Miguel Ángel Gil Fernández GILFER. Madrid, 1967 EDUCATION Master s degree graduated in Fine Arts by the Complutense University in Madrid. 1990 He lives and works in Madrid, as artist plastic and promoter of vanguardist artistic projects. He is a member of the espacio trapézio Management Committee in Madrid (2011-2012). He has created the web platform kohtauspaikka.eu to join the artistic communities of Helsinki and Madrid (2012). Gilfer lives and works in Helsinki (Finland), invited by HIAP. 2010 Painting workshop in 14th Street Painters Studio. New York 2002 Painting workshop with Walter Biggs (Sperone Westwater Gallery). New York 2002 Fotografiar ideas (Photograph ideas) Photography workshop with Mireia Sentís. Esteban Vicente Museum. Segovia 2005 Nuevas políticas urbanas y escultura pública (New urban policies and public sculptures). Course with José Marín-Medina. City Hall of Leganés. Madrid 2006 La idea y su puesta en escena (The idea and its staging). Course with Nacho Criado. Círculo de Bellas Artes - Art Centre. Madrid 2008 PUBLIC SCULPTURE 2007 Infinito (Infinity), public sculpture unveiling in Restón Plaza, Valdemoro, Madrid. 2006 La sombra del caracol (The snail s shadow). Public sculpture unveiling. Valdemoro, Madrid. PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS 2009 Balance and gravity (Equilibrio y gravedad). Tribeca Gallery. Madrid. 2007 Black Blocks Experience. Barbarín Gallery. Madrid. 2007 Infinito (Infinity), public sculpture unveiling in the Community of Madrid.
PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS (next) GROUP EXHIBITIONS (next) 2006 La sombra del caracol (The snail s shadow). Public sculpture unveiling. Valdemoro. Madrid. 2006 La sombra del caracol (The snail s shadow). Ludic Centre of Valdemoro. Madrid. 2006 Black Blocks. Culture Centre of Navacerrada. Madrid. 2004 Bacelos Gallery. Vigo. 2004 Manolo Rojas Gallery. Madrid. 2002 Altalene Gallery. Madrid. Espacio Mendocino. Madrid. 1998 Illustrious official association of physicians of Madrid. 1996 Miró Hall. Congress and Exhibitions Palace. Madrid. 1995 Tower of Lozoya, Caja de Ahorros de Segovia Bank. Segovia. 1991 D Gallery. Madrid. 2007 Shanghai Art Fair. Tribeca Gallery (Madrid). Shanghai. China. Art Now Fair. Tribeca Gallery (Madrid). Miami Beach. USA. Estampa 07. Multiplicidad Gallery s stand. Madrid. Selected at the 2nd Fine and visual arts award ceremony of Navacerrada. Madrid. 2006 Tentaciones (Temptations). Estampa 2006. Chieffed by Javier Duero. Madrid. Selected at the 1st Fine and visual arts award ceremony of Navacerrada. Madrid. Espacio 06. Arteinversión Gallery. Boadilla del Monte. Madrid. 2nd Introduction of artists of El Trapezio Espacio de Arte Gallery. Madrid. 2nd Exhibition of supportive artists, NGO Mensajeros de la Paz (Peace Messengers), Madrid. GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2010 Open Studio Exhibition in HIAP (Artists Home) in Helsinki (Finlandia). Uniendo culturas (Joining Cultures). With the Finnish painter Totte Mannes. Fund. Pons. Madrid. 2009 Scope 2009. Tribeca Gallery. Miami. EEUU. Group Exhibition at the the Embassy of Spain in Shanghai. Tribeca Gallery. Shanghai. China. 35cm Boîte-en-valise. Arteinversión Gallery. Madrid. Conceptual Art in Canart. CANART Institute of Contemporary Arts. Shanghai. China. Traveling exhibition of the Premio Caja España de Escultura 2009 selected works Shanghai Art Fair. Tribeca Gallery Madrid-Shanghai. China. CANART. Institute of Contemporary Arts. Shanghai. China. 2008 ARCO08. Ministerio de Cultura de España Stand. Ideas y propuestas para el arte en España (Ideas and proposals for the art in Spain). Specific project. Madrid. Shanghai Art Fair. Tribeca Gallery (Madrid). Shanghai. China. ESTAMPA 08. Arteinversión Gallery s stand. Madrid. La Nave del Arte 10th Anniversary. Madrid. 