Education
In 1993 he graduated from the "Mateo Inurria" art school in Córdoba.
In 1993 he graduated from the "Mateo Inurria" art school in Córdoba.
In 1986 he joined the School of Arts and Crafts in the capital for three years, combining his studies with work as a jewelry designer. He realized sculptures for private individuals and restored the altar of the church of the former convent of the Merced County Council. The sculpture, 5.4 meters high and made of white marble, is exposed on the exterior facade of Saint Peter"s Basilica and blessed by the Pope on February 23, 2011.
In 2005 Marco Augusto won a contest sponsored by Pope Benedict XVI to make a sculpture of Santa Rafaela Maria Porras, to be exhibited in the Vatican. The sculpture, 4.5 meters high and made of white marble, is exposed on the exterior facade of Saint Peter"s Basilica and was blessed by the Pope on January 20, 2010.In 2010 Marco Augusto won another contest sponsored by Pope Benedict XVI to make a sculpture of Saint Maron, to be exhibited in the Vatican.