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" Almeriane "

I was born in Almería, Spain in 1973 and I was raised in France. I started drawing at the age of 3. I tried many techniques like charcoal or pastel, before ending up painting in oil and watercolor primarily.

I travelled to France (because I lived and studied over there), to Spain (the Peninsula and Tenerife), California (USA), and I finally, came back to my hometown.

As I fell in love with the beauty of the Andalousian landscapes, I created my own style often described as "Art-Nouveau Andalou".

I was also inspired by Poetry and Andalousian tales and Spanish coplas (songs).

Passion leads my brushes, poems inspire my oil paintings and watercolors.

• Collective exhibits:

2009, exhibit in FICA 2009, in Sevilla-Spain, with the empresa de gestion cultural Mester Artis; exhibit in the Carrousel of the Louvre Museum, in Paris with the French art gallery Reference Gallery   

2007, exhibit in the Agora Art Gallery in New York; solo exhibit in the Casa Consistorial Museo in Antequera (Malaga-Spain); Mostra Antiqua Florentia in the Galleria Centro Storico in Florence (Italy); Salzburg Kunstmesse 2007 (Austria), represented by the German art gallery Alta Ripa.

2006: On March, in Spain: exhibit in the art gallery Royal Atenea in Roquetas de Mar.

On november, in Paris-France: from 9^th-19^th , exhibit in the international Salon des Artistes Français and the International Salon du Dessin et de la Peinture à l´Eau in the Grand Palais

On December, in Paris-France: from the 14^th-17^th, exhibit in the International Salon de la SNBA in the Carrousel du Louvre .

2005: exhibits in the on-line art gallery Art.Com (www.art.com), in the French on-line art-gallery DROUOT COTATION (www.drouot-cotation.org), in the 1rst Feria Internacional del Arte contemporaneo de Almería (Spain) with the art gallery Indalomar and in the Feria Internacional del Arte Contemporaneo de Marbella (Malaga-Spain) with the art gallery Lecrin and in the International Florence Biennale 2005 (Italy) in representation of Spain.

2004: exhibits in la Fundación Centro de Estudios Andaluces (Almeria), in the on-line art gallery Arte Libre (www.artelibre.net), in an Austrian on-line art gallery Galerie im Internet (galerie.eder-net.at) and in Expo Arte in Madrid.

2003, Spain: exhibits in La Galeria San Vicente 31 (Sevilla) and in la Casa Consistorial in Fiñana.

1998, California (USA): exhibits in the Carnegy art gallery in Turlock and in Oakdale.

1995, Tenerife (Canarian Islands-Spain): exhibits in Bajamar and Tegueste

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• Solo exhibits:

2010, from June 3rd til 21th, exhibit in the sala de exposiciones del Centro Cultural Integrado Isabel la Católica in Medina del Campo (Valladolid-Spain), september, solo exhibit in Osuna (Sevilla) - Spain

2009: in the Teatro Auditorio de Roquetas de Mar - Spain. TV  interview of this exhibit, following this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1CDEHpxzqQ

 2007: in the Sala de exposicion del Ayuntamiento de Antequera-Malaga (Spain)

2006: exhibit in the Museo del Aceite in Almería.

2003: exhibit in la Instalación Juvenil de Almería, to inaugurate a new place for art exhibitions.

2002, Spain: exhibit in la Sala Grafos in Almería.

2001, California: exhibit in the Carnegie Art Gallery

* Up-Coming exhibits:

• Awards and contests:

2007: Received the “Toile d´Or 2006” from the National Federation of the French Culture; "Premio Sever 2007" from the Sever Center (Italy); "Premio Calice D´oro 2007" from the Galleria Centro Storico (Florence-Italy); "Premio D´onore 2007" (Italy) 

2005: participation in the artistic contest Generación 2006 from the Caja Madrid (Madrid).

November 2004, thanks to my web site, I´ve been selected from the International Florence Biennale Committee to participate in the 2005 Florence Biennale (Italy).

2004: Participation in the Lexmark European Art Prize 2004, in the 2nd Painting contest of the Centro Educativo Agave, in Almería and in the Certamen de Pintura Realista y figurativa in the art gallery Clave (in Murcia).

