SEBASTIAN NAVAS
(Malaga, Spain 1959)
Sebastián Navas was born in Malaga in 1959. He is a painter and engraver belonging to the generation of the eighties. Influenced at first by the “Transvanguardia” and the “German Expressionism”, it evolved towards a metaphysical line. From 1990 he began to work on identity and emptiness, investigating the essence of man and nature. His search led him to reflect on the no place; the transitoriness and the ayoidad of the passers-by in the urban spaces. Since a decade ago, the technique of traditional Chinese ink is very present in his work, investigating its use in western contemporary pictorial language.
He has held international exhibitions, obtained national awards, and worked with national galleries and malagueñas, as well as collaborating with publishers such as Anagrama and Siruela. His work is in national and international collections, as well as in public and private institutions in Malaga.
Among the most recent international and national exhibitions, the following stand out: Arka Gallery, Vilnius (Lithuania); Galerija Beograd, Belgrade (Serbia). Focus Europe; Galerie Im Eishaus, Neudrossenfeld (Germany); Focus sull ´arte contemporanea. Museo di Sant ´Agostino. Genova. Italia. Neighbours III” CAC Malaga; Imago Mundi Benetton Foundation, Giorgio Cini. “Miradas” Instituto Cervantes Fez. Fez. Marruecos. Focus Europa Art. Plassenburg, Kulmbach. Alemania. Biennial; Internationale Kunstausstellung. Neudrossenfeld, Bavaria. Germany; “Made in Spain” CAC Málaga; “Artist Furniture” MUPAM. Malaga; “Entrelineas” Kunsthaus am Lohrberg. Frankfurt. Alemania. Cantos rodados” MAD Antequera. Grabadores andaluces de ahora. Ponto de luz atelier. Lisboa. Instituto Cervantes, Taller Gravura. Lyon. Francia. ARCO 2008. “Ámbitos y espacios”. Stand Fundación Unicaja. Madrid.”Images of the floating world” at Casa Fuerte Bezmiliana.
EXHIBITIONS
2019 “Kokoro” Sala Robert Harvey Benagalbón Málaga.
2018 “Imágenes del mundo flotante” Casa Fuerte de Bezmiliana .Rincón del la Victoria . Málaga
2017 Sala Axarquía. I.E.S. Berzmiliana. Málaga.
2017 ‘’Con el vacío de lo inútil´´ Escuela de arte de San Telmo , Málaga.
2012 “Images of the floating world” IES Puerta de la Axarquia. Malaga
2011 “Within the landscape” IES Ben al-Khatib. Malaga.
2009 “Perspectives” Instituto Cervantes Fez. Fez. Morocco.
2007 Meeting of the Provincial Cultural Center. Malaga Provincial Government. Malaga.
2005 Gallery ArtGea. Malaga.
2002 Gallery Javier Marin. Malaga.
2000 Gallery Marin Galy. Malaga.
1998 Gallery Marin Galy. Malaga.
1997 Gallery Detursa. Madrid.
1997 Economic Society of Friends of the Country. Malaga.
1996 Art Hall. Nerja Town Hall. Malaga.
1995 Workshop Gravura. Drawings. Malaga.
1995 Magda Bellotti Gallery. Algeciras, Cádiz.
1994 Exhibition Hall Unicaja. Antequera, Málaga.
1993 Provincial Council. Malaga.
1992 Exhibition Hall J. M ª. Fernández. Unicaja. Malaga.
1991 College of Architects. Malaga.
1989 Magda Bellotti Gallery. Algeciras, Cádiz.
1988 Provincial Council. Malaga.
1987 Collective Palmo. Malaga.
1986 Terral, Málaga.
EXHIBITIONS
2020 Drácula x Drácula C. A. C. Málaga.
2020 Gravura . Ateneo de Málaga.
2020 Territorio Axarco. Centro de exposiciones de Benalmadena. Málaga.
2019 “Lugares” Casabermeja. Málaga.
2019 GC Art Space. Cazorla . Jaen.
2019 “Corazon blanco, corazón negro” Biblioteca Municiàl Alhaurín el Grande. Málaga.
2018 Museo Zabaleta y Miguel Hernandez Quesada . Jaen
2018 Focus Europa. Simposium Casabermeja . Málaga.
2018 Territorio Axarco. Museo de Nerja. Málaga.
2017 Arka Gallery. Vilna . Lituania.
2017 Galeria Cartel. Pintores malagueños 80-90 Málaga.
2017 Galerija Beograd. Belgrado. Serbia. Focus Europa.
2016 Galerie Im Eishaus. Neudrossenfeld. Alemania.
2015 “Neighbours III” CAC Malaga. 2015 Artists Acoge. Culture House. Fuengirola.
2015 “Threads” Taller Galeria Gravura. Malaga.
2015 Imago Mundi. Benetton, Giorgio Cini. Foundation Venice Biennale. Italy.
2015 Focus sull’arte contemporary. Museo di Sant’Agostino. Genova. Italy.
2015 Art Focus Europe. Plassenburg, Kulmbach. Germany.
2015 Internationale Kunstausstellung. Neudrossenfeld, Bavaria. Germany.
2015 “Made in Spain” CAC Málaga.
