Juan-Eugenio Mingorance-Navas

Juan Eugenio Mingorance Navas (1906 - 1979) was a Spanish painter who began his art studies in Málaga, under the guidance of Cesar Alvarez Dumont and, later, with Antonio Muñoz Degrain. In the same city, he won the Gold Medal for his work and held his first solo exhibition. He continued his studies at the Escuela Superior de Pintura of the Academia de San Fernando, in Madrid.
Juan Eugenio Mingorance Navas he received a scholarship at the Alhambra, in Granada, and in 1932, with the help of a scholarship granted by the Minister of Public Instruction, he left for Paris to study at the Academy of Fine Arts, where he lived until 1940. During the first half of In the 1940s, he lived in New York City, where he held several exhibitions. In 1944, he moved to Mexico City and, during the 1950s, established residence in the northern city of Monterrey.
In Monterrey, Juan Eugenio Mingorance Navas He held many exhibitions and became a collaborator and member of the jury at the Art Salon organized by Arte AC. The first prize in this hall has been named Mingorance since 1960, in honor of this great artist. He also established a studio with artists such as Noemí Osuna, Aquiles Sepúlveda, Gerardo Cantú, Ignacio Ortíz and Héctor Carrizosa, painting portraits of illustrious people, such as José Andrade and Ernestina Garfias.
Before his death in 1979, his work had traveled around the world with exhibitions in Belgium, Argentina and Ireland. His work is now part of important private art collections and institutions, such as the Museo del Patrimonio Municipal de Málaga, which opened in 2007. Juan Eugenio Mingorance Navas left a significant legacy in the art world, being recognized for his contribution to the art scene. Spanish and international art.
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