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Gava, Cristy
Scupltor and painter born in Brockton (Massachussets, USA) on 6th July of 1916. Arrived to Uruguay in 1923. Legal citizen.
Individual Exhibitions:
1943- Asociación de Fomento y Turismo de Piriápolis (Uruguay).
1944- Asociación de Fomento y Turismo de Piriápolis (Uruguay).
1945- Asociación de Fomento y Turismo de Piriápolis (Uruguay).
1945- Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (Uruguay).
1946- Asociación de Fomento y Turismo de Piriápolis (Uruguay).
1946- Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (Uruguay).
1947- Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (Uruguay).
1947- San Carlos Library, Maldonado (Uruguay).
1948- Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (Uruguay).
1949- Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (Uruguay).
1950- Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (Uruguay).
1950- Club Oriental de San Carlos, Maldonado (Uruguay).
1951- Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (Uruguay).
1951- Secondary School of Young (Uruguay).
1952- Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (Uruguay).
1953- Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (Uruguay).
1954- Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (Uruguay).
1955- Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (Uruguay).
1956- Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (Uruguay).
1957- Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (Uruguay).
1957- Taller de Artes Plásticas de Maldonado (Uruguay).
1958- Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (Uruguay).
1958- Taller de Artes Plásticas de Maldonado (Uruguay).
1959- Departamental Museum of San José (Uruguay).
1959- Taller de Artes Plásticas de Maldonado (Uruguay).
1959- Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes (Uruguay).
Collective Exhibitions:
1943 to 1961- Take part almost always realized exhibitions of the Torres García School (Uruguay).
1961- “De Blanes a Nuestros Días”, Punta del Este (Uruguay).
1967- Jockey Club del Uruguay.
In National, Municipal and Interior Contests.
Prizes:
1937- Mention, Bronze Medal for his oil "Lecture", at the 1st National Painting Contest.
1943- Caja Nacional de Ahorro Postal Prize for his oil “Interior”, at the VII National Contest.
1943- Banco de la República Prize for his ink “Brooklyn Street, New York”, at the VII National Contest.
1944- Mention, Bronze Medal for his oil “Drawing”, at the VIII National Contest.
1946- Acquisition Prize for his oil “Landscape”, at the VII Municipal Contest.
1947- Mention at the Ancap Contest (Uruguay).
1949- 2 Mentions and 3th Prize at the Palacio de la Luz Contest (Uruguay).
1953- Salones del Interior Prize.
1969- Encourage Prize at the National Fine Arts Commission for his painting “Figures Ner. 1”, at the XIII San José Contest.
1970- Encourage Prize at the National Fine Arts Commission for his collage “Horseman”, at the XIV National Contest.
1970- Acquisition Prize for his wood and wire sculpture “Ordenamiento 105”, at the XVIII Municipal Contest.
It's represented at the Juan Manuel Blanes Museum (Uruguay), Departamental Museum of San José (Uruguay) and at the Departamental Museum of Salto (Uruguay).