Artist Bio
I am a self-taught artist. I was born in Prol, Spain, where I still live today. I loved painting from childhood, and I did it well. As a daughter of a painter, my childhood took place between painting, art books and exhibitions, but only after I got divorced I really started to paint seriously.
Starting from drawing portraits from family albums, portraits full of nostalgia, I then continued to paint my son's happy games, our daily lives, while capturing those moments in my memory. Trying to reach every tree, every branch, every flower, trying to capture their colors, their lives ... It has not always been easy. As a single parent, I had to combine painting with other works, which left me no time, or desire to paint. There were moments when I had to bury the dreams, but there was always room for hope, and in time I returned to them.
As I progress, I withdraw more into my inner world. I start from a reality, then filter it by the eyes of the heart, I express my feelings, my dreams and my hopes; I want to try my best, in the face of a reality that is not always pleasant; Shortcomings, sorrows, disappointments, even our negative emotions; there is a world full of beauty, our world within. Our secret garden.
Solo Exhibitions
1992 - Solo Exhibition, Kamaoko Cultural Center, Reds, A. Coronia
1993 - Solo Exhibition, Galicia Art Gallery, Frol
1996 - Solo Exhibition, La Budga Inn, Frol
2000 - Solo Exhibition, Casino Frolno, Prol
2006 - Solo Exhibition, Be Truth Gallery, Frol
2007 - Solo Exhibition, Sucre Cafe, Frol
2011 - Solo Exhibition, Enrique Vasquez Gallery, Frol
Group Exhibitions
1991 - Group Exhibition, Museum Gallery, Frol
1993 - Galileo Cultural Center, Madrid
Cultural centers, Ponfrada, Leon, Logronio and Madrid
1994 - Post and Telegraph Museum, Madrid
Cultural centers, Leon, Logronio, La Rioja and Madrid
Mirart Gallery, Madrid
1995 - Marmer Art Gallery, Madrid
Kaha Extremadura Gallery, Placencia
1997 - Marguerite Gallery, Madrid
1999 - Traveling Exhibition, Ciudad Real, Arenhuas, Madrid, Zaragoza, Puntvedra and Sauta
2000 - Traveling Exhibition, Madrid Autonomous Community
2001 - Doctor Forca Gallery, Madrid
2007 - Fourth Exhibition of European Naive Art, Eboli Gallery, Madrid
2007 - Fourth Exhibition of European Naive Art, Eboli Gallery, Madrid
Fourth Festival of Naive Art, Vernville, France
Exhibition of gardens, plants and flowers, Casino Frolno
2009 - Sixth Exhibition of European Naive Art, Eboli Gallery, Madrid
Second International Naive Art Festival, Katowice, Poland
Compression Salon, Grand Pele, Paris
Festival of Naive Art, Montville, France
5" Naive Looks", Visol Gallery, Orense
Spring Salon, Frolno Casino
2010 - Seventh Exhibition of European Naive Art, Eboli Gallery, Madrid
Third International Naive Art Festival, Katowice, Poland
Naive Art Festival, Denmark
Spring Salon, Frolno Casino
2011 - International Exhibition of Naive Art, Monaco
Spring Salon, Frolno Casino
2012 - Ninth exhibition of European naive art, Eboli Gallery, Madrid
2013 - Tenth exhibition of European naive art, Eboli Gallery, Madrid
"Three Naive Looks," Xerion Gallery, A. Coronia
2014 - Second International Exhibition of Naive Art, BCM Art Gallery, Barcelona
International Exhibition of Naive Art, Landskrona Art Gallery, Sweden
7 “Glowing Looks", Xerion Gallery, A. Coronia
2015 - Third International Exhibition of Naive Art, BCM Art Gallery, Barcelona
2016 - European Naive Art, Eboli Gallery, Madrid
2017 - Second International Art Exhibition, Art Globe Trotter, Meiringen, Switzerland
Art Globe Trotter Art, Zurich, Switzerland
European Naive Art, Eboli Gallery, Madrid
2018 - European Naive Art, Eboli Gallery
2019 - Group exhibition "Teach Me to Dream", Casserole Gallery, A Coruña, Spain
Exhibition of International Naive Art, Katowice, Poland
Awards
1992 - Seventh Award "Black and White", Madrid
Friday Award "Vieja de Rota", Cadiz
Peres Bayo Pineiro, Council of Mogardos, A. Coruna
1993 - Baio Pineiro Prize, Council of Mogardos, A. Coronia
The Seventh Vizier de Sediera Painting Competition, A. Coruna
1994 - Baio Pineiro Prize, Council of Mogardos, A. Coronia
The eighth "Vieja de Sediere" painting competition, A. Coruna
The Fourth Iberian Living Room for Naive Art, Astoril, Portugal
1995 - The Fifth Iberian Salon for Naive Art, Astoril, Portugal
1999 - Competition for the catalog of the "Saro" company, Madrid
The second prize for the painting "Toxos e Froles", Frol
The first prize for the painting "Manuel Ribon", Sarbas, Venom
2007 – "Aboli Gallery" award for Spanish painting chosen by the audience, Madrid
Bibliography
"Vegetation. A magical element in the European painting by Rafael Savzes." Edited by Aboli Gallery.