BIOGRAPHY OF THOMAS CREGO SHOT:

Born in Palma de Mallorca (Baleares) in the year 1947.A four years old with his parents, lives permanently in El Ferrol (La Coruña), enters as a toddler at the Academy called Alvarado, adjacent to the Plaza de Amboage. Seven years is studying at the College of Rosario Ntra.Sra.del located at Mary Street near Amboage, as a student favorite Masdias Manuel about the Gothic script, later entering Rapariz Academy, located in Rubalcava Street, Upper Cinema Cinema, finishing high school studies, the edad.Oposita fifteen years for admission to the Naval Academy.

Already in 1969, and after independence from his father's house begins   his painting career, throughout the Peninsula (Bilbao, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, in this charming city lives for nine years) Cadaqués is another place where he lives with his sister Ana Rafael Ortiz, a painter known in the Basque Country and Portugal , and which spends large and long periods, both in the locality and in Malpica (La Coruña) and La Guardia (Pontevedra), always with the brushes to "rest." Rafael and Ana are basically the pillars of education, Rafael paints the natural whenever surge.En Puentedeume Networks and I also had a good time with them, learning to painting technique that difficult and so wonderful is also Acuarela.Viaja the north of Portugal (Vila do Conde, Caminha, Nazareth, Oporto, Lisbon, Aveiro-Rias wetlands and Torreira murtosa, and in the peninsula other than the named Albarracín (Teruel) and above the city of Las Palmas, traveled from north to south and from east to west, knowing   inch by inch.

In 1996, he traveled to the City of   Light-Paris-taking notes and notes in this inspiring city, which was impressed and eager to regresar.Pasear along the Seine is a delight to chat with everyone, young and old, stationed on the shore about drawing Other shooting, most with their easels painting, in short everything wonderful this "scene" of Art.

Since 1983, lives in the town of Altea (Alicante) because in this town is home to nearly a total of 200 painters and all kinds of painting techniques, with Tomas that does the number say it's last 201.Por Diploma English and National Historical and Artistic Heritage.

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         AWARDS

Is in possession of the following.:

Year 1974 ... ... ... 2 nd Prize Esteiro Barrio-El Ferrol

Year 1974 ... ... .. 2 nd Prize Exhibition ----- El Ferrol

Year 1974 ... ... .. 2 º Prize "The Mar "----------------- El Ferrol

Year 1980 ... ... .. 3 rd Prize Painting Saxo "--------- Las Palmas de G. Canaria

During the years 1980 to 1989, participating in the National Watercolor Competition "Segrelles", getting one of those years selection of the work entitled "Reflections", with a diploma.

             EXHIBITIONS COLLECTIVE.:

Participates in the following:

Year 1980: Group Exhibition Artists Canarios in Rialto Gallery (Las Palmas de G. Canaria)

                  Group Exhibition at the Lions Club (Las Palmas de G. Canaria)

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1982: Collective Exhibition Gallery Artists Canarios in Tramonto (January), Las Palmas de G. Canaria.

                  Spring Group Show Gallery Tramonto-April-Las Palmas de G. Canaria.

Year 1985: Collective Exhibition Association of artists from Benidorm (Alicante) Hall Stephan de Villajoyosa (Alicante).

                  Collective Exhibition of Watercolor Association Gallery Vegueta Canarios in Las Palmas de G. Canaria.

  Years 1989,1990,1993,1994 and 1995, Group Exhibition with Artists of Altea "Summer Solstice" at Sala Nun of Altea.

1994: Exhibition Collective Artists' Platform Altea "Pro-Rwanda."

1996: Collective Exhibition "WATERCOLOR IN GRAN CANARIA" being promoted by the Excmo.Ayuntamiento   de Las Palmas de G. Canaria   6 to 20 March of that year.

2001: Collective CXXXIV Small Format Exhibition in Sala Juan Larrea Bilbao (Basque Association of Watercolor Painters.)

2003: Collective exhibition of ACA and AAC, the museum "Casa Gourie" Arucas (Gran Canaria).

                  Collective exhibition at the House of Culture   Teror (Gran Canaria).

  2010: Exhibition "Three Painters" at the Cultural Hall of Alfaz del Pi (Alicante) from 1917 to 1909 to 10/09/1930.     

EXHIBITIONS INDIVIDUAL

1977.1978 and 1979 years, performed solo exhibitions in various galleries of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, becoming known in the city.

Year 1981: Solo exhibition at the Real Club Nautico, Las Palmas de G. Canaria

Year 1982: Exhibition at the Literary Cabinet-Las Palmas de G. Canaria.

Year 1984: Solo Exhibition at Ilmo.Gabinete Literary Las Palmas.

Year 1984: Solo exhibition at the Sala Orconera 12-Altea (Alicante).

Year 1985: Solo exhibition at the Municipal Library of Benidorm (Alicante).

Year 1986: Solo Exhibition at the residential complex "Ciudad Patricia" of Benidorm (Alicante).

Year 1986: Exhibition at the Cultural Hall of the Caja de Ahorros de Alicante and Murcia-Calpe-(Alicante).

1987: Exhibition at the City Complex Patricia de Benidorm (Alicante).

Year 1988: Solo exhibition at the Hotel Cimbel of Benidorm (Alicante).

Year 1989: Solo exhibition at Gallery Panadés (Tarragona, Catalonia).

Year 1989: Exhibition at Lanuza Art Gallery in Altea (Alicante).

Year 1989: Solo Exhibition   Trade Center in Tortosa (Tarragona).

1990: Solo Exhibition Trade Centre-Tortosa, Tarragona)

Year 1994: Exhibition at the restaurant the mill Altea.

1994: Solo exhibition at the Casino de Torrevieja (Alicante).

Year 1996: Joint Exhibition at the City Complex Patricia de Benidorm (Alicante).

1997: Solo exhibition at the Les Dunes Comodoro Hotel in Benidorm (Alicante).

2004: Solo exhibition at the Casa de Galicia, Madrid.

In 1986, donates a piece for auction Travel Thesis School of Architecture of Las Palmas de G. Canaria, donating   other official bodies for humanitarian work.

This included Book "PAINTING Ferrolana", foreword by Camilo Jose Cela.

He is a member of the SAF (Society Artistico-Ferrolana).

He is a member of the Association of Basque watercolors.

It is a founding member of the Association of Fine Arts in Benidorm (now extinct).

A partner and member of the Association of watercolors Canarios (ACA).

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