Paulino Ustarroz

Of Basque and Navarrese origin, Ustárroz's parents, natives of Castejón, he and she of Hondarribía, went into exile in Barcelona in the middle of the Spanish civil war. Fleeing to France, they arrive in Barcelona, where the painter Paulino Ustárroz was born in 1952.He is artistically trained at the Massana School in Barcelona, where he specializes in painting and sculpture.He can be considered as an essayist for painting. He achieves for his paintings a great solidity in the matter. He unfolds with ease in dark colors, black, silver, ocher and gray, in a well-directed search for the natural colors of matter.Ustárroz's painting is in itself a rising value, whose merits lie in the marked personality of his work and in the singular perception of a living art, which narrates the reality of the human transformation of the environment.

INDIVIDUAL EXPOSITIONS:

BANCO ATLANTICO Exhibition Hall. Estella (Navarra), 1986.

KUTXA DE GUIPUZKOA Exhibition Hall. Barcelona, 1986.

FLAT Gallery. Barcelona, 1987.

MECOARC room. San Francisco (USA), 1988.

SANT LLUC Art Gallery. Olot (Girona), 1989.

Patio de LUCES, Excma. Almería Provincial Council. Almeria, 1989.

MINERVA Galería d'Art. Mataró (Barcelona), 1990.

AB Gallery d'Art. Granollers (Barcelona), 1990.

Gallery DIAGONAL ART. Barcelona, 1991.

MARABELLO Gallery. Barcelona, 1992.

CATALONIA Gallery. Barcelona, 1993.

MECOARC room. San Francisco (USA), 1995.

RA DEL REY, contemporary art. Madrid, 1997.

Galerie d'Art HEROUET. Paris, 1998.

Cultural Center LA FARINERA del Clot, "dosmilcuatro", Barcelona, 2002.

SPECIAL PROJECTS:

Estand BRUQUEL S.A., IFEMA Fashion-Autumn. Madrid, 1988.

TECNOLOGIC stand, GAUDI Fashion-Man Show. Barcelona, 1989.

Opening of HEIDRICK AND STRUGGLES ESPAÑA, INC. Barcelona, 1989.

Cover of "AGENDA OF THE CITY OF BARCELONA". XII-I, BCN, 1989-90.

"PAULINO USTARROZ" monograph. Volume No. 95 of the Current Masters of Catalan Painting and Sculpture collection. BCN, 1990.

"PAULINO USTARROZ" volume IV, fascicle 36 bis. Library: BASQUE PAINTERS AND SCULPTORS OF YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW. Great Basque Encyclopedia. Bilbao, 1990.

Decorated for the presentation in Spain of MILA SCHÖN, Hotel RITZ. Madrid, 1990.

Poster "150 Anniversary" Guàrdia Urbana de Barcelona. BCN, 1993.

Stand "ISFES, Tarrago". BCN, 1994.

52nd FRANKFURTER BUCHESSE, Frankfurt art fair, October 18-23, 2000.

"The Illustration of Sunday", back cover of El Periódico, year 2001.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

FOUNDATION JOAN MIRÓ. D´ART GRÀFIC JOAN PRATS AWARD. BCN, 1986.

FOUNDATION JOAN MIRÓ. XXV INTERNATIONAL DIBUIX JOAN MIRÓ AWARD. Barcelona, 1986.

CAIXA DE BARCELONA FOUNDATION. "VI BIENNAL OF PAINTING". BCN, 1986.

ESTHER XARGAY Gallery. Sant Feliu de Guixols (Girona), 1986.

ESTOL Gallery. Barcelona, 1987.

Antiga Capella de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu. "I JAUME GUASCH PAINTING BIENNAL". Barcelona, 1987.

Antic Mercat del Born. "II BIENNAL D'ART F.C. BARCELONA". Barcelona, 1987.

YOLANDA RIOS Gallery. "Autumn Collective". Sitges (Barcelona), 1987.

Provincial Council of Alicante. "IX CALL FOR PLASTIC ARTS". Alicante, 1988.

