MARIO ZARATE GOMEZ

BIOGRAPHY

Born: Santiago de Chile, July 4, 1946.

EDUCATION:

1965--Guitarist. Musician, composer for Trini Lopez films, Chile.
1981-1984--Engraving studies with Professor Edgar Michaelson.
1981-1990--Drawing and Painting, Visual Arts Center, Vicente Lopez, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1980-1990--Gemology, National Center for Gemological Research, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1998--Silversmithing: evolution, techniques and styles, Colon, Entre Rios, Argentina.
1998--Technical seminar on handicraft design, Cordoba, Argentina.


AWARDS:


1997--First Mention. "Rueca de Plata," Twelfth National Handicrafts Fair, Colon, Entre Rios, Argentina.
1997--Winner of six grants, Seventh Ibero-American Handicraft Exhibition, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
1998--Second Prize, Ibero-American Handicraft Exhibition, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.
2000--Documentary video "Mario Zarate, Sculpture in Gems." Produced, aired by "Canal Omega."

EXHIBITIONS:

1989-1998--(Annual Showings) Geology, Mineralogy and Paleontology Association, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1993-2002--National Fair of Handicrafts, Colon, Entre Rios, Argentina.
1996-2000
--National Silversmiths, Museum of History, North Salta, Argentina.
--Museum of History, "Marques de Sobremonte," Cordoba, Argentina.
--Hispano-American Museum, "Isaac Fernandez Blanco," Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2001- Master Artisan: Silversmithing and Gems, First National Conference of Artisans, Rosario, Argentina.
2001--Ibero-American Handicrafts, San Vicente del Valle, Venezuela.
2002--Patagonia Gems and Lapidary Workshop, El Bolson, Rio Negro, Argentina.

RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1996-2002--Teaching workshops, lapidary and silversmithing.
1997--Teaching workshops in Israel.
1998-1999 Lapidary and Jewelry Seminars, Cultural Ministry of Argentina.


MARKS :


2002