Ana DeMatos


Category: Painter
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Ana DeMatos

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She took a degree in Fine Arts (Sculpture) in 1986 at Complutense University (Madrid) and a doctor’s degree at the same university in 1992. In 1991, she graduated in Ceramics at the School of Ceramics (Madrid).

 Work & Activities

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS:
-2006: “Princesas Reales”, Feria Estampa 2006 (Madrid), ‘Arquetipos’, C5 Gallery Collection (Santiago), ‘Cuerpos de fe’, Metronòm Gallery, Rafael Tous Foundation of Contemporary Art (Barcelona) and ‘Dominios cruzados’, Torre Muntadas - Sala d’art Josep Bages, El Prat de Llobregat (Barcelona).
-2005: ‘Territorios de locura y poder’, Joan i Pilar Miró Foundation (Palma de Mallorca).
-2004: ‘Construcción_destrucción’, C5 Gallery Collection (Santiago).
-2003: ‘Sin Lugar’, Provincial Museum (Lugo), ‘Sin Lugar’, XI Estampa, Pabellón de Cristal (Madrid) and ‘Sujetos’. Edición Madrid II, Palacio de Minas (Madrid).
-2002: ‘Fragmentos’, Art Consult Gallery (Panama), ‘Love for ever’, Procesalia 2002 (Santiago), ‘Nowhere man’, La Caja Negra Gallery (Madrid), ‘Borderline’, El Paso Gallery, Alcorcón (Madrid) and ‘Dream Nation’, La Escalera Gallery (Cuenca).
-2001: ‘Vestido animal’, Dos Coimbras Gallery, Braga (Portugal), ‘Huntress’, Anexo Gallery (Pontevedra) and ‘Revolution’, Feria Estampa 2001 (Madrid).
-2000: ‘Habitación apropiada’, Estampa 2000, Madrid (Catalogue) and ‘Homo Textus’, Vértice Gallery, catalogue (Oviedo).
-1999: ‘Vestidos Mínimos’, itinerant exhibition, Xunta de Galicia (catalogue), ‘Patrones genéricos’, King´s Fine Arts Gallery, Madrid (catalogue), ‘Vestidos y cabezas’, King’s Fine Arts Gallery (New York) and ‘Gráfica’, Bacabú Gallery (Lugo).

COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS (selection):
-2005. ‘Adosados’, Eugenio Granell Foundation (Santiago de Compostela).
-2004. ‘Estampa’ (Madrid), ‘Labios de Penélope’, C5 Gallery Collection (Madrid) and ‘Clónicas’, Casa das Artes, Vigo (Pontevedra).
-2003: Museum of Contemporary Spanish Engraving (Marbella) and Carlo Contini Art Gallery, Oristano (Italy).
-2002: ‘Arco 2002’ (Madrid), ‘Donacións de obra gráfica á Biblioteca Nacional’, National Library (Madrid), Vértice Gallery (Oviedo), 10th National Engraving Prize, Museum Artium (Vitoria), Antonio Pérez Foundation (Cuenca) and Rodríguez Acosta Foundation (Granada), Edición Madrid (Madrid) and Estampa 2002 (Madrid).
-2001: ‘FIL: Arte Lisboa 2001’, Lisbon (Portugal), Estampa 2001 (Madrid), ‘Contra la identidad’, Anexo Gallery (Pontevedra), Vértice Gallery (Oviedo) and Arco 2001 (Madrid).
-2000: Arco 2000 (Madrid), Estampa 2000 (Madrid), Open Studios, Bundeskanzleramt, Viena (Austria) and Ciudad de Oviedo 9th National Art Biennial Exhibition (Oviedo).
-1999: King’s Fine Arts Gallery (Madrid), Estampa’99 (Madrid), ‘IV Foro Atlántico de Arte Contemporánea’ (Pontevedra) and ART Miami’99.
-1998: QCC Art Gallery, The City University of New York (New York), Vértice Gallery (Oviedo), ‘I Bienal de Artes Plásticas de Córdoba’, Palacio de la Merced (Córdoba), “La seducción de las Técnicas aditivas en el Grabado Español”, Estampería Quiteña Engraving Centre, Quito (Ecuador) and “Ciento y... postalicas a Federico García Lorca” (1898-1998), Postal and Telegraphic Museum (Madrid).
-1997: Estampa'97 (Madrid), San Juan Biennial of Latin American and Caribbean Engraving, Institute of Puerto Rican Culture (Puerto Rico) and "Taller de Óscar Manesi", La Fábrica Gallery, Asunción (Paraguay).

