Francisco Nicolás Parra Biography
EDUCATION: 1977. Lithograph, School of Applied Arts and Crafts in Barcelona 1977-82. Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts in Barcelona 1978. Intaglio engraving, Faculty of Fine Arts in Barcelona 1988-90. Intaglio engraving, et Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS: 1981. First Prize for Painting, I Contest of young artists CAAM Murcia 1988. Runner VII Biennial of Painting in Barcelona - I biennial acquisition prize Cultural Rioja. Logroño 1989. Chat Arts Scholarship. Ministry of Culture of the Autonomous Community of Murcia 1989. Fellow as artist in residence at the Cité Internationale des Arts. Paris 1990. ARTISTS CREDAC (Center de Recherche, Echange et Diffusion pour l'Art Contemporain). Paris SOLO SHOWS: 1986. Galería Estampa. Madrid - Photo Chys. Murcia 1987. Gallery 4 Gats. Palma de Mallorca 1989. Jorge Kreisler Art Gallery. Madrid Alejandro Sales Gallery. Barcelona 1991. CREDAC. Ivry-sur Seine. Paris - Galerie L'Air du Verseau. Paris - Iglesia de San Esteban. Murcia - Alejandro Sales Gallery. Barcelona 1992. Arc 92. Alejandro Sales Gallery. Madrid 1993. Galerie L'Air du Verseau. Paris 1994. Senda Gallery. Barcelona 1995. Point Gallery. Valencia - Photo Maria Jose Castellvi. Barcelona 2002. Temptations. X Stamp Fair edition. Madrid
EXHIBITIONS (selection): 1984. V Bienal de Barcelona 1988. "Onenness" Galerie Patrik Marcel Manchon. Paris - "Summer in Prim. Jorge Kreisler Art Gallery. Madrid - II Bienal de Pintura de Albacete - "Dia". Alejandro Sales Gallery. Barcelona - VII Biennial of Painting in Barcelona 1989. I Bienal de Pintura Cultural Rioja. Logroño - "Sur papier" Galerie L'Air du Verseau. Paris 1990. "Je me souviens de l'avenir" Galerie L'Air du Verseau. Paris - 35 Salon Motrouge. Paris - Second Biennial Cultural Rioja. Logroño - VIII Biennial of Painting in Barcelona 1991. "The contemporary Spanish still life" Alejandro Sales Gallery. Barcelona 1993. "Identities" Alejandro Sales Gallery. Barcelona 1994. Arc 94. Senda Gallery. Madrid 1995. Colecció d'Artl'Avui. Center of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona 1995. The Art Contest General. Granada 1997. "Arte Madi" Centro de Arte Reina Sofia. Madrid - XIII edition of L'Oreal Award. Cutural Center Conde Duque. Madrid 1998. "Madi Art Museum of Latin American art Extremeño. Badajoz 2000. XVI edition L'Oreal prize for painting. Centro Cultural Conde Duque. Madrid 2009. III International Biennial of graphic work, city of Caceres, Caceres Museum Painting Prize Fuente Alamo (Murcia) XII Festival of Visual Arts, "the Brocense Board (Cáceres) WORKS IN: C.A.A.M. Murcia - CULTURAL RIOJA. Logroño - FRIENDS OF THE REINA SOFIA. Madrid - TETIMONI COLLECTION. La Caixa. Barcelona - AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY OF MURCIA. Murcia - COLLECTION D'ART L'AVUI. Barcelona - COLLECTION MANGO. Murcia. Present work in numerous private collections in Spain, France and the U.S.