2003: participation in the 18th Painting Contest in Fiñana.

2002, in Spain: participation in the Poster´s Contest for the Fería de Almería.

1999: participation in the County Fair of Turlock and I won the 1rst Prize in Oil category and a Special Award.

1998, in California (USA): participation in the Carnegy Gallery Tour contest, in Turlock, during which I rented one of my painting to a Business, in the Carriage Fall Contest in Oakdale, where I received a Revelation Prize.

* Private Collection:

USA, Canada, Japan, France and Spain: in Tenerife, Almería, Sevilla, China and in the Real Palace of the Zarzuela and in the Thyssen Baronese, Carmen Cervera, private collection, in Madrid.

*Bibliography:

2011: Larousse dictionnary 2011

2009: Catalogo de cotizaciones 2009-2010 (Alba Editrice-Italy)/ Diario de Almeria/

2008: Larousse dictionnary 2008/ The world leader art guide in art market estimation AKOUN 2008 / Almeria Actualidad newspaper

2007: Arts et Actualites Magazine (Francia)/La Voz de Almeria/ El Mundo / Chianti Metropoli (Italy)/ El Efebo Antequera-Malaga

2006: El Ideal / El Mundo / Gente Magazine / Univers des Arts (France)/ Artistical book ”El arte y la palabra”/ Larousse dictionnary 2007/La Voz de Almeria

2005: Book of the Florence Biennale; Larousse Dictionnary of the quoted artists from the 15th century until nowadays and La Voz de Almeria.

2004: "Arte Libre", book with 53 international painters from the art gallery Arte Libre; La Voz de Almería and El Ideal.

2003: El Ideal; "Quercus Review", a journal of Litterature & Art 2003 (3rd edition).

2002/2003: La Voz de Almería.

• Interviews on TV and Radio:

  2009: Canal Sur Radio/ Canal Si TV/ El Faro Television/ Canal Sur TV

2006: Canal Sur Radio, el Informativo (TV News) and Andalucia Directo (Canal Sur TV).

2005: Popular TV, Onda Cero Radio, ACL Radio and Canal Sur Radio.

2004: on Canal Sur Radio, ACL Radio, Cadena SER and Andalucia Directo on Canal Sur TV.

2003: on Ondamar TV and Canal Sur Radio.

2002: Miramar (Canal 28 TV) and on Canal Sur TV.

* Quotations:

“La penumbra embellece. Pero, lo que es bello a la luz, ha de gritarse al sol.” – Antonio GALA- Spanish writer (Poem that Antonio Gala wrote me to describe my artwork-Junio 2005).

"...El pintor tiene algo de omnipresente y cercano. Es un vidente perpetuo...
Creo que tienes un estilo bastante acentuado y original; quizás esta palabra o calificación está mal empleada, no quisiera caer en el esnobismo, pero en la danza algo original es algo que nace de una inquietud inusitada, y he ahí el milagro...
Esta trilogía tiene mucho encanto y profundidad.
El Verano proporciona sueño y calor... El Invierno es elegante... enjuto y gélido.
Y el Otoño, que es donde vuelvo a estar bajo tus pulsos... me parece tantas cosas... Es siembra y simiente... siega amontononada, monotona, ausente... Es una parada en el sosiego tenue y armonioso de su entorno... "- Antonio CANALES -Bailaor (10/11/2005 - Sevilla )

“ The color saturated, figurative paintings, on paper and canvas, exhibit strength in the fusion of ground with foreground through the use of form, color and compositional aesthetics.  The romantic milieu is depicted with dramatic intensity with characters that personify mood and emotion with lyricism and skill.  Resolute in style, the paintings provide poignancy through a unique and engaging perspective.”Angela Di Bello - Director of Agora Gallery / Editor-in-Chief of ArtisSpectrum Magazine (06/20/2006 – New-York )  

