Xoan Guerreiro

XOAN GUERREIRO (Xove, 1956).
"Aquella tarde también llovió", Xove, Lugo, April 2010.
Oil on board.
Signed in the lower right corner. Signed, dated, located and titled on the back.
Measurements: 30 x 30 cm; 52 x 52 cm (frame).

Painter of a dexterous realistic technique, skilled in "essentializing the real", as the critics describe him. In the years 1992-93 and 94 he obtained the painting scholarship 'Valdearte'. In 1990 he won the first prize of painting 'LUGONOVA 90' and was a finalist in the contest of illustration of story books ESPASA-CALPE. He took part in the I and II MOSTRA DE DEBUXO E GRABADO in El Barco de Valdeorras in 1996/98 (Oursense). Other works: Illustration of the books 'A fonde da vida longa', 'Tralas portas do rostro' and 'Niguén chorou por nós', Rafael Dieste Theatre Prize, murals in San Bartolomé Church in Xove (Lugo) and homage to Luís Seoane. He designed the covers of the records 'Rosas de luz' (Xocaloma) and 'Agardando que pase algo' (Fía Na Roca). Last exhibitions: 2003.- Clérigos Gallery. Lugo 2004.- Ars Moenia. Puerta De Toledo. Madrid 2004.- Clérigos Gallery. Lugo 2005.- Ars Moenia. National Museum of Art Cluj-Napoca.Romania. 2005.- De Arte. Palace Of Congresses And Exhibitions. Madrid 2005.- Dearte. Contemporary Art Fair. Congress Palace. Madrid 2005.- The Group. Superior Technical School Of Nautical. Santander 2005.- Don Quixote. Provincial Museum. Lugo 2005.- Estampa. Madrid. 2005.- Clérigos Gallery. Lugo 2005.- Imaxes Desde Os Faros. Casa Da Parra. Santiago 2005.- Imaxes From The Lighthouses. Museum Of The Sea. Vigo. 2005.- Galician Painting S. Xlx-Xx. Hostal Dos Reis Católicos. Santiago 2005.- Pure Art. Vigo. Spain 2006.- Ars Moenia. Provincial Council Hall. Lugo 2007.- Fluxo E Refluxo Do Mar Na Arte. Sargadelos. Cervo. Lugo 2008.- Percorridos. Plastic Arts of the Sea. Mondoñedo. Lugo 2009.- Of Art. Palace of Congresses and Exhibitions. Madrid 2009.- Incisicions. Deputación Provincial De Lugo 2009.- Pure Art. Vigo. Spain 2010.- A Pie De Arte. Caixa Galicia. Santiago 2010.- Andante. Exhibition Hall 'El Correo Gallego'. Santiago 2010.- Cores Da Historia En Lugo 10. Exhibition Hall Social Center Uxío Novoneyra. Lugo 2010.- Proxecto Home. Itinerant Throughout Galicia. A Couña, Lugo, Ourense, Pontevedra, Santiago and Ferrol. 2010.- Roteiro Of Creation. Metro Gallery. Santiago 2011.- Andante. Gas Natural Fenosa Museum of Contemporary Art. A Coruña 2011.- The Color Of A Coruña. Atlántica Art Center. A Coruña 2011.- Litonor-Arte:Edición. University Church. Santiago De Compostela.