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“Nature” Exhibition

November 1, 2012
From November 1 to 16, 2012, the “Nature” exhibition was held in the university lobby. It featured a collection of paintings by artist Marcelo Sniadower. “Just as nature expresses itself in its various forms, the artist creates his own nature with his palette,” the painter explains. The exhibition was organized by the Department of Jewish Studies.

Sniadower studied at the Institute of Industrial Design and in the studios of Hugo Longa and Fernando López Lage. Since 1987, he has participated in various group exhibitions in Montevideo, notably the “El Día” Daily Art Exhibition (1987), the Young Men’s Christian Association (1988), “War III” at Paseo Narvaja (1993), and the San Felipe and Santiago Cultural Center (2002). In 1994, he held his first solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Montevideo. He has exhibited at the Cultural Center of Asunción and the Corriente Alterna Gallery in Lima.

He was awarded the Diploma of Honor by the Montevideo Lions Club (1990) and First Prize in the incentive category. Municipal Salon and Blanes Museum in Montevideo (1992). He was selected for the “VI National Exhibition of Young Visual Artists of the Municipal Subway” and the “Municipal Biennial (1994)” salon, and invited to participate in the“United Airlines, MAAM”award in Maldonado (1995).