Álvaro Amengual

Álvaro Amengual (born 27 December 1957, Montevideo) is a Uruguayan visual artist, illustrator, and educator. His work includes drawing, painting, engraving, and illustration. Since the late 1970s he has participated in numerous exhibitions in Uruguay and abroad, and his works are held in museum collections in Uruguay and other countries.

Early life and education Amengual was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, on 27 December 1957. In 1977 he began studying at the San Francisco Art Institute, where he trained in drawing and painting under Clever Lara and studied sculpture with Freddie Faux.

In 1986 he took part in a metal engraving course organized by the Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales and taught by David Finkbeiner of State University of New York at Purchase. The following year he attended a lithography course organized by the Montevideo Engraving Club and led by architect Álvaro Cármenes.

Alongside his artistic practice, Amengual has worked as an educator. Between 1991 and 1998 he taught in the workshop of Clever Lara. From 1993 to 1999 he collaborated with the Uruguayan Ministry of Education and Culture in the program “Talleres del Interior”, directing workshops in Trinidad and Durazno.

Collections Works by Amengual are included in several public collections, including:

Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo Museo Juan Manuel Blanes, Montevideo Museo Municipal de San Fernando, Maldonado Museo de la Municipalidad de Miraflores, Lima, Peru