Olivette Santoni (October 22, 1964), is Dominican, woman, mother, wife, plastic artist. Poet and businesswoman, residing in Casa de Campo, La Romana, Dominican Republic. As a painter, she has participated in numerous individual and collective exhibitions, in various museums and galleries in her country, as well as in Paris and New York. “The true self”, which includes texts written over a decade, is her first published book.
Academic Background
1987 – 1989 |
Fine Arts and Illustration (Cum Laude), Chavón – School of Design |
1983 – 1987 |
Interior Design (Cum Laude), Chavón – School of Design |
1988 |
Illustration, Centro Domínico-Americano |
1986 |
Color Processing, Universidad Pedro Enriquez Ureña |
1981 – 1983 |
Anatomical Drawing, Centro de Arte Cándido Bidó |
1981 – 1983 |
Color and Composition, APEC |
1972 – 1973 |
Nidia Sierra Child Painting Workshop, Centro Domínico-Americano |
Publications
ANA MARÍA SANTONI BISONÓ DE STROFER |
Article covers. East Zone Magazine, by Roger Reynoso, February 27, 2009. |
OPENS THE BIENNIAL AND ITS PARALLEL CIRCUIT |
By Amable López Meléndez, Newspaper Today, August 20, 2005. |
NIGHT OF GALLERIES |
Newspaper Today, August 17, 2005. |
VIU CHARACTER “OLIVETTE SANTONI” |
By Julissa Ozoria, September 7, 2001. |
BEYOND THE APPARENT |
By Cecilia Casamajor, Hoy newspaper, 1998. |
MEMORABLE PARTICIPATIONS IN THE XX NATIONAL BIENNIAL OF VISUAL ARTS |
By Carlos Acero Ruiz, 1996. |
YOUNG ARTISTS EXHIBIT TO COMMEMORATE NOUVEAU ANNIVERSARY |
By Martha Ortiz. |
THE CHEERFUL AFTERNOON |
1995. |
THE SPIRIT OF THINGS |
By Siddi Roque. |
MAKE EXPOSURE |
Hoy Newspaper, 1995. |
OLIVETTE SANTONI AND THE SPIRIT OF THINGS |
El Caribe, 1995. |
THE SPIRIT OF THINGS |
By Patricia Leonor, El Siglo, 1995. |
ARTE DOMINICANO, QUINCE AÑOS DEL CENTRO NOUVEAU Y PRIMERA INDIVIDUAL DE OLIVETTE SANTONI |
Listín Diario, por Marianne de Tolentino |
Exhibitions
2018 |
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION “ONE DAY AT A TIME” Main Gallery Altos De Chavón, La Romana, Rep. Dom. VI DRAWING FESTIVAL Main Gallery Altos De Chavón, La Romana, Rep. Dom.
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2017 |
EXHIBITION AND SETTING IN CIRCULATION OF “THE TRUE ME”. Barranca 17 – Country House La Romana, Rep. Dom. EXHIBITION AND COMMUNICATION OF “THE TRUE ME” Café, Bookstore and Gallery Mamey Colonial Zone – Sto. Sunday, Dom. Rep. INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITION “CARIBE MICHERO” Held at the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Paris, France. INAUGURAL EXHIBITION OF THE NEW STORE OF THE AFAMADA DOMINICAN DESIGNER JENNY POLANCO Altos de Chavón, La Romana, Rep. Dom. COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION “WOMAN IN LOVE” Main Gallery of Altos de Chavón in the company of artists such as América Olivo, Onice Mejía, Miguelina Rivera, Sarah Martínez and Rafaela Luna.
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2012 |
LA FERTE-BERNARD FESTIVAL France. INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITION “CARIBE MICHERO” Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Paris, France. INAUGURAL EXHIBITION OF THE NEW STORE OF THE FAMOUS DOMINICAN DESIGNER JENNY POLANCO Altos de Chavón.
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2011 |
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION “WOMAN IN LOVE” Main Gallery of Altos de Chavón. In the company of such artists as América Olivo, Onice Mejía, Miguelina Rivera, Sarah Martínez and Rafaela Luna.
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2005 |
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION “IN MEMORY OF PORFIRIO HERRERA FRANCO” Part of the celebration of the XXIII National Biennial of Visual Arts, in honor of Porfirio Herrera, who was for 15 years director of the Museum of Modern Art, along with the artists: Jorge Severino, Sacha Tebó (Haiti), thimo Pimentel, Marcos Lluberes , Inés Tolentino, Miki Vicioso, Nelson Ceballos, Antonio Guadalupe and Vanolo Vidal. COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION “HABITAT FOR HUMANITY” Face to Face – New York, NY. U.S. PICTORIAL SAMPLE “MARINA POP” Along with the artist América Olivo, AO Gallery, Marina Chavón, Casa de Campo, La Romana, Rep. Dom. EXHIBITION “A PERSPECTIVE OF DEVELOPMENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY; HABITAT FOR HUMANITY El Camino International Church, New York, NY. U.S.
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2004 |
WINTER COLLECTIVE Main Gallery of Altos de Chavón.
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2003 |
FIFTH INDIVIDUAL “SACRED INNOCENCE”. Held in the Museum of the Dominican Family of the 19th Century, Casa de Tostado. Santo Domingo, Rep. Dom.
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2002 |
WINTER COLLECTIVE Main Gallery of Altos de Chavón.
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2001 |
COLLECTIVE OF SMALL FORMAT Inauguration of the new local of the contemporary Foundation of Art Nouveau. DECEMBER COLLECTIVE Main Gallery of Altos de Chavón. Along with artists of the stature of Marcos Lora Reid, Sacha Tebó, Fernando Tamburini, among others. MYSTIC BRIEF Main Gallery of Altos de Chavón. MYSTICIAL EVERYDAY Main Gallery of Altos de Chavón.
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1997 |
PLASTIC ARTS FESTIVAL Museum of Modern Art. DARUO SURO DRAWING PAVILION Museum of Modern Art. SECOND INDIVIDUAL “THE SECRET OF MY MEMORY” Contemporary Art Nouveau Foundation.
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1996 |
XX NATIONAL BIENNIAL OF VISUAL ARTS FIRST INDIVIDUAL “THE SPIRIT OF THINGS” Contemporary Art Nouveau Foundation.
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1995 |
XV BIENAL E. LEÓN JIMÉNES Centro León.
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1994 |
10 YEARS AS GRADUATES Altos de Chavón, School of Design.
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1989 |
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION OF GRADUATES Altos de Chavón, School of Design.
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1982 |
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION Cándido Bidó Center.
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