Antonio García Patiño


Pseudonym: Patiño
Category: Painter and Sculptor
Birth Date: 19th september 1932 (†19th de march 2010)
Birth Place: A Coruña

   Cultura
 Work & Activities

Individual and collective exhibitions:

Círculo de las Artes (Lugo, 1991), Na Xamena Gallery (Ibiza, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1994), Sargadelos Gallery (Ferrol, 1992), Cast Iron Gallery (New York, 1993), Lambert-Voigt Fine Art Gallery (Miami, 1993), San Vicente Gallery (Valencia, 1993), Hostal Reyes Católicos (Santiago de Compostela, 1993), Art-Galicia Gallery (Ferrol, 1994), Almirante Gallery (Lugo, 1994 and 1997), Almina Gallery (Zurich, 1994), Casa de Galicia (Madrid, 1995), Second Painting Prize of the Ministry of Information and Tourism (City Council of Melilla, 1957), ‘Pintores Gallegos’ in the City Council of A Coruña (1961), Círculo de Bellas Artes (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 1966), Salón de Otoño del Palacio Mudéjar (Seville, 1967), IV Cultural Room (Cádiz, 1967), La Colefax and Fowler (London, 1967), honourable mention (Vintersol – Spain-Sweden) (Canary Islands, 1971), Second Painting Prize of the V Cultural Room (Cádiz, 1968), Jaimes Gallery (Barcelona, 1971), Galician Centre (Madrid, 1971), Obanos Figueras Gallery (1971), in favour of the victims of Pakistan (‘Palacio de Congresos’ - International Trade Exhibition of Barcelona, 1971), Armengol Gallery (Olot – Girona, 1971), XI Joán Miró Drawing Prize (1971), International Graphic Work at Gaudí Gallery (Barcelona, 1972), Ibiza Gáfic (Contemporary Art Museum, Ibiza, 1972), Virreina Palace (Barcelona, 1972), Vallés Gallery (Girona, 1972 and 1973), Gaudí Gallery (Barcelona, 1972), 3 Paredes de La Unesco (Barcelona, 1973), Opercula Latrinae. Nová Gallery (Barcelona, 1973), 74 Painters at Gaudí Gallery (Barcelona, 1974), Fortuny Gallery (Madrid, 1974), Galerie Michel-Ange (Montecarlo – Mónaco, 1975), ‘Caja de Pensiones y para la Vejez y de Ahorros’ (Tremp – Lérida, 1975), Spanish Culture Institute (Copenhage – Denmark, 1976), Barbasán Gallery (Zaragoza, 1976), ‘Caja de Ahorros’ of A Coruña and Lugo (A Coruña, 1977), ‘Editora Nacional’ (Barcelona, 1978), Altex Gallery (Madrid, 1981), Sargadelos Gallery (Madrid, 1978), ‘Caja de Galicia’ (A Coruña, 1984), ‘Caja de Ahorros de Galicia’ (Santiago de Compostela, 1984), ‘Salón de las Naciones’ (Paris, 1984), ‘Caja de Galicia’ (Ferrol, 1984), County Council of Lugo (Lugo, 1985), Culture Centre (A Coruña, 1986), Sa Nostra (Ibiza, 1986 and 1987), Caixa Galicia (A Coruña, 1989), La Pedrera Gallery (Barcelona, 1989), Celler de la Selva (Selva del Mar – Girona, 1995), Caixa Vigo (Vigo, 1991).

 Other Interesting Aspects

His work can be found in Spanish, French, Danish, Italian, Swiss and North American collections, as well as in the collections of Caixa Vigo, the County Council of A Coruña, the Galician Parliament, Caixa Galicia, ‘Puerto Franco de Vigo’ and the Xunta de Galicia. Some of his works can be also found in the Contemporary Art Museum of Barcelona.