1933
Born in Guatemala City
1945
Studies at the Faculty of Engineering, at San Carlos University, Guatemala City
1947
First Solo Exhibition at 14 years old at the National Office of Tourism, Guatemala City
1950
Studies at the Faculty of Engineering, at San Carlos University, Guatemala City
1953
Studies at “Pasadena City College”, Los Angeles, California
Viaja a México donde trabaja intensamente con obra.
1954
Studies at the Faculty of Architecture, at San Carlos University, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at Galería Arcadi, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at Galería Arcadi, Guatemala City
1955
Works at the Department of “Folklore” of Guatemala’s Government Department of Fine Arts, drawing masks and pre-Hispanic musical instruments at the National Museum of Archeology and Ethnology.
Solo show in studies on ink and paper Escuela de Artes Plásticas, Archaeology Museum of Guatemala
1956
Second Prize in Painting at “Certamen Centroamericano”, Guatemala
1957
First Prize in Painting at “Certamen Centroamericano”, Guatemala
Professor of drawing and painting at Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas, Guatemala
Professor of painting at IGA, Guatemala
1958
Gets a scholarship from the Guatemala’s Government Department of Fine Arts to study in New York
Begins studies at the "Art Student's League" in New York for two years
Prize at “Pittsburg Bicentennial International Exhibition of Contemporary Painting and Sculpture, Department of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute
Participates in the International Biennial of Mexico, Mexico
Group exhibition at Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1959
Prize in Drawing, V Biennial, Sao Paulo, Brazil
First Prize in Painting, “National Culture Contest”, El Salvador, C.A
Honorable Mention Award, “Central American Contest”, Guatemala City
Receives a grant from the “Simon Guggenheim” Foundation, New York
Participates in the Biennale de Paris, Paris, France
Group exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
1960
Gets a second scholarship from the “Simon Guggenheim” Foundation, New York
Collective exhibition of the Permanent Collection of Contemporary Latin America Art; OAS, Washington, D.C.
Collective exhibition “100 Drawings from the Collection of the Museum of Modern Art and New Talents,” USA.
Group exhibition at the Federation of American Art, New York
Participates in the VI Sao Paulo Biennial, Brazil
Award in Drawing, New York University, New York
Solo exhibition at David Herbert Gallery, New York, N.Y.
Collective exhibition “Contemporary Painting”, Yale University, Connecticut
Collective exhibition "Drawings of the Twentieth Century", Collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, N.Y.
1962
Gets a scholarship from the Pan American Union, Washington, D.C. to study printmaking for two years at the Prat Graphic Center, N.Y.
“Honorable Mention”, Central American Art Exhibition, Guatemala City
Collective exhibition “Contemporary Painting”, David Herbert and Pratt Graphic Talent Gallery, Lever House, New York
Group exhibition at the Fleming Museum, University of Vermont, Vermont
1963
First Prize in Drawing, "Current Art of America and Spain", Madrid, Spain
Collective exhibition “Drawing, U.S.A.”, Art Center, St. Paul; Minnesota
Collective exhibition "Drawings of the Twentieth Century"; Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, N.Y.
Collective exhibition at the “Academy of Fine Arts”, Pennsylvania
1964
Collective exhibition “Latin-American Painters in the United States”, Institute of Modern Art, Washington, D.C.
Collective exhibition “Exhibition of Latin-American Art”, Palace of Congress, Berlin, Germany
Group exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, J. Paul Sachs Collection, New York, N.Y.
Collective exhibition “Painters and Sculptors as Engravers”, Museum of Modern Art, New York, N.Y.
1965
First Prize in Painting, “Esso Hall of Young Artists”, El Salvador, C.A.
Participates in the Santiago Biennial, Santiago, Chile
Collective exhibition “Exhibition of Drawings and Forty New Drawings”, Museum of Modern Art, New York
1966
Studies lithography at the “Tamarind Lithography Workshop”, Los Angeles, California
Solo exhibition in the L.A. Room Arango, Bank of the Republic, Bogota, Colombia
Participates in the Biennial of Graphic Arts, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York
1967
First Prize in Drawing, Central University, Caracas, Venezuela
Solo exhibition at Schaefer-Diaz Gallery, Guatemala City
Collective exhibition at La Tour Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
Participates in the II International Drawing, Darmstadt, Germany
Collective exhibition "Exhibition of Drawings and Latin-American Graphic Art", U.C.V. Caracas Venezuela
1968
Participates in the Biennale of Graphic Arts, Bradford City Art Gallery, England
1969
Solo exhibition at Bucholz Gallery, Munich, Germany
First Prize in Drawing, IX Art Festival, Cali, Colombia
Prize in Graphic Arts, Potsdam College, New York
Prize in Graphic Arts, Zegri Gallery, New York
Award in Graphic Arts, Dulin Gallery, Tennessee
1970
First Prize in Drawing, National Drawing Exhibition, San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, California
First Prize in Drawing, Pan-American Exhibition of Graphic Arts, Cali, Colombia
Award in Graphic Arts, Dulin Gallery, Knoxville, Tennessee
Award in Graphic Arts, Silvermine Guild of Artists, Connecticut
“Foreign Relations” Award, Biennial of American Graphic Arts, Santiago, Chile
Solo exhibition at the Colibri Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Solo exhibition at Vertebra Gallery, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at Graham Gallery, New York, N.Y.
Solo exhibition at the San Carlos de Guatemala University, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at Pyramid Gallery, Washington D.C.
