Nationality American Known for Public art | Name Nitza Tufino | |
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Born 1949 (age 65–66) Mexico City, Mexico Education Academia San Carlos, Universidad Autonoma de Mexico | ||
Community map work zone 6 printmaking workshop with nitza tufino
Nitza Tufiño was born in Mexico City in 1949 and grew up in Puerto Rico. In her youth, she learned graphic arts whiled working with her father, the painter Rafael Tufiño. After earning a B.F.A. from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, she moved to New York City. In 1969, together with a group of artists, educators and activists, Tufiño founded El Museo del Barrio.
Tufiño's ceramic murals have been commissioned for a number of public locations including the 103rd Street and Lexington Avenue subway station, the Third Street Music School, and LaGuardia Community College. She has received numerous awards including one from the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, the 1991 “Outstanding Puerto Rican Professional in the Arts Awards” from the Office of Andrew Stein, New York City Council President and the Association of Hispanic Arts, as well as grants and fellowships from the New York State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.