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SANTANA

BORN
1947 Lepe, Spain

EDUCATION
1984  Art Studio with Antonio Lopez Garcia, Circulo de Bellas Artes, Madrid
1974  Creativity in Art under J. Wukmir Galic
1971-1974  Faculty of Psychology, Central University of Barcelona
1969-1971  MA in Philosophy and Literature, University of Seville
1966-1969  BA in Education, Huelva, Spain

SELECTED GROUP AND SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014  Approach to Manhattan, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2011  The Buildings of New York, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2008  Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2006  Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL Donana, Almonte, Spain
2005  Chicago Reflections, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
2005  Santana: Paintings from “Transito de la Luz”, Cervantes Institute, Chicago, IL
2005  Lake Michigan, Galeria Punto, Balencis, Spain
2004  St. Vincent Cape, Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
2004  Aguas, Isabel Ignacio Gallery, Sevilla Spain
2004  Transito de la Luz, Museo del Mar, Vigo, Spain
2004  Art and Fashion, Fernando Serrano Gallery, Trigeros, Spain
2004  Transito de la Luz, Santa Inas Monastery, Seville, Spain
2002  Chicago: Light & Space, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001  Contrasts, GSI, Cleveland, OH
2000  Huelva Museum of Art, Spain An Interior Journey Between Two Countries, Municipal
          Theater, Lepe, Spain
1999  Views, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1998  Punto Gallery, Valencia, Spain Antonio de Barcelona Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
1997  Art Miami 97, Struve Gallery, Chicago, IL
1995  Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
1994  Struve Gallery, Chicago, IL
1994  Ansorena Gallery, Madrid, Spain
1993  Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
1992  Ansorena Gallery, Madrid, Spain
1990  Casa de la Cultura, Lepe, Spain Ansorena Gallery, Madrid, Spain
1989  Schames Gallery, Lille, France
1988  San Michele Gallery, Brescia, Italy
1988  Estudio De art San Michele, Milan, Italy
1987  Embryo Gallery, Leuven, Belgium
1985  Schames Gallery, Lille, France
1984  Schablone Gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany
1984  Alpha Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
1983  Galeria Taniarte, Madrid, Spain
1983  Alpha Gallery, Burssels, Belgium
1983  Schames Gallery, Lille, France
1982  Taidegallery Tallivinti, Helsinki, Finland
1981  Club Zayas, Madrid, Spain
1981  Diputacion Provincial, Huelva, Spain
1980  Galeria La Pinacoteca, Madrid, Spain
1976  Circulo de Balla Artes, Valencia, Spain
1975  Ibiza Gallery, Ibiza, Spain
1974  Woodstock Gallery, London, England
1973  Casa de la Cultura, Huelva, Spain

PUBLICATIONS
2005  Santata: Chicago Reflections, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
2005  Santana: Lake Michigan, Punto Gallery, Valencia, Spain
2004  Santana: Transito de la Luz, Fernando Castro Flores. Santa Inas, Seville, Spain
2002  Santana: Chicago, Light and Space, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2002  Santana & Chicago, Francisco Caudet, Ediciones de la Torre, Madrid
2000  Santana, Viaje Interior por dos Paises, Adolfo Canta-o, Fernando Huici y otros.
1990-2000  Museo de Huelva, Spain New American Paintings: Juried Exhibition, Number 29,
                   Open Studios Press.

AWARDS AND HONORS
2001  Gold Medal of Honor of the Arts, from region of Andalusia, Spain, presented by President 
          of Andalusia
2000   Gold Medal of Honor of the Arts for Career from the city of Lepe, province of Huelva,
           Spain, presented by Mayor of Lepe

SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain
University of Chicago, Chicao, IL
McKenzie Consulting , Chicago, IL
REA, Inc., Evanston, IL
Sandoz, Chicago, IL
Sidley and Austin, Chicago, IL
Gardner, Carlton and Douglas, Chicago, IL
Reynders-Gray Holdings Inc., New York, NY
Ross Dixon & Bell, Chicago, IL
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Magellan, Chicago, IL
Federal Reserve Bank, Chicago, IL
Zurich Kemper Chicago, Chicago, IL
Korn Ferry International
Richar Interiors, Chicago, IL

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