Exhibitions
CONTEMPORARY CHINESE AND SPANISH FIGURATIVE PAINTING. EXHIBITION AT QUAN SHANSHI ART CENTER, HANGZHOU, CHINA
From November 29, 2023 to March 31, 2024, an exhibition of reproductions of works can be seen in the hall of the Shanghai Middle Longhua subway station at exits 1 and 2 of the station (lines 7 and 12). significant works of Antonio López and several Spanish realist painters of his and subsequent generations. These artists are: Miguel Ángel Argüello, Amalia Avia, Francisco López, José María Mezquita, María Moreno, Isabel Quintanilla and Julio Vaquero.
The exhibition "Antonio López and the masters of Spanish realism" is co-organized by the Cervantes Institute, the Spanish Embassy in the PR. China and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation, with the collaboration of Turespaña, the advice of the Thyssen-Bornemisza National Museum in Madrid and the Antonio López and María Moreno Studio and the support of the Shanghai Metro and the Friendship Association.
For more information visit the following link by clicking here.
CONTEMPORARY CHINESE AND SPANISH FIGURATIVE PAINTING. EXHIBITION AT QUAN SHANSHI ART CENTER, HANGZHOU, CHINA
A group exhibition of contemporary Chinese and Spanish figurative artists has just opened at the Quan Shanshi Art Center in Hangzhou where it will remain until November 28. It includes several works by María Moreno (in the image on the left), as well as Antonio López and other important Spanish figurative artists. This exhibition will travel in December to the National Grand Theater of China, in Beijing, where it can be visited between December 5, 2023 and January 5, 2024.
ARTISTS AND MODELS. STORIES OF PASSION, CREATION AND DESTRUCTION. EXHIBITION AT THE CANAL FOUNDATION
A new exhibition by the Canal de Madrid Foundation explores the relationships between female and male artists, and their partners through their art. The exhibition is curated by Rosario Sarmiento. These relationships were fruitful in some cases, supporting their lives and creativity, and destructive in others.
María Moreno's Antonio Tumbado is one of her largest paintings, which she created during the filming of Victor Erice's film El sol del membrillo, and which is now being exhibited for the first time.
"MIMESIS|REPRESENTATIONAL ART 2023", EXHIBITION AT THE MEAM IN BARCELONA
The MEAM (European Museum of Modern Art) in Barcelona presents "Mimesis| Representational Art 2023", a group exhibition on the contemporary international figuration scene. One of the artists partaking in the show is María Moreno, represented by her picture House Entrance from 1980.
The exhibition can be visited between April 21 and June 25, 2023.
For more information, see the album on the works of María Moreno and Antonio López on the latter's website by clicking here; visit the museum's website at this link.
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EXHIBITION "THE ERNESTO WUTHENOW COLLECTION" AT THE LEANDRO NAVARRO GALLERY
These days, the Leandro Navarro gallery in Madrid is offering an exhibition on the collection of Ernesto Wuthenow, a German businessman who was a founding member of one of the first Spanish art galleries, the Juana Mordó Gallery. This collector bought the work of various contemporary Spanish artists, both abstract and realist, including María Moreno. Wuthenow helped Spanish artists from the Juana Mordó gallery to present their work in several exhibitions in Germany.
From November 10, 2022, to January 5, 2023.
EXHIBITION "INFINITE REALITY"
AT THE GOYA MUSEUM IN ZARAGOZA
From June 22 to September 18, 2022, the Goya Museum in Zaragoza hosts the collective exhibition "Infinite reality". It is devoted to various figurative artists who developed their careers in the second half of the 20th and the 21st centuries.
In this selection are included some paintings by María Moreno, as well as works by Antonio López, Isabel Quintanilla, Francisco López, Julio López, Esperanza Parada, Carmen Laffón, Amalia Avia, Cristóbal Toral and José Hernández.
EXHIBITION "ANTONIO LÓPEZ" IN BANCAJA FOUNDATION, VALENCIA
From September 24, 2020 to January 24, 2021, a very selected selection of some of the most important works painted by María Moreno during her career will be seen at this show. They are in a room dedicated exclusively to his work within the retrospective exhibition "Antonio López" at the Bancaja Foundation in Valencia.
Exquisite drawings accompany the paintings from different periods of Maria's career.
EXPOSICIÓN SOBRE MUJERES ARTISTAS EN CAJACANARIAS
From January 28 to March 28, you will be able to enjoy the work of a selection of important international female artists who have lived and worked between the last two centuries. Covering all artistic disciplines, the list of selected artists includes Louise Bourgeois, Nancy Spero, Kiki Smith, Paula Rego, Helena Almeida, Rebecca Horn, Nan Goldin, and even María Moreno, among others.