Some of her works can be found in the following collections: Dormitory Authority (New York), Bundeskanzleramt: Kunstsektion (Artothek, Austria), Lugo’s Provincial Museum, Museum of Spanish Contemporary Engraving (Marbella), Museum of Contemporary Art of Ibiza, Carlos Maside Museum (Sada), Postal and Telegraphic Museum (Madrid), Pilar and Joan Miró Foundation (Palma de Mallorca), Colección Rafael Tous d’ Art Contemporani, Valdearte Collection (Ourense), City Council of Lugo; National Library (Madrid), Chase Manhattan Bank (New York), Toyota Corporation (New York and Tokio), Queensborough Community College Art Gallery/ CUNY (New York) and Collection of the autonomous region of Madrid, Consejería de las Artes (Madrid).

She was awarded the following prizes and scholarships:
-2003: ‘Villa de Madrid’ Prize, Lucio Muñoz (Madrid), Pilar Juncosa Scholarship, Miró Foundation (Palma de Mallorca) and honourable mention at Carmen Arozena Prize (La Palma).
-2002: XVII Biennal d’Eivissa (first prize), Museum of Contemporary Art of Ibiza (Balearic Islands), honourable mention at the Tenth National Engraving Prize of the National Chalcography (Madrid) and Tenth MGEC National Prizes, Pilar Banús Foundation Prize (Málaga).
-2001: Bourse de séjour à la Casa de Velázquez (Madrid).
-1999: Estampa’99 Prize -Graphikpreis der Artothek- (Madrid).
-1998: First painting prize at the Plastic Arts Contest, organised by the City Council of Lugo.
-1993: Honourable mention at the Plastic Arts Contest, organised by the City Council of Lugo and Engraving and Lithography Scholarship of the City Council of Seville.
-1992: Painting scholarship granted by the City Council of O Barco de Valdeorras.
-1990: Research scholarship abroad (stays in foreign centres) in Edinburgh (United Kingdom).
-1989: Research scholarship abroad (stays in foreign centres) in Sheffield (United Kingdom).
-1988: Olio-Fiat National Prize.
-1987: Research scholarship for Spain, Ministry of Culture 1988 (1st prorogue); 1989 (2nd prorogue) and 1990 (3rd prorogue).

 Other Interesting Aspects

She was awarded the following prizes and scholarships:
-2003: ‘Villa de Madrid’ Prize, Lucio Muñoz (Madrid), Pilar Juncosa Scholarship, Miró Foundation (Palma de Mallorca) and honourable mention at Carmen Arozena Prize (La Palma).
-2002: XVII Biennal d’Eivissa (first prize), Museum of Contemporary Art of Ibiza (Balearic Islands), honourable mention at the Tenth National Engraving Prize of the National Chalcography (Madrid) and Tenth MGEC National Prizes, Pilar Banús Foundation Prize (Málaga).
-2001: Bourse de séjour à la Casa de Velázquez (Madrid).
-1999: Estampa’99 Prize -Graphikpreis der Artothek- (Madrid).
-1998: First painting prize at the Plastic Arts Contest, organised by the City Council of Lugo.
-1993: Honourable mention at the Plastic Arts Contest, organised by the City Council of Lugo and Engraving and Lithography Scholarship of the City Council of Seville.
-1992: Painting scholarship granted by the City Council of O Barco de Valdeorras.
-1990: Research scholarship abroad (stays in foreign centres) in Edinburgh (United Kingdom).
-1989: Research scholarship abroad (stays in foreign centres) in Sheffield (United Kingdom).
-1988: Olio-Fiat National Prize.
-1987: Research scholarship for Spain, Ministry of Culture 1988 (1st prorogue); 1989 (2nd prorogue) and 1990 (3rd prorogue).