Abstract Art

Leonardo Nierman's paintings vibrantly come to life as they capture the intensity and spontaneity of the dynamic forces that rule both nature and the cosmos. With swirling whirlpools of color, darting flame-like wisps, and brilliant hues as dazzling as a sun, they are dramatic in their representation of that which is unchallenged, though perhaps not quite understood.

Born in Mexico City in 1932, Mr. Nierman showed great enthusiasm in the arts even as a young child. In 1951, he received his Bachelor degree in Physics and Mathematics at the University of Mexico. He later made studies of the Psychology of Color and the Harmony of Form in Space.

His full career includes numerous distinctions, awards, and exhibitions. He has painted murals for the School of Commerce of the University City in Mexico,1956; the "Golden West Savings" in San Francisco, 1965; and the Princeton University Physics Building,1969.

Mr.Nierman's more recent One-Man shows include those at the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City in 1972; and in 1973, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Bogota, Columbia, the Los Angeles Municipal Gallery, the Wally F. Galleries in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Arts in Madrid, and the Tucson Art Center.

Some group shows include exhibitions at Waddington Galleries in Montreal, 1968; Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City, 1968; Lowe Art Museum of the University of Miami, 1969; OEA Pavilion-Hemis Fair '68 in San Antonio, Texas, 1968; and the Caroll Reece Museum in Tennessee, 1969.

Among the several museums and galleries that have permanent collections of his works are: the Museum of Modern Art and the Institute of Fine Arts in Mexico, the Museum of Modern Art in Halfa, Israel, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Gallery of Modern Art in New York, the El Paso Museum of Art, the Pan American Union in Washington, D.C., the Museo de Ponce in Puerto Rico, the Santa Barbara Museum in California, the Vatican Museum, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Bogota Museum of Contemporary Art, the Academy of Fine Arts in Honolulu,and the Museum of Contemporary Arts in Madrid.
His numerous awards include: an Honorary Degree from the University of Mexico in 1960, a prize in a contest of Mexican Contemporary Art, sponsored by the Art Institute of Mexico, in 1964, an award of the Palme D'Or des Beaux Arts of Monaco in 1969, the Silver Medal in 1970 and the Gold Medal in 1972 from the Foundation "Tomasso Campanella" in Italy, and the award of the Royce Medal in New York in 1970. In addition, he has been a Life Fellow of "the Royal Society of the Arts" in London since 1965.

LEONARDO NIERMAN CRONOLOGY

1932-Born November 1, Mexico, D.F. Mexico

1951-Receives Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Mathematics, University of Mexico

1953-Studies the psychology of color and the harmony of space, both static and dynamic

1956-Paints a mural at the school of Commerce of the University of Mexico

1960-Receives an honorary degree from the University of Mexico
Exhibition: Hammer Galleries, New York, New York

1962 Exhibition: Museum of Modern Art, Halfa, Israel

1963 Exhibition: Gallerie Schneider, Rome, Italy

1964-Receives the Mexican Contemporary Art Prize, Art Institute of Mexico, Mexico, D.F.

1965-Becomes a Life Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, London, England

1967 Exhibition: Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, Berkley, California

1968 Exhibition: Pucker Safrai Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts

1969: Paints a mural for the Physics Building, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
Receives Palm D'Or Des Beaux Arts, Monaco
Exhibitions: Galeria Katia Granoff, Paros, France Galeria Mer-Kup, Mexico, D.F. Mexico

1970 Exhibition: Alwin Gallery, London, England
Receives Silver Medal, Tomasso Campanella, Rome,Italy
Receives Royce Medal, New York, New York

1971 Exhibition: El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, Texas

1972 Exhibition: The Museum of Modern Art, Mexico, D F. Mexico

1973 Exhibitions: Los Angeles Municipal Gallery, Los Angeles,Cal. Welly F. Galleries, New York, New York Museum of Contemporary Arts, Madrid, Spain

1974 Exhibitions: Galerie Dresdnere, Ontario, Canada Casa de la Cultura, Cucuta, Columbia

1975 Exhibitions: Museum of Contemporary Art, Bogota, Columbia Merrill Chase Galleries, Chicago,Illinois B. Lewin Galleries, Los Angeles,Cal.

1976 Exhibition: Museum Of Contemporary Art, Bogota, Colombia
Receives the award Diploma D'Honneur of Fine Arts In Monaco, 1977

1977 Exhibitions: B. Lewin Galleries, Los Angeles, California I.F.A. Galleries, Washington, D.C. Merrill Chase Galleries, Chicago. Illinois

1978 Exhibitions: Harcourts Gallery, San Francisco, California Institute Panameno de Arte, Panama, Rep. de Panama

1979 Exhibitions: Fondation Veranneman,Belgium American Museum, Hayden Planetarium, New York, NY Cumberland Museum of Science Center,Nashville, TN Fernback Science Center, Atlanta,Georgia Dallas Health and Science Museum,Dallas,Texas McDonald Planeterium, St. Louis, Missouri

1980 Exhibitions: Nahan Gallerles, New Orleans, Louisiana Broward Galleries, Pompano Beach,Florida Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Ill. Palcio de la Virreina, Barcelona, Espana
Receives Gold Medal from the Chicago Art League

1981 Exhibition: Gerhard Wurzer Gallery, Houston, Texas

1982 Exhibitions: Galerla de Arte Misrachi, Mexico, D.F. California Museum of Sclence and Industry, Los Angeles, California
Receives Golden Centaur from Accademia Italia
Receives Diploma Master of Painting Honoris Causa" from Academia, Italia%FD

1983 Receives the Gold Medal awarded by the Internatlonal Parliment for Safety and Peace U.S.A. Italy

1984 Becomes "Accademico D'Europa" awarded by Centro Studi di Ricerch L'Accademia D'Europa, Italy
Exhibitions: Museo de Arte e Historia, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua,Mexico Centro de Artes Visuales e Investigaciones Esteticas (Museo de Saltilo) Saltilio Coahuila, Mexico Barbara Gillman Gallery, Miami,Florida, The M.I.T. Museum, Boston, Massachusetts

1985 Receives Prize "European Banner of Arts", Italy
Receives "OSCAR D'ITALIA" award, Italy

1986 Winner of the The World Wide Competition to do a sculpture for the University of Central Florida,Orlando

1987 Exhibition: Merrill Chase Galleries,Chicago,Ill. Museo de Arte Costarricense, C.A.

1988-Art Center Galleries - Hawaii Inc.
"FLARE OF HOPE" Bronze for the Birmingham Museum of Art Alabama.
"PEACE" bronze for the Mexican National University,Mexico, City
"FLAME OF WISDOM" stainless steel Sculpture for the Yeshiva University, New York,N.Y.

"GUBELIN" for the Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Sherman Building, Mount Scopus.

1989 "GENESIS" tapestry l80 square feet for the Concert and Opera House in Salzburg.
Gubelin "EQUINOX"for the Mexico National University, Mexico City

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GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1961 Blennale de Paris, Paris, France

1963 Museum of Modern Art, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
National Art Museum, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Museum of Fine Arts Buenos Aires, Argentina

1964 Marlborough Gerson Gallery, New York, NY
Pittsburgh International,
Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh,PA,

1965 Museum of Art and Industry, Oslo,
Norway National Museum, Warsaw, Poland

1966 Muse ...

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