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"With my work, I
simply search for ways to communicate with people. A sincere dialogue,
avoiding the confusion that the supposed Vanguard Art creates. Today
vanguard, tomorrow out of date and out of touch."
Nora
Patrich - August 18, 1999 |
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Nora Patrich was born on
June 3, 1952 in Florida, a city in the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
She began as a student of Architecture at the University of Buenos Aires and
studied art in the studio of the famous Argentine painter Martinez Howard.
In her youth, Patrich became highly motivated by their principles the
Spartacus movement, an important art movement in Argentina. During her
forced exile from Argentina, she lived in Israel, Spain, Cuba and Mexico,
where she attended the School of Art and Design.
Today, Patrich is an
accomplished painter, muralist, print maker and sculptor. Throughout her
career, she has been awarded important prizes. Among the most noted we find
the 1995 Commendation from The House of Commons (Ottawa, Canada), the
Lieutenant Governor's Award (BC, Canada) in 1996, and the Nomination for the
Woman of Distinction Award - YMCA (Vancouver, BC, Canada) in the year 2001.
Her work is widely exhibited and forms part of the permanent collection of
different museums and selected institutions around the world, such as the
Vancouver Art Gallery, the Simon Fraser University (Canada), the Museum of
Modern Art (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and the Museum of the National Palace
of Guatemala. Since 1982, Patrich has made her home in Vancouver, Canada.
She currently divides her time between her studios in Vancouver and Buenos
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Nora Patrich
understands her role as an artist in the widest possible sense. She does not
limit herself to the creation of beautiful images for the pleasure of the
aesthete; that is only part of the equation: Patrich creates beauty, records
history, and, when necessary, denounces injustice. A feminist in essence,
women are a principal and constant presence in her work. We see them through
Patrich’s eyes as the pillars of society in their many pivotal roles: as
mothers, sisters, workers, friends and lovers.
Nora Patrich’s figures
are characterized by a monumental simplicity that reveals cross-cultural
references, that of the Pre-Columbian art of both South and North America.
As well, her inclination towards architecture is shown in the architectural
conformation of her human faces: the arches that house the eyes, the bridges
that form the nose. Over all, her human figures are created with great
sensitivity and are impregnated with human emotion; be that sadness,
compassion, tenderness, love or passion, we cannot help but to be touched by
them.
Marissa Consiglieri de Chackal B.A., M.A |
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“Restrained,
smoldering passion, tense serenity, strong but not garish hues, smooth,
bronze skins that almost demand being caressed, feline self-assurance subtly
shimmers in each canvas like an exotic fragrance from the Americas' jungles'
deepest recesses. The passion explodes with the vision of a man and a woman
locked in an indivisible, charring embrace. More of these would have set the
gallery on fire." |
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Alfredo Cernadas
Quesada
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AWARDS |
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| 2001 |
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Nomination for the Woman of Distinction Award
YMCA
Vancouver, BC, Canada |
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| 1996 |
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Lieutenant Governor's Award
BC, Canada |
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| 1995 |
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Commendation from The House of Commons
Ottawa, ON, Canada |
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| 1994 |
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MOSAIC
Human Rights Award
Vancouver, BC, Canada |
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MURALS |
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| 2003 |
School Nº 20
Rawson, Prov. Chubut, Argentina |
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| 1999 |
Ministry for Children and Families
B.C., Canada |
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Ministry Responsible for Multiculturalism and Immigrations
B.C., Canada |
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MOSAIC
Vancouver, Canada |
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| 1998 |
Women
Studies Department, Simon Fraser University
Vancouver, Canada |
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| 1996 |
Arbutus Village
Vancouver, Canada |
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| 1994 |
BC
Government Employees Union
Vancouver, Canada |
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| 1993 |
Arrivals and Encounters
Simon Fraser University
Vancouver, Canada |
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| 1992 |
Hotel
Tunquelen
Bariloche, Argentina |
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| 1991 |
Health Sciences Association
Vancouver, Canada |
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PUBLICATIONS |
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| 2000 |
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Canadian Embassy
Buenos Aires, Argentina
BCGEU International
Women's Day
Vancouver, Canada
Simon Fraser
University
Women's Studies Department
Vancouver, Canada
The Armenian
Genocide
Blue Horn Press
Toronto, Canada
Purple Rose
Campaign
Filipino Women against Slavery
Vancouver, Canada |
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| 1999 |
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MOSAIC
Vancouver, Canada
BC Federation of
Foster Parents
Vancouver, Canada
Ministry for
Children
Victoria, Canada |
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| 1998 |
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Fire
Hall Arts Centre
Vancouver, Canada |
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| 1997 |
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International Bureau for the Rights of Children
Montreal, Canada
International Women's
Day
Vancouver, Canada
International
Aids's Day
Department of Health
Vancouver, Canada
Women's Monument
Vancouver, Canada
Ministry for
Children and Families
Vancouver, Canada |
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| 1995 |
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BC
Government Employees Union
Vancouver, Canada |
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| 1994 |
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Aids
Vancouver
Vancouver, Canada
Vancity
Vancouver, Canada
Parents Together
Vancouver, Canada
Women's Press
Toronto, Canada |
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| 1993 |
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World
Aids Day
Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver Health
Department
Vancouver, Canada
Multi-Cultural
Society of Kelowna
Kelowna, Canada |
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| 1992 |
