Londres, 1955
1973-74 City and Guilds College of Art, London.
1974-77 B.A in Fine Arts, Kingston Polytechnic, London.
1977-78 M.A. in Painting, Chelsea College of Art, London.
1978-80 M.F.A. in Painting, Syracuse University, New York.
Desde 1991 vive y trabaja en Madrid.
EXPOSICIONES INDIVIDUALES
1982 Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London.
1984 Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London.
1986 Michael Haas Gallery, Berlin.
Turske and Turske Gallery, Zurich.
Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London.
Lang O’Hara Gallery, New York.
1987 Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London.
1989 David Beitzel Gallery, New York.
1990 Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London.
1991 David Beitzel Gallery, New York.
1992 Benjamin Rhodes Gallery, London.
1993 Galería Gamarra y Garrigues, Madrid.
1996 Galería Jorge Mara, Madrid.
1997 Flowers East, London.
Galerie Ditesheim, Neuchâtel.
Galeria Italia, Alicante.
1998 Galería Juan Manuel Lumbreras, Bilbao.
Deutsche Bank, Madrid. Obras escogidas 1987-1998 Retrospective
1999 Galleria Torbandena, Trieste.
Lloyds TSB, Madrid.
2000 ‘Patria de Luz’. Unidad Cultural, Las Rozas, Madrid.
2001 Galería Juan Manuel Lumbreras, Bilbao.
XXVIII FIAC, París. Galería María Martín, Madrid.
2002 Galería Alejandro Sales, Barcelona.
Galleria Torbandena, Trieste.
2003 Galerie Ditesheim, Neuchâtel.
Galeria Metta, Madrid.
2004 Galeria Alejandro Sales, Barcelona.
Galeria Juan Manuel Lumbreras, Bilbao.
2006 Galerie Ditesheim, Neuchatel.
Galleria Torbandena, Trieste.
2007 Galeria Alvaro Alcázar, Madrid.
Galeria Juan Manuel Lumbreras, Bilbao.
2008 Galería Alejandro Sales, Barcelona.
2009 Stadtgalerie, Klagenfurt, Austria. Retrospective
Galerie Magnet, Klagenfurt, Austria.
2010 Galerie Magnet, Vienna, Austria.
Galeria Alvaro Alcazar, Madrid
EXPOSICIONES COLECTIVAS
1981 “The Figurative Exhibition”. Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London.
“Abstract Lyricism”. Cheltenham Music Festival. Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire.
1982 “Summer exhibition”. Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London.
“Collaboration” (by four gallery artists). Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London.
1983 “The Figurative Painting II”. Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London.
“Painters Choice” selected by David Nicholson. Little Missenden
Festival, Buckinghamshire.
“Summer Exhibition”. Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London.
1984 “Gallery Artists”. Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London.
“Ten Galleries: Ten Artists-Artists for the 1990’s”. Paton Gallery,
London.
Chicago International Art Expo. Nicola Jacobs Gallery.
“The Image as Catalyst”. Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
1985 Chicago International Art Expo. Nicola Jacobs Gallery.
1986 “A Show of Hands”. Graves Art Gallery, Sheffield.
Reed Stremmel Gallery, San Antonio, Texas.
Lang and O’Hara Gallery, New York.
Chicago International Art Expo. Nicola Jacobs Gallery.
Kohji Ogura Gallery, inaugural exhibition.Nagoya, Japón.
Art London. Art Expo. Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London.
1987 “The self-portrait, a modern view”, curated by
Edward Lucie-Smith, Artsite, Bath.
Chicago International Art Expo. Nicola Jacobs Gallery.
“Summer Exhibition”, Haggerty Museum, Milwaukee, USA.
“Summer Exhibition”, Asher Faure Gallery, Los Angeles, USA.
1987-88 “British Figurative Painting”, curated by Pamela Auchincloss, touring:
University Art Gallery, C.S.U, San Bernardino.
Santa Cruz Country Museum of Art, Santa Cruz.
University Art Gallery Sonoma State.
Santa Barbara Museum, Santa Barbara.
