Jorge Kata Núñez The blackbird sings (2011)

Jorge Kata Núñez (Valdivia, Chile, 1953) is a visual artist, graphic designer, and muralist. He began creating murals in the Brigade Ramona Parra (BRP) in Valdivia. In 1974, he was arrested by the armed forces of the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet and sentenced to 20 years in prison. In 1977, Kata Núñez was sent to the Netherlands and sentenced to 15 years of exile. In 1979, he was both a founder and a participant in various mural brigades. That same year, he also attended the Vrije Academie in The Hague. In Rotterdam, he participated in various graphic workshops and began creating his own work. He lived and worked in Rotterdam until October 2012, after which he returned to his birthplace in Chile. Kata has created more than 60 murals throughout the Netherlands, both in public spaces and in buildings in the Netherlands and Chile. Initially, he primarily created murals that appealed to people's sense of solidarity. His paintings, linocuts, books, and engravings have been exhibited in various countries.