Walterio Iraheta
He studied Graphic Arts in El Salvador, the School of Visual Arts La Esmeralda , Mexicothe and The Mexican Fine Art Center
Museum, Chicago, USA.
He got the first place in the Biennial of Art Paiz in El Salvador 2007
an Honorable Mention in the contemporary art competition, Palma de Mallorca,
Spain 2004 and first prize at the Central American Isthmus Biennale of
Contemporary Art 1998. He participated in the Biennale of Valencia - São Paulo
2008; the Tenth Havana Biennial 2009; the first Pontevedra Biennale in 2010 and
the 54th Venice Biennale 2011, among others.
At this moment he has realized more than 50 solo shows and he has participated in more than 250
collective shows in different countries. His work is in some collections like:
Reyna Sofía museum in Madrid, Mola in L.A,
MADC in C.R. BID in Washington,
MARTE in San Salvador, SOLO Collection in Madrid, among others.
Currently he is very interested in issues related to human movement, the
phenomenon of migration and hybrid cultures, also he is interested in the
values and traditions mixed between people of different regions.
Lives and works in San Salvador, El Salvador.
