Juan Calzadilla (Altagracia de Orituco, 1931) is a Venezuelan poet, painter, and art critic.
Education
He studied in the Universidad Central de Venezuela and in the Instituto Pedagógico Nacional.
Artistic Life
He is co-founder of the group El techo de la ballena (1961), and Imagen magazine (1984). Calzadilla represented Venezuela at the 57th Venice Art Biennale.
Works
Dictado por la jauría (1962) Malos modales (1968) Oh smog (1978) Antología paralela (1988) Minimales (1993) Principios de Urbanidad (1997) Corpolario (1998) Diario sin sujeto (1999) Aforemas (2004) Vela de armas (2008) Noticias del alud (2009)
Awards
National Prize of Plastic Arts of Venezuela, 1996.