Name: Omar Porras Marin

Date of Birth: mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; "lang =" ES-CR "> April 15, 1955.

Nationality: Costa Rican.

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Experience:

1978 mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-CR; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; "lang =" ES-CR "> Theatre Set Design Painter, National Theatre Company.

Solo Exhibitions:

1982-1984 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; "lang =" ES-CR "> shows at the National Theatre.

1986 Humboldt Art Center, Chicago. Public Library, Chicago.

1987 mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; "lang =" ES-CR "> CONAMA (National Environmental Commission, Panama), Panama.

Valanti Gallery 2000, San José, Costa Rica.

2007 mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-CR; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; "lang =" ES-CR "> Country Club, Escazú, Costa Rica.

Group shows more representative:

Monaco Grand Prix in two occasions.

Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago.

United Nations Headquarters, theme: Urban Landscape.

ITALO artists, Costa Rica, First Prize, Spring.

Fiorenttina Gallery in Rome, Citation of Merit.

Other Details:

lang = "ES-CR"> His works are in private collections in banks in the U.S., Europe and Latin America.

OMAR PORRAS born in Alajuela on 15 April 1955.
At age 15 he moved to San Jose to work and study.
It started painting at an early age, at age 17 working in theater set design. Then as an independent painter exhibiting his works in galleries all
This while studying.
At 19 years traveling through Central America and southern Mexico: This makes paintings and has contact with artists.
A los20 She travels to Colombia paints the Sierra Nevada, these works remain in private collections in Colombia.
At 25 years traveling the United States for 5 years he paints, studies and makes many copies of the great classical painters. Traveling through several states on Long Island still painting and selling her works at the Circuit de Sojo in NY.
At age 30 he returned to Costa Rica and established his shop, it should be noted that academic studies were cut short by his desire to paint.
Omar Porras is considered a self-taught artist but has some academic knowledge on painting, sculpture and architecture, even philosophy, all courses free of inquiry.
In 1995 he traveled to Europe receive an award from ARTISTI DEGLI DI ROMA CENTRO.
Contact with museums and the general history of European art have enriched more then his current work.

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