Francisco Nicolás Parra, Born in Spain, 1956, lives in London and Madrid
STUDIES:
1977. Lithograph, School of Applied Arts and Artistic Trades of Barcelona
1977-82. Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts in Barcelona
1978. Intaglio etching, Faculty of Fine Arts in Barcelona
1988-90. Intaglio etching, Ecole Nationale Superieure et des Beaux-Arts de Paris
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS:
1981. Painting Prize, Young Artists Competition I CAAM Murcia
1988. Finalist Seventh Biennial of Painting in Barcelona - I Biennial Prize acquisition Cultural Rioja. Logroño
1989. Arts Grant Talks. Ministry of Culture of the Autonomous Community of Murcia
1989. Scholarship as artist in residence at the Cité Internationale des Arts. Paris
1990. Guest artist with the CREDAC (Centre de Recherche, Echange et Diffusion pour L'Art Contemporaine). Paris
2000. Edition XVI prize for painting L'Oreal. Centro Cultural Conde Duque. Madrid
2009. III International Biennial of graphic work, the city of Cáceres. Cáceres
National Award for Painting, Museum of Fuente Alamo. Murcia
-V MUFACE Painting Prize. Madrid
-XII National Contest of Visual Arts, "the Brocense room." Cáceres
-I National Painting Competition, Central University Hospital. Oviedo
2010. Digital Art Contest I University of Cáceres, Cáceres
Painting Prize XXVI, Fuenteálamo Museum, Murcia
71 International Exhibition of Art Valdepeñas Valdepeñas (Ciudad Real)
Melt Art Fair, London
Prize Drawing "Gregorio Prieto" Valdepeñas (Ciudad Real)
2nd Prize Painting Award MUFACE VI. Madrid
2011. Prize Drawing "Gregorio Prieto" Madrid
IV International Biennial of graphic work, City of Cáceres. Cáceres
IV Painting Prize Jesus Barcenas, Valdepeñas
EXHIBITIONS:
1986. Stamp Gallery. Madrid
Chys Gallery. Murcia
1987. Gallery 4 Gats. Palma de Mallorca
1989. Jorge Kreisler Art Gallery. Madrid
Alejandro Sales Gallery. Barcelona
1991. CREDAC. Ivry-sur Seine. Paris
L'Air du Verseau Galerie. Paris
Church of San Esteban. Murcia
Alejandro Sales Gallery. Barcelona
1992. Arco 92. Alejandro Sales Gallery. Madrid
1993. L'Air du Verseau Galerie. Paris
1994. Senda Gallery. Barcelona
1995. Point Gallery. Valencia
Maria José Castellvi Gallery. Barcelona
2002. Temptation. X Stamp Fair edition. Madrid
2010 "Landscapes daily" Toro Gallery, Granada
EXHIBITIONS (selection):
1984. V Bienal de Barcelona
1988. "Onenness" Galerie Patrik Marcel Manchon. Paris
- "Summer in Prim." Jorge Kreisler Art Gallery. Madrid -
II Painting Biennial of Albacete -
"Diameter". Alejandro Sales Gallery. Barcelona
-VII Biennial of Painting in Barcelona
1989. I Biennial of Painting Cultural Rioja. Logroño
- "Sur papier" Galerie L'Air du Verseau. Paris
1990. "Je me souviens de l'avenir" L'Air du Verseau Galerie. 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
1992. Murcia Pavilion at the Expo in Seville. Seville
1993. "Identities" Alejandro Sales Gallery. Barcelona
1994. Arco 94. Senda Gallery. Madrid
1995. Collection d'Artl'Avui. M: A: C: B: A: Barcelona
1995. The General Art Contest. Grenada
1997. "Arte Madi" Centro de Arte Reina Sofia. Madrid
- XIII edition of L'Oreal Award. Cutural Center Conde Duque. Madrid
1998. "Arte Madi" Latin American Art Museum Extremadura. Badajoz
2000. Edition XVI prize for painting L'Oreal. Centro Cultural Conde Duque. Madrid
2009. III International Biennial of graphic work, the city of Cáceres. Cáceres
National Award for Painting, Museum of Fuente Alamo. Murcia
-V MUFACE Painting Prize. Madrid
-XII National Contest of Visual Arts, "the Brocense room." Cáceres
-I National Painting Competition, Central University Hospital. Oviedo
2010. Digital Art Contest I University of Cáceres, Cáceres
Painting Prize XXVI, Fuenteálamo Museum, Murcia
71 International Exhibition of Art Valdepeñas Valdepeñas (Ciudad Real)
Melt Art Fair, London
Prize Drawing "Gregorio Prieto" Valdepeñas (Ciudad Real)
Painting Award MUFACE VI (Madrid)
2011. Prize Drawing "Gregorio Prieto" Madrid
IV International Biennial of graphic work, City of Cáceres. Cáceres
IV Painting Prize Jesus Barcenas, Valdepeñas
WORKS IN: C.A.A.M. Murcia - CULTURAL RIOJA. Logroño - FRIENDS OF THE QUEEN SOFIA. Madrid - COLLECTION TETIMONI. La Caixa. Barcelona - Autonomous Community of Murcia. Murcia - COLLECTION D'ART L'Avui. Barcelona - COLLECTION MANGO. Murcia. GOVERNMENT COLLECTION. Madrid. Present work in numerous private collections in Spain, France and the United States.