" Almeriane "
I was born in Almería, Spain 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.
I created my own style often described as "Art-Nouveau Andaluz".
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 9th-19th , 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 14th-17th, 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
- Solo exhibits:
2011, November, exhibit in the BOA Gallery in Los Angeles
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 or events:
2012, February 13-15th, exhibit and launch of my clothing brand at the MAGIC SHOW, in Las Vegas (USA) - Fashion show in New York
April-June, exhibit of my "Melodia de las 7 Torres" art serie, at the Museo Castillo de Santa Ana in Roquetas de Mar - Spain
- 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.