Nelson Ramos
Uruguay, 1932. Passed away in Montevideo in 2006.

He studied at the National School of Fine Arts in Montevideo where he studied with Proffessor Vicente Martín. In 1959 he travelled to Río de Janeiro with a grant from ITAMARATI to study engravingtechniques with Proffessors Iberé Camargo y Johnny Friedlaender at the Museum of Modern Art. Later on he resided in Sao Paulo where he worked on textile drawing, and collaborated with the newspapers “Estado de Sao Paulo” and “Diario de Sao Paulo”.
In 1971 he foundes the “Centro de Expresión Artística”. In 1981 he was hired by the College of Art and Design of Minneapolis, USA, to dictate courses and give conferences in several universities of the cities of Saint Paul, Minneapolis y Northfield. In 1992 he resided at the Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, USA.

Biennials:
He has represented Uruguay at the following biennials:
1ra. Bienal de Córdoba
VII, X y XVIII Bienal de Sao Paulo
XXXII y XLVII Biennial of Venice
1ra.y 2da. Bienal de Medellín, Colombia
1ra. Bienal Internacional de La Habana, Cuba
1ra. Bienal Interpalamentaria del MERCOSUR, Uruguay
Mirá Manantiales, 1ra. Bienal de Arte Contemporáneo, in Manantiales, Uruguay.

Awards:
He obtained numerous awards among them:
Premio Mid American Art Alliance, USA, 1991
Premio Eco Art, Río de Janiero, 1992
Premio Figari, Montevideo, 1996
Gran Premio, 1ra. Bienal Interparlamentaria del MERCOSUR, Montevideo,1997

Principal exhibits:
Since 1958 he has participated in numerous exhibits in Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, USA, France, Italy, Perú, Paraguay, Russia and Venezuela.
He participated in significant events such as:
Eco Arte, Museo de Arte Moderno de Río de Janeiro
Container 96/Across the Oceans, Copenhagen.
His work can be found in Museums and private collections in Uruguay, Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Estados Unidos y Venezuela.