Cava Wine Guild. "VII PAIS DEL CAVA PAINTING CONTEST". Sant Sadurní de Noia (Barcelona), 1988.

CAJA DE MADRID. "III NATIONAL PAINTING COMPETITION". Madrid, 1988.

THE GALLERY MARKET. "COLECTIVA ESPAÑOLA". San Francisco (USA), 1988.

PALACIO ALMUDI ART CENTER. "NATIONAL HALL OF PAINTING". Murcia, 1988.

MADRID POST BOX. "VI POSTCARD BOX PAINTING COMPETITION". Madrid, 1988.

POSADA DE LA HERMANDAD, Toledo City Council. "X BIENAL DEL TAJO". Toledo, 1988.

Provincial Council of Badajoz. "VII INTERNATIONAL EUGENIO HERMOSO PAINTING PRIZE". Badajoz, 1988.

ITINERANT POST BOX EXHIBITION. Cuenca, Guadalajara, San Sebastián, Santander, La Coruña, Zamora, 1989.

ITINERANTE CAM CULTURAL Exhibition. Murcia, Lorca, Cartagena, 1989.

Provincial Council of Alicante. "X CALL FOR PLASTIC ARTS". Alicante, 1989.

CAIXA DE TERRASSA CULTURAL CENTER. "I RICARD CAMI PAINTING AWARD". Terrassa (Barcelona), 1989.

HOUSE OF CULTURE, Valdepeñas City Council. "L NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF PLASTIC ARTS", Valdepeñas. 1989.

LLIVIA ART Galería d'Art. Llivia (Girona), 1990.

MINERVA Galería d'Art. "COLLECTIVE OF AUTUMN". Mataró (Barcelona), 1990.

Gallery d´Art SANT LLUC. Olot (Girona), 1990.

PRINCESA SOFÍA Hotel. Barcelona, 1990.

MINERVA Galería d'Art. "LARGE FORMATS". Mataró (Barcelona), 1990.

1st CHARITY EXHIBITION OF PINTURES PER A LA LLUITA AGAINST AIDS. GENERALITAT OF CATALUNYA. FOUNDED LA CAIXA. BCN, 1991.

STYLE Gallery. "SPRING COLLECTIVE". Barcelona, 1991.

STYLE Gallery. "PAPER ART". Barcelona, 1991.

Cultural Center TECLA SALA. "X INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL OF SPORTS IN THE FINE ARTS. L´Hospitalet - Barcelona, 1992.

CATALONIA Gallery. Barcelona, 1992.

BARCELONA Hotel. "NADAL 92". Barcelona, 1992.

Torreón de Lozoya. "LIVE CONTEMPORARY PAINTING". Segovia, 1994.

SYMBOL Galeria d'Art. "THE ELECTRIC SARDANA". Manresa, 1994.

CAIXA DE TERRASSA CULTURAL CENTER. "4 RICARD CAMI PAINTING AWARD". Terrassa (Barcelona), 1995.

Confraria del Cava Sant Sadurní. "XIVè PAIS DEL CAVA PAINTING CONTEST". Sant Sadurní de Noia (Barcelona), 1995.

HEROUET Gallery. "Artistes Ibériens". Paris, 1997.

RA DEL REY, contemporary art. "Taurios V". Madrid, 1997.

CORDOBA CITY COUNCIL. "Taurios V". Cordoba, 1997.

MUSEUM F. C. Barcelona. "III Biennal d´Art Centeneri F. C. Barcelona". BCN 1999.

MONTCADA Gallery. "Autumn Collective". Barcelona, 2000.

AWARDS OBTAINED:

1st MENTION OF THE D'ART GRÀFIC JOAN PRANT AWARD, Fundació Miró. Barcelona, 1986.

SELECTED for the XXV JOAN MIRÓ INTERNATIONAL DIBUIX AWARD, Fundació Miró. Barcelona, 1986.

FINALIST in the VI BIENNAL DE BARCELONA, Jove Pintura Contemporània, CAIXA DE BARCELONA. Barcelona, 1986.

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