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Costa, Olga

Costa

Olga

Germany

Female

Costa, Olga

es Olga Costa, nombre artístico de Olga Kostakowsky Fabricant (Leipzig, Alemania, 28 de agosto de 1913 - Guanajuato, Guanajuato 28 de junio de 1993), fue una pintora, promotora cultural y coleccionista alemana nacionalizada mexicana. Trabajó a favor del desarrollo de museos del estado de Guanajuato con su esposo, el pintor mexicano José Chávez Morado.​ Su obra pictórica es numerosa, abarcó el periodo de 1936 a 1988 y forma parte de importantes colecciones como la del Banco Nacional de México, la Blaisten y la del Museo de Arte Moderno de la Ciudad de México. De sus exposiciones individuales destacan: el homenaje del Festival Internacional Cervantino en 1989, la del Museo de Arte Moderno en 1990 y la que se realizó en 2013 en el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes para conmemorar el centenario de su nacimiento. En 1990 recibió el Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes en el campo de Bellas Artes.

en Olga Costa (b. Leipzig, August 28, 1913 – Guanajuato, June 28, 1993) was a painter and cultural promoter who immigrated to Mexico from Germany when she was twelve. She began to study art at the Academy of San Carlos but left after only three months to help support her family. However, she met her husband, artist José Chávez Morado during this time. Her marriage to him involved her in Mexico's cultural and intellectual scene and she began to develop her ability to paint on her own, with encouragement from her husband. She had numerous exhibitions of her work in Mexico, with her work also sent to be sold in the United States. She was also involved in the founding and development of various galleries, cultural societies and three museums in the state of Guanajuato. She received the Premio Nacional de Ciencias y Artes among others for her work

Olga Kostakowsky Fabricant

Olga Kostakowsky Fabricant