Antonio López García

Born in Tomelloso, Ciudad Real, on January 6, 1936.
He was introduced to painting by his uncle Antonio López Torres.
He moved to Madrid in 1949 and prepared to enter the School of Fine Arts by attending the Museum of Artistic Reproductions and the School of Arts and Crafts.
He studied painting at the San Fernando School of Fine Arts in Madrid between 1950 and 1955. After completing his studies, he worked between Tomelloso and Madrid until 1960.
In 1961, he married María Moreno, also a painter, and between 1962 and 1964, his two daughters, María and Carmen, were born. In the second decade of the 1960s, he was a professor in charge of the Preparatory Course of Color at the San Fernando School of Fine Arts.
His first solo exhibition was at EUROPALIA'85, where Chillida and Tàpies also had solo exhibitions.
He has had numerous exhibitions at the most important museums and art centers in Spain, including "Antonio López" at the Thyssen Bornemisza Museum (2011) and "Antonio López. Hombre y Mujer" at the MNCARS (2001). His most notable exhibitions abroad include "Antonio López García" at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston (2008).
Between 1991 and 2001, he photographed Their Majesties, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía of Spain. In 2008, he placed his renowned public monument, "Day and Night," at Madrid's Atocha Station.
His numerous awards include: an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Murcia and an Honorary Member of the University Senate of the Arts at the University of Alcalá, Madrid, in 2013; the Prince of Viana Award for Culture in 2012; and the ABC Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts in 1985.