CESAR MENENDEZ
BORN IN EL SALVADOR, CA MARCH 18TH 1954.
EXHIBITIONS
MASCOT 1976-SALA, Atlacatl BANK, SAN SALVADOR.
1977-ALTAMAR GALLERY, SAN SALVADOR.
CULTURAL CENTER, EL SALVADOR, UNITED STATES, SAN SALVADOR.
FORM 1978-GALLERY, SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR.
1980-THE DOME GALLERY, GUATEMALA, GUATEMALA.
"THE TUNNEL GALLERY, GUATEMALA, GUATEMALA.
-Albert Einstein University, CULTURAL WEEK, SAN SALVADOR.
1981-EMBASSY OF EL SALVADOR, NEW YORK, USA
1982 - Latinoamericando MODERN ART MUSEUM, WASHINGTON, DC
-GALLERY 1-2-3 SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR.
1-2-3 1986-GALLERY, SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR.
1-2-3 1988-GALLERY, SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR.
GALLERY OF THE SENATE OF THE NATION, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA.
1989-GALLERY 1-2-3, SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR.
1990-GALLERY 1-2-3, SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR.
1991-ELIE FINE ART GALLERY, CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, USA
1992-ELITE FINE ART GALLERY, CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, USA
1993-ELITE FINE ART GALLERY, CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, USA
1994-ELITE FINE ART GALLERY, CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, USA
21 CENTURY ART GALLERY, SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR, CA
1995-SPACE GALLERY, SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR, CA.
1996-IMAGE GALLERY, PANAMA, REPUBLIC OF PANAMA.
-ELITE FINE ARTS, MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA
1997-BREWSTER GALLERY, NEW YORK, USA
1998-BREWSTER GALLERY, NEW YORK, USA
2000-IMAGE GALLERY, PANAMA, EREPUBLICA OF PANAMA.
2003-IMAGE GALLERY, PANAMA, REPUBLIC DEPANAMA.
2004-Latinoamericando MUSEUM OF ART, LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, USA
2007 CARLOS WOODS GALLERY. GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA.
2008-GALLERY, TRIBEKA Sansalvador classical and contemporary art. GALLERY Valanti SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA
2009 - NATIONAL EXHIBITION HALL, SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
SECOND INTERNATIONAL FAIR 1976-CA XEROX AND PANAMA AND MANAGUA, NICARAGUA.
1978-AMERICAN DESIGN, GALLERY FORM OF EL SALVADOR, CA
GALLERY FORM Athaliah, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA ..
1979-FIRST PRIZE INTERNATIONAL THIRD OF CENTRAL YPANAMA XEROX SALON, SAN SALVADOR
1980-Quetzaltenango, GUATEMALA, GUATEMALA.
Juanni 80, GUATEMALA, GUATEMALA.
1981 - ANNIKINI GALLERY, NEW YORK, NY
INTERNATIONAL-CONTACT ART GALLERY, NEW YORK, NY
1982-KUORUS GALLERY, NEW YORK, NY
1983-ARMS GALLERY, MIAMI FLORIDA, USA
1984-SCIENCE MUSEUM, MIAMI, FLO., USA
Latinoamericando GALLERY OF THE ITALIAN INSTITUTE, ROME.
MEETING POINT-ART CENTER, MIAMI, FLORIDA.
1985-ART CONSULT, PANAMA, PANAMA CITY.
-MUSEUM IXTSHEL, GUATEMALA, GUATEMALA.
"INTERNATIONAL PRIZE, FIRST BIENNIAL OF LATIN AMERICAN ART, MIAMI, FLORIDA.
1986-GERMAN GALLERY, Massachusetts, USA
Latinamerican-FIRST BIENNIAL, CUENCA, ECUADOR (HONORABLE MENTION)
-FLORIDA CENTER FOR THE FINE ARTS, MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA
1990-SECOND PLACE IN EL SALVADOR NATIONAL PAINTING COMPETITION, NATIONAL EXHIBITION HALL.
-AMERICAN PAINTING, CONVENT OF SANTO DOMINGO, GUATEMALA.
LATINOAEMRICAN 1991-1ST ART SHOW, FINE ARTS GUATEMALA. GUATEMALA.
-INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR, BOGOTA, COLOMBIA.
INTERNATIONAL ART-WIZO, CARACAS, VENEZUELA.
-25 Anniversary. 1-2-3 GALLERY, SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR.
-WORK IN PERMANENT GALLERY CAPITA, PANAMA, REP. OF PANAMA.
1992-LATIN AMERICAN SPECTRUM ELITE FINE ART, CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA.
-PABILION OF EL SALVADOR, FAIR OF SEVILLE, SPAIN.
-FORM MUSEUM, SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR.
1993 - LATIN AMERICAN SPECTRUM ELITE FINE ART GALLERY, MIAMI, FLORIDA.
1994-LATIN AMERICAN ART AUTION, IMPORTANT PAINTING, GARY NADER GALLERY, MIAMI, FLORIDA.
1995-SHOWS LATIN AMERICAN PAINTING, GALLERY SPACE, SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR.
LOWE ART MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA PRIVATE COLLECTION OF.
-LATIN AMERICAN PAINTING, GALLERY Valanti, SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA.
IMAGE-GALLERY, SHOW LATIN AMERICA, PANAMA, PANAMA.
LATIN AMERICAN PAINTINGS GALLERY-SPACE, SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR.
