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Tomás Castaño was born in Santander (Spain) in 1953. An internationally renowned artist, self-taught, he has forged himself, based on tenacity and enthusiasm, opting for a realistic painting style, which he approaches by capturing constructed, well-drawn compositions. , worrying about composition and drawing, controls perspective and also the faculties that have led him to achieve a landscape artist status characterized by his architectural work.
His work is characterized by a serene and poetic realism, which translates the artist's delight in the expression of streets, buildings and traditional facades. His paintings of him capture the magic of the aesthetics of the old, and convey all the warmth and humanization of environments not transformed by current life. He has shown his work in collective exhibitions in several countries such as the USA, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Mexico, United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Holland, France, Portugal, Argentina, Italy and numerous individual and collective exhibitions in the territory Spanish. He has represented Cantabria at the Florence Biennale in the 2005 edition. His work by him is recognized for the peculiar style and atmosphere that he creates in the finishing of his series of old taverns. His work appears in the collections in Spain, France, Australia, Portugal, Greece, Taiwan, India, United Kingdom, Mexico, Puerto Rico, USA and Costa Rica. In 2012 he was invited by The General Electric Company, USA to participate in GE's 2012 Hispanic Heritage Month art exhibition. In 2012 he was invited by the Bellarte Gallery Seoul-Korea to participate in the 2012 and 2013 Seoul Ibero-American Art Fair, showing his work alongside works by prestigious artists such as Fernando Botero, Oswaldo Guayasamin, Rufino Tamayo and Roberto Fabelo. In 2015 he was selected to exhibit at the most important Asia-Pacific event ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI 2016 (Taiwan). He has been selected as a finalist for the Art Revolution Taipei Competition 2017, 2018 and 2019, obtaining the Gallery award in the last edition. In 2022 he will be at this important fair. Again in 2023 he has been a finalist in ART revolution Taipei and also invited to participate in the mentioned fair. His work is permanently displayed in Chromática Museo. Toledo, the only museum in the world with painted musical instruments. In November 2021 it is announced that his work Brave Bull will be the cover of the new album by the legendary Chicago rock band URGEOVERKILL, famous for the soundtrack of the Quentin Tarantino movie PULP FICTION. Two of his works "Brave Bull" and "Young man running along the Malecón" have been the cover of the books "The land we tread" published in Paise Netherlands and "Fuacata" published in Mexico Permanent work at Sharon-León Gallery, Montsequi-Madrid Gallery, Este-Santander Gallery and Galicca-Santiago de Compostela Gallery. LIST OF RECENT EXHIBITIONS 2023 May-Jun Golden Duck Gallery- Budapest Exhibition finalist ARTbias May-Art Revolution Taipei Apr-Jun – Solo exhibition in Casa del Parque de los Arribes-Fermoselle (Zamora) Mar-apr- Solo exhibition SILO Art in Hortaleza-Madrid Jan. Talent Prize Award- Animals Category - ART SHOW INTERNATIONAL GALLERY - Los Angeles 2022 Nov. Talent Prize award -Urbanlandscapes Category - ART SHOW INTERNATIONAL GALLERY. -The Angels Sep.- Expo SILO 1- Sanchinarro- Madrid Jun-Aug XVI Valdepeñas Spring Salon "For Lands of Castilla La Mancha" Jul-Oct. Kontraste Galerie- Erwitte Horm- Germany August- ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI 2021 Nov.- The other art Fair- Presented By Saatchi Art May – ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI- Mar-Apr GET ART MUSEUM- Taipei 2020 Oct.- XIII Ruta de l'Art – Castelló de Empuries 2019 Dec.- Este Gallery- Santander Collective Christmas Oct- Solo exhibition “El Corte Inglés”-Santander Aug.- Este Gallery- Santander Summer Collective Apr.- Exhibition Finalist Work ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI-Taiwan 2018 May.