Biography
Gilberto Almeida Egas (30 May 1928 – 20 April 2015) was an Ecuadorian painter born in San Antonio de Ibarra, in Imbabura Province. He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Quito from 1953 to 1957. His early work was in many media, especially paintings of buildings and views in old Quito; his later work concentrated on large black-and-white drawings, in a baroque, expressionistic, and dramatic style.
Career
He has exhibited in major Ecuadoran cities including Quito, Guayaquil, and Cuenca. In 1963 he was invited to exhibit in Chile, and he subsequently exhibited in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at the Galería de la Asociación de Artistas Plásticos. In 1969 he exhibited at the museum of the Pan American Union in Washington, D.C.
Works by Almeida are included in the collections of museums and galleries in Sweden, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Venezuela, Israel, Australia, the United States, and Canada in addition to Ecuador, and in major private collections.
He died on 20 April 2015.
Personal Life
Gilberto Almeida was born on May 30, 1928 in Ibarra. As a painter, Gilberto Almeida is part of the public figures documented from Colombia.
References
- "Gilberto Almeida." Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilberto_Almeida
- "Wikidata entity: Q13666258 — Gilberto Almeida." https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13666258
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