Liz was born September 11, 1931 in Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic. He begins his studies of plastic arts in the
National School of Fine Arts, then directed by the sculptor Manolo
Pascual, from the year 1946 to 1949, later he took up Post-graduate
studies in Painting from the period of 1950 to 1953 in the same
institution with professor Jaime Colson. He has acted as professor of
the National School of Fine Arts being devoted to the education of
young artists for more than four decades, as well as Professor of the
Expression Class in the Department of Architecture of the Autonomous
University of Santo Domingo. From the decade of the seventies up to
this date he has carried out Four Individual Exhibitions; 1971-
Exhibition Hall of Proyecta Group. 1980- in the Gallery of Modern Art
(today Museum). 2000- Gallery of House Garden, and the most recent in
2001- in the Palace of Fine Arts as special guest of the XIV Biennial
of the Caribbean in Santo Domingo. Since the decade of the fifties to
this date he has participated in numerous Collectives, Biennials and
Art Competitions in Dominican Republic as well as abroad, from which we
can mention: 1952 - Latin American Art, University of Florida. He was
then chosen by the Office of Intellectual Cooperation of the
Pan-American Union of the OAS to participate next to Jaime Colson, Jose
Gausachs, Gilberto Hernandez Ortega and Noemi Mella. Florida, USA. 1964
- First Salon ESSO of Young Artists, of Latin America, Pan-American
Union Washington, USA. 1965 - Itinerant Collective, New York - Buenos
Aires, where he participates together with 11 sculptors and 22 painters
of the Latin American plastic, such as Botero, Polosello, Trujillo, De
Szyszlo, Gonzales Goyri. 1981 - Contemporary Dominican Art , The Sign
Gallery New York, USA. 1994 - The Art of Today’s Caribbean, in Rasel,
Germany. For the Catalogue of which he wri tes “From the Caribbean One
of the Others” . His sculptural and pictorial work as well as his
drawings has merite Awards and Prizes all along his prolific artistic
career. The works of Master Domingo Liz has been commented in all the
art books of Dominican Republic, as well as in magazines about arts and
newspapers articles. Prizes and Awards: 1974 - Second Prize of
Sculpture with the metal work “Spatial Organic” in the XIII Biennial of
Plastic Arts, Sto. Dgo. D.R.; 1972 – First Prize of Drawing with the
work” Niña”, XII Biennial of Plastic Arts of Sto. Dgo.
D.R.; 1966 – First Prize of Sculpture with his work carved in mahogany
“ Origin” and Second Prize of Sculpture with the carving also in
mahogany “ Origin 2” He is part, together with Ada Balcacer, Fernando
Peña, Ramón Oviedo, Leopoldo Pérez, G. Mario Cruz, Thimo Pimentel and
Felix Gontier, of the Proyecta Group, Sto. Dgo.
1964 - First Prize of Sculpture in the Salon Esso of Sto. Dgo. D.R.
First Prize Drawing with the work” Fishermen” in the First Annual
Contest “La Aurora” , Santiago, Dominican Republic. 1958 - Second Prize
of Sculpture with the carved work “ Composition” in the VIII Biennial
of Plastic Arts of Sto. Dgo. 1956 - Second Prize of Drawing with the
work” “Anayberca” VII Biennial of Plastic Arts of Sto. Dgo. 1952 –
Prize “ San Cristóbal” with the oil” Horses” VI Biennial Of Plastic
Arts of Sto. Dgo. Works Located in Public Areas: 1974 - Sculpture in
metal 7.00 meters high” Zoo 1” For the Zoological Park of Santo
Domingo. 1966 - Monument to the Heroes of Constanza, Maimon and Estero
Hondo, with a Figure 5 meters high in brass. 1960 - Monument to the
Heroes of May 2, in Moca. Dominican Republic. 1959 - Three sculptural
reliefs for the facades of the Municipal Buildings of San José de la
Matas, Cevicos, and Padre Las Casas, D. R. 1958 - Four reliefs for the
facade of the Military Academy “Batalla de las Carreras” San Isidro,
Dominican Republic. 1956 - Sculptures for the Fountain of the Cattle
Fair of Santo Domingo, D. R.
