Roque Zelaya Acosta

1958 Born in San Antonio de Flores, Choluteca, Honduras
1976 Moved to Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1977 Began his artistic career
Self-taught artist

Solo Exhibitions
1978 Leticia Oyuela Gallery, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1978 Leo Gallery, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1988 Sanpedrano Cultural Center, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
1992 El Antiguo Paraninfo de la Merced, Honduras
1993 Municipal Office of Central District, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1999 Uranga Gallery, Bilbao, Spain
2001 Honduran Institute of Interamerican Culture, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
2006 Museu para la Identidad Nacional MIN, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Group Exhibitions
1977 Editorial New Continent Gallery, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1979 Latinoamericano Institute of Rome, Rome
1980 Honduran Institute of Interamerican Culture, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1983 ONU Madrid Museum, New York
1983 Museum of Modern Art of Latinoamericano, Washington, USA
1984 Miami, Florida, USA
1984 Tauro Inc. Gallery, San Antonio, Texas, USA
1985 Benigno Gomez Gallery, New Jersey, USA
1986 Armas Gallery, Miami, Florida, USA
1988 Honduran Institute of Interamerican Culture, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1990 Honduran Institute of Interamerican Culture, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1990 The Embassy of Spain, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1990 Fiestas Patrias, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
1991 Clasico Gallery, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
1991 The Anthology of Plastic Arts of Honduras
1992 Antiguo Paraninfo de la Merced, Honduras
1993 Clasico Gallery, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
1993 Antiguo Paraninfo de la Merced, Honduras
1994 Honduran Institute of Interamerican Culture, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1994 The Embassy of Spain, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1994 Museum of Honduran Man, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1994 OEA, Washington, USA
1994 San Martin Hotel, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1995 I.H.C.I, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1995 Clasico Gallery, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
1995 House of Government, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1996 Clasico Gallery, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
1998 Uranga Gallery, Bilboa, Spain
2001 Museum of Art, Kanazawa University, Japan
2001 Botticelli’s Art Gallery, Tegucigalpa
2001 6th Central American Festival of Popular Culture, Antigua, Guatemala
2005 Seoul Museum of Art, South Korea
2006 “Magic Mountains, Mystic Valleys”, GINA Gallery of International Naןve Art, Tel Aviv

Prizes
1976 Mention of Honor, Honduran Institute of Tourism, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1977 Mention of Honor, Honduran Brewery, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1981 1st Prize, Honduran Institute of Hispanic Culture, The National Library, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1981 Mention of Honor, ESSO, Honduran Institute of Interamerican Culture, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1982 Gold Medal and Mention of Honor, Sampedrano Cultural Center, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1987 2nd Prize, Honduran Institute of Interamerican Culture, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
1989 3rd Prize, 1st Biennial of Art, National Autonoma University of Honduras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Bibliography
"El Naif en Honduras", Leticia de Oyuela, Secreteria de Cultura y Artes, 2007, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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