Felix de la Concha

 Born in León in 1962 and studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Madrid until 1985, the year in which it is awarded in the First exhibition of Young Art.

In 1989 he received the scholarship of the Academy of Spain in Rome, and currently resides in Italy until 1995, the year that he moved to the united States where he fixed his residence, and continues his artistic career.

His pictorial work part of the natural and focuses on the genre of the urban landscape and portrait. In both introduces the temporal concept as the basis both in the process of execution, as in the uptake of the reasons.

Often are structured in polípticos or series. His dedication to specific projects it takes to stay a long period of time, sometimes several years ago, in the place where the paints. In the portrait experience with performative interventions that allow you to carry to an extreme the experience of the viewer, as with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra (Toledo Museum of Art, 2012).

 2021 • Damn realism. Centre de Arte Faro Cabo mayor of Santander.

2016 • Portrait and conversation with José Luís Rope. The Capitol Cinema. Albacete.

2016 • Conversation and Art. The Old Capitol Museum. Iowa City, Iowa.

2015 • Storied Paintings. Florida Studio Theatre. Sarasota, Florida.

2015 • Portraying Holocaust Survivors. Weisman Art Museum of Art.

             University of Minnesota. Minneapolis.

2014 • Conversations with the Painter. Cultural center of Spain in Nicaragua.

2013 • Balat? First International Residency Program. Dish Sanat. Istanbul.

2013 • Félix de la Concha question while painting: Black Week. Gijón.

2012 • Panorama WBZ. Through the Looking-Glass. University of St. Gallen. Switzerland.

2012 • Performance with the Toledo Symphony Orchestra. Toledo Museum of Art.

             Toledo, Ohio.

2010 • The longest history of Bilbao ever painted. Award Best Short

            Documentary. SENE. Providence. Rhode Island.

2009 • Public Portraits/Public Conversations. Hood Museum of Art. Hanover, New Hampshire.

2005-6 • Fallingwater in Perspective. Travelling exhibition from 2007 to 2012.

Invited by the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, it translates to paint your contact for two years with this architectural landmark. Exhibited in several museums in the united States (Melvin Art Gallery, Prize Tower, State Museum of Pennsylvania -where he exposes a living artist for the first time).

2004 • Race Against The Clock: A Race Against Time. Frick Art Museum & Historical Center. Pittsburgh.

2002 • One A Day. Exhibited at the Carnegie Museum of Art in 1999 and installed in

             permanently in the Alumni Hall Pittsburgh.

1998 • Columbus Cornered. One Season from Each Corner, (Columbus Museum of Art).

1991-4 • Nine months in Donna Olimpia. Touring exhibition: Rome, Madrid,

             Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Montevideo, Mexico CITY.

1989-1990 • Prix de Rome. Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Spain in Rome.

 • Weisman Art Museum of Art, Minnesota. Minneapolis.

• Öffentliche Bibliothek. St. Gallen, Switzerland.

• Universität St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.

• Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio.

• Hood Museum of Art, Hanover, New Hampshire.

• Dartmouth College Library, Hanover, New Hampshire.

• Bayer's Collection of Contemporary Art, Pittsburgh.

• David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh.

• University of Pittsburgh Alumni Hall, Pittsburgh.

• Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh.

• Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio.

• The Hermitage Artist Retreat, Sarasota, Florida

• Collection Of The "La Caixa" Collection Testimoni, Barcelona.

• The Pedrera, Fundació Caixa Catalunya, Barcelona.

• Museum of Contemporary Art, Madrid.

• Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Madrid.

• Teatro Real, Madrid.

• Collection of the Bank of Spain, Madrid.

• Ministry of Culture, Youth Institute, Madrid, spain.

• Ministry of Defence, Madrid.

• Caja de Ahorros de la Inmaculada, Zaragoza.

• Lonja de Alicante.

• Museum of Fine Arts, Santander.

• Collection Saldañuela, Burgos.

• City of Albacete.

• Ministry of Culture of Murcia.

 2009 –The history of Bilbao ever painted. (27 min)

             PUBLIC SCREENINGS:

             • ZINEBI 2009, Bilbao.

             • High Desert Film Festival 2009. Nevada.

            • SENE 2010. Providence, Rhode Island. Award For Best Short Documentary.

            • Los Angeles International Film Festival 2010. Honorable mention.

             • Festival of Astorga 2010.

            • 2010 Oaxaca International Festival of Independent Film and Video. Mexico.

2007 –Felix paints at Fallingwater. Directed by Kenneth Love (15 min)

2006 –An Independent Portrait. Directed by Joseph Muniaín (55 min)

2004 –A Race Against Time. Directed by Julia and Kenneth Love (28 min)

 2022 (in preparation):

            17 march – may 14 : White Towers. Gallery Fernández-Braso. Madrid

             may: Porches. Museo Lázaro Galdiano. Madrid

             3 June – 25 September: Center of Contemporary Art Burgos (CAB).

2021 –Damn Realism. Art center Lighthouse of Cabo mayor. Santander.

2019 –This is America. Galería Siboney. Santander.

2018 –Made in the USA. Gallery Ármaga. Lion.

2016 –Painting Albacete. Municipal museum of Albacete.