-AUTION, SOTHEBIES, NEW YORK, NY, USA
1996-AUTION, SOTHEBIES, NEW YORK, NY, USA
1997-AUTION, GARY NADER GALLERY, MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA
-SHOWS LATIN AMERICAN GALLERY SPACE, SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR.
-LATIN AMERICAN SPECTRUM ELITE FINE ART, MIAMI, FLORIDA.
"MASTERS OF PAINTING EL SALVADOR, JOSE LUIS CUEVAS MUSEUM, MEXICO, DF
2004-MUSEO DE ARTE DE EL SALVADOR, SALON CARDINAL POINTS, COLLECTION PERMANENT, SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador.
2005-RIO DE JAEIRO CULTURAL CENTER, ART Americas, Brazil.
2006-realities and EXPRESSIONS, SALVADORAN PAINT TRENDS 1970-1995, MUSEO DE ARTE DE EL SALVADOR (MARS).
-GALLERY ASCASO, CARACAS, VENEZUELA.
2007-SAMPLE WITHOUT LIMITATION, SALVADORAN SPANISH PAINTING FOR A NEW CENTURY, ART MUSEUM OF EL SALVADOR (MARS).
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AWARDS
1971-FIRST PRIZE STUDENT PAINTING, COMPETENCE OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION IN EL SALVADOR.
1979-FIRST INTERNATIONAL PAINTING PRIZE OF CA XEROX AND PANAMA, SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR.
1986-FIRST PRIZE FOR THE FIRST BIENNIAL OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA
1987-HONORABLE MENTION OF THE BIENNIAL OF ART, CUENCA, ECUADOR.
1990-SECOND NATIONAL PAINTING COMPETITION PRIZE, NATIONAL HALL OF EL SALVADOR, CA
1994-DECORATION FRENCH GOVERNMENT WITH THE ORDER OF "KNIGHT OF ARTS AND LETTERS."
COLLECTIONS
LATIN AMERICAN MODERN ARTS MUSEUM, WASHINGTON, DC., USA
MUSEUM WAY, SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR, CA
BOEING, Seattle, WASHINGTON MUSEUM, USA
CONTEMPORARY HISPANIC ART MUSEUM OF FLORIDA.
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART COLLECTION, EAST POINT, URURGUAY.
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART OF EL SALVADOR, PRO-CULTURAL HERITAGE BOARD, SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR.
National Collection NATIONAL HALL OF EL SALVADOR, CA
COLLECTION OF CENTRAL RESERVE BANK OF EL SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR, CA
COLLECTION SISA, EL SALVADOR, CA
Banco Cuscatlan COLLECTION, THE SALVADOR, CA
MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN COLLECTION permanently from LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA. USA
MARS MUSEUM COLLECTION, SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR, CA
MUSEUM COLLECTION JOSE LUIS CUEVAS, MEXICO, DF
Important private collections, GUATEMALA, PANAMA, HONDURAS, SOUTH AMERICA, UNITED STATES AND EUROPE.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
José Gómez Sicre, "CESAR MENENDEZ and romance in Latin American painting."
VANITIES, MAGAZINE, MAY 1983.
GIULIUS BLANC: "CESAR MENENDEZ AND CENTRAL Expressionism."
ART NEWS MAGAZINE, NEW YORK, NY, 1981.
PITA, JUANA ROSA: CESAR MENENDEZ AND CENTRAL Expressionism. "
ABOARD MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1984, MIAMI FLORIDA, USA
LYNN ROBERTS: "CESAR MENENDEZ A BLEND OF LIFE AND FEAR OF DEATH."
THE TIMES OF AMERICAN MAGAZNE, FEB 1983, WASHINGTON DC
DR. CLAUDIA ROUSSEAU: CESAR MENENDEZ AT CENTURY ART 21.
THE TODAY'S NEWSPAPER, SEPT 1994, SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR: Donald Kuspit "FANSTASTICA CHRONOLOGY AND EXISTENCE THROUGH THE DREAM OF CESAR MENENDEZ, MARCH 1994, MIAMI, FLORIDA, USA
ABOARD: "CESAR MENENDEZ, THE DREAMS OF SPACE AND LIGHT" JULY 1996, MIAMI FLORIDA.
JUAN CARLOS FLORES: "MAGIC REALISM AND AMERICAN ART, SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA, 1993.
LUIS SALAZAR RETANA "PRO PAINT HERITAGE MUSEUM EL SALVADOR"
EDWARD J. SULLIVAN: "LATIN AMERICAN ARTIST" LONDON, ENGLAND.
Belgium RODRIGUEZ: "Selected Works, LATIN AMERICAN COLLECTION MUSEUM, WASHINGTON, DC.
MAGAZINE MIAMI INT.: THE MAGICAL ART OF CESAR MENENDEZ, MIAMI, 1996.
MAGAZINE TRENDS IN EL SALVADOR.
MIAMI ART COLLECTORS: Giulio Blanc
MIAMI ART FAIR, 1998, CATALOGUE.
LATIN AMERICAN AUCTION, GARY NADER, CATALOGUE, 1998.
ARTIST CATALOGUE AUCTION Sotheby's, 1996-1997, NEW YORK NY
PARADISE LOST, ASPECTS OF LATIN AMERICAN LANDSCAPE.
LOWE ART MUSEUM C TA
El Salvador