Pamela Auchincloss Gallery, Santa Barbara.
1988 “Mother and Child”. Lefevre Gallery, London.
“British Art-The Literate Link”, curated by Brian Butler. Asher Faure
Gallery, Los Angeles.
Chicago International Art Expo. Nicola Jacobs Gallery.
“Transcendant”. David Beitzel Gallery, New York.
Art Koln, Kunsmesse. Nicola Jacobs Gallery.
Whitechapel Open Exhibition, curated by Catherine Lampert.
Whitechapel Art Gallery, London.
1988-90 “New British Painting”, curated by Edward Lucie-Smith, touring:
Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati.
Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago.
South East Center for Contemporary Art, Winstom-Salem.
North Carolina, Museum of Art, Grand Rapids.
Queen’s Museum, New York City.
1989 ART-20. 89 Basel. Nicola Jacobs Gallery.
Chicago International Art Expo. David Beitzel Gallery.
“Ten Years at Nicola Jacobs Gallery”. Nicola Jacobs Gallery.
“Portfolio Two, Painters in Print”.Curwen Gallery, London.
“Winter 89”.Nicola Jacobs Gallery, London.
1990 ARCO’90, Madrid. David Beitzel Gallery, New York.
Chicago International Art Expo. David Beitzel Gallery.
ART –21. 90 Basel. Nicola Jacobs Gallery.
1991 “Group Show”. Haggerty Museum. Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
“Modern Painters”, Peter Fuller Memorial exhibition, Manchester City
Art Gallery.
“Group Show”. Connaught Brown Gallery, London.
Chicago International Art Expo. David Beitzel Gallery.
1992 Galería Gamarra y Garrigues, Madrid.
1993 Dulwich Picture Gallery, London.
Stephen Solovey Foundation, Haggerty Museum, Milwaukee, USA.
1994 Chicago International Art Expo. Benjamin Rhodes Gallery, London.
“Another Reading”. Benjamin Rhodes Gallery, London.
1995 ARCO’95. Galería Jorge Mara, Madrid.
ARCO’95. Jason & Rhodes. Solo exhibition, Madrid.
“An American Passion”. The Kasen / Summer Collection of
Contemporary British Painting.
McLellan Galleries, Glasgow, London venue Royal College of Art
Gallery.
“Terrain”, Observations of nature, Soma Gallery, San Diego, CA.
XXII FIAC, París. Galería Jorge Mara, Madrid.
1996 ARCO’96. Galería Jorge Mara, Madrid.
“Fondos de papel”. Galería Gamarra, Madrid.
“Sobre Papel”. Galería Jorge Mara, Madrid.
ART-27. 96 Basel. Galería Jorge Mara, Madrid.
XXIII FIAC, París. Galería Jorge Mara, Madrid.
“The Discerning Eye”, curated by Martyn Gayford. Mall Gallery,
London.
1997 ARCO’97. Flowers East, London.
XXIV FIAC, París. Galería Jorge Mara, Madrid.
“British Figurative Art, part I. The Human Figure”. Flowers East,
London.
1997-98 “Last dreams of the millennium: The re-emergence of British Romantic
Painting”. Stephen Solovey Foundation, Chicago (touring).
California State University; Art Museum. Fullerton, CA and other
venues.
1998 ARTE BA 98. Galería Jorge Mara, Buenos Aires.
“Cleveland collects Contemporary Art”, Cleveland Museum of Art,
USA.
Fundación Olivar de Castillejo, Madrid. Colaboración con Ramón
Mayrata.
1999 ARCO’99. Galleria Torbandena, Trieste.
ARTE FIERA 99. Bologna. Galleria Torbandena, Trieste.
ARTE BA 99. Galería Jorge Mara, Buenos Aires.
Works on paper. Galleria Torbandena, Trieste.
1999-00 “Dreams 1900-2000: Science, Art and the unconscious mind”.
Equitable Art Gallery, New York: Historisches Museum der
Stadt Vien, Vienna; Binghampton University Art Museum, New York.
