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Efren Ordoñez was born in the city of Chihuahua, but moved to Monterrey at the age of two and retained close links with that city for the rest of his life.
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Efren Ordonez
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His work often focused on religious themes and he has been called "the painter of the divine". After attending Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, he joined the School of Law and Social Sciences at the Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon, but switched to architecture. In 1952, he set up his first art studio, also holding his first exhibition for the Third National Missionary Congress.
Three years later, he mounted another exhibition of paintings in Arte Air Corps design school, Monterrey.
He was also commissioned to create prints, sculptures, murals and stained glass for the Archdiocese of Monterrey in 1955, and this earned him recognition as an artist who could translate religious themes through art Efren Ordoñez"s work was exhibited in Mexico and also the United States, including exhibitions at the Dreyer Gallery in Houston and the Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City.
A retrospective of his work was held in 1976 in Monterrey. In 2000, his work was included in "100 Years performed by 100 Artists, Visual Arts in Nuevo Leon".
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Mexico