2015 “Furniture Artist” MUPAM. Malaga.
2015 “Boulders” MAD Antequera. Malaga.
2014 “Entrelineas” Kunsthaus am Lohrberg. Frankfurt. Germany.
2014 “The Mirror and beauty”. Room Blas. Malaga.
2014 “Neighbours II” CAC Málaga.
2014 “Urban Utopias”. MUPAM. Málaga
2014 “Irreconcilable” Cultural Provincial Center, Malaga.
2013 “Homage to Carlos Duran” Galeria Alfredo Viñas. Malaga.
2012 “30 years, 7 months, 5 days” Study of Ignacio del Rio. Malaga.
2012 Andalusian Recorders now. Ponto de atelier light. Lisbon.
2011 Instituto Cervantes, Gravura Workshop. Lyon. France
2009 238th Street Gravura Workshop. Malaga.
2009 Desktop 1979-2009 Contemporary Art in Malaga Council. Malaga.
2008 Chart for a crisis. Gravura. Malaga.
2008 Economic Society Friends of the Country. Stand ARCO. Malaga.
2008 ARCO 2008. “Areas and spaces”. Stand Foundation Unicaja. Madrid.
2007 Graphic work in the collection of the Delegation of Malaga. Provincial Cultural Center. Málaga
2007 “Token money.” Cultural Scope of the English Court. Malaga.
2006 “25 years Gravura Workshop”. Alameda room. Malaga Provincial Government.
2006 “25 years, College of Architects”. Episcopal Palace, Malaga.
2006 Gallery Henarte. Malaga.
2005 Gallery ArtGea. Malaga.
2004 “Button displays”. Arco 2004. Stand Diputación de Málaga. IFEMA. Madrid.
2006 “Manolo Ales, in memoriam”. Itinerant Cádiz – Jerez Málaga-.
2006 “On paper”. Gravura workshop. Malaga.
2003 “Manolo”. Cruz Herrera Museum. La Línea de la Concepción. Cadiz.
2002 “Paper Show”. Javier Marín Gallery. Malaga.
2002 Gallery Detursa. Madrid.
2002 Gallery Javier Marin. Malaga.
2001 Gallery Javier Marin. Malaga.
2001 “Past and Present in the Municipal artistic heritage”. Municipal Museum of Málaga.
2001 “VI Contest of Plastic Arts Unicaja”. Episcopal palace. Malaga.
2001 Room Santa Inés. Seville.
2000 “Plastic Artists Contemporaries in the Strait of Gibraltar”. The Spanisn Institut. USA.
2000 “Ten Years of Art. Figurations “. Detursa gallery. Madrid.
2000 “LXI National Exhibition of Fine Arts”. Valdepeñas. Real city.
2000 “V National Contest of Plastic Arts of Unicaja”. Episcopal palace. Malaga.
2000 Room Santa Inés. Seville.
1999 “XIII Salon d’Automne Painting”. Casa Colón. Huelva.
1999 “Graphic Work”. Magda Bellotti Gallery. Algeciras. Cadiz.
1999 “Tenth Anniversary Museum Cruz Herrera”. The line . Cadiz.
1999 Economic Society Friends of the Country. Malaga.
1999 “IV National Arts Competition Unicaja”. Episcopal palace. Malaga.
1999 Room Santa Inés. Sevilla
1998 “Size 8”. Detursa gallery. Madrid.
1998 Galerie du Projet, Disserens Von Kaenel. Geneva. Switzerland.
1998 “Contemporary Art, the Provincial Council Funds”. Alameda room. Malaga.
1997 Estampa Madrid.
1997 “1st Prize of Engraving Ciudad de Borja”. Convento de la Concepción. Borja, Zaragoza.
1997 Royal Gallery 79. Almeria.
1997 “malagueños Painters”. Provincial Museum. Malaga. Painting Prize
1996 L’Oreal. Arts & Dialogues Européens. Maison des Arts Georges Pompidou. Cajarc, France.
1996 “On Paper”. Magda Bellotti Gallery. Algeciras. Cadiz.
1996 “artistic backgrounds University. Latest contributions “. Art Gallery of the University. Malaga.
1996 “25 years.” commemorative exhibition. Malaga Provincial Government.
1996 “Reincidentes”. Terral. Malaga.
1996 I Contest Unicaja of Fine Arts. Collegiate Santa Maria Maggiore. Antequera.
1995 I Contest Unicaja of Fine Arts. Museum of Fine Arts. Malaga.
1995 Royal Gallery 79. Almeria.
1995 Arts and Human Rights. Municipal Archives. Malaga.
1995 XI Painting Prize L ‘Oréal. Centro Cultural Conde Duque. Madrid.
1995 National Exhibition of Fine Arts. Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real.
1995 Gallery Detursa. Madrid.
1995 “Painters Esquematistas”. Mona Art Gallery. Denia. Alicante.
