Artists

Bartolomé Antonio Vázquez

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Painter

Born in 1959 in Colmenar Viejo (Madrid). When he was two years old he moved to Madrid where he spent his childhood and adolescence. His interest in art and, more specifically, in painting was present from an early age. When he was 14 years old he joined the School of Arts and Crafts in Madrid where he acquired his first knowledge mainly in drawing and painting. From 1976 until 1981, he practiced drawing in the Fine Arts in Madrid. Following, in order to supplement his training, he took part in various workshops in Madrid, where he learned both the base and methodology necessary to reach the next qualitative step in his paintings, allowing him to make his big first steps in the professional world. Despite the diverse academic backgrounds, he was consistently and primarily self-taught.
In 1983 he settled with his wife Marisena in Ciempozuelos (Madrid). Here he created his studio-workshop where he currently lives with his family. More than two decades ago, he began teaching, assuming the position of professor in several public and private schools until 2001, when he created his own school "School of Drawing and Painting Antonio Vázquez", in which he continues to teach.
Throughout his career, he has earned more than 70 awards in both national and international competitions and contests. He has exhibited in major galleries, fairs and institutions; his art works belong to large public and private collections worldwide.
“In my work I mainly try to paint and reflect light and atmosphere. The element is simply a justification to achieve that purpose”.

Selected exhibitions

 SOLO EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION)

Travelling exhibition, Castilla La Mancha

Room of Art, Cultural Center of Moncloa Municipal Comittee. Madrid.

Caja Madrid, Aranjuez. Madrid.

Caja Castilla La Mancha, exhibition, Exposition of Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Albacete and Toledo Benacazón Palace.

Cultural Exposition C. Ciempozuelos (To mark the official opening of the Center). Madrid.

Cultural Center Griñón. Madrid.

Art Room of Council Guadalajara. Guadalajara.

Gallery Infantas. Madrid.

Gallery "D'Art" Getafe. Madrid.

Exhibition Room Ibercaja. Logroño.

"Reflections of Reality", Gallery Sokoa. Madrid.

"Spaces of Light", Gallery Puchol. Valencia.

AWARDS (SELECTION)

• HONORARY MENTION Contest XXIV National Exhibition of Painting and Drawing. Tomelloso, Ciudad Real.

• SECOND PRIZE XXIII National Painting Contest. Madridejos, Toledo.

• AWARD expansion assessments LIV National Exhibition of Fine Arts. Valdepeñas, Ciudad  Real.

• FIRST PRIZE IX National Painting Competition Vila de Cedeira, La Coruña.

• SECOND MEDAL LXI Salon d'Automne. Madrid.

• FIRST PRIZE XXV National Painting Contest. La Solana, Ciudad Real.

• SECOND PRIZE XV National Painting Competition. Almendralejo, Badajoz.

• FIRST PRIZE VI Concurso Nacional de Pintura Bicentennial Santa Cruz del Valle, Avila.

• MEDAL VIII National Painting Biennial "La Carbonera" Caja Asturias. Sama de Langreo.Asturias.

• FIRST PRIZE I Nacional de Pintura. La Guardia, Toledo.

• FIRST PRIZE II National Art Contest. Higuera de la Sierra, Huelva.

• FIRST PRIZE XXI National Painting Contest. Madridejos, Toledo.

• SECOND PRIZE XXI National Painting Contest. (XLI Feast of the Olive). Mora, Toledo.

• SECOND PRIZE VIII National Painting Contest. Valdescorriel, Zamora.

• FIRST PRIZE XXIV National Painting Competition, Villa de Almonacid de Zorita. Guadalajara.

• FIRST PRIZE XVI National Competition of Fine Arts. Navalcarnero, Madrid.

• SECOND PRIZE XVII Expos. Nac of Small Format (Painting) A.E.P.E. and Caja Madrid. Aranjuez, Madrid.

• Special Mention Awards XV Palencia City of Visual Arts "Germain Calvo" (Painting). Palencia.

• FIRST PRIZE National Painting Competition, Museo Municipal "Czech Ulpian. Oireja Colmenar de Madrid.

• FIRST PRIZE XXIV National Painting Competition, Villa de Almonacid de Zorita. Guadalajara.

• SECOND PRIZE XXX National Painting Contest. Calatraba Moral, Ciudad Real.

• SPECIAL MENTION XXIV International Competition of Painting, Sculpture and Drawing "Rafael Zabaleta. Quesada. Jaén.

• FIRST PRIZE LII National Painting Competition Exhibition. Carmona, Sevilla.

• SECOND PRIZE XIV National Painting Contest. Almodovar, Ciudad Real.

• SECOND PRIZE III National Painting Contest. Cistierna Villa Leon.

• SECOND PRIZE XII National Painting Competition. Calzadilla. Caceres.

• FIRST PRIZE X National Painting Contest. "Fair Internat. Livestock, Zafra. Badajoz.

• SECOND PRIZE Competition XXII Biennial of Painting, Boecillo. Valladolid.

• THIRD PRIZE VIII International Painting "Zurbarán," Badalona. Barcelona.

• ZIGZAG AWARD Prize of Culture, Education and Social unfoldment Madrid.

MUSEUMS / INSTITUTIONS / COLLECTIONS

Madrid City Council - Moncloa Cultural Centre.

Caja Madrid (Bankia) - Social and Cultural Work.

Valdescorriel Art Museum (Zamora).

Madridejos City Council (Toledo)

Provincial Institute of Culture "Marqués de Santillana" (Guadalajara).

Municipal Foundation Villabrille - Cedeira (La Coruña).

Santa Cruz del Valle City Council (Ávila)

La Guardia City Council (Toledo).

Infantas Gallery (Madrid).

La Solana City Council (Ciudad Real).

Municipal Museum Ulpiano Checa - Colmenar de Oreja (Madrid)

Almendralejo City Council (Badajoz).

Caja Castilla La Mancha.

Badalona City Council (Barcelona).

Almonacid de Zorita City Council (Guadalajara).

Almodóvar City Council (Ciudad Real)

Rafael Zabaleta Museum - Quesada (Jaén)

Madrid City Council - Salon d'Automne LXI.

Carmona City Council (Sevilla).

Mora City Council (Toledo).

President of Endesa (Borja Prado Eulate).

D'Art Gallery - Getafe (Madrid).

Higuera de la Sierra City Council (Huelva).

Tomelloso City Council (Ciudad Real).

Giennenses Studies Institute (Jaén)

Fine Arts Museum – Badajoz.

Navalcarnero City Council (Madrid).

Fine Arts Valdepeñas Carrascosa Graphic (Ciudad Real).

Puchol Gallery - Valencia

Valdemoro City Council (Madrid)

Private Collection Eduardo Zaplana

Private Collection Fernández Tapias

Museum (Private Collection) Vega Sicili