| Paez Medal of Art | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2012 |
| Country | Venezuela,United States |
| Website | vaearts |
ThePaez Medal of Arts is a decoration awarded by TheVenezuelan American Endowment for the Arts (VAEA) that is presented to an individual or group that has had an impact and contributed to excellence, growth, support and the proliferation of thearts inVenezuela and theUnited States.[1][2] It is named in honor ofJosé Antonio Páez, leader of theIndependence of Venezuela, who lived in exile the last years inNew York, where he became a philanthropist.[3]