Manolo Valdés

Valdés, Chiara, 2003, 20/50, etching with color collage

I was so excited to come home yesterday and have my framed Manolo Valdés etching waiting for me! I first saw this work at the IFPDA Print Fair in November, thought about it, a lot, and then saw it again in Miami at the Ink fair. Inspired by the warm weather, abundance of great art and a fabulous group of art loving friends to bounce ideas off of, I took the plunge and bought the work. I haven’t regretted it for a second, and after I hung it last night I just sat and stared at it, for a long time.

Does anyone look at Kevin Sharkey’s blog about renovating his apartment? He does these great instructional before and after photo montages, so here is my before and after!

Before

Manolo Valdés, Chiara, 2003, etching with unique color collage

Big thanks to Emily Klasson from Marlborough Graphics Gallery, so helpful!

Biography:

General

• The artist lives and works in New York, New York.
• 1942 Born in Valencia, Spain, on March 8th
• 1957 Entered the Fine Arts School – San Carlos of Valencia, Spain; left in 1958 to devote his life to painting
• 1964 Valdés formed the group “Equipo Crónica” with Joan A. Toledo and Rafael Solbes; Toledo left the group after a year but Valdés and Solbes continued their association with “Equipo Crónica” until the death of Solbes in 1981
• 1965 – 1981 Through “Equipo Crónica,” Manolo Valdés participated in over sixty solo exhibitions and numerous group exhibitions

Awards

• 2007 Officier de L’Ordre National du Mérite, President of the French Republic, Paris, France
• 2006 Doctor Honoris Causa from the University Miguel Hernández, University Miguel Hernández, Elche, Spain
• 2006 Premio Archival España 2005, Archival, Madrid, Spain
• 2005 Chevalier de l´Ordre du Mérite Culturel, Ordonnance Souveraine, Monte Carlo, Monaco
• 2004 Premio Valenciano del siglo XXI, LAS PROVINCIAS Multimedia, Valencia, Spain
• 2002 Premio Asociación Española de Criticos de Arte de Estampa, Asociación Española de Criticos de Arte, Madrid, Spain
• 2000 Premio Asociación Española de Criticos de Arte ARCO, Asociación Española de Criticos de Arte, Madrid, Spain
• 2000 Premio Asociación Española de Criticos de Arte para Estampa, Asociación Española de Criticos de Arte, Madrid, Spain
• 1999 Representative for Spain at La Esposizione Internacional d’Art, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy
• 1998 La Medalla de Oro de Mérito en Las Bellas Artes, Ministerio de Cultura de España, Madrid, Spain
• 1997 XXXIIème Prix du Conseil National, La Fondation Prince Pierre de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
• 1993 Condecoración de la Orden de Andrés Bello en la Clase de Banda Honor, Congreso de la República de Venezuela, Caracas, Republic of Venezuela
• 1986 Medal of the Biennial, International Festival of the Plastic Arts, Baghdad, Iraq
• 1986 Medal of the Biennial, Seoul International Center for Film and Art, Seoul Olympic Games, South Korea
• 1985 La Medalla Nacional de Bellas Artes, Spain National Medal for Painting, Fine Arts, Spain
• 1979 Silver Medal, 2nd International Biennial of Prints, Tokyo, Japan
• 1979 The Bridgestone Museum of Art Prize, Bridgestone Museum of Art, Lisbon, Portugal
• 1965 Premio Biella, Comune di Biella, Milan, Italy
• 1965 Premio Lissone, Comune di Lissone, Milan, Italy