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Employment and Immigration Canada
Ottawa, Canada |
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| 1991 |
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Social Planning and Research Council
Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver Folk
Festival
Vancouver, Canada
Employment and
Immigration
Vancouver, Canada
Family Services
Vancouver, Canada |
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| 1990 |
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Statistics Canada
Vancouver, Canada
Family Services of
Greater Vancouver
Vancouver, Canada
Asia Pacific
Foundation
Vancouver, Canada |
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| 1989 |
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National Film Board of Canada
Vancouver, Canada
CBC Enterprises Radio
Canada
Vancouver, Canada
Simon Fraser
University
Vancouver, Canada |
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| 1988 |
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Amnesty International
Vancouver, Canada
Canadian Red Cross
Society
Vancouver, Canada |
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| 1987 |
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Vancouver Museum of Anthropology
Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver Status of
Women
Vancouver, Canada |
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MUSEUMS & COLLECTIONS |
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Gustave
Dion Hospital
Tourcoing, France
Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver, Canada
Casa de Las
Américas
Havana, Cuba
Simon Fraser
University
Vancouver, Canada
Museum of Fine Arts
"Dr. Urbano Poggi" - Rafaela
Santa Fé, Argentina
Provincial Museum of
Fine Arts "René Brusan"
El Chaco, Argentina
Permanent Collection
of the Atomic Centre Predio Tandar
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Museum of Fine Arts
Santa Rosa
La Pampa, Argentina
Museum of Modern Arts
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Engraving Museum
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Museum of Fine Arts
Corrientes, Argentina
Museum of the National
Palace
Guatemala, Guatemala
Jackson Stewart
Collection
Vancouver, Canada |
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS |
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Museo de Bellas Artes
de Puerto Madryn
Chubut,
Argentina
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Murales
Exposición itinerante organizada por la embajada de Canada
Museo de Bellas Artes "René Brusau",”Resistencia, Chaco |
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2003
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Murales
Exposición itinerante organizada por la embajada de Canada
. Centro de Convenciones de Posadas, Argentina
. Pasaje Dardo
Rocha de La Plata,
Argentina
. Centro Cultural José Hernández, Rawson, Argentina
. Museo de Bellas Artes "Dr. Urbano Poggi"” Rafaela, Argentina
. Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Buenos Aires, Argentina
. Sala Emilio Saraco Neuquen, Argentina
. Auditorio Juan Victoria San Juan, Argentina
. Fiesta Nacional de la Vendimia, Bodegas Zuccardi, Pcia de Mendoza
Argentina |
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Archivo General
de la Nación,
Buenos Aires Argentina |
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Museo Argentino
de Artistas Plasticas
La Plata, Argentina |
| 2002 |
Nosotras
Centro Cultural Recoleta
Buenos Aires Argentina |
| 2001 |
Sisters
Zack Gallery
Vancouver, Canada |
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Lamoureux Ritzenhoff Gallery
Montreal, Canada |
| 2000 |
Nostalgia
Simon Patrich Gallery
Vancouver, Canada |
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Mural
Exhibition
VYP Gallery
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 1999 |
Simon
Patrich Gallery
Vancouver, Canada |
| 1998 |
New York Art International
New York, U.S.A. |
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Art of Ibero-America
Almada Negreiros Art Gallery
Toronto, Canada |
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Voyages
Ottawa City Hall
Ontario, Canada |
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Santa
Fé Gallery
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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VYP
Gallery
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Art
BA
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 1997 |
Simon
Patrich Gallery
Vancouver, Canada
Art exhibit and screening of the documentary My Art will Raise and
Speak:
a portrait of Juan Manuel Sánchez and Nora Patrich. |
| 1995 |
Di
Santi Gallery
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Vancouver East Cultural Centre
Vancouver, Canada |
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CALACS Conference
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada |
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Queen's Park Government Building
Toronto, Canada |
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Di
Santi Gallery
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 1994 |
Ontario Design Centre
Toronto, Canada |
| 1993 |
Jewish Community Centre
Victoria, Canada |
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Simon
Patrich Galleries
Vancouver, Canada |
| 1992 |
The
Zack Gallery
Vancouver, Canada |
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DV8
Fine Arts
Victoria, Canada |
| 1991 |
Praxis International
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Simon
Patrich Galleries
Vancouver, Canada |
| 1990 |
National Fund for the Arts (Fondo Nacional de las Artes)
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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Vancouver 90
Robson Square Media Centre
Vancouver, Canada |
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Other
Art Gallery
Prince George, Canada |
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Robson Square Media Centre
Vancouver, Canada |
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Provincial Museum of Fine Arts
La Plata, Argentina |
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Centennial Library Gallery
Edmonton, Canada |
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Vancouver East Cultural Centre
Vancouver, Canada |
| 1989 |
Simon
Fraser University
Vancouver, Canada |
| 1988 |
Vancouver East Cultural Centre
Vancouver, Canada |
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Humewood II Gallery
Toronto, Canada |
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Women
in Focus Gallery
Vancouver, Canada |
| 1987 |
Vancouver East Cultural Centre
Vancouver, Canada |
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Museum of Anthropology
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada |
| 1984 |
Queen
Elizabeth Mezzanine Gallery
Vancouver, Canada |
| 1980 |
Institute of Art and Design (Instituto de Arte y Diseño)
México D. F., México |
| 1979 |
Association of Moratalaz
Madrid, Spain |
| 1978 |
Arie
Silver Gallery
Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 1974 |
Latina Gallery
Stockholm, Sweden |
| 1973 |
Simon
Patrich International Galleries
São Paulo, Brazil |
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