Alicia Díaz Rinaldi

Born in Buenos Aires on October 25th 1944, she studied Engraving and Graphic Techniques in the Museum of Modern Art of Río de Janeiro. Painter, engraver and teacher with a solely experimental spirit.

Since 1962 she has done 70 individual exhibitions in Galleries and Museums in Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Venezuela, Canada, United States of America, Spain, Australia, Italy, Great Britain, Germany, Netherlands, Ireland and Mexico.

Since 1970 she has participated in over one hundred Exhibitions and Biennials in America, Europe and Asia, achieving 10 International Awards: in Spain, Czech Republic, (former) Yugoslavia, Chile, Italy, Russia, Macedonia, Argentina and Bolivia.

She has obtained over 25 national awards, among them: the Grand Honorary Award, in Engraving, from the National Salon and the First Prize in Engraving from the Manuel Belgrano Salon.
In 1992 she was named one of the top five artists of the decade in Engraving by the Konex Foundation.

In September 2010 she was given the Alberto J. Trabucco Award by the National Academy of Fine Arts. In 2024 she obtained the Silver Gouge awarded by XYLON Argentina and the “Alfonsina Storni” Life Achievement Award by A.P.A.
In Argentina, she has taught seminars and classes of various graphic techniques in Salta, Tucuman, Catamarca, La Rioja, Corrientes, Chaco and General Roca, Rio Negro.

Since 1980 she has taken part as a jury in international and national contests.

Architect Francisco Tamburini (1846-1890)

At the start of 1883, the administration of President Roca appointed the Argentine ambassador in Rome to hire an architect to design the national public buildings in Buenos Aires - among them, Casa Rosada - and characterize the city as the metropolitan area of a growing nation. The ambassador’s choice landed on Francisco Tamburini, borned in Ascoli Piceno, who studied in Anconia and Bologna, where he graduated as Architect Engineer. On July 1st 1883 a contract was signed between Tamburini and the Argentine government, where he was appointed as a special employee of the Government, as part of the National Department of Civil Engineers.

During his six years working in our country, and because of the relevance of his work, Francisco Tamburini became one of our main architects of the XIXth century. Besides the buildings commissioned by Roca, he created other important works during Miguel Juárez Celman’s presidency in Buenos Aires and Córdoba. His masterpiece was the Teatro Colón (English: Columbus Theatre) in Buenos Aires, which was designed in 1887; its interior stands out for its grandeur, proportions and notable acoustics, and the exterior forms a monumental volume of great urban presence.