{"id":72,"date":"2015-05-19T19:48:17","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T19:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catalinamontesinos.co.uk\/?page_id=72"},"modified":"2015-11-12T16:20:45","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T16:20:45","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/catalinamontesinos.co.uk\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"
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1943<\/strong><\/span> Born in Arequipa Peru.<\/span>
\n1960\/66<\/strong><\/span> Studied painting part time at Academia Suarez Vertiz Lima.<\/span>
\n1966<\/strong><\/span> Came to Europe.<\/span>
\n1968<\/span> Moved to London, started studying painting at Morley College but obliged to return to Peru after a year.<\/span>
\n1970<\/span> Returned to London and accepted on to Foundation Course at Wimbledon School of Art.<\/span>
\n1970-74<\/span> BA Hons in Fine Arts Painting.<\/span>
\n1973-78<\/span> Gradual loss of vision.<\/span>
\n1978<\/span> Registered blind.<\/span>
\n1975<\/span> MA in Printmaking Wimbledon School of Art, abandoned after first term due to worsening of sight.<\/span>
\n1975<\/span> Married the painter William Brooker RA.<\/span>
\n1982-83<\/span> Studies Speech Therapy at City University.<\/span>
\n1983<\/span> William Brooker died.<\/span>
\n1985<\/span> Began to work with clay.<\/span>
\n1990<\/span> First one-man exhibition at Bian Starkey Scola Gallery, Sutton.<\/span>
\n1993<\/span> Solo exhibition at Slade Gallery University College London, invitation of Professor Bernard Cohen.<\/span>
\n1996<\/span> Nominated and awarded second prize at Woman of the Year Competition; runner-up in the Elizabeth Frink competition; exhibition at the Sculptors Gallery, Chelsea Harbour.<\/span>
\n2001<\/span> Exhibition at Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London W1<\/span>
\n2004<\/span> Took part in inaugural \u201cBLIND ART EXHIBITION\u201d, Bankside Gallery London<\/span>
\n2004<\/span> Summer exhibition at Faircroft, Albery Heath, Surrey.<\/span>
\n2005<\/span> One-man exhibition Artist of the Day, Flowers Central, Cork Street.<\/span>
\n2010<\/span> One man exhibition Centro Cultural Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Lima, Peru.
\n2014<\/span> Mixed exhibition at Emma Hill \u2018 The Eagle Gallery\u2019, Farringdon Road, London.<\/p>\n

Work in private collections in Italy, France, Holland, Uk and Peru.<\/span><\/p>\n

Work in Public collections New Hall Murray Edwards College, Cambridge University.<\/span><\/p>\n

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