Activities and Exhibitions. (Ver en español)
MARCOS CARRASCO
Madrid 1959.
INDIVIDUAL EXIBITIONS
2010. – Exhibition "Body and Soul." Vista Alegre Hall. Torrevieja. Alicante. Spain
2009. – Aitana Gallery. “Imagined emotions”. Castellón. Spain
2008. – Tribeca Gallery “Human Geographies”
2007. – Alexandra Irigoyen Gallery “Between heaven and earth”.
2006. – Aldo Castillo Gallery “Spain and the Americas: Face to Face”. Chicago. Illinois. USA
– Braulio Gallery. Castellón. Spain
2004. – Maes Gallery. Madrid. Spain
– Galileo Cultural Center. Madrid. Spain
2003. - G. García de Paredes Gallery. Madrid. Spain
1993. - La Kábala Gallery. Madrid. Spain
1992. - 37 Gallery. Madrid. Spain
1987. - Gallery Torres Begué. Spain
1986. - Facultad de Bellas Artes Exibition Hall. Madrid. Spain
1982. - Casino de Torrevieja Gallery. Alicante. Spain
1981. - Azorín Gallery. Torrevieja. Alicante. Spain
1977. - Café Hall-Starless Gallery. Madrid. Spain
COLECTIVE EXIBITIONS (SELECTION).
2010 -Exhibition on Alzheimer's. Vista Alegre Hall. Torrevieja. Alicante. Spain
-Arteaméricas Art Fair ‘10. Convention Center Dr, Miami Beach. Florida. EEUU.
2009 -Chicago-ARTEahora ’09 Fair. River North Gallery District. Chigago. Illinois. EEUU.
-Filip Kesteloot Gallery. Brussels. Belgium. Shared with the sculptress Magdalena F. Merino
-ArteHOTEL Contemporaneous Art Fair. Madrid. As artistic codirector and participant. Mª Elena Palace Hotel. Shared
with Méndez Lobo, R. Canogar P. Castrortega, Joaquín Capa, Fernando Bellver, etc.
-Aldo Castillo Gallery. “Collectable”. Chicago. Illinois. EEUU.
-Artípico Gallery. Shiedam-Roterdam. Holand.
-Arteinversión Gallery. “Boite-en-valise”. Boadilla. Madrid.
-Deautor Gallery. Various. San Lorenzo del Escorial. Madrid 2008
-Aldo Castillo Contemporary. Chicago Illinois. USA
2007 - SHANGHAI ART FAIR. Tribeca Gallery. Shanghai. China.
- ARTESEVILLA. Contemporary Art Fair. Victoria Hidalgo Gallery. Sevilla. Spain
- ARTNOW FAIR. Miami Beach. Tribeca Gallery. Florida. USA.
- Aldo Castillo Contemporary. “Facing the Mirror”.Chicago. Illinois. USA
- Victoria Hidalgo Gallery. “Lines”. Collective, painting. Madrid. Spain
- FESMAI FUNDATION. Auction. Collective 2007 Velázquez Hotel. Madrid. Spain
- AITANA Gallery. Castellón. Spain
- Mª Elena Hotel. Madrid. Spain
- La Princesa Hotel. Móstoles. Madrid. Spain
- Victotia Hidalgo Gallery. “Ten different realities”. Madrid
- Aitana Gallery. Castellón. 2nd anniversary. Spain
2006 -“The Abstract Mind Mural”. Science and Industry Museum.
Chicago. Illinois. USA
-“The Abstract Mind Mural”. Chicago O’Hare airport. Chicago. Illinois. USA
-“IBEROAMÉRICA” Art. John P. Weatherhead Gallery. Art and Visual
Communications Center University of Saint Francis.
Fort Wayne. Indiana. USA
- Nuevoarte Gallery. Exhibition “La Danza”. (The Dance) Sevilla. Spain
- Aldo Castillo Gallery. Exhibition “The Art of Art Collecting”. Chicago. Illinois. USA
-“Three languages”. Surcos Gallery. Majadahonda. Madrid. Spain
- Maes Gallery. Collective exhibition. Painting. Madrid. Spain
- Victoria Hidalgo Gallery. Madrid. Spain
- FESMAI FUNDATION. Velázquez Hotel. Madrid. Spain
- ARTESEVILLA. Contemporary Art Fair. Victoria Hidalgo Gallery. Sevilla. Spain
- IBERARTE. Contemporary Art Fair.Victoria Hidalgo Gallery. Zaragoza. Spain
- QUIRÓN project. Hospital Group Quirón. Pozuelo de Alarcón. Madrid. Spain
2005 - XII Edition of the International Showroom of Illustration and Editions of
Contemporary Art Estampa. Madrid.
- Septimale. Cerdeña Art Fair. Casa D’Arte San Lorenzo. ITALIA.
- Arteinversión Gallery. Paintings and graphic work. Boadilla. Madrid. Spain
- Fesmai Foundation. Velázquez Hotel. Madrid. Spain
- MARB-ART. International Art Fair of Marbella. Maes Gallery. Málaga. Spain
- Tribeca Gallery. Madrid. Spain
- Maes Gallery. Madrid. Spain
- Surcos Gallery. Majadahonda. Madrid. Spain
2004 - Maes Gallery. Paintings. Madrid. Spain
- International Fair of Art ESTAMPA. Madrid. Spain
- Maes Gallery. Madrid. Spain
2003 - Maes Gallery. Digital Stamps. Madrid. Spain
- Collective exhibition in “Holland ART Fair” La Haya. Holland.
