Graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, she develops an extensive trajectory
with several support proposals toward investigations 1969-1972,
Mythology and Legend: “Taticas, Carnival and Baca”. 1972-1978, Geometry
and Composition: “Participant Spaces”. 1978-1986, Codification of
Landscape: “Palm Tree”. 1985-1995, Manifestation of Tropical Light:
“Experiments on Light”. Actual – Text of Light and Color: “Academics of
Tropical Light”. Collectives: 1979,Caribbean Expressions, Bronx Museum,
New York. 1981, Biennial of Medellín, Colombia. 1983, Banco Central de
la República Dominicana. 1984, Two Painters and One Island,
Metropolitan Museum of Miami, Florida.USA., 1986, Collective
Anniversary of La Galería, Santo Domingo, D.R., V Biennial of Graphic
Arts Cali, Colombia. 1988, Visual Arts Festival, CODAP, Modern Art
Gallery, Santo Domingo, D. R.; Dominican Art, American Express, Cuban
Museum, Miami, Florida; Dominican Art, Praxis Gallery, Buenos Aires,
Argentina. 1989, Exposition Homage to Juan Bosch, Modern Art Museum,
Santo Domingo; Expo Latin Art, Santo Domingo. 1991, Recent Works,
Gallery Embassy, Miami, Florida, USA. 1993, Echo Heights, Río de
Janeiro, Brazil: Caribbean Art, París, France; Homage to María Ugarte,
Centro Cultural Hispánico, Santo Domingo; Recent Works, Gallery Leonora
Vega, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1994, Caribbean Art Today, Documental
Salon, Kassek, Germany. 1996, Modern and Contemporary Art of Dominican
Republic, Spanish Intitute, Nueva York. 1996, Arte Modern and
Contemporary Art of Dominican Republic, Bass Museum, Miami, Fla. USA.;
Dominican Art. Spanish Artists and Modernity (1920-1961),Hispanic
Institute, Santo Domingo.
D. R. 1998, Inaugural Collective Garden House Art Gallery Ada Balcacer.
1999, Precious Papers, Garden House Art Gallery, Santo Domingo.
Individuals: 1980, First Retrospective, Accounts of ADA. 1981, Palmera
Foundation, Altos de Chavon, La Romana, Dominican Republic.
1982,Graphic Mirrors, Santo Domingo, D. R. 1985, Popular Bank, Miami,
Florida. 1986, Experiments in Light, La Galería, Santo Domingo. 1987,
Experiments in Light II, La Galería, Santo Domingo. 1988, Collection
Body Health Club, Santo Domingo (Gouaches). 1989, Experiments in Light
III, Main Gallery, Altos de Chavon, La Romana, D. R. 1990, Experiments
in Light V, Provincial Museum of Zaragoza, Spain. 1991, Experiments in
Light V, Abstraction of Tropical Light, Altos de Chavon, Main Gallery,
La Romana, Dominican Republic. 1992, Expe-riments in Light VII, Gallery
Leonora Vega, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1993, Watercolors, Altos de
Chavon, La Romana, Dominican Republic. 1994, Expo Homage, Casa de la
Cultural House UASD, Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, Colonial
Zone. 1995, 16” x 20”, Atelier Gascue, Santo Domingo, D. R. 1996,
Jungle Sculptures, Casa de Italia. Distinctions: 1967, First Prize and
Gold Medal, E. León Jiménes.
1970, Artist of the Year, Cultural University Movement, 1978, Bronze
Plaque, Rural Voluntary Works, Foundation Women Applied to Industry.
1986, Honor Mention, V American Biennial of Graphic Arts, Cali,
Colombia. 1987, Grand Prize of the Diplomatic World, Santo Domingo, The
Talented Palette, Gallery Arawak, Santo Domingo D. R. 1988, the Gold
Anaconda, Santo Domingo. 1989 Homage at the Seat of United Nations, New
York, for the selection of her Work “Wizard of Landscape”, for
Lithographic reproduction in the Limited Serge Accompanying the Issuing
of Stamps in honor of the World Bank. The name of Ada Balcacer is
engraved in the Monument of Edwina Sandys “ Woman Free” at the Seat of
United Naitons, Vienna. 1990, Casandra Award 1989, Santo Domingo.
1994, Bronze Plaque, UASD, Santo Domingo. Publications: The Fine Arts
Collection by Aída Cartagena, Santo Domingo; Catalogue of Private
Collections, Washington, D.C. Dominican Encyclopedia, Santo Domingo; La
Palma Transparente -The Transparent Palm- P.O. Box JBM 686; Dominican
Art, Dario Suro, Washington; Dominican Art, Jeannette Miller, Santo
Domingo; Drawing and Caricature en Santo Domingo; Illustration of
Dominican Fables, Emilio Rodríguez Demorizi, Santo Domingo; The
Dominican Art, A Tree that Grows- Un Arbol que Crece - “Las Américas”,
Rafael Squirru, Washington; El Arte Presente - Present Art - Dictionary
of Terms and Special Words - Diccionario de Términos y Palabras
Especiales, Leonel Estrada, Medellín, Colombia; Enciclopedia de las
Artes Plásticas Dominicanas, - Encyclopedia of Dominican Plastic Arts,
Cándido Geron, Santo Domingo; Catalogue Echo Art, Brazil;
Latin-American Text Book, Canada. MC Millán Publication, USA;
Latino-American Art Phaidon Press, London.