1995 XIII Contest of Plastic Arts “Carlos Haes”. school of Engineers Channels and Ports. Madrid.
1994 13-Málaga-13. Art und Weise Galerie. Hamburg. Germany.
1994 12th anniversary. Magda Bellotti Gallery. Algeciras, Cádiz.
1994 “Twelve Authors and Antequera”. Unicaja. Antequera.
1994 “Summer Solstice”. College of Architects. Malaga.
1994 “malagueños Recorders”. Spanish Engraving Museum Contemporary . Marbella. Malaga.
1994 “Painters Esquematistas”. Detursa gallery. Madrid.
1994 Graphic Print. Magda Bellotti Gallery. Algeciras, Cádiz.
1994 “Six by four.” Fort Bezmiliana house. University of Malaga.
1994 Graphic Print. Gravura workshop. Malaga.
1994 “Málaga, territory for creation.” Civic Center. Malaga.
1993 Malaga in Aix. University of Provence. Aix-en-Provence. France.
1993 Twentieth Century Hall. Marbella, Malaga.
1993 Customs 93. Provincial Palace of the council. Cadiz.
1993 “The art of building art.” College Collection Architects. Museum of Fine Arts. Malaga.
1992 First National Painting Contest Ecoahorro. Economic Society of Friends of the Country. Malaga.
1992 Gallery The Gloo Amarillo. Madrid.
1991 “Natural”. College of Architects. Malaga.
1991 “Fourth Meeting of painting”. Unicaja. Malaga.
1991 “Masculine-Feminine”. Museum of Fine Arts. Malaga.
1991 “Aura Nova”. Gallery Nova. Malaga.
1991 “Exhibition 49”. Pedro Pizarro Gallery. Malaga.
1991 “Custom 91”. Provincial Palace of the Delegation. Cadiz.
1991 “Contemporary Malagueño. Culture House. Fuengirola, Málaga.
1990 “Notebooks”. Carmen Julian gallery. Malaga.
1990 Third Meeting of painting C. A. A. Málaga.
1990 Workshop Gravura. Folder recorded. traveling exhibition.
1989 El Chaparral. Fuengirola, Málaga.
1988 “Self-defined”. Sala Moreno Villa. Malaga.
1988 “3 painters” Magda Bellotti Gallery. Algeciras
1988 First Meeting of painting C.A.A. Malaga.
1988 “El Toro”. Ateneo de Málaga.
1987 IV Youth Encounter of Plastic Arts of Andalusia. Museum of Fine Arts. Malaga.
1986 “The Krytmas”. Museum of Fine Arts. Malaga.
1986 “Selfportraits”. College of Architects. Malaga.
1986 “The Last Moraga”. Raven Rock. Malaga.
1986 “5 Artists Against Apartheid”. Wuthering Heights. Malaga.
1986 “I Emerged in Malaga”. Bullring. Malaga.
1984 Ateneo de Malaga.
1984 Arkadia. Malaga.
1983 Casa de la Cultura. Malaga.
1982 “Homage to Picasso”. Diocesan Museum, Malaga.
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2007 Course “drypoint” with José Faria. Gravura. Malaga.
2001 VI Contest of Plastic Arts of Unicaja: selected work. Malaga.
2000 National Arts Competition. Acquisition. Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real.
1999 IV Contest of Plastic Arts of Unicaja: selected work. Malaga.
1999 Autumn Salon of Painting. Casa Colón: selected work. Huelva.
1997 1st Prize of Engraving Ciudad de Borja. Convento de la Concepción: selected work. Borja. Saragossa.
1997 Engraving Prize “Pablo Ruiz Picasso”. Ateneo – University of Malaga. 1st Prize.
1995 National Arts Competition. Acquisition. Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real.
1995 XI Painting Prize L’Oreal. Selected work. Centro Cultural Conde Duque. Madrid.
1995 I Contest Unicaja of visual arts. Selected work. Malaga.
1995 XIII Contest of Fine Arts “Carlos Haes” Selected work. College of Engineers Channels and Ports. Madrid.
1994 XIII National Contest “City of Alcorcon”. Selected work. Madrid.
1993 Malagueño Young Art Award. El Corte Ingles. Malaga. First prize.
1993 Customs 93. Selected work. Provincial Palace of the Delegation. Cadiz.
1992 First National Painting Contest Ecoahorro. Second prize. Malaga.
1991 Fourth Meeting of Painting Unicaja. Selected work. Malaga.
1991 Customs 91. Selected work. Provincial Palace of the Delegation. Cádiz
1990 Third Meeting of painting C. A. A. Selected work. Malaga.
1988 First Meeting of painting C. A. A. Selected work. Malaga.
1988 Scholarship Board Andalusia engraving course in the Gravura workshop. Malaga.
1987 IV Youth Encounter of Plastic Arts of Andalusia. Museum of Fine Arts .: selected work. Malaga.
OTHERS
2006 Days EBC cultural base companies. Government of Andalusia. Ministry of Innovation, Science and Enterprise. Malaga.
2008 Cycles “Cinema and Word”: Cinema and Painting. Ateneo de Málaga.