Mary Carmen Calviño Iglesias

Pseudonym: M.C. Calviño
Category: Painter
Birth Date: 23rd May 1938
Birth Place: A Xesta - Lalín (Pontevedra).

   Cultura

Opinión
 Curriculum

She moved to A Coruña when she was very young and there studied Drawing and Painting. She began to exhibit her works during the 70’s. In 1984, she founded her own studio, coordinating exhibitions with works of her pupils every two years. She collaborates with ‘Cataventos’, the cultural supplement of El Ideal Gallego.
She is a member of the Association of Artists of A Coruña, the Association of Galician Artists (ARGA) and the Spanish Association of Painters and Sculptors in Madrid. He is also a member of the ‘Sociedad Española de Estudios Literarios de Cultura Popular’ (Selicup).

 Work & Activities

EXHIBITIONS:
2001: A Coruña City Council and Crisol Gallery (Barcelona).
2002: Arnhem (Holland); itinerant exhibition in Burgos, Salamanca, Segovia and Alcalá de Henares, sponsored by the Spanish Federation of Cultural Circles and Casinos; collective exhibition at the Hostal de los Reyes Católicos (Santiago de Compostela) and finalist at ‘San Joan les Fonts’ International Art Saloon (Gerona).
2003: ‘Artexpo New York’, Javits Convention Center (New York), collective exhibition, Artistic and Literary Lyceum (Córdoba), Toranto Gallery (Barcelona), Essart Gallery (Gerona) and ARGA (Santiago de Compostela).
2004: Manuela Talaverano Gallery (Seville), Third International Art Saloon (Gerona), Alba Gallery, Ferrara (Italy) and Centre of the Association of Galician Artists.
2005: Club Financiero Atlántico (A Coruña), ‘Sociedad de Estudios Literarios de Cultura Popular’ (A Coruña), Mercantile Circle (Vigo), Sanxenxo (Pontevedra), ‘Exponadal’, Club Financiero (A Coruña), Cebriart Gallery (Barcelona), Second International Art Saloon (Gerona) and Caixa Galicia (Santiago de Compostela).
2006. Palazzo Ruspoli Gallery (Rome).

BIBLIOGRAPHY: ‘Artistas del S.XXI’, Enciclopedia Nacional (Ecuador 21, S.L.), ‘Artistas del Milenium’, Enciclopedia Europea, ‘Gran Enciclopedia Gallega’, ‘Guía 5000 galegos, quen é quen na Galicia do Século XXI’ (El Correo Gallego), ‘Espasa Calpe. Diccionario Enciclopédico’, ‘Guía de Artistas Plásticos’ (Xunta de Galicia), ‘Dizionario Enciclopédico, Internazionale D'Arte Contemporáneo’, Alba (Ferrara - Italy), ‘Guía de Arte’, Plecs D'Arts. L. (Barcelona), ‘La Table. Regards de Peintres et d'ecrivains’, Regards (France), ‘Directorio de Mujeres Expertas’ (Xunta de Galicia), ‘Artistas para el Museo del Mañana’, Ediciones Ecuador and ‘Art. Pintores y escultores del S.XXI’, Regards (France).

 Other Interesting Aspects

PRIZES: He is a member of ‘Il Marzocco’ Academy (Florence, Italy) and ‘Greci-Marino’ Academy (Vinzaglio, Italy) and was awarded a gold medal and a diploma, granted by the Federation of Art Galleries of Ferrara (Italy), Cosmé Tura Prize (gold medal and diploma) for artistic merits and medal and diploma at the ‘II Saló Internacional D'Arts Plastiques. Sn. Jaume de Llierca’.