Harry Abend, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Harry Abend

Polish-born Venezuelan artist

Date of Birth: 05-May-1937

Place of Birth: Jarosław, Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Poland

Profession: architect, painter, sculptor

Nationality: Poland, Venezuela

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Harry Abend

  • Harry Abend, OFM, is a Polish-born Venezuelan sculptor and architect.
  • Abend is considered to be one of Venezuela's contemporary masters of sculpture.
  • Harry Abend (Jaroslaw, Poland, 1937) immigrated to Venezuela in 1948 and embarked on his sculpture practice in 1958 under the guidance of Miguel Arroyo while also studying architecture at the Universidad Central de Venezuela.
  • In 1963, at the age of 26, Abend received the National Sculpture Prize of Venezuela for his work "Forma" 1961.
  • In 1964, he participated in a three-month workshop led by British sculptor Kenneth Armitage.
  • In 1976 Abend moved to London where he continued developing his work and exhibited in galleries such as the Roundhouse Gallery and the Hayward Gallery.
  • Around this time Abend began to receive commissions to stage interventions in urban and architectural environments, such as the cement mural on the façade of the Teatro Teresa Carreño, and the interior design of the Sala Plenaria in the east tower of Parque Central, both in Caracas.
  • A selection of his solo shows include Esculturas, Museo de Arte Moderno, Río de Janeiro (1968); three exhibitions at Sala Mendoza, Caracas (1973, 1980 and 1995); Electrum Gallery, London (1977); Saint James Piccadilly Festival, London (1981); a retrospective at the Museo de Arte Moderno Jesús Soto, Ciudad Bolívar (2002); Museo de Arte Acarigua Araure, Acarigua (2003); Museo Kern Unión Israelita de Caracas (2012); Galería GBG ARTS, Caracas and Henrique Faria, New York (both 2014).
  • He lives and works in Caracas.

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