Angel Cestac (Azul, Argentina 1948)
Angel Cestac was a painter, printmaker, sculptor and teacher. He was born in Azul, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1948. He graduated as a master of visual arts in 1965 and as a painting teacher in 1969 from the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "Rogelio Yrurtia" [Rogelio Yrurtia National School of Fine Arts]. He completed his training as a sculpture teacher in 1972 and as a printmaking teacher in 1975 at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes "Prilidiano Pueyrredón" [Prilidiano Pueyrredón National School of Fine Arts].
He took part in several group and solo exhibitions in Argentina, Brazil and Switzerland between 1973 and 2003, notably shows at the Centro Cultural San Martín (Buenos Aires), Galeria Mestre das Artes (São Paulo), Espaço Cultural Europ Art (Geneva) and Chapel Art Show (São Paulo).
He received several awards, including those of the 2º Salão Municipal de Buenos Aires [2nd Buenos Aires Municipal Salon] (1968), the Comissão Nacional de Turismo [National Tourism Commission] (1969) and "La Razón" (1970), as well as recognition at national printmaking and drawing salons in Buenos Aires during the 1970s. In Brazil, he was selected for the Mostra Nova [New Show] of the Espaço Cultural Shopping News, in 1980.
In the field of sculpture, he made public busts such as that of Dr. Arthur Dias de Andrade, in Mairiporã (SP), and that of mayor Dr. Fábio Talarico, in Guaíra (SP). His works are part of private collections in Argentina, Brazil, Switzerland and the United States, as well as the collection of the Museu de Arte do Parlamento de São Paulo.
