Alberto Calatrava was born in Buenos Aires in 1956.

Entered the world of the silver in the workshop of Don Edward Michaelsen, where he learned the techniques of silversmithing first Hispanic.

Goldsmith is a disciple of Emilio Patarca, and the sculptor Walter Gavito - in drawing and sculpture.

His major works are in private collections and also members of the permanent collection of National Museum of Decorative Arts of the City of Buenos Aires.

The works recreate the colonial silver and Hispanic native Argentina, with a personal style that identifies him.
It features a universe of objects with different shapes of animals such as birds, horses, deer, armadillos, etc, officiating mates containers, incense burners or end in the handles of canes or whips.



TRANSMITTING THE JOB

2002 - Open the doors of his workshop to teach the trade to all those interested in this art, which have been busy taking classes from different places in Argentina and foreign countries.

2008 - He was invited by the city of Potosi, Bolivia, to give a seminar chiseled and shaped to students in the School of Silver City.

2010 - He was invited by the Ministry of Ecucación, Science and Technology of Catamarca to give a workshop on Level I and II Cincelado to teach art to students and train teachers of Public School Gold

EXHIBITIONS

1995 - "Silver River Plate" - Hotel Intercontinental, City of Buenos Aires.

1996 - "Exhibition of Silverware Contemporary Argentina." - Park Hyatt Buenos Aires Hotel.

1996 - "Paintings and Silver Molina Campos Contemporary "- Palais de Glace, Buenos Aires.

1996 - "National Silversmiths" - Museo Histórico del Norte, Salta. - Hispanic American Art Museum Isaac Fernández Blanco, Buenos Aires.

1997 - "National Silversmiths" - Museo Histórico del Norte, Salta. - Hispanic American Art Museum Isaac Fernández Blanco, Buenos Aires.

1997 - "Exhibition of Contemporary Silverware" - Hotel Intercontinental - Buenos Aires.

1998 - "Unique Collection of Argentine Silver" - The Bankers Club, Miami, USA.

1998 - "Exhibition of Contemporary Silverware" - Museo José Fernández, Ciudad de Buenos Aires.

1998 - "Silver Argentina today" - Spanish American Art Museum Isaac Fernández Blanco, Buenos Aires.

1999 - "Contemporary Argentine Silversmiths" - National Museum of Decorative Arts. Where he participated in the making of "Mate of the Millennium" and the proceeds donated to Children's Hospital "Garraham."

2000 - "National Silversmiths" - Museo Histórico del Norte, Salta. - Hispanic American Art Museum Isaac Fernández Blanco, Buenos Aires.

2001 - "First Hispanic American Silversmiths" - Cuzco, Peru - Invited by the Embassy and the "Patronato Plata del Peru" as one of the representatives of the commission Argentina.

2005 - "Second National Meeting of Silversmiths" - City of Olavarria.

2007 - "Achiever's Award" Susini "Argentores Professional Council for Radio.

2007 - "Second Meeting Hispanic American Silversmiths" - Lima, Peru -

2008 - "Third National Silversmiths" - City of Olavarria.

2009 - "Third Hispano-American Silversmiths" - Zacatecas - Mexico.

2008 - "Silver City School of Potosi, Bolivia." Invited by the mayor of Potosi to give a seminar chiseled and shaped to more than 20 local silversmiths.

2010 - "School of Catamarca pubilc of Gold." Invited by the Ministry of Ecucacion, Science and Technology of Catamarca to give Cincelado Workshop Level I and II to teach art to students in the school and train teachers.