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Artist
Biography
Edgar Vargas Ávila was born in Carora, Lara state, Venezuela on October 18, 1964.
He studied his first art studies in the city of Barquisimeto, capital of the Lara state, at the Martin Tovar y Tovar art school in 1986, graduating from said school with the title: Graphic Arts, Illustrator mention.
He has worked as a Cartoonist in a newspaper in his hometown "Carora" It is there where his first graphic and journalistic experience begins. In 1985.
His primary education was carried out in "Grupo Escolar Ramón Pompilio Oropeza". As it was called then. 1972 - 1978. Carora - Lara. There, under the guidance and motivation of his teachers, he continued to cultivate his talent, which his drawings adorned informational billboards of said institution. Secondary studies were carried out at the "Liceo Egidio Montesinos" (1979 - 1983) Carora – Lara.
At the E.A.P.A.M.T.Y T. he began conducting free sculpture and drawing studies with teachers Taylor Jiménez, Dino D'Rosa, the latter in drawing. 1986 Barquisimeto, Lara state. It was not until 1988 that he enrolled in the vocational plan in the graphic arts area, were his teachers: Cristina Moncada, Teddy Villamediana, Jesús Páez Puerta, (Gordo Páez), Dino D´Rosa, Hugo Daza, Francisco José León Jiménez , Aguedo Felipe Parra among others, already standing out as a revelation within the plastic arts and receiving the best criticism from his teachers. During the last year of study, he met a publishing house in the city of Caracas which was in charge of preparing school texts and this hires him as the art director of said company, he emigrated to the big city to confront himself, and standing out in that genre ... He worked until 1994 in that publishing house.
That same year, he carried out caricature and illustration work in a newspaper called "ECONOMIA
HOY", in the city of Caracas, where he met a great teacher Julio Zúñiga (Peli) who hired him for a few months. At the end of that year he returned to the city of Barquisimeto. Exploring the area. He arrives at his diaper Carora, there he meets another great guitar teacher, Alirio Díaz, with whom he exchanges ideas and this shows him his great interest in his work. Díaz gives him a recommendation to send it to Dr. Juan Carmona (+) director of the newspaper el Impulso. January 01, 1996 I had an interview in Caracas with Dr. Carmona, in that meeting I give him the letter from the teachers Díaz and my dossier ”Teacher Alirio Díaz is a friend of this house, and his recommendation is always welcome, even though The newspaper does not use illustration for its articles. I would like to try to include caricature and illustration as new elements of information in the design of the pages work on said newspaper. There he had the privilege of being the founder of the department of caricature and illustration, in 1998 and 1999 he obtained the award with which the "Pedro León Zapata" award is given to the best of the genre (caricaturist), which is awarded by the newspaper the “Nacional” was until January 2006 that he was there working.
For that same year (2006) he returned to Caracas, to work in the newspaper "El Universal" there he met Rayma Supranni. There he was hired to design the prints for the 100-year book of the Diario El Universal. He stayed there until December 2007. In April 2008 he worked with Minci, in the publishing department until December 2009. In June 2010 he joined the staff of the newspaper “Correo Del Orinoco” there he worked with great communication veterans: Vanessa Davies, Carlos Ortiz, Zaida Rausseo, Regulo Pérez among others...
His work experience stands out as: PERMANENT COLLABORATOR FOR THE MAGAZINE: MEMORIAS, OF THE NATIONAL CENTER OF HISTORICAL STUDIES FOUNDATION. (JANUARY 2017 - UP TO PRESENT). IN THE BICENTENNIAL FRAMEWORK EZEQUIEL ZAMORA.
CARTOON WORKSHOP: SPONSORED BY THE AYACUCHO LIBRARY (CARACAS), IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE BOOK FAIR, COMIC PAVILION, CARACAS MARCH 11, 2012. HEADQUARTERS OF THE AYACUCHO LIBRARY.
DIARIO CORREO DEL ORINOCO (CARACAS): OPINION FREE SECTION (CARICATURE), NAME OF THE SPACE "CHASCARRILLOS DE VARGAS" FROM JANUARY 2009. TO PRESENT.
ILLUSTRATIONS FOR THE TITLED BOOK: THE MEMORIES OF PRESIDENT CHÁVEZ.
FEBRUARY 2011, MARCH 15, 2011. PRINTED DEPARTMENT. MINci.- CARACAS. 2011.
