Xaquín Bieito Marín Formoso

Pseudonym: Xaquín Marín
Category: Caricaturist
Birth Date: 10th October 1943
Birth Place: Ferrol (A Coruña)
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   Cultura
 Curriculum

He participated as a member of the panel in the Fifth International Caricature and Humour Drawing Contest (Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 1998), Portocartoon Word Festival (Porto, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004), Salao Luso-galaico de Caricatura (Vilareal, 2000), Curuxa Prizes (Fene, 1986 to 2003), no ‘Rañolas’ Literature and Illustration Prize (Santiago, 1998) and ‘A Galiza que eu quero’ Prize, Campofrío (Santiago, 1993).
He gave lectures and courses all over Galicia, Acarigua (Venezuela), Cáceres, Caracas, Lepe, Madrid, Porto, Pozuelo and Segovia and has participated in many collective books, illustrations, posters, T-shirts, postcards, plates, pins and bookmarks. Besides, he carried out over three hundred individual and collective exhibitions all around the world.

 Work & Activities

BOOKS:
‘2 viaxes’ (with R Patiño), Brais Pinto, Madrid (1975), ‘Ratas’, Ed. 3,14,17, Madrid (1977), ‘Gaspariño’, Ed. do Rueiro, A Coruña (1978), ‘Alcacén para gaitas’, Edicións do Castro, Sada (1980), ‘Dos pés á testa’, Galaxia, Vigo (1980), ‘Gaspariño 2’, Xerais, Vigo (1982), ‘Debuxos de Humor’ (with Siro López), Pontedeume, ‘O home que falaba arameo’ (with R. Patiño), Sada (1988), ‘Xunta e revolta’, Xunta de Galicia, Santiago (1989), ‘O A.B.C. do cómic’, Bahía, A Coruña, (1995), ‘Cen Pés’, Edicións do Castro, Sada (1996), ‘Feito a man’, Consellería de Cultura, Santiago (1997), ‘Dragón Rock’, Casals, Barcelona (1999), ‘Humor líquido, o caso galego’, Museo do Humor (2000), ‘Trinta e tantos con Xaquín Marín’, Ferrol (2001), ‘Imos coñecer o humor’, didactic unit (2002), ‘Malfeito, bufón’, Casals, Barcelona (2003) and ‘O Peixe de Pedra’ (with Ramón Loureiro), A Nosa Terra (2005).

 Other Interesting Aspects

He was awarded the following prizes and distinctions: ‘Paleta Agromán’, Madrid (1982 and 1991), Galicia I Journalism Prize, Santiago (1984, 1989 and 1997), First Engraving Biennial Prize, Bulgaria (1987), ‘Vieira do Humor’, Madrid (1983), Ourense 91/ Strip Cartoon (1991), ‘Galego do ano’ (1997), Cultural Associations of Carballo (1998), ‘Caveira do Samín’, Cedeira, (1999) and ‘Sorriso de Prata’, Silleda (2002).
He has been the founder and director of Humour Museum in Fene since 1984 and is also a foundation member of FECO España, member of the Humour Academy, Pozuelo (Madrid) and honorary Professor of Humour at Alcalá de Henares University.
His work can be visited in the following museums: Carlos Maside (Sada), Museo do Humor (Fene), Museo de Pontevedra, Quiñones de León (Vigo), Alcalá de Henares University Muuuseum, Fundación Simavi (Istanbul), Museo de Humor (San Antonio de los Baños - Cuba), Club de Humor (Odessa), Casa do Humor and Sátira (Gravobo - Bulgaria) e Museo do Humor (Acarigua - Venezuela).