Raquel Forner was born in Buenos Aires, on April 22nd, 1902. In 1922 she receives her bachelor in fine arts, with a major in drawing from the National Academy of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires. 1924: She is third at the XIV National Salon of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires. 1928: Solo exhibition, Müller Gallery, Buenos Aires; followed by another exhibition in the School of Liberal Arts, La Plata (Province of Buenos Aires). 1929-1931: She goes to Paris, where she attends Othon Friesz courses at the Scandinavian Academy, Paris. She participates in the Nuevo Salon exhibition organized by Amigos del Arte, Buenos Aires. 1930: While in Paris, she participates in the VIII Salon of the Tuileries, Paris. Back in Buenos Aires, she participates in the First Annual Salon of Modern Painters. 1931: She participates in the Salon of Modern Painters, Buenos Aires. She opens an art school in 1932, with painters Alfredo Guttero, Pedro Domínguez Neira and sculptor Alfredo Bigatti and establishes the Independent Courses of Fine Arts. 1934: She wins the Second Prize at the XXIV National Salon of Fine Arts. 1935: She participates in the "1935 International Exhibition of Paintings" at the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, U.S.A. 1936: She marries sculptor Alfredo Bigatti. Solo exhibition, Müller Gallery, Buenos Aires. 1937: She receives the Gold Medal at the International Exhibition of Paris. 1939: She participates in international exhibitions in New York and San Francisco. Solo exhibition, Müller Gallery, Buenos Aires. 1942: She is awarded the first National Prize of Painting at the XXXII National Salon of Fine Arts. 1946: Solo exhibition, Müller Gallery, Buenos Aires. 1947: She wins the Palanza Award in the First Palanza Contest, awarded by the National Academy of Fine Arts. Solo exhibition, Müller Gallery, Buenos Aires. 1950: Solo exhibition, Viau Gallery, Buenos Aires. 1951: Member of the Royal Society of Arts of England. 1952: Solo exhibition, Bonino Gallery, Buenos Aires; Solo exhibition, Delacroix Gallery, Córdoba. 1953: Solo exhibition, Bonino Gallery, Buenos Aires. 1954: Solo exhibition, Bonino Gallery. 1955: Solo exhibition, Bonino Gallery. 1956: She receives the Great Honorary Prize at the XLV National Salon of Fine Arts. Solo exhibition, Amigos del Arte, Montevideo (Uruguay). 1957: Solo exhibition, Pan American Union, Washington. Solo exhibition, Bonino Gallery, Buenos Aires. 1958: Solo exhibition, Roland de Aenlle Gallery, New York. She participates in the First Pan-American Art Salon, Porto Alegre, (Brazil); the "1958 Pittsburgh International Exhibition of Contemporary Painting and Sculpture", Pittsburgh; and the "International Festival of Art", New York. Solo exhibition, Bonino Gallery, Buenos Aires. Printmaking Prize, First Inter-American Biennial of Art, Mexico. She participates in the XXIX Biennial of Venice. 1959: She participates in the Inter-American Art Exhibition, in Dallas. Solo exhibition, Bonino Gallery, Buenos Aires. 1960: Solo exhibition, Museum of Modern Art, Río de Janeiro, (Brazil). Solo exhibition, Bonino Gallery, Buenos Aires. 1961: Honorary Guest at the VI Biennial of Sao Paulo, Argentine Section. 1962: Solo exhibition, National Museum of Fine Arts. Great Honorary Prize, American Biennial of Art, organized by IKA, Córdoba, with art critic Herbert Read as Chairman of the Jury. 1963: She participates in "Women in Contemporary Art", Duke University, Durham, USA; and in "L'Art Argentin Actuel", at the Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris. 1964: She participates in the "1964 Pittsburgh International", Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, USES. Honorary guest at the Second American Biennial of Art organized by IKA, Córdoba. 1965: Solo exhibition, Bonino Gallery, Bs.As. 1966: Solo exhibition, Maison Argentine, Paris. 1967: Solo exhibition, Drian Gallery, London. She participates in the "Salón de Mayo", Paris, with her work "El Viaje sin Retorno" (Trip with No Return). She participates in the "1967 Pittsburgh International Exhibition", and the "La Gravure d'Amerique Latine" exhibition, Gallerie La Tour, Geneva, Switzerland. 1968: Solo exhibition, Aenne Abels Gallery, Cologne, Germany. 1969: Solo exhibition, Osram Salon exhibition, Munich, Germany. She participates at the "Latin American Painting" exhibition, Carol Reece Museum, Tennessee, USA. Solo exhibition, Provincial Museum of Fine Arts, San Miguel de Tucumán; Art Gallery International and Bonino Gallery, Bs.As. 1970: Solo exhibition, Drian Gallery, London. IPCLAR invites her to participate in the National Competition of Provincial Painting of Santa Fe. 1971: She participates in the "Current Argentinean Art" show, Kunsthalle Basel and Lugano, Switzerland; Munich, Bonn and Hamburg, Germany.1972: Solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art of Bs.As. She participates in "Ten Argentinean artists at the United Nations", Museum of Modern Art, Buenos Aires. 