Maria José Puerto Marín

MARIA JOSÉ PUERTO MARÍN (Badajoz, 1964).
Untitled.
Oil on canvas.
Certificate of authenticity attached.
Measurements: 100 x 70 cm.
Abstract expressionist painter, trained in London, New York and Andalusia. In his painting there are influences of Turner, Vlamink, Cezanne, Matisse, Rothko, in general is identified with the European expressionists, and especially with the American abstract expressionists. Postgraduate in the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Granada. He conceives painting as a means to express feelings and emotions. Solo exhibitions: Sala Maestra, Concejalía de Cultura Ayuntamiento de Jaén, June 2010. Robinson Golf Club, Motril. Motril. Granada. September 2010. Amador de los Rios Gallery, Madrid. May 2011. Gallery J. R. Malaga. December 2011. College of Architects of Jaén. September 2012. Gallery B: fors. Stockholm. April 2013. Site/109 Gallery, New York. May 2013. Exhibition Hall of Caja Granada in Jaén. June 2013. Toro Gallery, Granada. November 2013- January 2014. Hotel El ladrón de Agua. Granada. April 2015. Hotel NH "Campo Grande" Lisbon. June 2015. Official College of Pharmacists of Granada. February 2016. StandArte Gallery. Madrid. May 2016. Group exhibitions in: Open Art Fair. Utrech. Utrecht. September 2010. Gaudí Gallery. Madrid. December 2011. Torremolinos City Hall. March 2011. Contemporary Art Fair. The Hague. The Hague. October 2011. Hotel Art Fair. Hong Kong. February 2014. Affordable Art Fair Battersea Park. London. March 2015. Affordable Art Fair. Hampsted. London. June 2015. Affordable Art Fair New York. April 2016. Affordable Art Fair. Hong Kong. May 2016. Work in permanence: StandArte Gallery (Madrid). Works acquired by individuals from Spain, Italy, Holland, England, Malta, Canada, United States (Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York), Switzerland, Portugal and Sweden.
Works in Institutions: Jaen City Council, Caja Rural, Official College of Architects Jaen, Caja Granada Obra Social, American Initiatives Foundation (New York), Ateneum Foundation (Stockholm), University of Navarra, (Pamplona), Volga Foundation (Moscow).