2005 Selected at the 8th Villa de Valdemoro painting certamen. Valdemoro. Madrid. Estampa 2005. Multiplicidad Gallery s stand. Estampa 2005. Arteinversión Gallery s stand. 1st Introduction of artists of El Trapezio Espacio de Arte Gallery. Madrid. Tribeca Gallery. Madrid. 2004 Manolo Rojas Gallery Artists. Madrid. 3rd Outdoors sculpture certamen. Complutense University. Madrid. Estampa 2004. Arteinversión Gallery s stand. Estampa 2004. Multiplicidad Gallery s stand. 2003 Estampa 2003. Arteinversión Gallery s stand. Art Miami 2003. Latin Collector Art Center s stand (New York Gallery). Miami Beach Convention Ctr. USA. Latin Collector Gallery, Miami. Selected at 5th Premio Joven (Youth Award) 2003. Complutense University General Founding. Selected at the 3rd Escultura Villa de Pinto 2003 (Esculpture City of Pinto 2003). National Certamen. Pinto. Madrid. Selected at the 5th Escultura Ciudad de Leganés 2003 (Esculpture City of Pinto 2003) Certamen. Leganés. Madrid.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (next) GROUP EXHIBITIONS (next) 2002 Art Basel Miami. Latin Collector Art Center s Stand (New York Gallery). Miami Beach. USA Gran formato (Great format). Altalene Gallery. Madrid. Emociones abiertas (Open emotions). La Nave del Arte Gallery. Madrid. Cimentada Gallery. Oviedo. Paloma Pintos Gallery. Santiago de Compostela. La Coruña. 2001 Selected at 4th Premio Joven (Youth Award) 2001. Complutense University General Founding. Julio González Hall of the of the Ministry of Education and Culture (former MEAC). Madrid. Ra del Rey Gallery. 20 x 20. Madrid. Olé-temas.com Gallery. Madrid. La Nave del Arte Gallery. Madrid. Selected at the 6th Villa de Brunete Fine Arts National Certamen (City of Brunete Fine Arts National Certamen). Villa de Brunete. Madrid 4th Ciudad de Leganés (City of Leganés) Sculpture Certamen 2001. Ra del Rey Gallery. Santander. ArteSantander Modern Art Fair. Selected at 3rd Premio Joven (Youth Award). Complutense University General Founding. Julio González Hall of the of the Ministry of Education and Culture (former MEAC). Madrid. Ra del Rey Gallery. Marbella. MAC 21 Modern Art International Fair. Ra del Rey Gallery. Marbella. ArteSantander Modern Art International Fair. Carmen Carrión Gallery. Santander. Bisel Gallery. Cartagena. Alameda Gallery. Vigo. Ansorena Gallery. Madrid. Charity auction for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation (work that was sold) Olé-temas.com Gallery. Madrid. La Nave del Arte Gallery. Madrid. Ra del Rey Gallery. 20 x 20. 10th Anniversary. Madrid. Paloma Pintos Gallery. Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña. 1999 Spain s only representative at the 99 Qindao International Art Exhibion. China. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and AECI). 1998 Mendocino Collection of Modern Art. Madrid. 1997 Faculty of Medicin of the Autónoma University. Madrid. Madrid Gallery. Madrid. Aniceto Marinas Cultural Centre. City Hall of Brunete. Madrid. 1996 Mercado de los Artistas (Artists Market) Fair. Atocha (AVE) Train station. Madrid. D Gallery. Madrid. 1994 D Gallery. Madrid. 1990 Balconadas (Row of balconies) 2nd Biennial exhibition. Betanzos. La Coruña. Faculty of Fine Arts. Madrid. 1989 City Hall of Cercedilla Madrid. Revlon and the Faculty of Fine Arts of Madrid. 1987 Contacto con el arte actual (Contact with the modern art). José de Espronceda City Cultural Centre. Madrid. 2012 Scholarship of the Embassy of Spain in Finland (MAE) for Kotauspaikka.eu project AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS 2011 Scholarship of the Ministry of Culture of Spain to support the Kohtauspaikka.eu project, within its call for aid to the Spanish Contemporary Art.
