BOTERO By Garaizne Apr 19, 1932 BORN Nov 1, 1944 attends a Jesuit school and a school for matadors. Jan 1, 1948 Joint show in native town. Nov 1, 1951 moves to Bogotá. 1st solo exhibition.all his art pieces sold out! Jan 1, 1952 studies in Madrid, influenced by Velazquez´s and Goya´s works Jan 1, 1953 moves to Paris.. Most of his time in the Louvre. Jan 1, 1954 moves to Italy. Studies Reinaissance masters. Jan 1, 1956 Teaches at The School of Fine Arts, Bogotá Nov 5, 1956 travels to Mexico. to study Rivera and Orozco. Impressed by murals. Jan 1, 1969 "Inflated Images" Exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York Jan 1, 2004 27 drawings and 23 paintings dealing with violence in Colombia from the drug cartels. Jan 1, 2005 Exhibits his "Abu Ghraib" series in Europe. Jan 1, 2006 Back to his early life´s topics (maternity, family,...) Jan 1, 2008 Exhibits his " Circus Collection" Oct 8, 2012 Fernando Botero "Celebration" exhibition. Fine Arts Museum, BILBAO