Group exhibition at “The Inflated Image”, Museum of Modern Art, New York, N.Y.
National Exhibition of Drawings, Museum of Art, San Francisco, California
Participates in the Art Biennial, Coltejer, Medellín, Colombia
International Drawing Exhibition, Rijeka, Yugoslavia
Participates in the IX Call for the Joan Miró International Drawing Prize, Barcelona
1971
Solo exhibition at San Diego Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia
Solo exhibition at Westbeth Gallery, New York, N.Y.
Award in Graphic Arts, Atlanta University, Georgia
Award in Graphic Arts, IV International Exhibition of Miniature Graphics, New York, N.Y.
Collective exhibition “Twelve Latin-American Artists”, Ringling Museum, Florida
1972
Solo exhibition at Westbeth Gallery, New York, N.Y.
Graphic Arts Award, II Latin-American Biennial of Graphic Arts, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Participates in the II Biennial of Graphic Arts, Krakow, Poland as well as in the International Biennial of Graphic Arts; Frenchen, Germany
Group exhibition at the Center for Inter-American Relations, New York
Collective exhibition “Joan Miró Drawing Exhibition”, Barcelona, Spain
1973
Individual exhibition at the Museum of the University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
Solo exhibition in the “Sala Estudio Actual” Caracas, Venezuela; Foundation Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
Participates in the Biennial of Pan-American Graphic Arts, Museum of Modern Art, La Tertulia, Cali, Colombia
Collective exhibition “Latin-American Surrealist Painting”, Aele Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
1974
Solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, Bogotá, Colombia
Solo exhibition at the Macondo Gallery and at the National School of Plastic Arts, Cultural Center, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at the Pacanis Gallery, Mexico D.F.
Solo exhibition at the Forma Gallery, San Salvador, El Salvador.
Honorable Mention, III Latin-American Biennial of Graphic Arts, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Participates in the Biennale of Graphic Arts, Krakow, Poland; at the II Biennial of Graphic Arts, Fredrikstad, Norway; at the Biennial of Graphic Arts, Florence, Italy and at Ibizagrafic '74, Ibiza, Spain
Collective exhibition “Latin-American Graphic Arts”, Museum of Modern Art, Center for Inter-American Relations, New York
Group exhibition “Modern Engravers”, Bevier Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York
1975
Award in Graphic Arts, Siskiyous College, California
Individual exhibition Siglo Veintiuno (“Twentieth Century”) Gallery, Quito, Ecuador
Individual exhibition Briseno Gallery, Lima, Peru
Solo exhibition at the Center of Current Art, Pereira, Colombia
Collective exhibition “Panorama of the Contemporary Latin-American Artist”, Trenton Museum, New Jersey, N.Y.
Empieza a pintar “Paisajes Oníricos” que culminaron el 1990s con sus series de “Volcanes y otros fuegos” tales como “Inferno” y “Ángels Caídos”.
1976
Inaugurated the first print workshop at the Regional Center for Graphic Arts, Rodrigo Facio University, San José, Costa Rica
Solo exhibition Echandi Gallery, Ministry of Culture, San José, Costa Rica
Solo exhibition Forma Gallery, San Salvador, El Salvador
Solo exhibition Tague Gallery, Managua, Nicaragua
Solo exhibition Quintero Gallery, Barranquilla, Colombia
Solo exhibition Structure Gallery, Panama City; Alternative Center of the Arts, New York, NY
Collective exhibition "Four Latin Americans", Biennale Menton, France
Collective exhibition “The Big Drawing”, Graham Gallery, New York
“Drawing New Figure Drawing” Collective Exhibition, Works on Paper, Frances Wolfson Gallery, Dade Community College, Miami, Florida
Group exhibition “Grafic aus Amerika”, Volkshochule Leverkusen Ausstellunge in Studienjahr, Germany
1977
Prize in Graphic Arts, I Biennial of American Art, Venezuela
Solo exhibition “Current Art of Ibero-America, Madrid, Spain;
Solo exhibition at the Arts Gallery, Quito Ecuador
Participated in the International Engraving Biennale, Fredrikstad, Norway
Collective exhibition “Ancestral Roots-New Visions”, Tucson, Arizona
Collective exhibition "Great Latin-American Masters of Today", Museum of Modern Art, Mexico
Collective exhibition “Recent Latin-American Drawings”, Center for Inter-American Relations, New York
1978
Collaborates in the organization of an engraving workshop in Asilah, Morocco
Solo exhibition “San Diego Gallery”, Bogotá, Colombia
Solo exhibition “El Túnel Gallery”, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at the University of Medellín, Medellín, Colombia
Solo exhibition at the Quintero Gallery, Barranquilla, Colombia
Collective exhibition “Latin-American Art Today”, Museum of Art, Caracas, Venezuela
Participates in the I Ibero-American Art Biennial, Domecq Cultural Center, Mexico, D.F.
