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Carlota P. Arenas was born in Tinaquillo, State of Cojedes, Venezuela. She began painting in 1973 as a self-taught artist. She soon joined Maestro Pedro Centeno Vallenilla’s painting workshops, where she worked for many years. Later she studied in England and at the Cristobal Rojas Art School in Venezuela.

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS:

1991Mayz Lyon Gallery, Caracas
1991Musas Gallery, Maracaibo
1993Viva México Exhibition Spaces

COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS:

1981-85Annual exhibition Pedro Centeno Vallenilla Workshop
1985Espiral Gallery Cristóbal Rojas School
1985/6/91Caracas Museum Collection
1988Ibero-Americano Institute, Caracas
1990American Gallery, Caracas
1990La Otrabanda Gallery, Mérida
1990Braulio Salazar Gallery, Valencia
1990/91Annual Group Exhibition, Mayz Lyon Gallery, Caracas
1994‘Mini Print’ Engravings, American Gallery, Caracas
1998Tibet Internet Exhibition. Art4.net
1999Convention Palace, Havana

SALONS:

1982‘Gral. José Antonio Páez’, Visual Arts Salon, Congress of the Republic
1982National Biennial Exhibit of Painting and Drawing, Maracay
1983VII ‘Tito Salas’ Arts Salon
Monasterios School of Visual Arts, Maracay
1983I Municipal Salon of Sucre District
1984 I Annual Expostition of Painting and Drawing, Art Salon, city of Cagua
1989XX National Painting Salon, Armando Reverón Centenary, La Rinconada Museum
1992XII Painting Salon, Athenaeum of Carúpano
1992II National Painting Salon, Guanare
1993II Municipal Salon of Guanare
1993/95IV and V Visual Arts Biennial, Francisco Lazo Martí, Calabozo
1994I Municipal Salon of Visual Arts, Centro Consolidado
1993/4IV and V Municipal Salon of Visula Arts, Los Salias
1995III Cristóbal Rojas Visual Arts Salon, Miranda State
1982/3/93/4/5XI/XII/XXI/XXII and XXIII Municipal Council Prize in Visual Arts Salon, D.F.
1991/93/95/2005I, II, III and IV National Art Niennial, Puerto La Cruz
1990/98XVI and XXIII National Arts Salon of Aragua, Maracay
2005Mega Exposition in honour of Jesús Soto, Alejandro Otero Museum, Caracas
2006Itinerant Exposition homage to Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda, National History Legacy

PRIZES AND AWARDS:

Gold Medal, I Municipal Salon, Sucre District

First Prize, Painting Section, IV Municipal Salon, Los Salias

Honourable Mention, XII Municipal Salon of Visual Arts, D.F.

1ª Mención en Dibujo, IV Biennial of Visual Arts, Francisco Lazo Martí

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