Jose Tola was born in Lima in 1943.
From 1963 to 1969, he studied in the San Fernando Royal Academy of
Fine Arts, Madrid, Spain, obtaining the title of professor of
drawing and painting. He currently lives in Peru.
Individual Exhibitions |
| 2006 |
Los hombres que no bajaron al infierno [The men who did not descend
into hell]. Lucia de la Puente Gallery. Lima, Peru. |
| 2004 |
Tola, de las tinieblas a la luz [Tola, from darkness to light].
Stained-glass. Lucia de la Puente Gallery. Lima, Peru.
Retratos impugnados [Refuted portraits]. Universidad del Pacífico.
Lima, Peru. |
| 2003 |
Instantes [Instants]. Art instalation. Lucia de la Puente Gallery.
Lima, Peru. |
| 2002 |
Espacio voraz. Pintura y tiempo en la obra de Tola [Voracious space.
Painting and time in Tola’s work]. Lucia de la Puente Gallery. Lima,
Peru. |
| 2001 |
World Bank. Art installation of enormous proportions at the main
entrance of the Latin American & Caribbean Building. Washington D.C.,
USA. Imaginary Portraits. Honorary exhibition. Retratos imaginarios
[Imaginary portraits]. Oil paintings. Peruvian Embassy in
Washington. Washington D.C., USA. |
| 2000 |
La modelo del tiempo [The time model]. Tempera and India ink. Lucia
de la Puente Gallery. Lima, Peru.
Óleos [Oil paintings]. Arte Actual Gallery. Santiago, Chile.
Jose Tola. 1969-2000. Exposición virtual [Jose Tola. 1969-2000.
Virtual exhibition]. University of Lima. Lima, Peru. |
| 1999 |
Tola en el Museo de Osma [Tola at the Osma Museum]. Oil paintings.
Pedro de Osma Museum. Lima, Peru. |
| 1998 |
Techno-chemistry Biennale Prize. Honorary exhibition. Oil paintings.
Municipality of Miraflores Cultural Center. Lima, Peru.
Iconografía mental [Mental iconography]. Drawings in India ink. Wu
Ediciones Gallery. Lima, Peru. |
| 1997 |
De la realidad interior [On the inner reality]. Oil paintings and
drawings. Camino Brent Art Gallery. Lima, Peru.
Honorary exhibition. Oil paintings. 5th International Painting
Biennale of Cuenca. Cuenca, Ecuador.
Honorary exhibition. Oil paintings. Museum of Modern Art. Quito.
Ecuador. |
| 1995 |
Jose Tola. Retrospectiva, 1965-1995 [Jose Tola. Retrospective,
1965-1995]. National Museum. Lima, Peru. |
| 1994 |
Espacios mentales [Mental spaces]. Oil paintings. Municipality of
Miraflores Cultural Center. Lima, Peru. |
| 1992 |
Témperas [Temperas]. Camino Brent Art Gallery. Lima, Peru. |
| 1991 |
Desde la violencia y la forma. 1987-1991 [From violence and form.
1987-1991]. Art instalations. Municipality of Miraflores Cultural
Center. Lima, Peru. |
| 1990 |
Los eunucos de la guerra [The eunuchs of war]. Oil on MDF. Forum
Gallery. Lima, Peru. |
| 1989 |
Los eunucos de la guerra [The eunuchs of war]. Oil on plywood. Peru’s
representative in the 20th Sao Paulo International Biennale. Sao
Paulo, Brazil.
Honorary exhibition. 3rd Biennale of Havana. Wilfredo Lam Center.
Havana, Cuba.
Jose Tola. Obra reciente [Jose Tola. Recent work]. Carrillo Gil
Museum of Art. Mexico City, Mexico. |
| 1988 |
Tola. Exposición itinerante [Tola. Traveling exhibition]. National
Institute of Fine Arts (INBA). Mexico City, Mexico. |
| 1987 |
Tola en el Museo del Chopo [Tola in the Chopo Museum]. National
Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Mexico City, Mexico.
Sobre la forma, el espacio y la expresión, 1984-1987 [On shape,
space and expression, 1984-1987]. Municipality of Miraflores
Cultural Center. Lima, Peru. |
| 1986 |
Art Gallery 9. Lima, Peru. |
| 1985 |
Art Gallery 9. Lima, Peru. |
| 1984 |
Art Gallery 9. Lima, Peru. |
| 1980 |
Art Gallery 9. Oil on paper. Lima, Peru. |
| 1972 |
Carlos Rodriguez Gallery. Oil on paper. Lima, Peru. |
| 1971 |
Seiquer Gallery. Oil on paper. Madrid, Spain. |
| 1970 |
Carlos Rodriguez Gallery. Oil on paper. Lima, Peru. |
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Work in public collections and
museums
Lima Art Museum (MALI). Lima, Peru.
Art Gallery of Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Lima, Peru.
Art Gallery of Peruvian Central Reserve Bank. Lima, Peru.
Modern Art Museum of Mexico. Mexico City, Mexico.
Carrillo Gil Museum of Art. Mexico City, Mexico.
Jose Luis Cuevas Museum of Art. Mexico City, Mexico.
Chopo Museum. National Autonomous University of Mexico. Mexico City,
Mexico.
World Bank. Permanent Exhibition. Washington DC, USA.
Corporate and Private Collections
Telefonica Foundation. Lima, Peru.
Club Empresarial. Lima, Peru.
Interbank Bank Collection. Lima, Peru.
Jorge Gruenberg Collection. Lima, Peru. Miami, USA.
Manuel Santa Cruz Collection. Lima, Peru. Santiago, Chile.
Sergio Quattrini Collection. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Benjamin Perelman Collection. Miami, USA.
Efrain Goldenberg Collection. Lima, Peru.
Carlos Rodriguez pastor Collection. Lima, Peru.
Mario Testino Collection. London, England.
Gregg Evan Lempp Collection. New York, USA. |
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| Prizes |
| 1998 |
Techno-chemistry Biennale. Lima, Peru. |
| 1986 |
First Prize in Painting. Second Biennale of Havana.
Havana, Cuba. |
| 1969 |
First Prize in Painting. San Isidro’s Third Room of
Fine Arts. Lima, Peru. |
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| Publications |
| 2006 |
Una historia para un guerrero. Children’s story.
Grupo Santillana. Lima, Peru. |
| 2002 |
Voces de luna llena. Poems by Fernando Ampuero,
transcribed and illustrated by Jose Tola. Ediciones Rama Dorada.
Lima, Peru. |
| 1998 |
Ego azul. Novel. Jaime Campodónico, Editor. Lima,
Peru. |