1979
Participates in the Biennale of Print, Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan; at the Print Triennial, Critical Arts Association, Buenos Aires, Argentina; and at the Biennial of Latin-American Printing, Rome, Italy
Solo exhibition at “La Galería”, Quito, Ecuador
Solo exhibition at “El Túnel Gallery”, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at “Panarte Gallery”, Panama City
Special Edition Award and Award of Merit, III International Biennial, World Print Council, San Francisco, California
Participates in the International Exhibition of Graphic Arts, World Engraving Council, San Francisco, California and in the III World Biennial of Graphic Arts, Iraqi Cultural Center, London, England
Solo exhibition at Partes Gallery, Medellin, Colombia
1981
Participates in the Pan-American Biennial of Graphic Arts, Museum of Modern Art, Cali, Colombia and in the Seventh International Print Biennial, Bradford, England
Solo exhibition at the Rayo Museum, Roldanillo, Colombia
Solo exhibition at Moss Gallery, San Francisco, California
Solo exhibition at Miami Dade Public Library System, Miami, Florida
Solo exhibition at the EMUSA Gallery, La Paz, Bolivia
Solo exhibition at the Arte 80 Gallery, Panama City
1982
Participates in the II Biennial of Latin-American Graphic Arts, Cayman Gallery, New York; at the II Biennial of Graphic Arts, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Road work "La Paloma" in the Bogarin Road Museum, El Tigre, State of Anzoategui, Venezuela
Professor of printing at the “Novo Arte” Workshop, Bogotá, Colombia
Solo exhibition at the Center of Current Art, Pereira, Colombia
Solo exhibition at Borjeson Gallery, Malmo, Sweden
Solo exhibition at Workshop Gallery, Museum of Modern Art La Tertulia, Cali, Colombia
Solo exhibition at Atenea Gallery, Barranquilla, Colombia
Solo exhibition at Siete Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
1983
Individual exhibition at Diners Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia
Solo exhibition at Etcétera Gallery, Panama City
Collective exhibition “Latin-American Artists in the USA” 1950-1970, Goldwin – Terubach Museum, Queens College, Queens, New York
Collective exhibition "International Mini Engraving", Cadaqués, Gerona, Spain
1984
Participates in the International Mezotint Exhibition, The Print Club, Philadelphia, and in Liao Show, Print Exhibition, Taiwan
Group exhibition “New Figure Drawing New Figure”, F. Wolfsonart Gallery, Miami Dade Country College, Miami, Florida
1985
Solo exhibition at Gallery 1-2-3, San Salvador, El Salvador
Solo exhibition at Ixchel Museum Guatemala City
Participates in the Tenth International Miniature Printing Competition, Pratt Graphic Center, New York
1986
Honorable Mention, VII Biennial of Graphic Arts of Latin America and the Caribbean, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Participates in the I Ibero-American Biennial of Art in Series (Serial Art), Seville, Spain; at the II Art Biennial, Havana, Cuba; at the Latin-American Biennial of Graphic Arts, Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art, New York; and in the Latin-American Biennial of Works on Paper (Works on Paper), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Solo exhibition at Casa de la Cultura Gallery, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Solo exhibition at the National Museum of Art, La Paz, Bolivia
Solo exhibition at Portales Cultural Center, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Solo exhibition at Época Gallery, Santiago de Chile
Collective exhibition "Testimony of Centuries, Latin-American Art", National Museum of Art, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Expone una colección de su serie “Máscaras” en la Ciudad de Guatemala.
1987
Silver Medal, Latin-American Biennial, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Participates in the I International Biennial of Painting, Cuenca, Ecuador; and at the International Biennial of Miniatures, Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Empieza a pintar su serie de “Volcanes y otros fuegos”
1988
First Prize in Graphic Arts, 55th. International Miniature Art Exhibition, The Miniature Society of Georgia
Third First in Painting, 16th International Miniature Art Exhibition, The Miniature Society of Florida
Solo exhibition at Gallery of the Government’s Department of Fine Arts, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at El Túnel Gallery, Guatemala City
Group exhibition in International Drawing, Cork Gallery, Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York
1989
Solo exhibition at the Gallery of the Board of Fine Arts, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at El Túnel Gallery, Guatemala City
Group exhibition Mira, Canadian Club Hispanic Art Tour, Traveling Show, Los Angeles, Texas, Miami and New York
Group exhibition “The Latin-American Spirit, Art and Artists in the United States”, 1920-1970, Bronx Museum, Bronx, New York
Collective exhibition Museo del Barrio, New York
Participates in the 56th International Miniature Art Exhibition, The Miniature Society of Washington, D.C.
1990
Takes part of the Intervention for the re-structuring of the National School of Arts of Guatemala.
Collective exhibition “Masters of Guatemalan Painting”, El Túnel Gallery, Guatemala City
Collective exhibition of Latin-American Art, Espacio Gallery, San Salvador, El Salvador
International Small Printing Exhibition, Camleyben Gallery, Fredrkstad, Norway
Art Works for the Collection, 1950-1990, Museo del Barrio, New York
The Awakening, Exhibition of Latin-American Art from 1900 to 1990, The Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Latinart 90, Contemporary Art from Latin America and the Caribbean, La Galerie D'Art, Lavalin, Montreal, Canada
1991
“Best of Show, National Miniatures Show, Laramie Art Guild Inc., Wyoming
Solo exhibition at El Túnel Gallery, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at the Plástica Contemporánea Gallery, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at Art Miami 91, International Exhibition, Miami, Florida
Participates in the X International Art Biennial, Valparaíso, Chile; Coutourier Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Collective exhibition "The Painting of Today in Latin America", Museum of Art, Nagoya, Japan
Collective exhibition at Cucalon Galley, New York
Group exhibition “Latin-American Drawing Today”, San Diego Museum of Art, California
Collective exhibition “Contemporary Artist from the South of the World”, Palazzo Spano Burgio, Marsala, Italy
Collective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at the Rayo Museum, Roldanillo, Colombia
Solo exhibition at the Brattleboro Museum, Art Center, Vermont
Group exhibition at the Brattleboro Museum, Vermont
Collective exhibition at Espacio Gallery, San Salvador, El Salvador
Collective exhibition at Patronato de Bellas Artes, Guatemala City
1993
Collective exhibition at the Contemporary Plastic Gallery, Guatemala City
Collective exhibition at Cucalon Gallery, New York
Collective exhibition at Art Consult, Guatemala City
Group exhibition at Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York
1994
Solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Panama
Inicia la talla directa en mármol, que se expondrá en 1996.
