"Artistic Smoothies" by Raul Oyuela

RAUL OYUELA

Born in Argentina, moved to Spain in 1978, to San Francisco, CA in 1983, Miami, FL in 1991 and Cypress, TX in 2006. He obtained his permanent residence in United States as a “Outstanding International Personality” and later, the American cit izenship.

Graduated in Philosophy and Literature (Ph.D.) in Argentina. He also studied fine arts, including painting and ceramics, photography, art history, music, print making and journalism in Argentina, Italy, Spain and United States. In Argentina, he founded the Photographic Section of the Museum of Modern Art of Buenos Aires. Former Director of The San Francisco Museum of Hispanic Art, The Florida Museum of Hispanic and Latin American Art and the Latin American Art Museum. Currently director of the Museum of the Americas (Miami), non profit organization, he is an expert in non profit policies. He helped other non profit organizations in many ways. Involved in the fine arts for 50 years, he advised museums, galleries and art fairs as well as individual artists to get grants and scholarships. Juror of more than 300 international events. With more than 200 exhibitions as an artist photographer (group and individual) in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, United States, Dubai, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, South Africa, India, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Romania, he obtained 85 national and international awards including the Gold Medal at the IX Sao Paulo (Brazil) Biennial as “Best color photography”. Since 1978, he participated frequently in American and European international art fairs in Holland, Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, Austria, China, Spain, United States, etc. He was a professional photographer starting his own studio in 1961 in Buenos Aires (Argentina). Later he founded his own advertising and marketing agency. He traveled America, Europe and part of Asia producing audiovisuals and films (commercials and artistic) including a series about great museums as well as the Louvre, Prado, National Gallery of Washington, Museum of Modern Art of Paris, Jeu de Paume (Museum of the Impressionists of Paris), etc. He produced audiovisuals for several airlines including SAS and Lufthansa and 12 TV programs in Miami for the WLRN Channel 36 Miami-Dade County Television, called “ Arte sin Barreras” (Art without borders).

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