- G. García de Paredes Gallery. Painting. Madrid. Spain
- Engraving Fair “Estampa”. Engraving Workshop Rivas. Madrid. Spain
Engraving folder for the poetry book “Entonces, ahora”. (“Then, now”)
2002 -Monotypes. Rivas. Madrid. Spain. Exhibition Hall of the
Cultural Center Federico García Lorca
Engraving Fair “Estampa”. Engraving Workshop Rivas. Madrid. Spain
Engraving folder, tribute to Luis Cernuda. Rivas-Vaciamadrid. Madrid. Spain
2001 - Collective engraving exhibition. Exhibition Hall of the Cultural Center Federico
García Lorca. Rivas. Madrid. Spain
Engraving Fair “Estampa”. Engraving Workshop Rivas. Madrid.
2000 - Idearte Gallery. Engravings. Madrid. Spain
1996 - Collective exhibition of the prize-winning painters in the Group CL Painting
Contest. Millares Showroom. Contemporary Art Museum. Madrid. Spain
1993 - Afinsa Gallery. “Artists from the Gallery”. Madrid. Spain
1992 - La Kábala Gallery. “Portable Museum”. Madrid. Spain
1991 - La Kábala Gallery. “Nine artists from the Gallery.” Madrid. Spain
1990 - La Kábala Gallery. “Artists’ games”. Madrid. Spain
1990 - Arteara Gallery. Madrid. Spain
1987 - Exhibition Hall “Asamblea de Madrid”. “Morfoanikilación”. Spain
1986 - Collective exhibition Facultad de Bellas Artes. Madrid. Spain
1981 - Collective exhibition. Painting. Azorín Gallery. Torrevieja. Alicante. Spain
ACTIVITIES ARTISTIC.
2005 - 06 “Latin America and Spain Face to Face” Aldo Castillo Gallery.
Chicago. USA
2004. Engraving folder commemoration of the 4th centenary”. First edition of “don
Quixote de la Mancha” Engraving Workshop Rivas-Vaciamadrid. Directed by José Luis Kuevas
2000 – 04. Participation in the Engraving Workshop. Popular University of Rivas-
Vaciamadrid. Madrid
2002 – 08. Investigation in the new digital painting programmes in canvas and vinyl
1990 – 04. Painting and Illustration with the use of computer
1995 – 04. Several engraving editions for particular art collectors.
1995 – 96. Stage design “King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table”.
Theater Hall Cultural Center Villa de Madrid. Spain
1995 – 96. Carrying out of 15 posters for the ACSUR N.G.O. Awareness campaign to
Reach tolerance between young people.
1992 – 94. Art Direction Teacher in the Artistic Institution of Education. Madrid.
1984 – 86. Artistic serigraphy Workshop in Zenith. Madrid.
PAINTING CONTESTS-PRIZES.
2005 Golf Calatrava Club Contest finalist. Ciudad Real. Spain
2004 1st national prize of painting Frida Kahlo.
And Honorable Mention. Rivas Vaciamadrid. Madrid. Spain
1995 Painting Contest finalist. Exhibition Hall Cultural Center.
City of Parla. Madrid. Spain
1992 1st national prize of painting Cl. Group– Caja Madrid.
1986 1st national prize of drawing UGT. – Caja Madrid. Spain
1986 Painting Contest finalist “Caja de Madrid”. Madrid 2.
1986 Painting Contest finalist “Ciudad de Alcobendas”. Madrid. Spain
1986 Young Art Sample finalist. Madrid City Council. Spain
1986 Painting Contest finalist “Ciudad de Alcorcón”. Madrid. Spain
WORK IN COLLECTIONS .
-His work can be found in important collections like the Newman Foundation
Associations one. Chicago, Illinois. USA
-Museum of Science & Industry Chicago. Illinois. USA
-Aldo Castillo Foundation. Chicago. Illinois. USA
-Orange Foundation. Madrid. Spain
-Contemporary Engraving Section of the National Library of Madrid. Spain
-Maria Elena Hotel of Madrid. Spain
-La Princesa Hotel. Móstoles. Spain
-QUIRÓN Hospital. Pozuelo. Madrid. Spain
In collections of enterprises like:
-AHORRO CORPORACIÓN
-ASTROC
-JOHNSON'S & JOHNSON'S
-Car dealers Association RENAULT
-PASCUAL, etc, etc.
and in multinational enterprises like Grey & Trace, Young & Rubicam,
Vitruvio Leo Burnett in its headquarters de Madrid, and in DMBB D’Arcy and in its
headquarters in Paris, London, Tokyo and New York..
EDUCATION.
1980 – 81. Painting Workshop Soto Mesa. Madrid
1981 – 86. Master's Degree in Fine Arts. Complutense University of Madrid.
Option Painting.
1988 – 89. Doctorate courses. Complutense University of Madrid.
Option Painting.
1988 – 89. Digital Painting courses and Audio-visual Means in Telson. Madrid.
