Manuel Patinha


Category: Sculptor
Birth Date: 15th November 1949
Birth Place: Póvoa de Santa Iria
 Work & Activities

Individual exhibitions: -1971: G.D.P. in Santa Iria. -1980: 'Algalia' Gallery (Ferrol) and culture lecture room of 'Caixa Galicia' (Santiago). -1981: 'Témpera' Gallery (Madrid) and Gallery of the 'Gran Hotel' in A Toxa (Pontevedra). -1985: 'Nat Soldevilla' Gallery (Madrid). -1987: 'Quadrum' Gallery (Lisbon) and 'Salvador de Madariaga' Gallery (A Coruña). -1988: 'Casa de la Cultura' (Narón). -1982: Social Club (Ferrol). -1994: Gallery of the Town Hall of Pobo de Santa Iria. -1995: Gallery of the Town Hall of Alverga and 'Sargadelos' Gallery (Ferrol). -1996: 'Alameda' Gallery (Vigo) and Municipal Library (Villafranca de Xira). -1997: 'Visol' Gallery (Ourense) and 'Clérigos' Gallery (Lugo). -1998: 'Almirante' Gallery (Lugo), 'Citania' Gallery (Santiago and 'Sargadelos' Gallery (Ferrol). -1999: Gardens of the Campus Universitario (Ferrol), Rectorate courtyard(A Coruña University) and 'Casa da Parra' (Santiago). -2000: Library of Aveiro University (Aveiro) and 'Palacio da Mitra' (Lisbon). Collective exhibitions: -1994: 'Artistas de Ferrol, Sete Visións' (Ferrol). -1995: 'Contra vento e marea' ('Caixa Galicia' Foundation) and 'Diversidades' (SNBA, Lisbon). -1997: 'Galicia Terra Única'. WORKS: -?Casa Grande de Viloira? (Barco de Valdeorras). -Memorial to Álvaro Paradela (Narón). -'Vigilante do Camiño' -?Dólmen?, Vila Nova de Cerveira. -?Anforeta?, Costa Nova, Aveiro. -?Marreca?, Poboa de Varzim. -?Túmulo de transición?, Sernancelhe. -?Homenaje al 25 de abril?, Poboa de Santa Iria. -?Aurora?, San Pedro do Sul. -?Acrópolis de Viriato?, Viseu.

 Other Interesting Aspects

PRIZES: -Acquisition prize at the Third Contest ?Isaac Díaz Pardo?, A Coruña. -?BMW? Sculpture Prize. -Eigth International Biennial in Vilanova de Cerveira. -First Sculpture Prize ?Encontro coa Música?, Lugo. -First Sculpture Prize ?Cidade de Lugo?. -Honourable mention at the Athlantic Forum of Contemporary Art in A Coruña, 1997. MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS: -City Hall of A Coruña. -?Bello Piñeiro? Museum, Ferrol. -Funds of the Xunta de Galicia. -Ourense?s Museum. -?Detursa? Gallery, Madrid. -County Council Office of A Coruña. -Town Hall of Narón. -Town Hall of Vilafranca de Xira. -Constructivism Museum, Marbella. -Collection at ?Caixa Vigo and Ourense?. -Collection at ?Caixa Galicia?. -Collection of ?Unión Fenosa?. -?Copertivo Miranda? Foundation.