The sample is in the CajaCanarias Cultural Space in Santa Cruz de Tenerife (San Clemente, 22).
EXHIBITION AT THE INSTITUTO CERVANTES IN NEW YORK
From July 25 to September 3, 2019, the traveling exhibition The poetics between abstraction and figuration can be seen at the headquarters of the Cervantes Institute in New York. Spanish art in the 50s and 60s.
Among the thirty-five works of some of the most representative artists of Madrid's figuration and abstraction of the fifties and sixties of the twentieth century, which can be seen in this exhibition, there are two by María Moreno: Trinidad Vicente and Camera with bed and bike.
EXHIBITION SEDUCIDOS POR LA REALIDAD
The traveling exhibition, Seduced by reality, arrives at the Las Claras Cultural Center in Murcia; where it will be from May 17 to July 7.
Varying some of the works included in its selection, it showcases the work of several important figurative artists for the development of realism and figurative art in the last fifty years. Among them, María Moreno, is present with some works of her production of recent years.
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EXHIBITION "ANTONIO LÓPEZ", MONASTERIO DE SANTO DOMINGO DE SILOS
From April 26 to October 31, 2019, Antonio López's monographic exhibition is displayed in the Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos, Burgos, around the spirituality and transcendence that can be found in some of his works on flowers and children. In addition, three works by María Moreno are displayed, cennected with this sensitivity and light as its driver.
The exhibition is the culmination of "Angeli" project of Las Edades del Hombre, which highlights this spiritual value. Currently exhibited in Lerma in three locations, until November of this year.
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GROUP SHOW AT THE INSTITUTO CERVANTES IN LISBOA
From February 19 to April 19, 2019, you can visit the travelling exhibition Poetics between abstraction and figurative art. Spanish art in the 50s and 60s at the headquarters of the Cervantes Institute in Lisbon.
Among the thirty-five works of some of the most representative artists of figurative art and abstraction of the fifties and sixties of the twentieth century, which make up this exhibition, there are two by María Moreno: Trinidad Vicente and Camara with bed and bicycle
EXHIBITION AT THE INSTITUTO CERVANTES IN ROME
On 26 September 2018 a new venue of the exhibition's The poetics of abstraction and figurative art will be opened at the Cervantes Institute in Rome, located in the Piazza Navona.
This exhibition began at the Cervantes Institute in Prague in November 2017. Thirty-five works by some of the most representative artists of the figurative art and abstraction practiced in Madrid in the fifties and sixties of the twentieth century can be seen in this exhibition.
A LA MESA. EL BODEGÓN EN EL ARTE. GROUP SHOW AT SALA LAS CLARAS, MURCIA
From October 4 to November 25, 2018 you can enjoy the exhibition Time to it! Still life in art, shown at the venue Las Claras in Murcia. The show is composed around still life and food, including works by artists spanning the twentieth century and contemporary, among which there are some pieces by Maria Moreno.
GROUP SHOW "SEDUCIDOS POR LA REALIDAD", DA2, SALAMANCA
Between September 20, 2018 and January 6, 2019 will be shown in the DA2 Salamanca, the exhibition Seduced by reality,which includes works by some and some of the most important figurative artists of the second half of the twentieth century in Spain, several of which are framed in the so-called "Realistas de Madrid". Included are drawings, sculptures and paintings by Antonio López, Julio and Francisco López, Esperanza Parada, Amalia Avia, Carmen Laffón, Isabel Quintanilla, Cristobal Toral and María Moreno.
EXHIBITION AT THE INST. CERVANTES IN PRAGUE,
10/11/2017- 10/02/2018
The exhibition The poetics of abstraction and figurative art was inaugurated at the Cervantes Institute in Prague, which consists of 35 works by some of the most representative artists of Madrid's figurative art and abstraction of the fifties and sixties of the 20th century. Works by members of the El Paso group can be contemplated, among whom were Antonio Saura, Luis Feito, Martín Chirino or Rafael Canogar among others; but also paintings by other abstract and figurative artists such as Lucio Muñoz, Isabel Quintanilla, María Moreno or Antonio López. These last ones although they were not part of any artistic group, maintained ties of friendship and artistic connection, being grouped later by the critic.
REALIDAD INTERPRETADA, ART SHOW AT CEART, FUENLABRADA
On September 21, 2017, "Interpreted Reality" was inaugurated at the Tomás y Valiente Arts Center in Fuenlabrada. This was an exhibition that featured works by the top representatives of the New Spanish Figurative Art, including a selection of works by Antonio López and María Moreno. The show finished on November 5.
