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Manolo Valdés (Spanish, 1942)
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Manolo Valdés
Reina Mariana 2008
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Biography |
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1942 |
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Born in Valencia, Spain, on March 8th. |
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1957 |
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Entered Escuela Superior de Bellas Artes de San Carlos, Valencia. |
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1964 |
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Formed the group Equipo Crónica with Rafael Solbes. Their association continued until the death of Solbes in 1981. |
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1965 |
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Prize Biella, Milan, Italy |
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1979 |
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Silver medal, Il International Biennal of Grabados, Tokyo, Japan |
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1979 |
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Prize from the Bridgestone Museum of Art, Lisbon, Portugal |
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1965 - 1981 |
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Besides the shows he was involved in as a member of Equipo Crónica, Manolo Valdés participated in over sixty solo exhibitions and numerous group exhibitions. |
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1984 |
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Prize from the Nacional de Bellas Artes, Spain |
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1985 |
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National Medal for Painting, Fine Arts, Spain |
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1986 |
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Medal for the Biennal, International Festival of the Plastic Arts, Baghdad, Iraq |
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1993 |
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Condecoración de la Orden de Andrés Bello en la Clase de Banda Honor,Republic of Venezuela |
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1997 |
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XXXIIème Prix du Conseil National Fondation Prince Pierre of Monaco |
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1998 |
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Gold Medal of Merit for Fine Arts, Spain |
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1998 |
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Gold Medal of Merit for Fine Arts, Spain |
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1999 |
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Represents Spain at Venice Bienale |
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2000 |
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Prize from Art Critics Association for Estampa, Madrid |
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2002 |
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Prize from ARCO Art Critics Association for Estampa, Madrid |
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2004 |
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Prize Valenciano del siglo XXI. |
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2005 |
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Chevalier de l´Ordre du Mérite Culturel, France. |
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2006 |
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Premio Archival Espana 2005 |
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2006 |
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Doctor Honoris Causa by the University Miguel Hernández. Elche. |
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2007 |
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Officier de L'Ordre National du Mérit |
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The artist lives and works in New York. |
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Exhibitions |
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2008 |
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Manolo Valdes, Marlborough Chelsea, New York, New York, Winter, 2008 (forthcoming) (solo) |
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2008 |
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Manolo Valdés: Las Meninas, St. Petersburg, Russia, Spring 2008 (forthcoming) (solo) |
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2008 |
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Manolo Valdés in Beijing, Beijing, China, Fall 2008 (forthcoming) (solo) |
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2007 - 2008 |
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Manolo Valdes, Galerie Maeght, Paris, France, November 15, 2007 – January 12, 2008 (solo) |
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2006 - 2008 |
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Arte en la Calle, Manolo Valdés: Escultura Monumental, travelling to Ayuntamiento de Valladolid, Spain, November 22, 2006 – January 15, 2007; Cordoba, Spain, January 30 – March 15; Valencia, Spain, April 19 – July 15, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, summer 2007; Sevilla, Spain, October 25, 2007-January 20, 2008: and Bilbao in 2008; Barcelona, Spain, April 10 – June 15, 2008 (solo) |
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2007 |
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Akili Museum of Art, Yakarta, Indonesia. |
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2007 |
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La palabra imaginada, Museo Esteban Vicente, Segovia, Spain |
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2007 |
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Salon de L’Estampe, Galerie Maeght, Grand Palais, Paris, France |
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2007 |
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Art Cologne, Beck & Eggeling, Dusseldorf, Germany |
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2007 |
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Summer Exhibition, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY |
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2007 |
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Manolo Valdés. Oeuvre sur papier. Galerie Maeght, Paris, France (solo) |
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2006 |
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ARCO 2006, Madrid, Spain, Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York |
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2006 |
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TEFAF Maastricht, International Art Fair, Marlborough Fine Art Beck and Eggeling, Holland |
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2006 |
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Art Cologne, Beck & Eggeling, Düsseldorf, Germany, Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York |
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2006 |
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Picasso to Plensa: A Century of Art from Spain, Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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2006 |
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Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul de Vence, France (solo) |
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2006 |
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Manolo Valdés: Bilder-Bronze-Arbeiten Auf Papier, Beck & Eggeling Kunstverlag, Düsseldorf, Germany, June 6 – July 22 (solo) |
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2005 |
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Manolo Valdés. Obra Gráfica, Galería Estiarte, Madrid, Spain |
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2005 |
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Valdés, Museum Beelden aan Zee, The Hague, Holland |
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2005 |
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Manolo Valdés: Selected Prints, Marlborough Graphics, New York, New York, USA |
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2004 |
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Esculturas de gran formato, Marlborough Madrid, Madrid, Spain |
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2004 |
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New Engravings, Galería Tiempos Modernos, Madrid, Spain |
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2004 |
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Manolo Valdés Damas: Bronzes, Paintings and Drawings, Beck & Eggeling International Fine Art, Dusseldorf, Germany |
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2004 |
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Manolo Valdés: Peintures et Sculptures, Marlborough Monaco, Monaco |
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2003 |
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Manolo Valdés, Obra Gráfica. Galería Estiarte, Madrid, Spain |
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2003 |
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Manolo Valdés, Sonia Zannettacci Galerie, Geneva, Switzerland |
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2003 |
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Manolo Valdés in America, Butler Institute of American Art, Trumbull Branch, Howland, Ohio, USA |
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2003 |
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Manolo Valdés, Galleri Kaj Forsbloom, Helsinki, Finland |
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2002 |
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Museo Nacional de Demasco, Syria |
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2002 |
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La Dama at Park Avenue and 57th, the Park Avenue Malls, NY organized by Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York, USA |
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2002 |
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Manolo Valdés. Obra Gráfica, 1981-2002, Cultural Center Casa de Vacas (Retiro Park), Madrid, Spain |
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2002 |
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Manolo Valdés. Dibujos, Fundación BBK, Bilbao, Spain; Museo Gustavo de Maetzu, Estella, Spain; Museo Nicanor Piñolé, Gijón, Spain |
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2002 |
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Stiftung Schleswig – Holsteinische Landesmuseen Schloss Gottorf, Germany |
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2002 |
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Manolo Valdés. Obra Gráfica, The Jordan National Gallery, Amman, Jordan; Instituto Cervantes, Beirut, Lebanon; Museo Nacional, Damascus, Syria; Galería de Arte Contemporáneo – Bilgi University, Istanbul, Turkey; Instituto Cervantes, Tangier, Morocco; Dar Sanaa – Escuela de Artes y Oficios, Tetuan, Morocco |
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2002 |
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Sculptures, Marlborough Gallery, New York, New York, USA |
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2002 |
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Obra Reciente, Marlborough Madrid, Madrid, Spain (until 2003) |
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2002 |
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Manolo Valdés, Painting and Sculpture, Guggenheim Bilbao, Spain |
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2002 |
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Manolo Valdés, Obra Gráfica, Centro Portugués de Serigrafía, Lisbon, Portugal |
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2002 |
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Manolo Valdés, Kurt Art Gallery, San Sebastián, Spain |
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