Biografía:
Moravia, 1946 Rafael Otton Solis has carried out several individual exhibitions such as: Spanish Cultural Center ICI, San Jose, 1993: "Bosnia, Altar-Instalacion". St. Maria Liebfrauen kirche, Berlin; Federal, Akademie der Diözese Rottemburg-Stuttgart, Germany, 1993: "Oratorio a Steve Biko Altar-Instalacion". Guardini Stiftung, Berlin, Federal Germany, 1992: "Bajo el signo de la cruz". Enrique Echandi Gallery, National Theater, San Jose, Costa Rica, 1991: "Viacrucis". National Gallery of Contemporary Art, San Jose, Costa Rica 1985: "Corpus Christi America Latina". His work has been part of collective exhibitions: Museo Contemporary Art and Design, Instalo-Mesotica, 1997. Gallery of the Commerce Bank of Venezuela, 1993: "Costa Rica en el arte". Sprengel Museum Hannover, Federal Germany, 1992. III International Biennal of Painting, Cuenca, Ecuador, 1991. Museum of Costa Rican Art, San Jose, 1990: Costa Rican Art: "Nuevas Tendencias". II and III Biennal Havana, 1986-1989, Museum of Fine Arts, Cuba. He`s been awarded with several prizes such as: the National Prize of Painting "Aquileo J. Echeverria", in 1992; the ANCORA prize in Fine Arts 1990 and 1992, La Nacion newspaper, Costa Rica the Prize in Painting of the VII Annual Hall of Fine Arts, 1978.
