Basic Details

First Name

TOMAS

Last Name

CASTANO

Username

tomascastano

Gender

Male

Detailed Profile

About Me

Tomás Castaño was born in Santander (Spain) in 1953. An internationally recognized, self-taught artist, he has forged himself through determination and enthusiasm, opting for a realistic pictorial style, which he approaches by capturing constructed and well-drawn compositions. , worrying about composition and drawing, he controls perspective and also the faculties that have led him to achieve a status as a landscape designer characterized by his architectural work.

His work is characterized by a serene and poetic realism, which translates the artist's delight in the expression of traditional streets, buildings and facades. His paintings capture the magic of ancient aesthetics and transmit all the warmth and humanization of environments not transformed by current life.

He has shown his work in group exhibitions in several countries such as the United States, India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Romania, Sweden, Germany, Holland, France, Portugal, Argentina, Italy and numerous individual and group exhibitions. in Spanish territory. He has represented Cantabria at the Florence Biennale in the 2005 edition. His work is recognized for the peculiar style and atmosphere that he creates in the finishing of his series of ancient taverns.

His work appears in collections in Spain, France, Australia, Portugal, Greece, Taiwan, India, the United Kingdom, Austria, Mexico, Puerto Rico, the United States and Costa Rica.

In 2012 he was invited by The General Electric Company, USA to participate in the Hispanic Heritage Month art exhibition.
In 2012 he was invited by the Bellarte Seoul-Korea Gallery to participate in the Seoul Ibero-American Art Fair 2012 and 2013, showing his work alongside works by prestigious artists such as Fernando Botero, Oswaldo Guayasamín, Rufino Tamayo and Roberto Fabelo. In 2015 he was selected to exhibit at the most important Asia-Pacific event ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI 2016 (Taiwan). He has been selected as a finalist of the Art Revolution Taipei 2017, 2018 and 2019 Competition, obtaining the Gallery award in the last edition. In 2022 he will be at this important fair.

Again in 2023 he has been a finalist in ART revolution Taipei and also invited to participate in the aforementioned fair.

His work is permanently exhibited at the Cromática Museum. Toledo, the only museum in the world with painted musical instruments.

In February 2023, his work “Brave Bull” is the cover of the new album by the legendary Chicago rock band URGEOVERKILL, famous for the soundtrack of Quentin Tarantino's film PULP FICTION.
Two of his works “Toro Brave” and “Young man running along the Malecón” have been the cover of the books “The land we step on” published in the Netherlands and “Fuácata” published in Mexico, in 2023 the work “Escaparate” was cover of the book “Malevolent Tales” Revuelta-Perú publishing house.
A series of works dedicated to New York in the 1930s illustrates a new edition of the book of poems “Lorca poet in New York”

Awards & Achievements

Awards / Achievement

2004 1 st Prize XXV Certamen Nacional de Pintura del Ayto. de Villanueva de Villaescus

Awards / Achievement

2004 1st Prize Figuración Núcleo Urbano- XIV Saló Internacional d’Arts Plástiques Acea’s- Barcelona

Awards / Achievement

2024- second prize award in our 1st Still & Lifeless Art Contest. Art Gallery 4% 2023- Sept. Gallery Ring BEST IN SHOW in RED. 2023- Award Talent contest Animal Taravarna Art Gallery 2023- Finalist ARTbias Golden Duck Gallery- Budapest 2023- Finalist ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI art contest- Taiwán 2021- Brave Bull will be the cover of the new album of the mythical rock band from Chicago URGEOVERKILL famous for the soundtrack of the film PULP FICTION by Quentin Tarantino. 2020- Segundo premio “Ruby Award” Art contest Animals-Artgalleryring 2020- First Prize "Mattia Preti" de la Academia dei Bronzi-Catanzaro- Italia 2019- Finalista Art Revolution Taipei-Taiwan (Premio Galería) 2018 – First Prize American art Award- Still life 2018- Finalista Art Revolution Taipei-Taiwan 2017- Finalista Art Revolution Taipei-Taiwan Dic. 2016 Finalista Art Revolution Taipei- Taiwan 2015 -ARTSLANT New York – 1st 2015 Showcase Winner – Category: painting-II Junio 2014- Obra seleccionada XXI Bienal Cangas No Morrazo- Pontevedra 2011 Finalist work Prize Ciudad de Palencia of Artistic Creation. 2011 1st prize AEDAL ( Asociación de Emprendedores de las Artes y las Letras)-Valencia 2008 1 st prize III prize “El primero del año”- Fariña Wineries-Toro, Zamora,

