Donato Grima
Donato Grima (born July 22, 1949 in San Miguel de Tucumán) is an Argentine visual artist. He studied arts and design. During the 1970s, he moved to Caracas, Venezuela. He did not return to his home country until the mid 1980s, together with the restoration of democracy. From the 1990s until 2001 he lived in Spain. His painting The Patriarchs is in the collection of the Museo del Barrio of New York City. Other museums and private collections in several countries in Latin America and Europe bought part of his work. By 1993 he founded, in Argentina, The Center of Art & Design, institution devoted to the education in art and design. In 2009 he created his art gallery Art Territory in Tucumán. Awards Among his numerous awards, the following can be highlighted: City of Santa Fe Prize, National Hall of Santa Fe, Argentina, 1988. First Prize Poem Illustrated Regional Hall (poem by Jose Augusto Moreno), Museum of Fine Arts, Tucumán, Argentina, 1988. Honorable Mention Award National Drawing Exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts, Tucumán, 1987. First Prize 50th Salon Nacional de Rosario, Argentina. 1986. First Prize Poem Illustrated Regional Hall (poem by Alberto Rojas Paz), 1972. Second Prize San Pablo