1996
Solo exhibition “Sculptures of Rodolfo Abularach”, “El Ático” Gallery, Guatemala City
1997
Solo exhibition at Valanti Gallery, San José, Costa Rica
Retrospective Museum of Contemporary Art Paiz, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York, N.Y.
1998
Solo exhibition at Aldo Castillo Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1999
Solo exhibition “Volcanoes and other fires”, CDS Gallery, New York, N.Y.
2000
Director of the National School of Plastic Arts of Guatemala
Solo exhibition "Religious Art" at the Ixchel Museum, Guatemala City
2001
Solo exhibition “Apocalyptic Landscapes” at Upper Foyer Gallery - Duke University Gallery of Art
Solo exhibition at Aldo Castillo Gallery, Chicago.
2003
Homage of Students of the National School of Plastic Arts of Guatemala
Recognition of the Municipality of Guatemala; Tribute “Artist of the Year”, Guatemala
2005
Solo exhibition at the Cultural Center of Spain and Training Centers of the Spanish Cooperation, Guatemala City
2006
Solo exhibition at Proyecto Cultural El Sitio (Spanish Cooperation Agency), Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
2007
Solo exhibition at the Cultural Center of Spain, Guatemala City
2008
Retrospective at Santo Domingo Museum, Antigua Guatemala
Group exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art MoMA, New York
2010
Solo Exhibition at El Túnel Gallery, Guatemala
Group exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art MoMA, New York
2011
Solo exhibition at Rayo Museum, Colombia
Medal of Merit, Carlos III Foundation, Spain
Solo exhibition at Rayo Museum, Colombia
Collective exhibition on the occasion of the Bicentennial of the Supreme Court of Spain, Sala Magna, Madrid
Collective exhibition "Artists of the Bicentennial", Cervantes Institute of New York
2016
Solo exhibition at Sol Del Río Gallery, Guatemala City
2017
Solo exhibition at the Municipal Art Center - Post Office, Guatemala
2019
Solo exhibition in the Municipality of Guatemala
2020
Homage and Retrospective “Everything is Palpitating” at Museum of the Americas - AMA (Organization of American States), Washington, D.C.
1933
Born in Guatemala City
1945
Studies at the Faculty of Engineering, at San Carlos University, Guatemala City
1947
First Solo Exhibition at 14 years old at the National Office of Tourism, Guatemala City
1950
Studies at the Faculty of Engineering, at San Carlos University, Guatemala City
1953
Studies at “Pasadena City College”, Los Angeles, California
Viaja a México donde trabaja intensamente con obra.
1954
Studies at the Faculty of Architecture, at San Carlos University, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at Galería Arcadi, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at Galería Arcadi, Guatemala City
1955
Works at the Department of “Folklore” of Guatemala’s Government Department of Fine Arts, drawing masks and pre-Hispanic musical instruments at the National Museum of Archeology and Ethnology.
Solo show in studies on ink and paper Escuela de Artes Plásticas, Archaeology Museum of Guatemala
1956
Second Prize in Painting at “Certamen Centroamericano”, Guatemala
1957
First Prize in Painting at “Certamen Centroamericano”, Guatemala
Professor of drawing and painting at Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas, Guatemala
Professor of painting at IGA, Guatemala
1958
Gets a scholarship from the Guatemala’s Government Department of Fine Arts to study in New York
Begins studies at the "Art Student's League" in New York for two years
Prize at “Pittsburg Bicentennial International Exhibition of Contemporary Painting and Sculpture, Department of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute
Participates in the International Biennial of Mexico, Mexico
Group exhibition at Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1959
Prize in Drawing, V Biennial, Sao Paulo, Brazil
First Prize in Painting, “National Culture Contest”, El Salvador, C.A
Honorable Mention Award, “Central American Contest”, Guatemala City
Receives a grant from the “Simon Guggenheim” Foundation, New York
Participates in the Biennale de Paris, Paris, France
Group exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
1960
Gets a second scholarship from the “Simon Guggenheim” Foundation, New York
Collective exhibition of the Permanent Collection of Contemporary Latin America Art; OAS, Washington, D.C.
Collective exhibition “100 Drawings from the Collection of the Museum of Modern Art and New Talents,” USA.
Group exhibition at the Federation of American Art, New York
Participates in the VI Sao Paulo Biennial, Brazil
Award in Drawing, New York University, New York
Solo exhibition at David Herbert Gallery, New York, N.Y.
Collective exhibition “Contemporary Painting”, Yale University, Connecticut
Collective exhibition "Drawings of the Twentieth Century", Collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, N.Y.
1962
Gets a scholarship from the Pan American Union, Washington, D.C. to study printmaking for two years at the Prat Graphic Center, N.Y.