Exhibitions List
EXHIBITIONS OF MARÍA MORENO
Solo Exhibitions:
1966
María Moreno. Galería Edurne, Madrid, 23 April–7 May.
1973
María Moreno. Ölbilder Zeichnungen. Galerie Herbert Meyer-Ellinger, Frankfurt.
1990
María Moreno. Peintures et dessins. Galerie Claude Bernard, Paris.
Group Shows:
1962
Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes. Palacio del Retiro, Madrid.
1963
Exposición Concurso Nacional. Badajoz.
Concurso Nacional de Castellón.
Joven Figuración en España. Organized by Madrid Atheneum in the Ancient Hospital of Santa Cruz, Barcelona.
1964
Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes. Palacio del Retiro, Madrid.
1965
Exposición Concursos Nacionales. Madrid.
1966
Exposición Colectiva. Galería Juana Mordó, Madrid.
1968
25 pintoras actuales. Galería El Bosco, Madrid, 11–29 January.
1969
Exposición Concursos Nacionales 1969. Dirección General de Bellas Artes, Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid.
1970
Magischer Realismus in Spanien heute. Frankfurter Kunstkabinett Hanna Bekker vom Rath, Frankfurt; Galerie Buchholz, Munich, September–October; Galerie Buchholz, Munich, November–December.
1971
Exposición Colectiva. Librería Machado, Madrid.
1972
Pintura femenina española. Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos, Madrid.
Art’72. Kunstmesse, Basilea.
1973
Art 4 ’73. Basel Internationale Kunstmesse, Basilea, Galerie Herbert Meyer-Ellinger, June.
Contemporary Spanish Realists. Marlborough Fine Art, London, September–October.
1974
Ars 74. Art Museum of the Ateneum, Helsinki.
Drawings by Ten Contemporary Spanish Artists. Marlborough Gallery, New York.
Mujeres ante el Arte. Galería Iolas-Velasco, Madrid.
El realismo hoy. Galería Val i 30, Valencia.
1975
Spanische Realisten. Galerie Kornfeld, Zurich, October–November.
Amalia Avia, Julio L. Hernández, Carmen Laffón, Francisco López, Antonio López García, Antonio López Torres, María Moreno, Isabel Quintanilla. Galería Juana de Aizpuru, Seville, April–May.
Realismus + Realität. Institut Mathildenhöhe, Kunsthalle, Darmstadt.
La Mujer en la Cultura Actual. Palacio de Fuensalida, Toledo.
Exposición inaugural. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Toledo, Casa de las Cadenas, Toledo.
1976
Pintores manchegos. Banco de Santander, Ciudad Real.
Fünf Spanische Realisten. Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Frankfurt.
Einblicke–Ausblicke. Fensterbilder von der Romentik bis heute. Städtische Kunsthalle Recklinghausen.
1977
Realität, Hiperrealität, Irrealität. Documenta 6, Kassel.
Spanische Realisten. María Moreno, Antonio López Garcia, Isabel Quintanilla, Francisco López. Galerie Brockstedt, Hamburg.
1978
10 Kunst-und Antiquitäten-Messe Hannover. Galerie und Orangerie, Hannover-Herrenhausen, April.
Als guter Realist muss ich alles erfinden: internationaler Realismus heute. Kunstverein and Kunsthaus Hamburg, Kunstverein and Kunsthaus, Hamburg, 4 Nov. 1978-7 January 1979; Badischer Kunstverein de Karlsruhe, 21 January-4 March, 1979.
1979
Fiac 79. Galerie Negru, Paris.
1980
Spanische Realisten. María Moreno, Antonio López Garcia, Isabel Quintanilla, Francisco López. Kunstverein Braunschweig Haus Salve Hospes. Braunschweig, Germany.
1981
Realismo en España. Aula de Artes Plásticas de la Universidad Complutense, Madrid.
El dibuix. Sala Pelaires, Palma de Mallorca.
1982
I pittori spagnoli della realtà. Centro d’Arte Montebello, Milan.
Arco’82. Galería Leandro Navarro, Madrid.
1983
Arco’83. Galería Leandro Navarro, Madrid.
Realidades. Institución Cultural El Brocense, Diputación Provincial, Cáceres, May.
El dibujo una realidad. Galería Heller, Madrid, July–September.
1984
Mujeres en el Arte Español (1900-1984). Centro Cultural Conde Duque, Ayto. de Madrid, Madrid.
Realistes à Madrid. Saló del Tinell, Departament de Cultura de Catalunya, Barcelona, February.
Arte Español en el Congreso. Congreso de los Diputados, Madrid.
