National Prize for Plastic Arts (Chile)

Award

National Prize for Plastic Arts

To the person who has distinguished himself by his achievements in the respective area of the arts
Country| Chile
First awarded| 1992

The National Prize for Plastic Arts (Spanish: Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas) was created in Chile in 1992 under Law 19169 as one of the replacements of the National Prize of Art.[1] It is granted "to the person who has distinguished himself by his achievements in the respective area of the arts" (Article 8 of the aforementioned law). It is part of the National Prize of Chile.

The prize, which is awarded every two years, consists of a diploma, the sum of 6,576,457 pesos (US$8,665) which is adjusted every year, according to the previous year's consumer price index, and a pension of 20 monthly tax units [es] (approximately US$1,600).

## Laureates

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Year  | Laureate  | Photo  | Discipline  | Example work  | Name

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1993 | Sergio Montecino Montalva |  | Painter |  |
1995 | Lily Garafulic[2] |  | Sculptor |  | Imagen para el Bicentenario
1997 | Sergio Castillo Mandiola |  | Sculptor |  | Erupción
1999 | José Balmes |  | Painter |  | Corazón de hueso blanco
2001 | Rodolfo Opazo Bernales |  | Painter, sculptor |  | Imágenes de barrio
2003 | Gonzalo Díaz Cuevas |  | Painter, photographer |  |
2005 | Eugenio Dittborn |  | Visual artist |  | La cocina y la guerra
2007 | Guillermo Núñez |  | Painter |  |
2009 | Federico Assler |  | Sculptor |  | Doble relieve y columna
2011 | Gracia Barrios |  | Painter |  | Imagen con caballo negro
2013 | Alfredo Jaar[3] | 150px | Visual artist |  | One Million Finnish Passports
2015 | Roser Bru[4] |  | Painter |  |
2017 | Paz Errázuriz[5] |  | Photographer |  |
2019 | Eduardo Vilches Prieto |  | Painter |  |
2021 | Francisco Gazitúa |  | Sculptor |  | Esmeralda II
2023 | Cecilia Vicuña |  | Visual artist |  | Eman si pasión - Parti si pasión (1974)

## References

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1. ^ "Ley 19169: Establece normas sobre otorgamiento de Premios Nacionales" [Law 19169: Establishes Rules on Granting National Prizes] (in Spanish). Ministry of Education. 26 September 1992. Retrieved 8 December 2017 - via Library of the National Congress of Chile.
2. ^ "Muere la escultora y Premio Nacional de Arte Lily Garafulic" [The Sculptor and National Prize for Art Winner Lily Garafulic Dies]. La Tercera (in Spanish). 15 May 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
3. ^ "Alfredo Jaar, Premio Nacional de Artes: 'En Chile constaté la tiranía de las capitales'" [Alfredo Jaar, National Prize for Arts: 'In Chile, I Verified the Tyranny of the Capitals']. La Tercera (in Spanish). 17 July 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
4. ^ Alarcón, Rodrigo (24 August 2015). "Roser Bru es elegida Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas 2015" [Roser Bru is Given 2015 National Prize for Plastic Arts] (in Spanish). University of Chile. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
5. ^ "Fotógrafa Paz Errázuriz es el Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas 2017" [Photographer Paz Errázuriz is the 2017 National Prize for Plastic Arts Winner] (in Spanish). Radio Cooperativa. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.