“Honorable Mention”, Central American Art Exhibition, Guatemala City
Collective exhibition “Contemporary Painting”, David Herbert and Pratt Graphic Talent Gallery, Lever House, New York
Group exhibition at the Fleming Museum, University of Vermont, Vermont
1963
First Prize in Drawing, "Current Art of America and Spain", Madrid, Spain
Collective exhibition “Drawing, U.S.A.”, Art Center, St. Paul; Minnesota
Collective exhibition "Drawings of the Twentieth Century"; Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, N.Y.
Collective exhibition at the “Academy of Fine Arts”, Pennsylvania
1964
Collective exhibition “Latin-American Painters in the United States”, Institute of Modern Art, Washington, D.C.
Collective exhibition “Exhibition of Latin-American Art”, Palace of Congress, Berlin, Germany
Group exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, J. Paul Sachs Collection, New York, N.Y.
Collective exhibition “Painters and Sculptors as Engravers”, Museum of Modern Art, New York, N.Y.
1965
First Prize in Painting, “Esso Hall of Young Artists”, El Salvador, C.A.
Participates in the Santiago Biennial, Santiago, Chile
Collective exhibition “Exhibition of Drawings and Forty New Drawings”, Museum of Modern Art, New York
1966
Studies lithography at the “Tamarind Lithography Workshop”, Los Angeles, California
Solo exhibition in the L.A. Room Arango, Bank of the Republic, Bogota, Colombia
Participates in the Biennial of Graphic Arts, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York
1967
First Prize in Drawing, Central University, Caracas, Venezuela
Solo exhibition at Schaefer-Diaz Gallery, Guatemala City
Collective exhibition at La Tour Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland
Participates in the II International Drawing, Darmstadt, Germany
Collective exhibition "Exhibition of Drawings and Latin-American Graphic Art", U.C.V. Caracas Venezuela
1968
Participates in the Biennale of Graphic Arts, Bradford City Art Gallery, England
1969
Solo exhibition at Bucholz Gallery, Munich, Germany
First Prize in Drawing, IX Art Festival, Cali, Colombia
Prize in Graphic Arts, Potsdam College, New York
Prize in Graphic Arts, Zegri Gallery, New York
Award in Graphic Arts, Dulin Gallery, Tennessee
1970
First Prize in Drawing, National Drawing Exhibition, San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, California
First Prize in Drawing, Pan-American Exhibition of Graphic Arts, Cali, Colombia
Award in Graphic Arts, Dulin Gallery, Knoxville, Tennessee
Award in Graphic Arts, Silvermine Guild of Artists, Connecticut
“Foreign Relations” Award, Biennial of American Graphic Arts, Santiago, Chile
Solo exhibition at the Colibri Gallery, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Solo exhibition at Vertebra Gallery, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at Graham Gallery, New York, N.Y.
Solo exhibition at the San Carlos de Guatemala University, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at Pyramid Gallery, Washington D.C.
Group exhibition at “The Inflated Image”, Museum of Modern Art, New York, N.Y.
National Exhibition of Drawings, Museum of Art, San Francisco, California
Participates in the Art Biennial, Coltejer, Medellín, Colombia
International Drawing Exhibition, Rijeka, Yugoslavia
Participates in the IX Call for the Joan Miró International Drawing Prize, Barcelona
1971
Solo exhibition at San Diego Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia
Solo exhibition at Westbeth Gallery, New York, N.Y.
Award in Graphic Arts, Atlanta University, Georgia
Award in Graphic Arts, IV International Exhibition of Miniature Graphics, New York, N.Y.
Collective exhibition “Twelve Latin-American Artists”, Ringling Museum, Florida
1972
Solo exhibition at Westbeth Gallery, New York, N.Y.
Graphic Arts Award, II Latin-American Biennial of Graphic Arts, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Participates in the II Biennial of Graphic Arts, Krakow, Poland as well as in the International Biennial of Graphic Arts; Frenchen, Germany
Group exhibition at the Center for Inter-American Relations, New York
Collective exhibition “Joan Miró Drawing Exhibition”, Barcelona, Spain
1973
Individual exhibition at the Museum of the University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
Solo exhibition in the “Sala Estudio Actual” Caracas, Venezuela; Foundation Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
Participates in the Biennial of Pan-American Graphic Arts, Museum of Modern Art, La Tertulia, Cali, Colombia
Collective exhibition “Latin-American Surrealist Painting”, Aele Gallery, Madrid, Spain.
1974
Solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, Bogotá, Colombia
Solo exhibition at the Macondo Gallery and at the National School of Plastic Arts, Cultural Center, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at the Pacanis Gallery, Mexico D.F.
Solo exhibition at the Forma Gallery, San Salvador, El Salvador.
Honorable Mention, III Latin-American Biennial of Graphic Arts, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Participates in the Biennale of Graphic Arts, Krakow, Poland; at the II Biennial of Graphic Arts, Fredrikstad, Norway; at the Biennial of Graphic Arts, Florence, Italy and at Ibizagrafic '74, Ibiza, Spain
Collective exhibition “Latin-American Graphic Arts”, Museum of Modern Art, Center for Inter-American Relations, New York
Group exhibition “Modern Engravers”, Bevier Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York
1975
Award in Graphic Arts, Siskiyous College, California
Individual exhibition Siglo Veintiuno (“Twentieth Century”) Gallery, Quito, Ecuador
Individual exhibition Briseno Gallery, Lima, Peru
Solo exhibition at the Center of Current Art, Pereira, Colombia
Collective exhibition “Panorama of the Contemporary Latin-American Artist”, Trenton Museum, New Jersey, N.Y.
