RICARDO GOMEZ CAMPUZANO nascent Bogotel September 25, 1891 at the home of Don Roberto Gómez Saiz and doa Jess Mara Campbell, both of Antioquia blood. Doa Mara Jess, instalun you study at home and put him under the tutelage of Master Ricardo Borrero (1874-1931 of Don Andres Santamaria (1860-1945) director Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes de Bogot, preparuna painting exhibition to celebrate the first centenary of the Independence of the nation. Ricardo participcon two works: The girl and the horse and shady Fusagasugá Path . He then obtained a Mention of Honour. In this same year, entering the National School of Fine Arts. After finishing his studies, the National Congress otorguna grant to upgrade their skills in Europe ViajEspa a to continue their studies. By this time, had 24 years. Arrive Barcelona, then moved to Madrid where copy the great masters in the Prado Museum. Regras Colombia a year later, impressed with the painting of the great masters in particular that of Joaquin Sorolla Impressionist painter and manners that dictalgunas landscape and colorful classes during his stay in Madrid. He won a scholarship to study at the School of San Fernando is located in Madrid. Was granted by His Majesty Don Alfonso XIII of Spain Espaa.Viaja the September 10, 1921 and matriculcomo full-time student at the school. His teachers were: Don Manuel Benedito, Julio Romero de Torres (1880-1930), Cecil Pl, Domnguez Manuel Mendez, Jose Moreno Carbonero (1860-1942) and Simont. As his compatriots had condiscpulos Roberto Pizano (1986-1929) and Domingo Otero Moreno. His fellow nationals were Spanish, Eugenio Hermoso, Chicharro, Gisbert, Ruiz de Luna and Salvador Dali (1904-1989) On June 10, 1927 coronsus studies and obtained his professional title of the School Special Painting Sculpture and Engraving. His final work, La maja 1927, is a compendium of everything learned in the School of San Fernando. In the year of 1927 returns Colombia. On February 10, 1928 was appointed professor of colorful preparatory studies at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes de Bogot. That same year, on September 8, Ins doa married estudipintura Delgado Padilla who was in Brussels and master disciple Marcel Hess star. In 1929 he was appointed director of the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes de Bogot, to replace Roberto Pizano teacher who died bean. In addition to director, was a professor of landscape and colorful and director of the Museum of Reproductions from the National School of Fine Arts. After two years of providing services to that entity, retirpara devote himself to painting. Won first prize in the First Salon of Colombian Artists in the year 1931. Realizmltiples exhibitions in different sites: Los Angeles California, Sevilla, Spain, where he won a Gold Medal, Palmira, Bogot, New York, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Manizales, Medelln, Pereira and his House Museum. It desplazcon whole family to Canadean 1948.Tuvo the year of a permanent exhibition of his work at the art gallery Eatons stores in the city of Toronto. Colombia back in the year 1951. Trabajintensamente all topics Canady tered the Cauca Valley, leaving aside their field trips to take notes in the highlands cundboyacense, Santander, Mariquita and regions Antioch. In 1964, he traveled presentuna Spain and Goya exhibition at the Salon of Crculo of Fine Arts in Madrid, where recibiuna warm welcome by the quality of their work and for having been a student of the School San Fernando 35 years ago. Spain remained for a year; visitpueblitos from different provinces where tominfinidad Memo to develop in study. Colombia back in 1965. This same year, restore Nario box in the southern campaign, the work of its author was partially burned during the MOTNE of April 9, 1948, at the premises of the Gobernaci No of Cundinamarca. In 1969, he traveled Medelln for a term of more than a month to work the corners folder you encargCadenalco Antioquia, which publicel year 1970 and consists of 11 works in a different format. In the year of 1976 Inaugurla Ricardo Gómez Campuzano Cultural Association based in the House Museum. The aim of the Association was to develop cultural programs for the benefit of the community, to promote new artists in the field of painting, music, sculpture, literature and everything related to the arts in general. PURPOSE Another priority was to maintain a permanent exhibition of the work of R. Gómez Campuzano to be appreciated by the general public. By 1977, he began to suffer a novelty in retina, which had to wear contact lenses. Perday is often easy to assume that many of them were stuck with paint their pictures made from that little until his death. He was awarded this year with the Cross of Boyacpor Dr. Diego Uribe Vargas, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Colombia at the time. Muriel October 12, 1981 in his home studio, and is buried alongside his wife died on January 28, 1991, in Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Bogota, Section Garden of Gethsemane. Beatriz Gómez Moreno Triz Go