2000 ARCO’2000. Galleria Torbandena, Trieste.
ARTE BA 2000. Galería Jorge Mara, Buenos Aires.
ARTE FIERA 2000. Bologna. Galleria Torbandena, Trieste
Galería Alejandro Sales, Barcelona.
“Avanguardie per una collezione”. Galleria Torbandena, Trieste.
2001 ARCO’01. Galería Alejandro Sales, Barcelona.
ARTE BA 01. Galería Jorge Mara, Buenos Aires.
“Papeles”. Galería María Martín, Madrid.
“Opere su carta”. Galleria Torbandena, Trieste.
2002 ARCO’02. Galería Alejandro Sales, Barcelona.
ARCO’02. Galería María Martín, Madrid.
ARCO’02. Galleria Torbandena, Trieste.
“’Extranjeros`. Los otros artistas españoles”, Museo de arte
contemporáneo, Esteban Vicente, Segovia. Comisariada por Jose Maria
Parreño.
XXIX FIAC, Paris. Galeria Maria Martin, Madrid.
2003 ARCO’03 Galería Alejandro Sales, Barcelona.
ARCO’03 Galería Maria Martín, Madrid.
ARCO’03 Galleria Torbandena, Trieste.
“ La palabra y su sombra. José Ángel Valente: el poeta y las artes.”
Universidad de Santiago de Compostela y la Xunta de Galicia, y
Comisariada por Rocio San Claudio Santa Cruz.
“Home Run”, colectiva de verano, Galeria Alejandro Sales. Barcelona
XXX FIAC, Paris. Galeria Maria Martin, Madrid.
2004 ARCO’04 Galeria Metta, Madrid.
ARCO’04 Galeria Alejandro Sales, Barcelona.
ART CHICAGO 04. Galeria Metta, Madrid.
XXXVIIIe Prix International d´Art Contemporain de Monte Carlo.
“El Tren en el Arte; El paso del tren”, Museo del Pasión, Valladolid.
Comisariada por Marisa Oropesa.
2005 ARCO’05 Galeria Metta, Madrid.
ARCO’05 Galeria Alejandro Sales, Barcelona.
ART CHICAGO 05. Galeria Metta, Madrid.
“Home Run II”, colectiva de verano, Galeria Alejandro Sales, Barcelona.
Artistas de la galeria. Galeria Metta, Madrid
“El arte de dibujo-El dibujo en el arte”. BBK Bilbao. Comisariada por
Jose Luis Merino.
1985-2005 Galeria Alejandro Sales, Barcelona.
2006 ARCO ´06 Galeria Metta, Madrid.
ARCO ´06 Galeria Alejandro Sales, Barcelona.
ART PARIS ´06 , Galeria Metta, Madrid.
2007 ARTE FIERA 2007. Bologna. Galleria Torbandena, Trieste
ARCO ´07, Alvaro Alcázar, Madrid.
ARCO ´07, Alejandro Sales, Barcelona.
ART KOLN ´07,Galleria Torbandena, Trieste.
ART BASEL ´07, Galerie Ditesheim, Suiza.
2008 ARCO ´08, Alvaro Alcázar, Madrid.
ARCO ´08, Alejandro Sales, Barcelona.
ART PARIS ´08, Galerie Ditesheim, Suiza.
“Le Feu de l’été”, Galeria Ditesheim, Suiza.
2009 ARCO ´09 Alvaro Alcazar, Madrid.
ART PARIS ´09 Galerie Ditesheim, Suiza.
PREMIOS
1978 Ford Foundation Award for Painting.
1979 Assistantship. Syracuse University, New York.
Ford Foundation Award for Painting
1980 Graduate Fellowship. Syracuse University, New York.
1984 Greater London Arts Association Award.
2004 Prix de la ville de Monaco
COLECCIONES PUBLICAS
Arts Council of Great Britain.
Contemporary Art Society.
Unilever PLC.
Prudential Life Inc., New York.
Prudential Holborn, London.
Haggerty Museum. Milwaukee, USA.
BP. América.
May and Samuel Rudin Foundation, New York.
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