Empieza a pintar “Paisajes Oníricos” que culminaron el 1990s con sus series de “Volcanes y otros fuegos” tales como “Inferno” y “Ángels Caídos”.
1976
Inaugurated the first print workshop at the Regional Center for Graphic Arts, Rodrigo Facio University, San José, Costa Rica
Solo exhibition Echandi Gallery, Ministry of Culture, San José, Costa Rica
Solo exhibition Forma Gallery, San Salvador, El Salvador
Solo exhibition Tague Gallery, Managua, Nicaragua
Solo exhibition Quintero Gallery, Barranquilla, Colombia
Solo exhibition Structure Gallery, Panama City; Alternative Center of the Arts, New York, NY
Collective exhibition "Four Latin Americans", Biennale Menton, France
Collective exhibition “The Big Drawing”, Graham Gallery, New York
“Drawing New Figure Drawing” Collective Exhibition, Works on Paper, Frances Wolfson Gallery, Dade Community College, Miami, Florida
Group exhibition “Grafic aus Amerika”, Volkshochule Leverkusen Ausstellunge in Studienjahr, Germany
1977
Prize in Graphic Arts, I Biennial of American Art, Venezuela
Solo exhibition “Current Art of Ibero-America, Madrid, Spain;
Solo exhibition at the Arts Gallery, Quito Ecuador
Participated in the International Engraving Biennale, Fredrikstad, Norway
Collective exhibition “Ancestral Roots-New Visions”, Tucson, Arizona
Collective exhibition "Great Latin-American Masters of Today", Museum of Modern Art, Mexico
Collective exhibition “Recent Latin-American Drawings”, Center for Inter-American Relations, New York
1978
Collaborates in the organization of an engraving workshop in Asilah, Morocco
Solo exhibition “San Diego Gallery”, Bogotá, Colombia
Solo exhibition “El Túnel Gallery”, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at the University of Medellín, Medellín, Colombia
Solo exhibition at the Quintero Gallery, Barranquilla, Colombia
Collective exhibition “Latin-American Art Today”, Museum of Art, Caracas, Venezuela
Participates in the I Ibero-American Art Biennial, Domecq Cultural Center, Mexico, D.F.
1979
Participates in the Biennale of Print, Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan; at the Print Triennial, Critical Arts Association, Buenos Aires, Argentina; and at the Biennial of Latin-American Printing, Rome, Italy
Solo exhibition at “La Galería”, Quito, Ecuador
Solo exhibition at “El Túnel Gallery”, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at “Panarte Gallery”, Panama City
Special Edition Award and Award of Merit, III International Biennial, World Print Council, San Francisco, California
Participates in the International Exhibition of Graphic Arts, World Engraving Council, San Francisco, California and in the III World Biennial of Graphic Arts, Iraqi Cultural Center, London, England
Solo exhibition at Partes Gallery, Medellin, Colombia
1981
Participates in the Pan-American Biennial of Graphic Arts, Museum of Modern Art, Cali, Colombia and in the Seventh International Print Biennial, Bradford, England
Solo exhibition at the Rayo Museum, Roldanillo, Colombia
Solo exhibition at Moss Gallery, San Francisco, California
Solo exhibition at Miami Dade Public Library System, Miami, Florida
Solo exhibition at the EMUSA Gallery, La Paz, Bolivia
Solo exhibition at the Arte 80 Gallery, Panama City
1982
Participates in the II Biennial of Latin-American Graphic Arts, Cayman Gallery, New York; at the II Biennial of Graphic Arts, Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Road work "La Paloma" in the Bogarin Road Museum, El Tigre, State of Anzoategui, Venezuela
Professor of printing at the “Novo Arte” Workshop, Bogotá, Colombia
Solo exhibition at the Center of Current Art, Pereira, Colombia
Solo exhibition at Borjeson Gallery, Malmo, Sweden
Solo exhibition at Workshop Gallery, Museum of Modern Art La Tertulia, Cali, Colombia
Solo exhibition at Atenea Gallery, Barranquilla, Colombia
Solo exhibition at Siete Gallery, Caracas, Venezuela
1983
Individual exhibition at Diners Gallery, Bogotá, Colombia
Solo exhibition at Etcétera Gallery, Panama City
Collective exhibition “Latin-American Artists in the USA” 1950-1970, Goldwin – Terubach Museum, Queens College, Queens, New York
Collective exhibition "International Mini Engraving", Cadaqués, Gerona, Spain
1984
Participates in the International Mezotint Exhibition, The Print Club, Philadelphia, and in Liao Show, Print Exhibition, Taiwan
Group exhibition “New Figure Drawing New Figure”, F. Wolfsonart Gallery, Miami Dade Country College, Miami, Florida
1985
Solo exhibition at Gallery 1-2-3, San Salvador, El Salvador
Solo exhibition at Ixchel Museum Guatemala City
Participates in the Tenth International Miniature Printing Competition, Pratt Graphic Center, New York
1986
Honorable Mention, VII Biennial of Graphic Arts of Latin America and the Caribbean, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Participates in the I Ibero-American Biennial of Art in Series (Serial Art), Seville, Spain; at the II Art Biennial, Havana, Cuba; at the Latin-American Biennial of Graphic Arts, Museum of Contemporary Hispanic Art, New York; and in the Latin-American Biennial of Works on Paper (Works on Paper), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Solo exhibition at Casa de la Cultura Gallery, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Solo exhibition at the National Museum of Art, La Paz, Bolivia
Solo exhibition at Portales Cultural Center, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Solo exhibition at Época Gallery, Santiago de Chile
Collective exhibition "Testimony of Centuries, Latin-American Art", National Museum of Art, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Expone una colección de su serie “Máscaras” en la Ciudad de Guatemala.
