Juan Carlos Platis Cores

Pseudonym: Platis
Category: Painter
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   Cultura
 Curriculum

He has been teaching drawing, painting and modelling since 1995 at several public schools.
He creates painting workshops for children and adults in his studio.
1999-2001. He graduated in Sculpture at Maestro Mateo School (Santiago de Compostela).
2000-2001. Stonework School, Poio (Pontevedra).
1999. Course on stonework (Vilagarcía).
1997. Course on Ceramics, with Xoan Anhelo and courses on Engraving in Betanzos (A Coruña).
Other courses: “As Vangardas 1980-2000”, with Antón Castro, Galician Contemporary Art Centre - CGAC, 2001 (Santiago de Compostela), “Montaje de exposiciones”, Galician Contemporary Art Centre - CGAC, 2001, with Juan Carlos Rico (Santiago de Compostela) and “VI Obradoiro internacional das Artes Plásticas”, A Solaina de Piloño.
He was coeditor of ‘A Revista’ (publication about art and literature from 1996 to 1999 and organized several exhibitions such as ‘Reflexos de Arousa’, Auditórium (Caldas de Reis, Pontevedra) and ‘Escolarte’, itinerant exhibition around several schools of O Salnés.
He gave lectures at several schools within the Escolarte Project (1999-2000-2001).