- Exhibition Finalist Work ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI-Taiwan Jan 22- Feb 14 – BRUNO ALONSO FOUNDATION - Solo exhibition 2017 X-POWER GALLERY OF TAIPEI (TAIWAN)-FINALIST ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI Jul-Sep- LETHES ART PONTE DE LIMA-PORTUGAL 4 -20 Feb..-"GET ART MUSEUM" Taipei –Taiwan Feb 11- Mar 3 – Memory of the Cities- Individual Exp. in Espacio Garcilaso- Torrelavega (Cantabria) 4-17 Apr. – ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI- Taiwan 2016 Aug 6- Sep 4 Beer Romantics- Sharon Art Gallery- León 4Mar-15Apr.-"GET ART MUSEUM" Taipei -Taiwan 21-25 apr. - ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI-Taiwan 2015 Oct 9 to 12- 8th Ruta de l'Art- Castelló d'Empuries-Girona Oct 1 to 15 - NauART Space –Barcelona (Collective) Sep 8-Oct 9- Cincomonos Gallery-Barcelona (Individual) June 8 to 14 “LAOTRA Gallery” Cl. José Palafox 11-ZARAGOZA May 2015 ”The last decade“ LA ESPIRAL GALLERY- JEREZ DE LOS CABALLEROS (Badajoz) 20 April - 16 May 2015 International Exhibition: 'Landscape and Memory'. JOHNSTON FARNHAM GALLERY Cavan town (Ireland) April 4 to May 28 1st INTERNATIONAL ART SALON SPRING 2015 - ALBONS (FIGUERES) 2014 September 19 to 27-Project Berlin 2014 (Selected work) August 19 to September 19 "SPANISH ART" Art Museum of Ploiesti-Romania June-July Selected work XXI Biennial Cangas No Morrazo- Pontevedra April 4 to 30- Fiarte V Edition- Churriana de la Vega- Granada April 4 to 30- RRM Room- Madrid March 28 to April 12- International Fair. Grenada Art 12 Feb to 1 Mar. – Montsequi Gallery- Madrid January 20 to 26.CARAVAN STATION –Santander 2013 Dec. 12 to January 15 – Sala RRM- Madrid Oct 30 to Nov 3, 2013- Ibero-American Art Fair - Hamgaram Art Museum - SEOUL-KOREA Sep-Nov. 3 Mostra PORTO 2013 EX-POSITION 2013 -Maia- PORTO (Portugal). ADOLFO DOMÍNGUEZ Foundation - collective “La Ciudad”- Madrid, Spain. DEARTE – Medinacelli – Soria, Spain. Plural Out Project - Vila Nova de Cerveira (Portugal). Vivearte 2013 – Art Gallery María Nieves Martín-Villafranca de los Barros-Badajoz, Spain. Ibero American Contemporary Art-Ara Art- Seoul-Korea. 2012 Ibero-American Art Fair - Hamgaram Art Museum - Seoul, Korea. EMMA Art Gallery -“Urban Landscapes” Tomás Castaño and Emilio Sotomayor, Madrid, Spain. V Route of l'ART - Castelló d'Empuries (Girona) Spain. 19th Salon des Arts Visuels de Poitiers – France. GE's 2012 Hispanic Heritage Month Art Exhibition. Fairfield, Ct (USA). KONTRASTE Art Gallery - Westphalia (Erwitte-Horn)-Germany. Collective "Welcome" - Goyart Art Gallery – Madrid, Spain. Colorida Gallery – Lisbon, Portugal. Este Art Gallery – Santander, Spain. 2nd Mostra de Porto, Porto – Portugal. Second International Festival D'Art of "Hauts Du Val de Saône" France. ARTERY Gallery-Monzón, Huesca, Spain. FIARTE-Granada, Spain. Cultural ADOLFO DOMINGUEZ Zaragoza, Spain. Goyart Art Gallery Madrid, Spain. 2011 NADAL D'ART Nuriart Art Gallery- Alcanar – Tarragona, Spain. International Fair of Agrigento / Sicily, Italy. Palazio de Villa Barile Caltanisstta / Sicilia.Italy. GOYART Collective -AAPGA – Zaragoza, Spain. Collective Veranearte Sharon Gallery- León, Spain Selected works City of Palencia Award- Díaz Caneja Foundation, Palencia, Spain. Castellón in Art II Edition- Castellón de la Plana, Spain AEDAL Art Space, Valencia, Spain. Este Art Gallery "Little Jewels of Realism", Santander, Spain. 2010 De Cal y Canto-Homage to Rafael Alberti-Cultural Center Alcazaba. Merida, Spain. XVII Visual Hall of Arts- Poitiers, France. San Antón Art Gallery- Pamplona, Spain. Kromatikamente Parlando Forte Michelangelo di Civitavecchia- Rome, Italy. Castellón in Art – Castellón de la Plana, Spain. De Cal y Canto – Homage to Rafael Alberti – Ateneo de Cáceres, Cáceres, Spain. Montsequi Art Gallery, Madrid, Spain ARTEXPO NEW YORK, New York. USES. Collective 20x20 Este Art Gallery, Santander, Spain. Hesperia-Pomezia Gallery – Rome, Italy. 2009 Art Vs Walls – Berlin, Germany. II Art Route – Castelló d'Empuries-Girona, Spain “Remembrances” Sharon Art Gallery – León, Spain King's Palace- San Vicente de la Barquera, Spain Art22 Girona Art Gallery, Girona, Spain. Art Fair and Spanish Products – WINEART- Berlin, Germany Fivars Galleries, Paris, France. beART/CABE – Monzón Huesca, Spain. Winter Collective Este Art Gallery-Santander, Spain. 