Fernando Yáñez

Category: Painter
Birth Date: In 1978
Birth Place: Lugo

   Cultura
 Curriculum

He took a degree in Art in the Faculty of Arts (Pontevedra, University of Vigo), specialising in Painting (1996-2001) and a master’s degree in Theory and Practice on Contemporary Art at the Complutense University, Madrid (2002).

 Work & Activities

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS:
-2005: ‘Requiem’, Galería Antigua Fábrica Noguera, Beceite (Teruel).
-2004: ‘Espacios de vacío’, Provincial Museum of Lugo.
-2003: ‘Espacios de vacío’, Pardo Bazán Gallery (A Coruña), artistic project for Konectanet S.L., Alcobendas (Madrid).
-2002: Exhibition of CONNOS Estudio web page, Teatro Pradillo (Madrid) and ‘Trabajo en formato pequeño’, CONNOS Studio (Madrid).
-2001: ‘Quattro Stagioni’, Círculo de las Artes (Lugo).
-1999: ‘Espacios Alternativos’, Pontevedra City Council.

COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS:
-2005: Paloma Pintos Gallery (Santiago de Compostela); collaboration at ‘Fiz Vergara Vilariño’ Fifth Poetry Prize, Sarria (Lugo); Mariña Occidental Regional Centre, Viveiro (Lugo); ‘Ars Moenia’, Provincial Museum of Lugo; National Art Museum, Cluj-Napoca (Romania); Museum Constanza (Romania); ‘Carpeta de Grabados de Artistas Gallegos. 150 Aniversario del Círculo de las Artes’ (Lugo); ‘Emerxentes 2005’, Casa de la Parra - Xunta de Galicia (Santiago de Compostela); ‘Arte Fluido’, Nave del Arte, San Sebastián de los Reyes (Madrid); Silos Gallery, Tarifa (Cádiz); ‘Diálogos’, Chroma Gallery (Vigo).
-2004: ‘Ars Moenia’, itinerant exhibition, Provincial Museum (Lugo); Paseo del Arte Gallery (Madrid); Athenaeum (University of Leon); ‘Artesantander´04’ – 13th International Contemporary Art Fair (Santander); Quorum Gallery (Madrid); ‘IV Exposición artistas plásticos coa protectora’, chartitable collective exhibition, Uxío Novo Neira Gallery (Lugo); ‘Navidad 2004, formato 40x40cm’, Contemporary Art Centre (Oviedo); Lineart 2004, International Contemporary Art Fair, Quorum Gallery Stand (Madrid), Gent (Belgium).
-2003: ‘Artistas Lucenses del Siglo XX’, Multimedia CD; Provincial Museum (Lugo); ‘III Exposición Artistas Plásticos con la protectora’, charitable collective exhibition, Almirante Gallery (Lugo).
-2002: Connos Studio (Madrid); ‘Kaleidoscopium’, Artsil Gallery, Bertamiráns (Santiago de Compostela); ‘II Exposición artistas plásticos coa protectora’, Almirante Gallery (Lugo); ‘Small Format’; ‘Xeracións’, Almirante Gallery (Lugo) and ‘Theory and Practice on Contemporary Art’, Faculty of Art, Complutense University (Madrid).
-2001: ‘Arte Solidario’, charitable exhibition, Sargadelos Gallery (Pontevedra).
-1999: Cultural Centre, Meira (Lugo); Crearte 99: ‘Creatividad y vanguardia artística para el tercer milenio’ (Santiago de Compostela) and Bullring (Pontevedra).
-1998: ‘Crearte 99’, St Domingo de Bonaval Park (Santiago de Compostela) and Gustavo Freire Auditorium (Lugo).

 Other Interesting Aspects

Part of his work can be found in collections of Cambre City Council (A Coruña), Begonte City Council (Lugo), Círculo de las Artes (Lugo), Provincial Museum (Lugo), Konectanet S.L., Alcobendas (Madrid), Editorial Brabander (Lugo) and private collections.

PRIZES: -2005: Sixth International Art Contest, Ourense County Council and Sixth Contemporary Painting Contest, Torrelodones (Madrid).
-2004: Fifth Autumn Painting Saloon, Nosa Señora do Rosario Art Academy and A Coruña County Council; gallery of Caixa Galicia Foundation (A Coruña) and consolation prize at ‘Concello de Monforte de Lemos’ First Painting Contest, Monforte de Lemos (Lugo).
-2003: Honourable mention at ‘Comarca do Sar’ Sixth Painting Contest, Padrón (A Coruña).
-2002: ‘Cidade de Lugo’ Art Contest, Culture and Education Service, Lugo City Council; ‘Premio Joven 2002 de Artes Plásticas’, Complutense University Foundation (Madrid).
-2001: Honourable mention at ‘Cidade de Lugo’ 8th Art Contest; ‘XI Certamen Gallego de Arte’ (first prize); ‘Jose Domínguez Guizán’ Prize, Lugo County Council (Begonte); ‘Cidade de Lugo’ 9th Art Contest, Culture and Education Service, Lugo City Council.
-2000: ‘Cidade de Lugo’ 7th Art Contest, Culture and Education Service, Lugo City Council.; Caixa Galicia Gallery; ‘Concello de Cambre’ 17th Painting Contest, A Coruña County Council.
-1999: ‘Xuventude 99’, Xunta de Galicia; Cultural Centre (Carballo) and ‘Concello de Cambre’ 16th Painting Contest.
Web page: www.fernandoy.com