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Dolores Avendaño . Illustrator and Athlete

Born: 3, march, 1968 – Buenos Aires, Argentina


EDUCATION

Graphic Design
University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
Illustration
Rhode Island School of Design, USA



ILLUSTRATION WORK

Spain  
Salamandra
All the Harry Potter covers for the Spanish edition (sold in Spain, Latin America and USA) (1997-2008)
All the promotional illustrations for the Harry Potter books
Cover for the Spanish edition of Tales of Beedle the Bard (2008)
Emecé   Picture book, Los Magos de Oriente (2001); picture book, Sufridor el caballito Criollo que llegó a Alaska (2000)
ANAYA   Picture book, El Caballo de Cartón (2002)

United States  
Aldus Books Cover, Bondage of the Mind (2008)
Houghton Mifflin
  All full story illustration: The Great Outdoors (1996); A la rueda, rueda (1996, 1997); Lora, Sapo y Oso (1996); Before the Talkies (2007)
Heinemann   All full story illustration: Our Garden (2007); Going on a Train Ride (2007); Bad Luck Day (2006); 1 poster, Canyon (2006)
SRA McGraw Hill   Full story illustration, Hole in the Dike
Simon & Schuster   Cover illustration, Jake Drake Bully Buster (2001); full story illustration: Jake Drake Teacher’s Pet (2001); Jake Drake Class Clown (2002); Jake Drake Know-It-All (2002)
Scott Foresman   Full story illustration, Dulcie’s Collection (1997); full story illustration, Desde aquí arriba (2000); 3 phonics charts, Six Little Fish, In The Ocean, Four Funny Bunnies (2004); 2 posters Pet Service and Festive Times (2005)
William Morrow  

Picture book, On Halloween Night (1994); picture book, Cats and Robbers (1995)

Scott Foresman Addison Wesley   All full story illustration: Cuando canta el Gallo (1999); Desde que vivo en el campo (2000); El vuelo de los Colibríes (2000); Tener y Retener (2000)
Lincoln Park Zoo   Card illustration for mother’s and father’s day (1997)

Italy    
Edizioni Messaggero Padova
A children’s edition of the Bible’s Old and the New Testament, Bibbia per ragazzi (2010)


Peru    
The Joy of Giving
Full illustration, The Joy of Giving (2005) all earnings donated to the Foundation San Juan de Dios.

Argentina    
Emecé Full story illustration, Sufridor el caballito criollo que llegó a Alaska (2000); picture book, Los magos de Ortiente (2001)
Alfaguara   Picture book, La liebre dorada (1998); picture book, El globo de Magdalena (1998)
Santillana   Cover illustrations for manuals (1997)
Revista Entrecasa   The Disco Supermarkets magazine – illustrated articles regarding nutrition, health and hygiene (1995 - 1998)
Packaging Illustration  

Las Marías, Taraguí, all the herbal teas, the teapot and tea cup of Té Internacional




EXHIBITIONS

November 17 - December 17, 2010   Solo Exhibition of over 100 artworks, including the Harry Potter originals, at the UCA (Universidad Católica Argentina) Art Gallery, Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2009-2011 I Colori Sacro, Italia
2007-2009   I Colori Sacro, Italia
2006-2007   I Colori Sacro, Italia
2004   La Plata Fine Arts Museum, Argentina
2003-2005   I Colori Sacro, Italia
2002   Children’s Book Fair, Buenos Aires
2000-2001 – 18   Mostra Internazionale d'Illustrazione per l'Infanzia, Le Immagini della Fantasia, Italia
1999   Illustration Biennial of  Bratislava, Bratislava
1999   Children’s Book Fair, Buenos Aires
1998   Recoleta Cutural Center, Buenos Aires



CONFERENCES


Dolores gives conferences that are motivational or about high performance under pressure for companies, universities, schools and athletes, based on her experience as an internacional illustrator and ultra-marathon runner.

2010   SAGEM Securite y IAFIS GROUP, Lima, Perú.
PROSEGUR
NIKKEI ARGENTINA
BODEGAS NORTON
Women’s field hockey River team, coach Cachito Vigil.
2009  

MASTER FOODS
YPF
Universidad de San Andrés
Universidad de Belgrano
BODEGAS NORTON
La Salle School
GAZING PERFORMANCE SYSTEMS ARGENTINA together with José Luis Clerc and Marcelo Garrafo
SYMNETICS, Punta del Este, Uruguay

2008  

GESTION (business magazine)
Martín Buber School
SAMM Argentine Society of Mountain Medicine
GAZING PERFORMANCE SYSTEMS ARGENTINA

2007

UCEMA
EASY



RACES AND EXPEDITIONS

April 2003  

Marathon des Sables, first Argentine woman to participate & finish 243 km race in the Sahara desert in Morocco, finished 14th out of 69 women and 243rd out of 670 runners

November 2004  

100 Himalayan Miles, winner Race held in India (running between 1900 - 3900 meters above sea level)

June 2005  

Mongolia Sunrise to Sunset, winner Race held in the north of Mongolia, 100 km on the mountains in one day

January 2007   Southern Patagonian Ice Field Participated in a 3 people expedition and entered through Marconi Glacier and exited through Viedma Glacier
February/March 2009  

Aconcagua summit attempt and documentary
Attempted summit via the Normal Route while she filmed a documentary that was later shown in a TV adventure program, Sal de Aventura

February 2010   Aconcagua summit attempt via the 360 Route
     
Other races:    
February 2005   Cruce de los Andes (Andes Crossing) 42 km between 2600 and 3900 meters above sea level
November 2003   New York Marathon, 214 out of 12000 women
April 2001   Maratón Popular de Madrid
November 2000   New York Marathon
1999-2002   Adventure races in teams of two or three people
June 2002   Pinamar, third place in the women’s category
May 2002   Moreno, Buenos Aires, second place in the mixed category
February 2002   Desafío de los Andes (Andes Challenge) Mendoza, 5th place in the mixed category
July 2001   Pinamar
November 2001   Ushuaia (abandoned race due to an accident while racing)
August 2000   Victoria, Entre Ríos, second place in the women’s category
June 2000   Tucuman, third place in the women’s category
October 1999   Villa la Angostura, ninth place in the mixed category
    Several 5km, 10km, 15km, 21km and 30km street races.
March 2003   30km Cascallares, first in the women’s overall category
Best marathon time   3:27:36 hs (New York Marathon, 2003)
Best half marathon time 1:33 hs (Buenos Aires, 2001)