PROFILE
| Full name: Alfredo Tomas Tatis Benzo |
| Place of birth: Cartagena de Indias |
| Birthdate: August 10, 1952 |
BIOGRAPHY
Alfredo Tomas Tatis Benzo is a Colombian sculptor, painter and architect, born in the city of Cartagena de Indias on August 10, 1952. He is considered one of the outstanding sculptors of the 20th century in Colombia.
Benzo showed a great love for art from an early age, at the age of 15 he began studying sculpture in Medellín, then returned to Cartagena where he studied fine arts in Fine Arts, then studied architecture at the Universidad del Atlántico.
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During his long career he has held a large number of exhibitions in Colombia and has created sculptures and busts for different personalities, among which the busts given to Pope John Paul II and the bust given to Pope Francis stand out.
He has managed to very successfully combine his career in art with architecture and teaching, participating as an architect in various design, restoration and construction projects of emblematic houses and places of historical importance in Cartagena and Barranquilla, such as the restoration of the altar. of the Christ of the Inspiration of the Church of Santo Domingo, restoration of the San Diego Park and the Plaza de la Proclamation, and he also worked as a teacher at the University of Fine Arts of Cartagena for 5 years.
OBRAS EN ESPACIOS PUBLICOS
- Identity Monument (Maicao-Colombia)
- Busts of: Indio Karex, Pedro Zapata de Mendoza, Miguel Antonio Caro, Benkos Bioho and Rafael Núñez in Apollo Park (Cartagena Colombia)
EXHIBITIONS
- Cartagena in front of the sea (2018)
- V Regional Hall of Artists: Barranquilla (1992)
- D`Art World Trade Center Gallery. Bogotá August 22 (1991)
- Exhibition of Cartagena Artists. D`Art Gallery World Trade Center. Bogota (1989)
- First Salon Architects Artists Barranquilla Colombian Society of Architects (1988)
- First Pierre Daguet Salon. Cartagena (1987)
- Banco Ganadero Art Gallery. What's New in Art (1986)
- Skandia Art Gallery. 11 Colombian Artists (1986)
- Art 85, National Police Officers Casino (1985)
- XXV National Hall of Bogotá. Colombian Society of Architects (1985)
- Skandia Gallery. First Costeño Artists Salon (1984)
- Museum of Modern Art: Cartagena 400 years of Sculpture (1983)
- SENA: Cartagena Casa del Márquez of the Royal Prize (1982)
- Banco Ganadero Gallery Cartageneros Watercolorists (1981)
- Bolívar Cultural Extension: Cartagena (1980)
- Expocosta Costeño Artists Hall: Cartagena (1978)
- Faculty of Architecture Universidad del Atlántico (1975)
- School of Fine Arts: Cartagena (1972)
- School of Fine Arts: Cartagena (1971)
AWARDS AND HONOURS
| Year | Recognition | Category |
| 1993 | Selected in the V Regional Salon of Artists of the Atlantic Coast. | Sculpture |
| 1985 | Honorable Mention Skandia Arts Gallery | Sculpture |
| 1983 | Declared Out of Competition. Blazco Caballero Hall | Sculpture |
| 1982 | First prize. Blazco Caballero Hall | Sculpture |
| 1981 | First prize. Blazco Caballero Hall | Sculpture |
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