1951-52 · Architectural Design, Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca. Bogotá, Colombia. 1954-55 · Postgraduate studies Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills Michigan, USA. C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E P R I Z E S , AWA R D S A N D R E C O G N I T I O N S p r e m i o s , b e c a s y r e c o n o c i m i e n t o s 2011 2010 2009 2008 2006 2005 1989 1973 1972 1971 1970-74 1968-72 Honoree of theMulticultural Benefit Gala, MetropolitanMuseumof Art, NewYork, NY. Member of theAcademiaNacional deBellasArtes, BuenosAires, Argentina. Olga de Amaral Award given to Dr Ruth Corcuera at 5th International Biennial of Textile Art, organizedby theWorldTextileArt Organization (WTA), BuenosAires, Argentina. Honorary Co-Chair for the benefit of the Multicultural Audience Development Initiative, MetropolitanMuseumof Art, NewYork, NY. Olga de Amaral Award established at the 4th International Biennial of Textile Art, San Jose, Costa Rica. VisionaryArtist recognitionby theMuseumof Art&Design, NewYork, NY. HonoraryChair, Art Department, Universityof California at LosAngeles, LosAngeles, CA. ArtsCouncilmember, UCLA, LosAngeles, CA. GuggenheimFellowship, NewYork, NY. First Prize in theTerceraBienal deArtes deColtejer, Medellín, Colombia. First Prize in theXXII SalónNacional deArtistas, Bogotá, Colombia LatinAmerican representative for theWorldCraftsCouncil. Colombian representative for theWorldCraftsCouncil, Lima, Perú. E D U C A T I O N e s t u d i o s B o r n i n 1 9 3 2 i n B o g o t á , C o l omb i a . L i v e s a n d w o r k s i n B o g o t á . nace en 1932 en Bogotá, Colombia. vive y trabaja en Bogotá. 6 9