| Spain-born painter, sculptor, muralist and print maker, Pepe Dámasco is one of the most prolific artists to emerge from the Canary Islands, in the recent years. Dámasco was trained at the School of Arts, Madrid, Circulo de Bellas Artes and Santa Isabel de Hungaria School of Arts, Seville. A selected list of his recent exhibitions is as follows: 1999: Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid 1999: Instituto Cervantes, Paris 1997: Vegueta Gallery, Las Palmas, Canary Islands 1996: Casa Fernando Pessoa, Lisbon 1995: Mapfre Foundation Gallery, Madrid 1993: Spanish Institute, New York 1993: Contemporary Art Museum, Caracas, Venezuela 1991: Centro Atlantico de Arte Moderno (CAAM), Las Palmas In addition to having exhibited his works at major galleries, foundations and museums, Damasco is credited as the Artistic Director of the Pavilion on the Canary Islands, in the Expo 1992, Seville, Spain. The artist has also received several awards and recognitions in Spain. |