“L´opera intitolata “El Sueño de las Olas” eseguita al olio è un chiaro esempio di composizione grafico/pittorica in cui la capacità d´imaginazione grafica dell´artista è portada al massimo. Essa delineando i particolari porta e trasporta il lettore in un mondo in cui fanasia e realtàtrovano il loro punto d´incontro ricreando quelle atmosfere magiche cariche di oniricità in cui si perde tutto un mondo fatto soprattutto di creatività. I colori sottolineando il messaggio tematico trasposto scavano ancor di più nell´intimo dei personaggi portandone a nudo le caratteristiche essenziali e principali. L´opera intitolata “La caricia del Rio” è ancora più completa perché unisce alla magicità di un momento reale quella reale e fantastica del paesaggio in cui è immersa e dal quale sembra venirme fuori. Anche in questo caso realtà e fantasia creano quel magico mondo di insieme che è la caratteristica principale su cui si sofferma ogni artista. Molti ed interessanti i premi ricevuti a conferma della sua validità artistica.” Lia Ciatto, presidenta del Centro Sever (Milan) y critica de arte-2007 

  “L´artista è una valida interprete dell´Arte Contemporanea che si esprime egregiamente attraverso le varie tecniche pittoriche attraverso un linguaggio figurativo/moderno ed un colore che si muove in perfetta sincronia con la tematica trattata. Le due opere intitolate “El sueño de las Olas” e “La caricia del Rio” sono un valido esempio artistico e ci trasportano attraverso figure e colori che poi diventano quasi suoni, in un mondo in cui la realtà diventa fantasia e viceversa. In ogni opera si nota l´impronta dell´artista che è sicura del messaggio tematico che vuol trattare e tramandare attraverso una grande abilità.” Rita Pengo, critica de arte (Milan)-2007

"Almériane ? Comment vous dire ? C'est à la fois simple et compliqué...Tout comme sa peinture du reste ...Une richesse et un  foisonnement de couleurs ,une recherche du beau , mais plutôt dans le côté grave et pathétique . Un isolement et une certaine solitude des personnages qui nous les rends proches  et attachants à la fois...Son style est extrêmement original et rare !Moi j'aime !...Du reste , ele aurait pu tout peindre..." Patrice MELENNEC - Actor (11/11/2005 - París)

  "Die Bilder hellen die heutige Zeit auf. Sie setzen Gefühle frei. Der Betrachter schwebt zwischen frischen Farben, romantischen Motiven und forderndem Nachdenken. Man weiss nicht, wie man zu den Bildern stehen soll, welche Richtung sie dem Betrachter weisen. Almeriane zeigt eine Mischung zwischen orientalischer Pop Art, naiver Malerei und Zügen von Klimt. Ein sehr eigener und erfrischender Stil!" - Werner Schreyer - Actor/model (10/11/2005-Austria)

  Almeriane's beautiful young subjects express human complexity in the faces which top their cloaks' collars. There is as much ambivalence in these portraits as there is sublime passion. Almeriane has brought to us a complex vision of love: the beauty of nature as a setting, the mystical universe as a royal robe which enwraps us, and the desire which binds us. In passionate embrace, the boundaries among these realms melt, and in Almeriane's work that ideal has become real. Almeriane has shown her engaging works in Spain, France and the United States. Stephen Bracco –Writer (New York 2006)  

Imspiración , riqueza del autor - MANU TENORIO PARA "ALMERIANE", "EL ARTE ES RECOMPENSADO CON ARTE. "AL IGUAL QUE UN MUSICO INTENTA LLEGAR AL ALMA DESDE LA MUSICA, ESPERO QUE SIGAS LLEGANDO AL ALMA DESDE LOS COLORES, Y DESDE TUS LIENZOS.............  NO ES EMPRESA" FACIL", PERO TAMPOCO LA HAY TAN FASCINANTE Y EMOCIONANTE. Manu Tenorio-Spanish singer (Madrid 2008)

 “El concepto de la acuarela de Almeriane es muy trabajada, colorista y, que impregna de alegría, paz y tranquilidad con la intención de que sus cuadros puedan ser interpretados...” – Manuel Morales – La Voz de Almería.

  “Sus obras tienen algo especial y llama la atención la originalidad en el manejo cromático.” – Antonio Verdegay – El Ideal.