GONZALO FONSECA
Born in Montevideo in 1922, he died in Italy, June 11, 1997.
Fonseca traveled frequently to Europe with his family...
impressed by visits to museums and archeological sites.
At 15, learned to sculpt in stone. In 1939, enrolled in the College of Architecture of Montevideo.
In 1942, abandoned his architectural studies and joined the Taller Torres-García.
In 1945, along with Jonio Montiel, Sergio de Castro and Julio Alpuy, traveled through
Argentina, Perú and Bolivia to study pre-Columbian art. In 1950, moved to Paris... Rome in 1951.
Traveled through Egypt, Sudan, Syria (worked in excavations directed by Petrie Flinters),
Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and Greece. In 1953 in Madrid, studied ceramics at
the 'Rosedal - La Moncloa', met the Spanish sculptor Jorge de Oteiza.
In 1956, Montevideo and in 1958, moved to New York.
In 1970, began working in Italy, near Carrara, on large marble pieces.
In 1975, travelled to India, visited Ajanta Elora.
Fonseca lived and worked in New York and Seravezza, Italy.
He died in Italy, June 11, 1997.
Solo Exhibitions:
| 1994 |  | Mundos de Gonzalo Fonseca, Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela |
| 1991 | | Gonzalo Fonseca: Sabbakhin Sculpture, Arnold Herstand, New York |
| 1990 | | Venice Biennale, representing Uruguay, Italy |
| 1989 | | Fonseca, Sculpture & Drawings, The Arts Club of Chicago, Illinois |
| 1988 | | Gonzalo Fonseca: Sculpture & Drawings, Arnold Herstand, New York |
| 1986 | | Gonzalo Fonseca: Sculpture, Arnold Herstand, New York |
| 1978 | | Fonseca, Fiera di Bologna, Italy |
| 1977 | | Sculturi di Gonzalo Fonseca, Galería del Naviglio, Milán |
| 1976 | | Gonzalo Fonseca, Galería Adler/ Castillo, Caracas, Venezuela |
| 1974 | | Gonzalo Fonseca, Galería Conkright, Caracas, Venezuela |
| 1970 | | Gonzalo Fonseca, Recent Works, The Jewish Museum, New York |
| 1962 | | Gonzalo Fonseca, Selected works:, The Portland Museum, Oregon |
| 1953 | | Gonzalo Fonseca Ceramica, Gallery San Marco, Rome |
| 1952 | | Gonzalo Fonseca Paintings, Studio Claudio Matinenghi, Rome |
Group Exhibitions:
| 1999: | | North & South Connected: An Abstraction of the Americas, Cecilia de Torres, N. Y. |
| 1998: | | The School of the South, Anderson Gallery, Buffalo, New York
La Escuela del Sur - El Taller Torres-García, Iturralde Gallery, Los Angeles, California |
| 1997: | | A Escola do Sul, Pavilhão Cultural Renée Behar, São Paulo, Brazil
La Escuela del Sur, Museo Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela
T-G y 10 Artistas del Taller, Galería Ruth Benzacar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Dibujos en papel, Galería Clavé, Caracas, Venezuela
El Taller Torres-García, Museo Central de Costa Rica, San Juan
Una estética permanente.60 mil años de escultura moderna. Galería Elvira González, Madrid |
| 1996: | | The Still Life, Cecilia de Torres, Ltd. , New York
Le Cercle de Torres-García, Zabriskie Gallery, Paris, France
Constructive Universalism-School of the South, OAS Museum of the Americas,
Washington, D.C. |
| 1995: | | 65 Years of Constructivist Wood, Cecilia de Torres, Ltd., New York. |
| 1994: | | Torres-García y la Escuela del Sur, Quinta Galeria, Bogotá, Colombia |
| 1993: | | Latin American Artists of the 20th Century, MOMA, New York; Centre Georges
Pompidou, Paris, France |
| 1993: | | El Taller Torres-García, The School of the South, Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid; |
| 1991: | | Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, Austin,Texas; Museo de Monterrey, Mexico;
Museo Rufino Tamayo, Mexico DF; The Bronx Museum, New York |
| 1990: | | The Latin American Spirit: Art & Artists in the U.S., 1920-1970, Center for the Arts, |
| 1988: | | Vero Beach, Fl.; Inst. of Culture, San Juan, Puerto Rico; El Paso Museum of Art,
Texas; The Bronx Museum, New York |
| 1987: | | Latin American Artists in New York since 1970, A. M. Huntington Gallery, Austin |
| 1986: | | Torres-García and his Legacy, Kouros Gallery, New York. |
| 1985: | | Group Show, Veksolund, Denmark |
| 1970: | | Universalismo Constructivo, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Bs. As., Arg. |
| 1960: | | 4 Constructivist works of the TTG, The New School, New York |
| 1956: | | Jonges Schilders uit Uruguay, Stedelljk Museum, Amsterdam
Exposición de Arte Plástico, Museo San Martín Artigas, Bs. As., Arg. |
| 1954: | | Bienal de Arte, São Paulo, Brazil (Uruguayan Delegation) |
| 1950: | | Torres-García & his Workshop, OAS Museum, Washington, D. C. |
| 1946: | | Arte de América, Maison de l'Amérique, Paris |
| 1949-43: | | TTG exhibitions in Uruguay, Argentina, France,
Italy and the United States |
Public Collections:
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
The Brooklyn Museum, New York
Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas, Austin
Portland Art Museum, Oregon
Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Venezuela
Works in Public Spaces:
| 1996 | | Jardín de esculturas Palacio Libertad, Montevideo |
| 1995 | | Faret Tachikawa Fund, Tokyo, Japan |
| 1990 | | "Muro Bianco" para una residencia privada en Caracas. |
| 1983 | | Work in marble for an interior patio, Museum of Fine Arts, Caracas |
| 1970 | | Seven marble works, Alza Laboratory, Palo Alto, California |
| 1968 | | Monument in Wood, (lost), Paul Friedberg Ass., Architects, Bronx, N.Y. |
| 1968-7 | | Cement tower, 40' high, Olympic Games Committee, Mexico D.F. |
| 1967 | | Mural in cement, P. S. 46, David Todd Ass., Architects, New York |
| 1965 | | 3 Sculptures: The Building (wood), The Sun Boat (cement), Underpass (cement),
Wittlessey, Conklin and Rossant Architects, Reston, Virginia |
| 1960 | | Mural in polished brick (lost), Medical Center, Queens, New York |
| 1959 | | Mosaic, The New School for Social Research, New York |
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