesia de Santo Toribio Christ bronze 230cm, Iglesia de San Mauricio Christ bronze 160 cm.

• Other Activities: 2006 taught a class on how to Saint a mural, organized by the office of the First Lady and Department of Education.

• Selected Book Illustrations: A GIFT OF THANK YOU: the legend of the Virgin of Altagracia, Julia Alvarez. 2006 Las Mariposas, Rosa Francia Esquea, Cover in the magazine Alabanza. 2002 Critical Essays about Dominican Writers from the XX Century, Miguel Collado, Rafael García Romero. 1996. Azar de Lluvia, Roberto Sánchez.