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS (next) AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS (next) 2010 Scholarship of the Embassy of Spain in Finland (MAE) for supporting Kulttuurin Tuotanto investigation project 2009 Selected at the Premio Caja España de Escultura 2009 2008 Selected by the Ministry of Culture for its Ideas y propuestas para el arte en España (Ideas and proposals for the art in Spain) stand in the ARCO08 Fair 2007 First Prize at the 2nd Fine and Visual Arts Certamen of Navacerrada. Madrid. 2006 Project selected for Tentaciones (Temptations) at Estampa 2006. Madrid. Honorable Mention at the 1st Fine and Visual Arts Certamen of Navacerrada. Madrid. 2005 Selected at the 8th Villa de Valdemoro Painting Certamen in Valdemoro. Madrid. 2004 Honorable Mention at the 3rd Outdoors sculpture certamen of the Complutense University in Madrid. Selected at 3er Premio Joven (Youth Award). 1999 A.E.C.I. (Spanish Agency for international Cooperation) scholarship in Peking and Qingdao (China) in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Spain in Beijing. 1997 Selected at the 2nd Villa de Brunete Fine Arts National Certamen. Brunete. Madrid. 1990 Finalist at the 3rd Banesto Artistic Creation Scholarships convoking 1988 Honorable Mention at the 3rd Cerdán Gallery Certamen for New Beginning Painters Talavera de la Reina. Toledo. WORKS IN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS 2002 Selected at 5th Premio Joven (Youth Award) 2002. Consolation Prize at the 3rd Royal Premiere Painting International Certamen. Torremolinos. Málaga. 2001 Selected at 4th Premio Joven (Youth Award) 2001. Selected at the 6th Villa de Brunete Fine Arts National Certamen. Brunete, Madrid. Selected at the 3rd Dasto Painting award. Dasto Gallery. Oviedo. Spanish Ministry of Culture. Two public sculptures: Infinito (Infinity) y La Sombra del Caracol (The snail s shadow). Downtown Valdemoro. Madrid. Latin Collector Gallery. New York. USA. Private collection in Miami. USA (piece of work sold in Art Basel Miami 2002). 14th Street Painters Studio. New York. USA. Private collections in New York City. USA Art Gallery of Qingdao Culture Museum. China. Congress and Exhibitions Palace. Madrid. Illustrious official association of physicians of Madrid. Tower of Lozoya. Caja de Ahorros de Segovia Bank. City Hall of Navacerrada s Modern Art collection. Madrid. City Hall of Brunete s Modern Art collection. Madrid.
WORKS IN MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS (next) BIBLIOGRAPHY (next) P&H Company collection. Madrid. Private collections in Madrid and Vigo. Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundation. Madrid. Top Sound Group Collection in Integral Home Cinema. Madrid. Arteinversión Gallery. Madrid. Tribeca Gallery. Madrid. Royal Premier Hotels Modern Art Collection. Torremolinos. Málaga. Ministry of Science and Technology. Geological and Mining Institute of Spain. Madrid. Gómez Acebo & Pombo (attorneys). Kio Towers. Madrid. Gómez Acebo y Pombo (attorneys). Barcelona. Private collection in México D.F. AC Hotels. Madrid AC Hotels. FORUM BARCELONA 2004. Barcelona. AC Hotels. Gijón. AC Hotels. San Sebastián de los Reyes. Madrid. Hotel Quo. Villaviciosa de Odón. Madrid. AC Hotels. Gerona. N.G.O. Mensajeros de la Paz (Peace Messengers). Madrid. Barceló Hotel. Madrid. BIBLIOGRAPHY Exposición individual de Gilfer en la Nave del Arte. (Individual Exposition of Gilfer in the Nave del Arte). El Punto de las Artes. 2001. Pintura para mentes abiertas. (Painting for open minded). Avenidas Magazine. March 1998. Madrid Young Artists Guidebook. Edition year 1995. Todos los artistas de D. (All D Gallery artists). El Punto de las Artes. 1994. La pintura abstracta y conceptual de Gilfer. (The abstract and conceptual painting of Gilfer). La Gaceta Humanista. June 1994. Gilfer, una nueva voz en la pintura. (Gilfer, a new voice in the painting). R.C.F. Eco Norte, 1993. Madrid Young Artists Guidebook. Edition year 1993. Gilfer, imágenes y escrituras artísticas. (Gilfer, artistic images and scripts), J.A. Lisbona. Formas Plásticas Art Magazine. February 1992. La sombra del caracol. (The snail s shadow). Municipal report of the City Hall of Valdemoro. June 2006. Online digital Magazine Escultura Urbana (public sculpture). Year XIX, Issue 234. October 2009. Sculptors chapter: Miguel Angel Gil Fernández Gilfer. Siniestra (r) evolución. (Fateful (r) evolution). Oscar Alonso Molina. Forward text for the catalogue about the exhibition thus named at the Bacelos Gallery Vigo. 2004. Gilfer: la evolución hacia el negro. (Gilfer: the evolution towards the black). Carlos Guerrero, Arteinformado.com Manager. Forward text for the catalogue about the Gilfer: Evolution exhibition at the Manolo Rojas Gallery. Madrid. Febuary 2004. GILFER ( Miguel Angel Gil Fernández) info@gilfer.es www.gilfer.es (+34) 686 104 864 - (+34) 91 383 84 53 c/ Pinar del Rey 36, bajo D - 28033 MADRID, SPAIN PERSONAL DATA Gilfer: Evolution, Juan Antonio Tinte. El Punto de las Artes. 2-13-2004. Sístole y diástole. Oscar Alonso Molina. Forward text for the catalogue about the exhibition thus named at the Altalene Gallery Madrid. June 2002. Gilfer: el respirar de la pintura. (Gilfer: the painting s breathing), Javier Rubio Nomblot. El Punto de las Artes. 6-14-2002. Contribution to Ophelia Theatre Magazine #2.