Group Exhibitions

Exhibition Name / Year

2023 Nov-Dic. Solo exhibition- Gran Casino del Sardinero- Santander Oct- SUPERFINE ART FAIR – Los Angeles Represented for Teravarna Gallery Sep- Gallery Ring BEST IN SHOW in RED. May-Jun Golden Duck Gallery- Budapest Exhibition finalist ARTbias May- Art Revolution Taipei- Taiwán Apr-Jun – Solo exhibition in Casa del Parque de los Arribes-Fermoselle (Zamora) Mar-apr- Solo exhibition SILO Art in Hortaleza-Madrid Jan. Talent Prize Award- Animals Category – ART SHOW INTERNATIONAL GALLERY – Los Ángeles 2022 Nov. Talent Prize award -Urbanlandscapes Category – ART SHOW INTERNATIONAL GALLERY. -Los Angeles Sep.- Expo SILO 1- Sanchinarro- Madrid Jun-Aug XVI Salón de Primavera de Valdepeñas "Por Tierras de Castilla La Mancha" Jul-Oct. Kontraste Galerie- Erwitte Horm- Alemania August- ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI 2021 Nov.- The other art Fair- Presented By Saatchi Art May – ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI- Mar-Apr GET ART MUSEUM- Taipei 2020 Oct.- XIII Ruta de l’Art – Castelló de Empuries 2019 Dec.- Galería Este- Santander Colectiva Navidad Oct- Solo exhibition “El Corte Inglés”-Santander Aug.- Galería Este- Santander Colectiva Verano Apr.- Exhibition Finalist Work ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI-Taiwán 2018 May.- Exhibition Finalist Work ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI-Taiwán 22 jan- 14 feb – BRUNO ALONSO FOUNDATION – Solo exhibition 2017 X-POWER GALLERY DE TAIPEI (TAIWAN)-FINALIST ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI Jul-Sep- LETHES ART PONTE DE LIMA-PORTUGAL 4 -20 Feb..-"GET ART MUSEUM" Taipei –Taiwan 11 Feb- 3 Mar – Memoria de las Ciudades- Exp. Individual en Espacio Garcilaso- Torrelavega (Cantabria) 4-17 Apr. – ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI- Taiwan 2016 6 Aug- 4 sep Románticos de la Cerveza- Galería Sharon Art- León 4Mar-15Apr.-"GET ART MUSEUM" Taipei -Taiwan 21- 25 apr. – ART REVOLUTION TAIPEI-Taiwán 2015 9 a 12 de oct- 8ª Ruta de l’Art- Castelló d’Empuries-Girona 1 al 15 de oct – Espacio NauART –Barcelona (Colectiva) 8 de Sep-9 de Oct- Galería Cincomonos-Barcelona (Individual) 8 al 14 de junio “ LAOTRA Galería “ Cl. José Palafox 11-ZARAGOZA Mayo 2015 ”La última década“ GALERIA LA ESPIRAL- JEREZ DE LOS CABALLEROS (Badajoz) 20 April – 16 May 2015 International Exhibition: 'Landscape and Memory'.JOHNSTON FARNHAM GALLERY Cavan town (Ireland) 4 de abril al 28 de mayo 1º SALON INTERNACIONAL DE ARTE PRIMAVERA 2015 – ALBONS (FIGUERES) 2014 19 a 27 de Septiembre-Project Berlin 2014 (Obra seleccionada) 19 de Agosto al 19 de Septiembre "ARTE ESPAÑOL" Museo de Arte de Ploiesti-Rumanía Junio-Julio Obra seleccionada XXI Bienal Cangas No Morrazo- Pontevedra 4 a 30 de Abril- Fiarte V Edición- Churriana de la Vega- Granada 4 a 30 de Abril- Sala RRM- Madrid 28 Mar a 12 de Abril- Feria Internacional. De Arte de Granada 12 Feb a 1 de Mar. – Galeria Montsequi- Madrid 20 al 26 de enero .CARAVAN STATION –Santander

Camps

Camp Name / Year

2024 Feb-Mar- FLECHA Madrid 2024. C.C. Arturo Soria-Madrid Art Fair.

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2023 Nov-Dic. Solo exhibition- Gran Casino del Sardinero- Santander

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2023 Apr-Jun – Solo exhibition in Casa del Parque de los Arribes-Fermoselle (Zamora)

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2023 Mar-apr- Solo exhibition SILO Art in Hortaleza-Madrid

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2022 Jul-Oct. Kontraste Galerie- Erwitte Horm- Alemania

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2019 Oct- Solo exhibition “El Corte Inglés”-Santander

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2018 22 jan- 14 feb – BRUNO ALONSO FOUNDATION – Solo exhibition

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2017 11 Feb- 3 Mar – Memoria de las Ciudades- Exp. Individual en Espacio Garcilaso- Torrelavega (Cantabria)

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2015 8 de Sep-9 de Oct- Galería Cincomonos-Barcelona (Individual) 8 al 14 de junio “ LAOTRA Galería “ Cl. José Palafox 11-ZARAGOZA Mayo 2015 ”La última década“ GALERIA LA ESPIRAL- JEREZ DE LOS CABALLEROS (Badajoz) 20 April – 16 May 2015 International Exhibition: 'Landscape and Memory'.JOHNSTON FARNHAM GALLERY Cavan town (Ireland)