Grace Polit was born in Santiago
de Guayaquil in Ecuador, South America.
In her childhood she took
part in several stories for children, which
have been published by radio as part of the
compania de Actores lead by Maria Mille, Lima,
Peru 1951.
Golita, her mother, engaged an art teacher for private lessons in Lima.
Grace studied classical Ballet
with Trudy Kressel in Lima between 1952 - 1954
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In the A.N.D.A.
in Mexico D.F. She studied theatreplay
1962
Leading
Actress of the theatre. Roles in cinemaproductions
and
television of Mexico
1967 - 1969
Besides
her arts studies she performed in the radio,
cine and television
in Madrid
1966 - 1969
Arts
Director in the gallery Sicodelik de Monterrey
- Mexico
From 1973 till 1977 she was engaged in restoration
work at the Museum of Colonial Art and National
Artistic Patrimony of Ecuador.
She has been award numerous prizes and medals.
She has become internationally recognized
and has succeeded in creating a new interpretation
in her work which has won acclaim for her paintings
both from the general public and from critics.
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1970
She
worked out the draft of the Vitro-mural "El Descubrimiento
del Mar del Sur"
(de 15 m²) en
Punta Paitilla, Panama,
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1971
Director of the gallery "El
Taller", Quito, Ecuador, 1972 - 1977
From 1973 till 1977 she
was engaged in restoration work at
the
Museum of Colonial Art and National Artistic
Patrimony of Ecuador.
Member of the Academic Section
of Artes Plásticas de la Casa de la
Cultura Ecuatoriana in Quito 1972
Grace Polit initialised
in 1974 her arts creation called "Universal
Heritage", in which she expresses with the
help of the four elements: water, earth,
air and fire in combination with the human
figure all the range of positiv sentiments
of the human being
Restaurator of
the Museo de Arte Colonial y Patrimonio Artistico
Nacional in Quito, Ecuador
1973 - 1977
Director
in charge of the Museo de Arte Colonial,
Quito
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Handing over the painting
"Yo Soy
la Luz del Mundo"
to His Holiness Juan
Pablo II
during his visit in Quito 1985.
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"Yo soy la Luz del Mundo" is
exhibited in the Vatican Museum in Rome.
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First female candidat
of the Alcaldía in Quito, Ecuador
1987 for the P.D.P. (Partido del Pueblo)
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She initialised the
foundation under her name for the benefit
of the hearing
impaired as well
as for the common artistic development
in the Quito, 1992
As an actriz she participated
in various beneficial events
in the
city of Mexico
She organized beneficial
auctions and donated many of her paintings
in Ecuador
She has become internationally
recognized and has succeeded in creating
a new interpretation in
her work
which has won acclaim for her paintings
both from the general public and from
critics.
Grace Polit has been
regarded with a number of awards, medals
and international mentions
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She has also held exhibitions
of her work in Sweden, France, Italy, England and
Canada.
Her paintings are to be found
in many museums and art galleries, as well as in
private collections all over the world.
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