biography of Francisco LEIRO (1957)
Personal data
Birth : 1957 - Cambados, Spain
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Spain - United States
Address
New York NY New York, United StatesEducation
Escuela de Artes Aplicadas y Oficios Artísticos (Sculpture (stone)) – Virgen de la Cerca, 32 – Santiago de Compostela, Spain
1976 : Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (Drawing and modeling) – Alcalá 13 – Madrid, Spain
Professional data
Work and Life
1988:Lives and works in New York NY, USA since then
He first learned sculpture by himself before studying in schools of art
In the 1980’s, he travels in Greece and Mexico to study archaic sculpture
Work
Categorie and medium
Sculpture-Volume :
Subject
BodyTraditional culture
human being
Movements and styles
ExpressionismSurrealism
Figurative Art
Works
Nemeas Lion | |
Date of creation : 1995 Medium : Sculpture Materials : wood-resin-synthetic material | |
Home e banco | |
Date of creation : 1987 Medium : Sculpture, wood | |
El temporal | |
Date of creation : 1986 Medium : Sculpture, wood | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2004
Recent Sculpture
Marlborough Gallery – New York NY, United States
09/29/2004 – 10/23/2004
2001
Jardines Fingidos
Galería Marlborough, S.A. – Madrid, Spain
04/24/2001 – 05/25/2001
2000
Francisco Leiro
CGAC Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea – Santiago de Compostela, Spain
05/2000 – 06/2000
Francisco Leiro
Centre del Carme – IVAM Institut Valencià d’Art Modern/Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno – Valencia, Spain
01/26/2000 – 03/19/2000
1990
Marlborough Gallery – New York NY, United States
1990
1975
Sociedad Cultural de Cambados – Cambados, Spain
1975
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2001
Artpalmbeach – 4th Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
01/10/2001 – 01/15/2001
Represented by : Marlborough Gallery – 40 West 57 Street – New York NY, United States
1998
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, n°17
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I – Madrid, Spain
1998
Represented by : Marlborough Gallery – 40 West 57 Street – New York NY, United States
1990
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
Madrid, Spain
02/08/1990 – 02/13/1990
Represented by : Galería Rome e Pavia – Calçada de Monchique 3 – Porto, Portugal
Group exhibitions
2000
Dos Milenios en la Historia de España: El Año 1000, El Año 2000
Centro Cultural de la Villa – Madrid, Spain
10/17/2000 – 01/07/2001
La última frontera
Galería Clave – Murcia, Spain
09/21/2000 – 11/25/2000