1987
Silver Medal, Latin-American Biennial, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Participates in the I International Biennial of Painting, Cuenca, Ecuador; and at the International Biennial of Miniatures, Del Bello Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Empieza a pintar su serie de “Volcanes y otros fuegos”
1988
First Prize in Graphic Arts, 55th. International Miniature Art Exhibition, The Miniature Society of Georgia
Third First in Painting, 16th International Miniature Art Exhibition, The Miniature Society of Florida
Solo exhibition at Gallery of the Government’s Department of Fine Arts, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at El Túnel Gallery, Guatemala City
Group exhibition in International Drawing, Cork Gallery, Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New York
1989
Solo exhibition at the Gallery of the Board of Fine Arts, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at El Túnel Gallery, Guatemala City
Group exhibition Mira, Canadian Club Hispanic Art Tour, Traveling Show, Los Angeles, Texas, Miami and New York
Group exhibition “The Latin-American Spirit, Art and Artists in the United States”, 1920-1970, Bronx Museum, Bronx, New York
Collective exhibition Museo del Barrio, New York
Participates in the 56th International Miniature Art Exhibition, The Miniature Society of Washington, D.C.
1990
Takes part of the Intervention for the re-structuring of the National School of Arts of Guatemala.
Collective exhibition “Masters of Guatemalan Painting”, El Túnel Gallery, Guatemala City
Collective exhibition of Latin-American Art, Espacio Gallery, San Salvador, El Salvador
International Small Printing Exhibition, Camleyben Gallery, Fredrkstad, Norway
Art Works for the Collection, 1950-1990, Museo del Barrio, New York
The Awakening, Exhibition of Latin-American Art from 1900 to 1990, The Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Latinart 90, Contemporary Art from Latin America and the Caribbean, La Galerie D'Art, Lavalin, Montreal, Canada
1991
“Best of Show, National Miniatures Show, Laramie Art Guild Inc., Wyoming
Solo exhibition at El Túnel Gallery, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at the Plástica Contemporánea Gallery, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at Art Miami 91, International Exhibition, Miami, Florida
Participates in the X International Art Biennial, Valparaíso, Chile; Coutourier Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Collective exhibition "The Painting of Today in Latin America", Museum of Art, Nagoya, Japan
Collective exhibition at Cucalon Galley, New York
Group exhibition “Latin-American Drawing Today”, San Diego Museum of Art, California
Collective exhibition “Contemporary Artist from the South of the World”, Palazzo Spano Burgio, Marsala, Italy
Collective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at the Rayo Museum, Roldanillo, Colombia
Solo exhibition at the Brattleboro Museum, Art Center, Vermont
Group exhibition at the Brattleboro Museum, Vermont
Collective exhibition at Espacio Gallery, San Salvador, El Salvador
Collective exhibition at Patronato de Bellas Artes, Guatemala City
1993
Collective exhibition at the Contemporary Plastic Gallery, Guatemala City
Collective exhibition at Cucalon Gallery, New York
Collective exhibition at Art Consult, Guatemala City
Group exhibition at Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York
1994
Solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Panama
Inicia la talla directa en mármol, que se expondrá en 1996.
1996
Solo exhibition “Sculptures of Rodolfo Abularach”, “El Ático” Gallery, Guatemala City
1997
Solo exhibition at Valanti Gallery, San José, Costa Rica
Retrospective Museum of Contemporary Art Paiz, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York, N.Y.
1998
Solo exhibition at Aldo Castillo Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1999
Solo exhibition “Volcanoes and other fires”, CDS Gallery, New York, N.Y.
2000
Director of the National School of Plastic Arts of Guatemala
Solo exhibition "Religious Art" at the Ixchel Museum, Guatemala City
2001
Solo exhibition “Apocalyptic Landscapes” at Upper Foyer Gallery - Duke University Gallery of Art
Solo exhibition at Aldo Castillo Gallery, Chicago.
2003
Homage of Students of the National School of Plastic Arts of Guatemala
Recognition of the Municipality of Guatemala; Tribute “Artist of the Year”, Guatemala
2005
Solo exhibition at the Cultural Center of Spain and Training Centers of the Spanish Cooperation, Guatemala City
2006
Solo exhibition at Proyecto Cultural El Sitio (Spanish Cooperation Agency), Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
2007
Solo exhibition at the Cultural Center of Spain, Guatemala City
2008
Retrospective at Santo Domingo Museum, Antigua Guatemala
Group exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art MoMA, New York
2010
Solo Exhibition at El Túnel Gallery, Guatemala
Group exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art MoMA, New York
2011
Solo exhibition at Rayo Museum, Colombia
Medal of Merit, Carlos III Foundation, Spain
Solo exhibition at Rayo Museum, Colombia
Collective exhibition on the occasion of the Bicentennial of the Supreme Court of Spain, Sala Magna, Madrid
Collective exhibition "Artists of the Bicentennial", Cervantes Institute of New York
2016
Solo exhibition at Sol Del Río Gallery, Guatemala City
2017
Solo exhibition at the Municipal Art Center - Post Office, Guatemala
2019
Solo exhibition in the Municipality of Guatemala
2020
Homage and Retrospective “Everything is Palpitating” at Museum of the Americas - AMA (Organization of American States), Washington, D.C.
