Pino Ojeda

Poetry / art · 1916–2002

Pino Ojeda
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Poetry / art

Pino Ojeda Quevedo was a writer, poet and visual artist born in El Palmar de Teror in 1916. She developed her literary and artistic activity in the post-war Canary Islands.

Early life

Pino Ojeda Quevedo was born in El Palmar de Teror in 1916 and died in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in 2002. She was a writer and visual artist, with work in poetry, fiction, theatre and painting.

Historical role

She published Niebla de sueño in 1947 and founded Alisio. Hojas de poesía in 1952. She received the first accessit of the Adonais Prize in 1953 for Como el fruto del árbol, and her novel Con el paraíso al fondo was a finalist for the Nadal Prize in 1954.

Legacy

In 1958 she opened Galería Arte in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, a pioneering venue for artistic promotion on the islands. Her legacy brings together writing, visual creation and cultural mediation in the post-war Canary Islands.

Timeline

  1. 1916Pino Ojeda is born in El Palmar de Teror.
  2. 1952She founded the poetry magazine Alisio. Hojas de poesía in Gran Canaria.
  3. 1958She opened Galería Arte in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, a pioneering venue for artistic promotion on the islands.
  4. 2002Pino Ojeda dies in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

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