About Juan Calzadilla
Lived 1930 – 2025 (aged 95). Juan Calzadilla was a Venezuelan poet, painter, writer, art critic, artist and biographer.
Juan Calzadilla (16 May 1930 – 15 June 2025) was a Venezuelan poet, painter and art critic.
Early life and education Calzadilla was born on 16 May 1930. He studied in the Universidad Central de Venezuela and in the Instituto Pedagógico Nacional.
Artistic life Calzadilla was co-founder of the group El techo de la ballena (1961),
Death Calzadilla died on 15 June 2025, at the age of 95.
Works Dictado por la jauría (1962) Malos modales (1968) Oh smog (1978) Antología paralela (1988) Minimales (1993) Principios de Urbanidad (1997) Corpolario (1998) Diario sin sujeto (1999) Aforemas (2004) Vela de armas (2008) Noticias del alud (2009)
Awards National Prize of Plastic Arts of Venezuela, 1996.
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Who was Juan Calzadilla?
Venezuelan artist (1930–2025)
When was Juan Calzadilla born?
Juan Calzadilla was born on 16 May 1930 in Altagracia de Orituco.
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Juan Calzadilla died on 15 June 2025 in Caracas.
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Juan Calzadilla was a poet, painter, writer, art critic, artist and biographer.
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Juan Calzadilla was Venezuelan.
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