1990
Takes part of the Intervention for the re-structuring of the National School of Arts of Guatemala.
Collective exhibition “Masters of Guatemalan Painting”, El Túnel Gallery, Guatemala City
Collective exhibition of Latin-American Art, Espacio Gallery, San Salvador, El Salvador
International Small Printing Exhibition, Camleyben Gallery, Fredrkstad, Norway
Art Works for the Collection, 1950-1990, Museo del Barrio, New York
The Awakening, Exhibition of Latin-American Art from 1900 to 1990, The Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, Connecticut
Latinart 90, Contemporary Art from Latin America and the Caribbean, La Galerie D'Art, Lavalin, Montreal, Canada
1991
“Best of Show, National Miniatures Show, Laramie Art Guild Inc., Wyoming
Solo exhibition at El Túnel Gallery, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at the Plástica Contemporánea Gallery, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at Art Miami 91, International Exhibition, Miami, Florida
Participates in the X International Art Biennial, Valparaíso, Chile; Coutourier Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Collective exhibition "The Painting of Today in Latin America", Museum of Art, Nagoya, Japan
Collective exhibition at Cucalon Galley, New York
Group exhibition “Latin-American Drawing Today”, San Diego Museum of Art, California
Collective exhibition “Contemporary Artist from the South of the World”, Palazzo Spano Burgio, Marsala, Italy
Collective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at the Rayo Museum, Roldanillo, Colombia
Solo exhibition at the Brattleboro Museum, Art Center, Vermont
Group exhibition at the Brattleboro Museum, Vermont
Collective exhibition at Espacio Gallery, San Salvador, El Salvador
Collective exhibition at Patronato de Bellas Artes, Guatemala City
1993
Collective exhibition at the Contemporary Plastic Gallery, Guatemala City
Collective exhibition at Cucalon Gallery, New York
Collective exhibition at Art Consult, Guatemala City
Group exhibition at Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York
1994
Solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art of Panama
Inicia la talla directa en mármol, que se expondrá en 1996.
1996
Solo exhibition “Sculptures of Rodolfo Abularach”, “El Ático” Gallery, Guatemala City
1997
Solo exhibition at Valanti Gallery, San José, Costa Rica
Retrospective Museum of Contemporary Art Paiz, Guatemala City
Solo exhibition at Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York, N.Y.
1998
Solo exhibition at Aldo Castillo Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1999
Solo exhibition “Volcanoes and other fires”, CDS Gallery, New York, N.Y.
2000
Director of the National School of Plastic Arts of Guatemala
Solo exhibition "Religious Art" at the Ixchel Museum, Guatemala City
2001
Solo exhibition “Apocalyptic Landscapes” at Upper Foyer Gallery - Duke University Gallery of Art
Solo exhibition at Aldo Castillo Gallery, Chicago.
2003
Homage of Students of the National School of Plastic Arts of Guatemala
Recognition of the Municipality of Guatemala; Tribute “Artist of the Year”, Guatemala
2005
Solo exhibition at the Cultural Center of Spain and Training Centers of the Spanish Cooperation, Guatemala City
2006
Solo exhibition at Proyecto Cultural El Sitio (Spanish Cooperation Agency), Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
2007
Solo exhibition at the Cultural Center of Spain, Guatemala City
2008
Retrospective at Santo Domingo Museum, Antigua Guatemala
Group exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art MoMA, New York
2010
Solo Exhibition at El Túnel Gallery, Guatemala
Group exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art MoMA, New York
2011
Solo exhibition at Rayo Museum, Colombia
Medal of Merit, Carlos III Foundation, Spain
Solo exhibition at Rayo Museum, Colombia
Collective exhibition on the occasion of the Bicentennial of the Supreme Court of Spain, Sala Magna, Madrid
Collective exhibition "Artists of the Bicentennial", Cervantes Institute of New York
2016
Solo exhibition at Sol Del Río Gallery, Guatemala City
2017
Solo exhibition at the Municipal Art Center - Post Office, Guatemala
2019
Solo exhibition in the Municipality of Guatemala
2020
Homage and Retrospective “Everything is Palpitating” at Museum of the Americas - AMA (Organization of American States), Washington, D.C.
2010
Solo Exhibition at El Túnel Gallery, Guatemala
Group exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art MoMA, New York
2011
Solo exhibition at Rayo Museum, Colombia
Medal of Merit, Carlos III Foundation, Spain
Solo exhibition at Rayo Museum, Colombia
Collective exhibition on the occasion of the Bicentennial of the Supreme Court of Spain, Sala Magna, Madrid
Collective exhibition "Artists of the Bicentennial", Cervantes Institute of New York
2016
Solo exhibition at Sol Del Río Gallery, Guatemala City
2017
Solo exhibition at the Municipal Art Center - Post Office, Guatemala
Recibe la Orden del Arrayán de la Fundación G&T, Guatemala
2019
Solo exhibition in the Municipality of Guatemala
Premio Nacional Carlos Mérida, Guatemala.
2020
Homage and Retrospective “Everything is Palpitating” at Museum of the Americas - AMA (Organization of American States), Washington, D.C.
