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Biography: Roberto Urbina Gajardo, Artist Plástic self-educated, was born on November 18, 1976 in the city of Santiago of Chile, in the decade of the 80 he travels with his family to Asunción of Paraguay and resides there several years. Already in the adolescence it starts showing signs that the artistic topic was bringing it in the blood for which I integrate some musical bands as it it was a Rezonancia, Secret Key, Alegretto and Carpediem after of 18 years begins his walking along the topic of the plastic arts although very silently dividing with a sculpture in iron without title realized with the recycling of a process of oxicorte in a metalworker, then the achievement of workshops would come in cultural nearby centers to his population. In the house of the Art of San Pedro of Atacama it realizes along with his friend the Sculpture in mud Nanin Nisaya Ckapin (The Legs of the Sun) based on the architecture Atacameña. (2001). In the year 2002 it comes from Santiago to the city of Iquique with the idea true in realizing a mural with the skill that more excites him the Mosaic. It was so in May, 2003 it inaugurates Inspiration thanks to the support of the SECREDUC-Tarapacá, as the first part of a sequence that tries to heighten the beauty of the expression of the man Pre-Colombino. In 2004, in August Inspiration II, To The rescue of the Rock Art is one of the projects selected by the Fondart in the region of Tarapacá. In November across Inspiration, work realized with recycled material, is rewarded by the CONAMA being a winner of the Regional Award of the Environment, mention change Cultural and Environmental Education. These days and with his Sculpture Fragments of the Spot it is doing to itself the negotiations to be able to realize his trip to Spain, since he is one of the 18 qualified for the Contest I International of Sculpture on the work of the Quixotic of the Spot to be realized in the next August in Minglanilla. Individual exhibitions 2001-2002 “ Of Mine the Ist ” and “ Of Mine the IInd ” Cultural center South Town Santiago of chili 2002 sculpture Nanin Nisaya Ckapin (The Legs of the Sun) House of the Art San Pedro de Atacama – Chile 2003 “ Of Mine the IIIrd ” Principal Foyer Municipal Theater of Iquique Iquique – Chile Wall 2003 “ Inspiration “ (Mosaic) SECREDUC – TARAPACÄ Iquique – Chile Wall 2004 “ Inspiration, Al Rescate II of Rock Art ” (Mosaic) Iquique – Chile Collective exhibi... to see complete biography, click on artists name Country: Chile Birthyear: 18/november/1976 Galleries: Individual exhibitions 2001-2002 “ Of Mine the Ist ” and “ Of Mine the IInd ” Cultural center South Town Santiago of chili 2002 sculpture Nanin Nisaya Ckapin (The Legs of the Sun) House of the Art San Pedro de Atacama – Chile 2003 “ Of Mine the IIIrd ” Principal Foyer Municipal Theater of Iquique Iquique – Chile Wall 2003 “ Inspiration “ (Mosaic) SECREDUC – TARAPACÄ Iquique – Chile Wall 2004 “ Inspiration, Al Rescate II of Rock Art ” (Mosaic) Iquique – Chile Collective exhibitions 2002 day of the Young art Iquique – Chile 2002 day of the Culture Iquique – Chile 2003 day of the Young art Iquique – Chile 2004 day of the Culture Iquique – Chile 2005 World day of the Book Iquique – Chile 2005 National day of the Visual Arts Iquique – Chile 2005-2006 fragments of the Spot - Sculptural Park Centenary V – Take care of Minglanilla - Castile of the Spot- Spain 2005 clown's face - 2 Version of Art in Salver (APECH) Orange house - Santiago - Chile Awards: Fondart 2004 “ Inspiration IInd, to the Rescue of the Rock Art ” promotion to the Arts National council of the Culture and the Arts Iquique – Chile Regional award of the Environment 2004 Mention “ Change Cultural and Environmental Education ” CONAMA – Region of Tarapacá Iquique – Chile Chosen 2005 The Ist International Contest of Sculpture on the work of the Quixotic of the Spot Minglanilla – Cuenca - Castile of the Spot - Spain Honorable mention 2nd Place voting artists Silver medalist Centenary V of Minglanilla Medal of Bronze Centenary V of Minglanilla Media: other, Mosaics Style: abstract Subjects: interiors