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| Biography: | Bachelor of Fine Arts and higher degree with honors at the Art School of Granada. Since its inception Juan Palomares has been awarded with important contests. In 2010 he was awarded "the Gold Medal of the Royal Academy of History and Art of San Quirce" while he was studying the same scholarship in Segovia. There he was instructed by artists such as Antonio López. In the same city of Segovia, institutions such as the Alcazar de Segovia Museum and the Art Foundation of Quintanar Palace, acquired his work for his collection and permanent exhibitions. Later he was awarded the plastic arts scholarship "Balneario Mondaríz Foundation" in Vigo. He is credited with the discovery of the 3D technique applied to painting (of which he has registered intellectual property), which he presented in his exhibition "bodies 3D" in the "Soho" of Elche. Newspapers and media such as "El País" echoed the news with publications about the artist and his innovative technique. In 2011 he made an individual exhibition "Cuerpos al Descubierto" in the famous Madrid art gallery "LA FRESH GALLERY" that appeared at the same time in a chapter of the MTV reality show "Mario y Alaska". Recent awards: "First International Prize of Plastic Arts ROMEA3", "First Prize National of plastic arts Bernia", "First prize of painting La Caixa, Altea", Scholarship of the Foundation of Plastic Arts of Hilton Hotels, in Hilton Sa Torre , Mallorca. He has appeared in programs such as "Metropolis" of the 2 curated by Rafael Doctor. He has worked with international artists and designers such as: Enrique Marty in "Art is dangerous" Poland; Assaad Awad ... In 2014 he made an individual exhibition "Pretty Pink" in the contemporary gallery "Parking Gallery" Alicante. He has participated in group exhibitions such as: Ikas Art, Bilbao; Palace of the Alhóndiga, Segovia; MUA (Museum of the University of Alicante) ... In 2015 published his first and controversial book "Vacant Lot" where he questioned the limits of censorship in the social networks of the Internet. This book is sold in sites La central and Reina Sofía in Madrid. Currently Palomares works between Altea, Granada and Madrid developing their new projects. |
| English speaker: | No |
| Website: | http://www.juanpalomares.net |
| Participation Date: | 22 May 2019 |