  The Dinosaur Was Still in Iowa. CSPS Hall. Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

2015 –Hermitage Artist Intrigue. Alfstad& Contemporary. Sarasota.

  –Portraying Holocaust Survivors. Weisman Museum of Art. Minneapolis.

2014 –Conversations with the Painter. Cultural center of Spain in Nicaragua.

2013 –Painting Iowa to full sun. Instituto Cervantes. Chicago.

  –Balat? Dish Sanat. Istanbul. Turkey.

  –Félix de la Concha question while painting: Black Week. Gijón.

2012 –Sangallensia IV. Christian Roellin Gallery. San Gallen, Switzerland. Switzerland.

2011 –Fallingwater in Perspective. Concept Art Gallery. Pittsburgh.

          -Portraits in conversation: Five writers with anacolutos. Museum House

  Cervantes. Valladolid.

2010 –Perspective and Location. Big Town Gallery. Rochester. New Hampshire.

          –The longest history of Bilbao ever painted. Gallery Epelde Mardaras.

  Bilbao.

2009 –Public Portraits/Public Conversations. Hood Museum of Art and Baker

  Memorial Library. Hanover, New Hampshire.

  –Fallingwater in Perspective. Melvin Art Gallery. Florida.

  –Park Well. Gallery Frame and Parc Güell. Gallery Parés. Barcelona.

  –Fallingwater in Perspective. Price Tower Arts Center. Bartlesville, Oklahoma.

2008 –New England. Galería Leandro Navarro. Madrid.

          –Portraits with conversation. Museum of Contemporary Art. Madrid.

           –Fallingwater in Perspective. State Museum of Pennsylvania. Harrisburgh.

2007 –Fallingwater in Perspective. Barn at Fallingwater. Pennsylvania.

2006 –Penn at Braddock. Concept Art Gallery. Pittsburgh.

2005 -Cooler Gallery. White River Junction, Vermont.

  -Sala Luzán. Caja de Ahorros de la Inmaculada. Zaragoza.

2004 –Artist honored at the 17th Biennial Zamora. Ethnographic Museum

  of Castillay Lion Foundation and Rei d. Alfonso henriques. Zamora.

  –Against The Clock. The Frick Art Museum &Historical Center. Pittsburgh.

  -Gustavo de Maeztu museum. Estella-Lizarra.

  -Gallery Sixteen. San Sebastian-Donostia.

  –Hanging from a thread. ARCO’04. Gallery Sixteen. Madrid.

2003 -Concept Art Gallery. Pittsburgh.

2002 -Gallery Artnueve. Murcia.

  –Ora et Labora. Market of the Fish. Alicante town hall. Alicante.

  Gallery-Lourdes Carcedo. Burgos.

  –Pittsburgh. Marlborough Gallery. Madrid.

  –Penn Avenue, from Pearl Street to Gross Street. Garfield Artworks.

  Pittsburgh.

          –Journal of Havana. Spanish Cultural Center. Miami.

          –One A Day. Permanent installation at The Old Masonic Temple.

           University of Pittsburgh.

          –Columbus. Galería Antonio Machón. Madrid. Spain.

–One A Day. 365 Views of the Cathedral of Learning. Carnegie Museum of Art.

 Pittsburgh.

          –Double-Double. Concept Art Gallery. Pittsburgh.

1998 –The spirit of the place. Galería Rafael Ortiz. Seville.

  –Columbus Cornered. Columbus Museum of Art. Columbus. Ohio.

1997 –Out-of-field. Galería Siboney. Santander.

1996 –Borderline. Galería Fúcares. Madrid.

          -Scenarios for a long season. Galería Antonio Machón. Madrid.

1995 –Summers in Santander. Museum of Fine Arts. Santander.

  -The big picture does not fit in the car. Galería Fúcares. Almagro.

           –Ciriego. Space Caja Burgos. Burgos.

1994 -Museo Universitario del Chopo. Mexico D. F.

–Deployments. Cultural Hall Box Spain. Zamora. Sala San Torcuato Cash

 Spain, Zamora. Casa de Cultura, Junta de Castilla y León. Zamora.

  -Gallery Cirac. Zamora.

–Deployments. Cultural Hall, Box Spain. Valladolid. House of the Butchers of

 Box Spain, and Cultural Hall Box Spain. Lion.

  -Gallery Maese Nicolás. Lion.

1993 -Spanish Cultural Center, Santiago de Chile. Chile

  -Room Rómulo Gallegos del CELARG, Caracas. Venezuela.

  -Galleria Antonia Jannone, Milan.

  -Centro Cultural Recoleta. Buenos Aires.

  -Museum Juan B. Castagnino. Rosario, Argentina.

  -Room of the town hall. Montevideo.

  –Paesaggio di Passaggio. Temple Gallery. Rome.

1992 –Nine Months in Donna Olimpia. Gallery Gamarra and Garrigues, Madrid.

1991 –Nove Mesi Donna Olimpia. Cortile di Donna Olimpia. Rome.

          -Gallery Key, Murcia.

1989 -Gallery Gamarra and Garrigues. Madrid.

1988 -ARC’88. Gallery Stamp. Madrid.

1986-Gallery Prints. Madrid.