Resurrección de la naturaleza muerta. Galería Heller, Madrid.
Europaïsche Ansichten. Batig, Hamburgo, 20 September -23 November.
1985
Figuras y figuraciones. Galería Juan Gris, Madrid.
1986
7 Spanish Realists. Claude Bernard Gallery, New York, May–June.
1987
Naturalezas Españolas (1940-1987). Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, November 1987–January 1988.
1988
Realismo y Figuración. Fundación Rodríguez Acosta, Granada, June–July.
1990
El espacio privado. Cinco siglos en veinte palabras. Centro Nacional de Exposiciones, Sala Julio González, Ministerio de Cultura, Madrid.
1991
Realismo español. Dos generaciones. Galería Leandro Navarro, Madrid.
Realismos, Arte Contemporáneo Español. Asahi Shimbun (Org.), Nihonbashi Takashimaya, Tokyo. Roaming exhibition: Osaka, Kyoto, Yokohama.
Visiones de Madrid. Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid, May–June.
Homenaje a Ortega. Galería de arte Villanueva, Madrid, April–May.
1992
Otra realidad, compañeros en Madrid. Fundación Caja Madrid (January–February). Roaming Exhibition: Fund. M. Botín, Santander (July–August); Centro de Exp. y Congresos, Zaragoza (September–October).
Contemporary Spanish Artists. Marlborough Fine Art, Tokyo, November–December.
Madrid pintado. Museo Municipal, Madrid.
Artistas en Madrid. Pabellón de la Comunidad de Madrid, Expo’92, Seville.
Jardín de vidrio. Bodegones y flores en realidad. Galería Leandro Navarro, Madrid, December 1992–January 1993.
APROARTE. Galería Leandro Navarro, Barcelona.
1994
Realismos. Centro Cultural Conde Duque, City Council of Madrid.
Arte en dos. Galería Leandro Navarro, Madrid, December 1994–January 1995.
Antonio López García. Proceso de un trabajo. Fundación FOCUS, Seville, November 1994–January 1995.
Exposición Homenaje a López Torres. Galería Arteta, Madrid.
1995
Artistas de la Galería Malborough. Kiosko Alfonso, La Coruña.
Realismo español entre dos milenios. Sala de la Pasión, Valladolid (May–June). Roaming Exhibition: Sala de Armas, Ciudadela, Pamplona (June–July); Fundación Caja Rioja, Logroño (September—October); Palacio Almudí, Murcia; Casal Sollería, Palma de Mallorca (February–March 1996).
1996
Desde la Realidad / Dalla Realtà – Quatro Artisti Spagnoli Contemporanei. Antonio López, Isabel Quintanilla, María Moreno, Francisco López. Accademia Spagnola di Storia, Archeologia e Belle Arti, Rome.
Sensibilidades. Galería Leandro Navarro, Madrid, February–April.
Contemporary Spanish Realists. Marlborough Fine Art, London, June–August.
Autour de la reálité: réalismes espagnols. Galerie Lina Davidov, Paris.
25 años. Galería Leandro Navarro, Madrid, October–December.
1997
El realismo en sus raíces. Centro Cultural Caixavigo, Vigo.
Nuevo Realismo. Artis Galería, Salamanca, 6-31 March.
1998
Paisajes de un siglo. Fundación Caja Vital Kutxa, Vitoria.
1999
Interiores. Visiones íntimas de un siglo. Centro Cultural Caixavigo, Vigo. Roaming Exhibition: La Coruña, Lugo, Ourense.
Mirar Madrid. Casa de Vacas, City Council of Madrid, Madrid.
2000
Rosas para el 2000. Galería Leandro Navarro, Madrid.
2002
Nuovo Realismo Spagnolo. Galleria Narieschi, Milan.
Luz de la mirada. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Esteban Vicente, Segovia, 2002–2003.
2003
Arte axuda Galicia. Fundación Fexdega, Vilagarcía de Arousa. Roaming Exhibition: Vigo, Ourense, San Sebastián, Santiago de Compostela, Pontevedra.
2004
Visiones de la realidad. Caja Vital Kutxa, Vitoria.
2005
Pinceladas de Realidad. Amalia Avia, María Moreno, Isabel Quintanilla. Museo de Belas Artes da Coruña, Xunta de Galicia, La Coruña.
2006
Realidad, arte spagnola della realtà. Galleria Civica di Palazzo Loffredo, Potenza, Largo Pignatari, 2006–2007.
Realidades de la realidad. Ajuntament de Valencia and Caja Castilla La Mancha, Museo de la Ciudad de Valencia.