2008 Art Fair Mint Green. New Delhi-India II Art Fair ARTZ – Zaragoza, Spain. Espacio36 Art Gallery- Zamora, Spain Akros Art Gallery Bilbao, Spain Summer Collective Sharon Ar Galleryt-León, Spain “Longing” Hotel Palacio del Mar-Santander, Spain Fermoselle and Los Arribes- Los Arribes Interpretation Center - Casa del Parque-Fermoselle (Zamora), Spain Exhibition at the World Water Summit-Expo Zaragoza 2008, Zaragoza. spain Wineries Fariña-Toro (Zamora) – Selected works III Contest “The First of the Year”, Zamora, Spain. Artear Art Gallery- Zaragoza, Spain Art Gallery San Vicente-S.Vicente del Raspeig (Alicante), Spain. Este Art Gallery, Santander, Spain. 2007 ArtZ 2007 – Zaragoza Art Fair, Zaragoza, Spain III International Painting Exhibition "Patio de Córdoba" Hotel Averroes-Sala de Arte (Córdoba), Spain Este Art Gallery-Santande, Spain.r Sharon Art Gallery– Leon, Spain ALTEA Art Gallery- Madrid, Spain. International Art Fair Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. 1 Meeting of Realistic painting – Gélida, Barcelona, Spain. FOURNIER Art Gallery-Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain 2006 International Art Fair of Monzon, Monzon, Huesca, Spain 1 Meeting of Realistic Painting – Olessa, Barcelona, Spain MARZIART Art Gallery – HAMBURG, Germany. PADEQUART Art Gallery-RIBES DE FRESER, Girona, Spain. 2005 PUIGCERDA Art Gallery-Puigcerdá-Girona, Spain. FLORENCE BIENNIAL- Italy THE STELA OF CANTABRIA Art Gallery-Santander, Spain SHARON Art Gallery- Leon, Spain. SALVI ARTE Gallery-Gijón, Spain. Madrid Independent Art Fair, Madrid, Spain. Castro Cultural Center Room La Residencia-Castro Urdiales, Spain. Galerrry Art Space 1029- Palermo Soho- Buenos Aires, Argentina Collective Friends of Realism-Castillo del Rey-San Vicente de la Barquera, Spain “From Hispania”-Romania Embassy, ROME, Italy II Contemporary Art Fair of Arevalo, Avila, Spain. ARTERY 2005- Monzón Art Fair, Monzón, Huesca, Spain Aires Art Gallery, Cordoba, Spain. Esart Art Gallery, Barcelona, Spain House of the Province-Buenos Aires (Argentina) L'Atelier Art Gallery, -Olot, Girona, Spain. 2004 Santiago Casar Art Gallery-Santander, Spain. Infantas Art Gallery, Madrid, Spain III ACEA`S International Salon, Barcelona, Spain. Friends of Realism Collective – Santa Ana Castle – Roquetas de Mar, Spain I Contemporary Art Fair of Arevalo, Avila, Spain. Friends of Realism Collective – Las Claras Museum – Plasencia, Spain 2003 "Kyoto Mugen-ten" Nishi-Honganji. Kyoto, Japan Nouvelles Tendances Figuratives-Galeries Artitude, Paris, France International Art Fair of La Hague, La Hague, Holland “Annta Art Gallery” – Madrid, Spain II PRIZES AND AWARDS 2023- Award Talent contest Animal Taravarna Art Gallery 2023- Finalist ARTbias Golden Duck Gallery- Budapest 2023- Finalist ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI art contest- Taiwan 2021- Brave Bull will be the cover of the new album by the mythical rock band from Chicago URGEOVERKILL famous for the soundtrack of the film PULP FICTION by Quentin Tarantino. 2020- Second prize "Ruby Award" Art contest Animals-Artgalleryring 2020- First Prize "Mattia Preti" from the Academia dei Bronzi-Catanzaro- Italy 2019- Art Revolution Taipei-Taiwan Finalist (Gallery Award) 2018 - First Prize American art Award- Still life 2018- Finalist Art Revolution Taipei-Taiwan 2017- Finalist Art Revolution Taipei-Taiwan Dec. 2016 Finalist Art Revolution Taipei-Taiwan 2015 -ARTSLANT New York - 1st 2015 Showcase Winner - Category: painting-II June 2014- Selected work XXI Biennial Cangas No Morrazo- Pontevedra 2011 Finalist work Prize Ciudad de Palencia of Artistic Creation. 2011 1st prize AEDAL (Association of Entrepreneurs of Arts and Letters)-Valencia 2008 1 st prize III prize “The first of the year”- Fariña Wineries-Toro, Zamora, 2004 1st Prize Urban Nucleus Figuration- XIV Saló Internacional d'Arts Plástiques Acea's- Barcelona 2004 1st Prize XXV National Painting Contest of the Town Hall of Villanueva de Villaescusa |
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| Participation Date: | 21 June 2023 |