ALFRED0 M0RAES was born in Asunción, PARAGUAY ( South America) on the 15th.. 
March, 1954.

In 1966, his first introduction to the basics of design, composition and creativity was given to him in the studio of  Prof.  CIRA "MIRICA" MOSCARDA, whilst Prof.  ROBERTO HOLDEN JARA undertook his first lessons in oil painting at Asuncion's School of Fine Arts. 
 

Between 1973 and 1978 he studied ARCHITECTURE at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil.  During this time he was an avid and habitual visitor to the many Art galleries, museums and myriad cultural events in the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, Curitiba, Florianopolis, Sao Paulo etc. It was the influence of the Brazilian painters MYRIAM MEDEIROS and AGUILAR at this time which formed his preference for a specialization in the medium of oil painting. 
 

It was in 1978 that he attended the course of "Creativity" under Prof.  CLAUDIO COSTA in the Municipal Free Studio of Porto Alegre.  Later, in 1979, in the role of free student, he attended the oil painting classes of Prof.  HARMODIO SOLER at Asuncion's School of Fine Arts. 1984 saw him learning the techniques of Wood block printing, in the Studio "Julian de la Herreria", of the Centre of Brazilian Studies in Asuncion. 
 

Moraes has been a professional painter since 1977, with oil painting being his principal way of expression.  He has exhibited in important galleries and museums in the city of Asuncion ("National Museum of Fine Arts","Paraguaian Post Mail Museum" etc.) as well as other major cities of Paraguay (Museum of Concepcion, Universities of Villarrica and Encarnación, National Art Exposition in San Bernardino, Biennial of Art in Areguá, Country Club of Ciudad del Este etc.). He has exhibited also in Latin American and European countries such as Brazil ("House of Representatives" and at the Spanish Culture Institute in Brasilia; 5thh Plastic Arts Workshop in Santo Angelo etc.), Argentina (Museum of Posadas, "San Martin" Cultural Center in Bs.  As. etc.), England (Canning House in London), Belgium, Bolivia (Expocruz'90 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra and the important "CONTEMPORANY LATIN AMERICAN ART Exhibition" held in occasion of the "First Meeting of Latin American artists (painters ans sculptors)" in May/91 in LA PAZ, sponsored by the U.N.E.S.C.O. and the International Association of Artists (from Paris). 
 

In the course of these exhibitions he obtained a SPECIAL COMMENDATION in "The Juan Bautista Aiberdi'89 exhibition" organized by the Argentine Embassy in Paraguay.  Furthermore he was awarded the "PLAQUE OF HONOUR" in the"Grand Prix Internactional de Peinture Manuel Scorza'90" held in Brussels(Belgium); in 1993 and 1994 he received SPECIAL AWARDS from the Philosophy School of the National University of Asuncion and the Municipality of the Aregua city,because his great efforts to preserve wildlife thru his paintings.  However the highest Distinction was due to the reproduction of one of his oil paintings by the Paraguayan Post Mail thru a SEAL POST Special Issue on Nov 12 - 1991 named "Paraguayan Contemporary Paintings".

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