Alex Pelayo Ramos

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Studies Fine Arts at the Vocational School of Art of Matanzas, specializing in Painting.

Travels to Santiago de Chile and enrolls in the Basic Fine Arts Cycle at the University of Chile. Studies at the Faculty of Visual Arts at the University of Chile, specializing in Engraving from 1996 to 1999. Participates in various collective exhibitions in the city of Santiago de Chile.

In 1999 participates in the exhibition "Drawings and Engravings" (Young) at the National Museum of Fine Arts. Chile. Has held several individual and collective exhibitions in Cuba, Chile and Bolivia. Has won several awards in national and international competitions. Has illustrated about twenty books. Regular contributor to the newspaper El Mercurio with his illustrations, and with his drawings and comics in different publications and comic magazines and web pages.

Bibliography
2000
Illustrates the book Ítaca by Bolivian poet Blanca Wiethüchter.

2001
Creates the illustrations for the book "Ochopatas y un cuento" by author Beatriz Concha. Alfaguara - Chile
Illustrates the book "The adventures of Pedro Urdimales" for the Educational Reform of Bolivia.

2002
Illustrates the book "Sleepy Tales" for the Educational Reform of Bolivia
Creates the illustrations for the book "Rhymes of Sun and Salt" by Aramís Quintero. Santillana - Chile
Illustrates the book "A Reflecting Dawn" for the Educational Reform of Bolivia
Illustrates "Memories of a Tree" for the Educational Reform of Bolivia
Illustrates "Pepito, the Lord of Jokes" by Pepe Pelayo, Santillana - Chile

2003
Together with Pepe Pelayo (dad) creates "pelayos" graphic humor duo.
Illustrates the book "General Distribution of Goods and Gifts" by Sylvia Puentes de Oyenard. Alfaguara - Chile
Illustrates "Post Mortem Laughs" by Pepe Pelayo. Grijalbo - Chile
Regularly illustrates in the newspaper "El Mercurio"
Illustrates "All the Sky a Toy" by Aramis Quintero. Arrayán

2004
Illustrates "The Chupacabras of Pirque" by Pepe Pelayo. Alfaguara-Chile
Illustrates "The Secret of the Black Cave" by Pepe Pelayo. Alfaguara- Chile
Participates in creating illustrations for school texts at Editorial Arrayán
Illustrates "Pepito and his Little Books" by Pepe Pelayo. Santillana-Chile
As "Pelayos" publishes the book "The Tale of the Ñ". Editorial Sudamericana. Argentina

2005
Joins the collective of illustrators "Siete Rayas"
Exhibits with "Siete Rayas" at the Extension Center of the Catholic University in the exhibition "The Kiss"
As "Pelayos" publishes the book "Not a Trace of Foolishness". Alfaguara - Chile
As "Pelayos" wins the Special Award at the 25th International Nasreddin Hodja Cartoon Contest Turkey
As "Pelayos" wins Second Prize in the First Graphic Humor Competition "Porto de Humor", Brazil
Illustrates "In the Clutches of the Dog Killers" by Pepe Pelayo, Alfaguara - Chile
Illustrates a series of 4 Papelucho books for beginning readers. Editorial Sudamericana – Chile
Illustrates Pepito, jokes for children (series of 3 books) Editorial Humor Sapiens - Uruguay
Exhibits with "Siete rayas" at the Veracruz Gallery the exhibition "Latin American Virgins"


Awards
1995
Wins 1st Prize in the Metropolitan School Comic Competition.
Wins Honorable Mention in the Drawing specialty in the International SIART competition.

2002
"Pelayos" wins Honorable Mention at the International Graphic Humor Festival "Ricardo Rendón" Colombia.