CARTOON WORKSHOP: SPONSORED BY THE AYACUCHO BIBLITECA (CARACAS), IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE BOOK FAIR, COMIC PAVILION, MATURIN, DECEMBER 29, 2010.
HUMOR CARTOON WORKSHOP: SPONSORED BY THE AYUCHO LIBRARY, IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR. DECEMBER 10, 2010. SEAT OF MISSION CULTURE BARQUISIMETO STATE LARA. DURATION OF THE WORKSHOP FOUR (4) HOURS.
ANIMANDES, Mérida 03/01/10 to 05/30/10, Cartoon illustration in the series “Bolívar. The story never told ”. Mérida state Mérida 2010.
COLLABORATOR OF THE MAGAZINE: ”AKRES”, As an illustrator, November 2009-2010, Barquisimeto, Lara state.
COLLABORATOR IN THE BLOG OF "NECESARIOUS HUMOR", DIRECTED BY ANIBAL ORTIPOZO: July 2009 Caracas.
COLLABORATOR IN THE NEWSPAPER EL UNIVERSAL CARACAS - VENEZUELA: since January 2009, as an Illustrator of opinion pages. Until January 2010.
DIARIO EL UNIVERSAL C.A .: (Hired for 100 years project) Positions held: Illustrator and design of the book 100 years of the Diario El Universal. Time working Fourteen months (14), August 7, 2007, until December 31, 2008. Caracas Distrito Federal.
WEEKLY FREE INK: Positions held: Graphic concept design for the weekly newspaper and illustrator. Period February 10 to July 29, 2007. Barquisimeto State Lara.
SOBORDO MAGAZINE: January 2001 to December 2003. Barquisimeto Estado Lara. (Collaborator.)
AC DIARIO EL IMPULSO: Position held: Illustrator. Lapse. From February 10, 1997 to January 10, 2007. Barquisimeto Estado Lara,
EDITORIAL BRAND EDITORS GROUP: Direction of the illustration department, February 1993 to December 1996. Caracas federal district.
Among his solo and international exhibitions are:
Tribute to "Rale". El Impulso Newspaper Exhibition Hall. Barquisimeto Lara state. 07/13/2002
Humor en Serio, in homage to maestro Alirio Díaz on his fiftieth anniversary of his First Concert. Chio House. Carora state Lara. 02/2000
Humor in Serious Library of the Fermín Toro University. Barquisimeto 11/02/99
FINALIST IN THE VII INTERNATIONAL HUMOR BIENNIAL SALON LUIZ D’OLIVEIRA GUIMARAES. - ESPINHAL PANELA PORTUGAL 2020.
INTERNATIONAL CARTOON SHOW IN SOLIDARITY WITH GEORGE FLOYD - # I CAN'T BREATHE / IRAN 2020.
TRIBUTE TO THE ROMANIAN POET IN HIS BICENTENNIAL “GEORGE BACOVIA - BACAO - ROMANIA FEBRUARY 2020.
SPECIAL GUEST HUMOR ROOM ITALY 2019. THEME “BIODEGRADABLE HUMOR - DECEMBER 2019.
INTERNATIONAL HUMOR BIENNIAL SALON VI EDITION LUIZ D’OLIVEIRA GUIMARAES. - ESPINHAL PANELA PORTUGAL 2018.
INTERNATIONAL SALON OF CARICATURE RUSSIA - 100 anniversaries of the October-NOVEMBER 2017 Revolution
Worldwide Graphic Designers Project
"SING ME A POSTER
Thessaloniki - Greece October 2016.
His career has allowed him to obtain several recognitions in which the following stand out:
MAHMOUD DARWISH PALESTINE MUSEUM
"WE DRAW FOR GAZA" (16 TO 18/08/14).
II SALON OF CARTOONS SINALOA MEXICO NOVEMBER 2013 TOPIC: EMIGRATION. 2nd INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION OF CARTOONS HUMOREIX DE LLEIDA (ASSOCIATION OF TRADERS OF L’EIX and HUMORÀLIA), “LLEIDA” - BRAZIL, April 2009.
PERMANENT MEMBER OF THE LATIN AMERICAN DIGITAL ART PRINT, Venezuela Chapter October 2008.
Digital Art Salon ATOCHE MADRID SPAIN, October 2004.