 Work & Activities

SCULPTURE WORKSHOPS: 1999-2001: He worked with Fernando García Blanco (Santiago de Compostela).
PAINTING WORKSHOPS: Pablo Ruiz Picasso Workshop, with Modest Cuixar, 2002. Unión FENOSA Contemporary Art Museum (A Coruña).
-Pablo Ruiz Picasso Workshop, with Soledad Seville, 2004. Unión FENOSA Contemporary Art Museum (A Coruña).
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS: 1995. Pórticos Gallery (Vilagarcía de Arousa).
1996. La Musaraña Gallery (Vilagarcía de Arousa).
1997. “Fogar do Pescador” (Vilaxoán) and La Carrilada Gallery (Santiago de Compostela).
1998. “Galo Negro” (Cambados).
1999. “Cultura Quente” (Caldas de Reis).
2000. Modus Vivendi (Santiago de Compostela).
2001. Modus Vivendi (Santiago de Compostela) and Exposalnés (Cambados).
2002. Arcana Gallery (Vilagarcía de Arousa).
2004. Casa de Galicia. Superficie (Madrid).
2005. “Orixe de Vida”, Rivas Briones Gallery (Vilagarcía de Arousa).
2009. "Poética do Cotiá", Galería de Arte Borrón 4, Cambados (Pontevedra).
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS:
1996. Estudo 34 (Ourense), Yukio Mishima Cultural Centre (Buenos Aires) and Auditorium (Caldas de Reis).
1997. Cultural Centre (Padrón) and Arousa Shopping Centre (Ceramics Exhibitions), Vilagarcía de Arousa.
1998. ‘1º Certamen de Pintura Comarca do Sar. Novos Valores’, Convento del Carmen, Padrón (A Coruña), Fexdega. Ferdearte (Vilagarcía de Arousa) and Semana Verde (Silleda).
1999. ‘Reflexos de Arousa’, Auditorim (Caldas de Reis), ‘IV Mostra Artxove’, Pontedeume (A Coruña), ‘Escolarte’, itinerant exhibition around seven schools (Vilagarcía de Arousa), ‘Audiovisual Plasticoliterario’, Rómulo Raggio Museum and Quinta Trabuco (Buenos Aires), Gallery of Cambados City Council, “Pro Médicos Sen Fronteiras”, Drawing and Engraving Fairs (Santiago, Lugo, Ourense, Vigo, A Coruña and Pontevedra), “Exposición de Cantería alumnos de la Escuela Taller de Marxión” (Vilagarcía de Arousa) and “Homenaje de artistas galegos al Ché en el 31 aniversario de su muerte” (Galicia, Barcelona and Portugal).
2000. Spanish-Brazilian Society (Brazil), ‘V Mostra Artxove’ (Pontedeume), Maestro Mateo School (Santiago de Compostela), ‘4º Premio de Pintura Eixo Atlántico’ (itinerant exhibition all around Galicia and Portugal), ‘Lixo de Luxo’, Cultural Centre (Vilagarcía de Arousa), ‘3º Premio de Pintura Comarca do Sar’, Padrón (A Coruña), ‘Escolarte 1999-2000’, Vilagarcía de Arousa (Pontevedra), ‘Balconadas 2000’, Betanzos (A Coruña), ‘V Certame Concello de Cangas’, Cangas (Pontevedra), Aycom Pymes Painting Contest (Vigo), ‘17 Certame Concello de Cambre’, Trebellar Gallery (Vilagarcía de Arousa), Borrón 4 Gallery (Cambados), Arcana Gallery (Vilagarcía de Arousa) and Fernando Durán Gallery (Madrid).
2001. ‘Novos Valores’ (Pontevedra), Galería Burela Contest (Lugo), ‘VI Mostra Artxove’, Pontedeume (A Coruña), ‘IV Premio de Pintura Comarca do Sar’, Padrón (A Coruña) and ‘IV Certame Ilmo. Concello de Cangas’.
2002. Eixo Atlántico First Bienal Exhibition (Galicia-Portugal), ‘VII Certame de Arte Galería Burela’ (Lugo), ‘Mostra Luso-Galaica de Arte Contemporánea’, Espacio Adrat, Chaves (Portugal), ‘Homenaje a Cristóbal Vaello Lorenzo’ (Vilagarcía de Arousa), ‘V Certame de pintura Comarca do Sar’ (Padrón), ‘V Certame Concello de Cangas’, Balconadas (Betanzos), ‘VI Xuntanza Obradoiro das Artes Plásticas’, A Solaina de Piloño, Ramón María Aller Museum (Lalín), ‘Políptico Artistas del taller Pablo Ruíz Picasso’, Unión Fenosa Museum (A Coruña), Espacio 48 Gallery (Santiago de Compostela) and ‘VI Bienal Internacional de Arte Fundación Araguaney’. Ildefonso Sánchez Mera Prize.
2003. ‘Pro Axuda Catástrofe Marea Negra en Galicia’ (Vilagarcía de Arousa), ‘Botella al Mar’, Casa das Artes (Vigo) and ‘VI Certame de Pintura Comarca do Sar’, Padrón (A Coruña).
2004. ARCO, Unión Fenosa Contemporary Art Stand-Museum (Madrid), ‘VII Mostra Comarca do Sar’ (Padrón), Unión Fenosa Museum (A Coruña) and BCN Exhibition, Toronto Gallery (Barcelona).
2006. ‘Dez anos de Arte no Morrazo’, Eixo Atlántico Bienal Exhibition, Mora (Toledo), Moratalla (Murcia), Comarca do Sar (A Coruña), ‘XVI Concurso de Pintura Bello Piñeiro’ (Mugardos), ‘VIII Certame de Artes Plásticas José Lapayese Bruna’, Teruel (itinerant exhibition all around Calamocha, Monreal del Campo and Daroca), ‘Balconadas’, Betanzos (A Coruña) and ‘Cariarte’ (Vilagarcía de Arousa).
PUBLICATIONS, ILLUSTRATIONS AND DESIGNS: ‘Cartel Magosto 99’ (Sobradelo).

 Other Interesting Aspects

His work can be found in the Constructivist Art Museum (Málaga), Unión Fenosa Contemporary Art Museum (A Coruña), Piloño Museum Foundation (Vila de Cruces), Semana Verde de Galicia Foundation, Vilagarcía de Arousa City Council, Arcana Gallery (Vilagarcía de Arousa), Jaime Trigo Gallery (Pontevedra), Burela, Mugardos and Moratalla City Councils and private collections in England, Brazil…
NEWSPAPER LIBRARY: ‘La Voz de Galicia’. Alonso de la Torre, José Ramón (1999), ‘Faro de Vigo’. Lage Touriño, Manuel (2000), ‘Faro de Vigo’. Carlos Crespón (2002), ‘El Punto de las Artes’. Ciro Sánchez (2003) and ‘Faro de Vigo’. Marcela Santorum (2005).
PRIZES: 2003. ‘VIII Certamen de pintura Galería Burela’ (first prize) and ‘VIII Certame Concello de Cangas’ (first prize).
2006. ‘XVI concurso de pintura Bello Piñeiro’. Mugardos (consolation prize).