1973: Solo exhibition, Wildenstein Gallery, Bs.As. 1974: Solo exhibition, Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, Canada; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; and Ars Longa Gallery, Houston, Texas (USA). She participates in "Art of the Americas in Washington Private Collections", sponsored by the Organization of American States, Washington DC. Solo exhibition, Martina Céspedes Gallery, Bs.As. 1975: Solo exhibition, Carmen Waugh Gallery, Bs. As. She participates in "Art in the Argentine, Contemporary Trends", Wildenstein Gallery, London; "Modern Argentine Drawing", Corcoran Gallery, Washington, and in the Museum of Modern Art, Mexico. 1976: Solo exhibition, Víctor Najmias, Art Gallery International, Bs.As. Solo exhibition, Musée du Quebec, Musée Regional de Rimouski, Musée d'Archeologie de l'Est du Quebec, Musée de Saguenay, Canadá. 1977: Solo exhibition, Museum of Fine Arts of Montreal, Canada. She participates in the "Contemporary Printmakers of the Americas", sponsored by the Organization of American States, and in the "1969-1976 Recent Latin American Drawing", International Exhibition Foundation, Washington. Solo exhibition, Carmen Cassé Gallery, Paris. Solo exhibition of the original drawings of the "Astroteres a Quebec" portfolio at the Kar Gallery, Toronto, Canada. "Sala de la Pequeña Muestra", Rosario, Prov. of Santa Fe, and Del Retiro Gallery, Bs.As. 1978: Solo exhibition, UNESCO, Paris; and exhibition at the Cultural Center of Madrid; Gordon Gallery, Bs.As. and Sala de la Pequeña Muestra, Rosario, Province of Santa Fe. 1979: Solo exhibition, La Galería, Bs.As., and at the Municipal Museum of Fine Arts, Bahía Blanca, Province of Bs.As. Exhibition of lithographs, Estoril Casino and Lesbon, Portugal, and Casa de la Cultura, Province of Salta. Drawing Exhibition at Sala de la Pequeña Muestra, Rosario, Santa Fe. Special guest at the XV Biennial of Sao Paulo, Brazil. She participates in the IV Biennial of Latin American Engraving, San Juan de Puerto Rico. She participates in the ''1960-1980 Argentine Art" exhibition, Tokyo, Japan and United States. She wins the Rosario award, granted by the "Juan B.Castagnino" Municipal Foundation of Fine Arts, Rosario, Province of Santa Fe. 1980: Solo exhibition at the "Juan B.Castagnino" Municipal Foundation of Fine Arts, Rosario, Santa Fe. She participates in the II Ibero-American Biennial of Art, organized by the Domecq Cultural Institute, Mexico. 1981: She participates in the Biennial of Art of Medellin, Colombia. Exhibition of drawings and lithographs, Meeting Point Art Center, Miami, USA. Solo exhibition, Jacques Martinez "Contemporary Art", Buenos Aires. 1982: She founds the Forner-Bigatti Foundation and paints "Origen de una Nueva Dimension" (Origin of a New Dimension), designed for the new building of the Organization of American States in Washington. Prizewinner of the Konex Foundation award. 1983: Retrospective exhibition of her works, National Museum of Fine Arts, Bs. As. Exhibition of her lithographs (1954-1981) at Jacques Martinez -Contemporary Art, Bs.As., and at the Sala de la Pequeña Muestra, Rosario. Exhibition of drawings and temperas, Giácomo Lo Blue Gallery, Mendoza. Prizewinner at the Cámara Argentina de Anunciantes. Solo exhibition, Gallerie Rodriguez Le May, Ottawa, Canada. 1984: She participates in the Biennial of Havana. Exhibition of drawings and sketches, Jacques Martinez -Contemporary Art", Bs.As. 1985: Solo exhibition, Jacques Martinez- Contemporary Art, Buenos Aires; and Praxis Gallery, Bariloche, Province of Rio Negro. 1986: Solo exhibition, Jacques Martinez - Contemporary Art, Buenos Aires, and Provincial Museum of La Plata, Province of Buenos Aires. Exhibition of lithographs, Bibliotheque Gabrielle-Roy, Quebec, Canada, and University of Ottawa, Canada. 1987: Exhibition of lithographs, Jacques Martinez - Contemporary Art, and the OAS, Buenos Aires. Drawing exhibition, El Círculo Theater, Rosario, Province of Santa Fe. The National Endowment of the Arts of Buenos Aires honored her with its Honorary Award.1988: Solo exhibition, Giácomo Lo Bue Gallery, Córdoba. She dies in Buenos Aires on June 10th. Tribute Exhibition, Museum of Modern Art, Buenos Aires. 1989: Exhibition of lithographs, Martina Céspedes Gallery, Buenos Aires. 1990: Solo exhibition, Jacques Martínez - Contemporary Art, Buenos Aires. 1992: Prizewinner of the Konex Foundation Award. 1993: Solo exhibition. Banco Patricios Foundation, Buenos Aires. 1994: 1920-1994 "Art from Argentina", Museum of Modern art, Oxford and Royal Collage of Arts galleries, London; Kulturforum, Stuttgart (Germany), Belém Cultural Center, Lesbon; Borges Cultural Center, Buenos Aires. 1995: "Latin American Women Artist (1915-1995) Milwaukee Art Museum; Phoenix Art Museum, Denver Art Museum, National Museum of Women in Arts, Washington D.C., C.F.A., Miami, (USA). Solo exhibition, "Perez Celis" Creative Activities, Buenos Aires. Solo exhibition, "Rosa Galisteo de Rodriguez" Museum, Santa Fe and "Juan B. Castagnino Municipal Museum of Fine Arts", Rosario, (Prov. of Santa Fe). 1996: Group Exhibition, the "Museum Heritage, 1900-1960 First Part", Eduardo Sívori Museum, Buenos Aires. Drawing exhibition, Tema Gallery, Buenos Aires. 1998: Solo exhibition, Recoleta Cultural.
