David Manzur

Manzur was born in Neira, Caldas, Colombia. His father, Salomón Manzur, was a Lebanese businessman; his mother, Cecilia Londoño Botero, was Colombian. He spent his childhood and adolescence in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, in the Canary Islands, and in Seville, living through the Spanish Civil War and World War II in Africa and Europe. After returning to Colombia in 1947, he settled in Bogotá, where he began to study art, music, and acting. He had a brief theatrical career. ==Career==

On returning to Colombia he founded an art workshop that was in existence for more than 20 years and trained many artists. During the 1960s and 1970s, Constructivism was an important part of his work, and he produced mostly abstract works and experimented with materials such as wood, thread, and wire. In recent years Manzur has turned to new subjects. Manzur was also an educator who taught at the University of the Andes alongside Armando Villegas, training such future artists as Fanny Sanín. Manzur's exhibition to mark his 90th birthday was called "El Oficio de la Pintura" at the Bogotá Museum of Modern Art and curated by Eugenio Viola. It showcased works of each one of the seven decades of Manzur´s work, it was received with critical and public acclaim. He showcased his latest works at the International Art Fair of Bogotá ARTBO. The fair paid homage to his life and work on its 20th edition. ==Awards==

• 1961: Guggenheim Fellowship, Guggenheim Foundation • 1962: Guggenheim Fellowship, Guggenheim Foundation • 1964: Pratt Institute scholarship, Organization of American States • Prize, 1st INTERCOL salon for young artists, Bogotá Museum of Modern Art • 1970: First Prize, Government of Antioquia, 2nd COLTEJER Biennial, Medellín • 2005: Order of the Congress of the Republic of Colombia • 2019: Order of Boyacá. The Grand Cross. • 2020: Order of Isabella the Catholic. ==References==