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
IV Digital Art Salon 2005: Maracaibo Zulia State, July 2005
III Salon of Digital Art 2004: Maracaibo Zulia State, July 2004
Estampa Joven de la Provincia: Mezzanine Parque del Este Station, Colegio de Ingenieros Station, Caracas Metro. 03/20/91
Tierra de Gracia: Barro Cocido School Workshop, Barquisimeto, Lara state. 10/05/90
Image Dimensions II: “Martín Tovar y Tovar” School of Plastic Arts. Barquisimeto Lara State. 07/20/90
Tribute to Hugo Daza: House of Culture "Rómulo Gallegos" Duaca Estado Lara. 06/20/90
House of Culture: Carora, Lara state. 09/10/89.
New Year's Eve Exhibition at the “Martín Tovar y Tovar” School of Plastic Arts. Barquisimeto Lara State. 07/15/89.
House of Culture "Rómulo Gallegos". Duaca State Lara. 06/21/89
Tribute to Maestro Armando Reverón. XIV Aragua Hall. Aragua Aragua State. 05/30/89
Exhibition House of Culture "Rómulo Gallegos". Duaca state Lara. 07/28/88
Free Workshops Exhibition of the School of Plastic Arts "Martín Tovar y Tovar". Barquisimeto Lara state. 07/22/88
REWARDS
FINALIST IN THE VII EDITION INTERNATIONAL HUMOR SALON LUIZ D’OLIVEIRA GUIMARAES. - ESPINHAL PANELA PORTUGAL 2020.
ANIBAL NAZOA NATIONAL JOURNALISM PRIZE 2020 IN THE CATEGORY: CARTOON FOR THE QUALITY CLARITY FORM AND THE CONTENT OF ITS WORK GRAPHIC THAT INCORPORATES AN INDISCUTIBLE ADDED VALUE IN THE NEWSPAPER CONTENTS AND OPINION OF THE NEWSPAPER THE NEWSPAPER CEDEO DEL ORINOVENTO ) 06/20/2020.
ANIBAL NAZOA NATIONAL JOURNALISM AWARD 2019 IN THE CATEGORY: CARTOON FOR IMNOVATING THE ILLUSTRATION OF NEWSPAPER TEXTS BEYOND THE CONVENTIONAL IN
THE NEWSPAPER "CORREO DEL ORINOCO" WHICH GRANTS THE NECESSARY JOURNALISM MOVEMENT (MPN) 06/20/2019.
ORDER IN ITS FIRST CLASS G / B PEDRO LEÓN TORRES FOR HAVING OBTAINED
INTERNATIONAL CARTOON PRIZE "CENTENARY OF THE BOLCHEVIK REVOLUTION - OCTOBER 2017 - Carora June 25, 2018
TRIBUTE IN THE FILVEN CHAPTER LARA - FOR HAVING OBTAINED IN OCTOBER 2017 INTERNATIONAL CARTOON AWARD RUSSIA CENTENARY OF THE BOLCHEVIK REVOLUNCTION MARCH 03, 2018
INTERNATIONAL SALON OF CARICATURE RUSSIA - 100 anniversaries of the October-NOVEMBER 2017 Revolution
SIMON BOLIVAR NATIONAL PRIZE FOR JOURNALISM, MENSIÓN: GRAPHIC IMAGE JOURNALISM. JUNE 27, 2017 CARACAS - VENEZUELA.
ANIBAL NAZOA NATIONAL JOURNALISM PRIZE 2015 IN THE CATEGORY: CARTOON FOR IMNOVATING THE ILLUSTRATION OF NEWSPAPER TEXTS BEYOND THE CONVENTIONAL IN THE NEWSPAPER "CORREO DEL ORINOCO" WHICH IS GRANTED BY THE NECESSARY MOVEMENT OF JOURNALISM 20/2015.
NATIONAL PRIZE OF JOURNALISM SIMON BOLIVAR MENTION GRAPHIC IMAGE. JUNE 27, 2014. CARACAS VENEZUELA.
MAHMOUD DARWISH PALESTINE MUSEUM
"WE DRAW FOR GAZA" (16 TO 18/08/14). PALESTINE AUGUST 2014.
Pedro León Zapata Awards 1998 and 1999, as the best press cartoonist awarded by the Diario El Nacional
Jesús Carmona Award: Awarded by El Impulso de Barquisimeto newspaper. 01/07/99
Work Grant granted by the Friends of the Society, “Martín Tovar y Tovar” School of Plastic Arts, concerning the Assembly of the Gallery of this same school. 07/15/90
Scholarship for Lithography course, held at TAGA (Caracas) sponsored by FUNDACULTURA. 08/26/91
