title: Juan Fernando Vieytes Pérez
text: # Juan Fernando Vieytes Pérez
  
  Juan Fernando Vieytes Pérez, born in Montevideo on January 5, 1916, was a famous Uruguayan painter and visual artist. He won multiple national prizes before his death on April 7, 1962.
  
  ## Art career
  
  Vieytes won his first Uruguayan National Art Prize for a painting he painted of his cousin, Margot Pérez. Throughout his career, he was an important figure on the Uruguayan art scene, and won a multitude of awards until his early death in 1962.
  
  ## Awards
  
  ### First place
  
  * 1939 - Salon Anual de Artes Plasticas (Montevideo)
  * 1940 - Salon Anual de Artes Plasticas
  * 1940 - Exposion de Pintura Francesa y Curso de Confrencias (Montevideo)
  * 1943 - Salon Anual de Artes Plasticas
  * 1943 - Salon Anual de Artes Plasticas
  * 1943 - Salon Anual de Artes Plasticas
  * 1943 - Salon Anual de Artes Plasticas
  
  ### Bronze medal
  
  * 1946 - Salon Anual de Artes Plasticas
  * 1947 - Salon Anual de Artes Plasticas
  
  ### Personal life
  
  He was married to the famous Uruguayan actress Nelly Weissel, who he had a daughter with.
  
  