2007
Im licht der wirklichkeit, Zeitgenössischer realismus in Spanien. Panorama Museum, Bad Frankenhausen.
2008
Cincuenta años después. Galería Leandro Navarro, Madrid, 2008–2009.
La feminidad en el arte. Fundación Caja Castellón-Bancaja, Sala Bancaja San Miguel.
Creadoras del Siglo XX. Espacio Cultural Caja Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, June–August.
Realidades de la realidad. Caja de Extremadura Obra Social, Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes, Badajoz; Convento de San Francisco, Plasencia; Palacio de Mayoralgo, Cáceres, 2008–2009.
2009
Realidades de la realidad. Caja Duero, Salamanca.
2011
Realidades de la realidad. Fundación Caja Castellón-Bancaja, Sala Bancaja San Miguel, Castellón.
2014
Visiones de la realidad. CajaCanarias Fundación, Espacio Cultural Caja Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
Selección Alumnos Talleres Cátedra Francisco de Goya y sus maestros. Fundación Caja de Ávila, Palacio Los Serrano.
De Picasso a Barceló. Galería CCPUCP, Lima, Perú, 2014–2015.
2015
Ellas. Creadoras de los siglos XX y XXI. CAC, Vélez-Málaga, March–April.
Gorputz Eta Arima XX. Eta XXI. Mendeetako emakume artistak / En cuerpo y alma. Mujeres artistas de los siglos XX y XXI. Sala Jubo-Kutxa Aretoa, San Sebastián, 19 June–27 September.
2016
Realistas de Madrid. Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, 9 February–22 May.
Realismo en España 50 años. Sala Baluarte, Centro Cultural Adolfo Suárez, 8 April–16 June.
A la mesa. Bodegones en el arte. Museo de Santa Cruz de Toledo. 4 May–4 September.
30 Aniversario. Galería Ansorena, Madrid, 15 September–28 October.
Impresiones sobre Noches en los jardines de España. Fundación Caja Rural Granada, Sala Zaida, Granada, 10 November–10 December.
2017
Realistas. Patio Herreriano, Valladolid, 19 January-26 March.
Bodegones en el arte. Sala Fundación Vital, Vitoria, 1 June-17 September.
La apariencia de lo real. Museo Carmen Thyssen, Málaga, 6 April-10 September.
Realidad interpretada. Centro de Arte Tomás y Valiente, Fuenlabrada, 21 September-5 November.
La poética de la abstracción y la figuración. Instituto Cervantes, Praga, 9 November 2017-10 February 2018
2018
La poética de la abstracción y la figuración. Rossiyskaya Academia Khudozhestv, Moscow, 30 March-20 August.
Seducidos por la realidad. DA2 Domus Artium, Salamanca, 20 September 2018-6 January 2019.
La poética de la abstracción y la figuración. Instituto Cervantes, Roma, 26 September-12 January 2019.
Bodegones en el arte. Engaño y primor en la pintura. Sala Las Claras, Murcia, 4 October-25 November.
2019
La poética entre abstracción y figuración. Arte español en los años 50 y 60. Instituto Cervantes, Lisbon, 19 February-19 April.
Seducidos por la realidad. Centro Cultural Las Claras, Murcia, 17 May-7 July.
La poética entre abstracción y figuración. Arte español en los años 50 y 60. Instituto Cervantes, New York, 25 July-3 September.
2020
Transformaciones. Mujeres artistas entre dos siglos. Fundación CajaCanarias, Tenerife, 28 January-28 March.
Antonio López. Fundación Bancaja, Valencia, 24 September 2020-24 January 2021, extended until February 28, 2021.
2022
Infinita realidad. Museo Goya, Zaragoza, 21 June-18 September.
La Colección Ernesto Wuthenow. Galería Leandro Navarro, Madrid, 10 November 2022-5 January 2023.
2023
Infancia. Antonio López. ARCO-El Corte Inglés, El Corte Inglés’ Preciados Street Building (Shop Window) & Stand of El Corte Inglés at ARCO 2023 art fair, Madrid, 15-26 February.
Antonio López. Modelo Old Prison, Barcelona, organized by the Gran Teatro Liceu de Barcelona, 23 March-10 April.
Mimesis | Representational Art 2023. MEAM (Museo Europeo de Arte Moderno), Barcelona, 21 April-25 June.
Artistas y modelos. Historias de pasión, creación y destrucción. Fundación Canal, Madrid, 11 October 2023-5 January 2024.
Pintura Figurativa Contemporánea China y Española. Quan Shanshi Art Centre, Hangzhou, China, 8-28 November 2023; National Grand Theatre, Beijing, China, 5 December 2023-5 January 2024.
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