GONZALO CONTRERAS DEL SOLAR

1955 Born in La Paz, Bolivia.

1965 B&W photography.

1978 Began chasing “Water”.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1996 Instituto Chileno Norteamericano. Title: AGUA (Water) [Chile].

2001 Corporación Cultural de Las Condes. Title: ES SOLO AGUA (It’s only Walter) [Chile].

2003 www.tacomal.com Water Photography: La Parva Tour [Chile].

2003 Corporación Cultural de Las Condes. Title: Aguas a Secas (Water as is) [Chile].

GROUP EXHIBITONS

1984 Göette Institute. Theme: Water  [Bolivia].

2004 Galería M². Theme: Mi Playa (My Beach) [Chile].

2004 Inter-American Development Bank. Theme: Digital Photography  [USA].

2004 Centro Integral.  [Argentina].

PUBLICATIONS

1985 Record "Creación" for Coral Nova [Bolivia].

1996 FOTO IMAGEN, September edition [USA].

1998 Bolivian TIMES, February 22^nd edition [Bolivia].

2003 The Chile Connection, Rojas Films [Chile].

2003 Design of the book “Libro de Aguas” (Book of Water), to be published during 2004 [Chile].

2004 Catalog: Water Photography [Chile].

AWARDS

1984 Göette Institute competition, 1^st and 2^nd price + honorable [Bolivia].

2004 Inter-American Development Bank, First Inter-American Competition and Exhibit of Digital Photography. Honorable Mention [USA].

AUDIOVISUALS

1980 Coordinator and director for the production of 15 minutes audiovisual x6 projectors [México].

1984 Design and programming of 12 minutes audiovisual x3 projectors [Chile].

2003     Development of digital audiovisuals of scaled virtual tours of exhibit projects for various galleries in Santiago and Buenos Aires [Chile].

2004     “Water Photography” presentation audiovisuals using 3D software. [Chile].