Biography
Manuel Gómez Rivero was born in Gojar (Granada) in 1961. Since 1985 he has been teaching in the School of Fine Arts at the University of Granada. He has received his PhD in Fine Arts at the University of Granada in 1987, and has been a professor at the University of Granada since 1988. Hon. Gójar City Council and its corporation, unanimously agreed in plenary meeting on 12 January 2015 to grant the title of Son of the municipality of Gójar.
Individual Exhibitions
1984
- Cultural Week in Gojar (cultural center), in June.
1986
- Bank of Bilbao in February (Almeria).
1987
- Art Hall at the Caja General de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad in Granada.
- Art Hall at the Caja General de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad in Granada in the Almuñecar Exhibition Hall.
1988
- Bank of Bilbao Art Hall (Almeria).
- Carmen de la Fundación Rodríguez-Acosta (Granada).
- Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad in Granada, Almheria Exhibition Hall (Almería).
1990
- Cartel Art Gallery (Granada).
1996
- Jesús Puerto Art Gallery, “El Laurel de la Reina y otros colores en el tiempo” (Granada).
2000
- Carmen of the Rodríguez-Acosta Foundation (Granada).
2006
- Exhibition Hall Gran Capitán (Excmo. Ayto. de Granada).
- Instituto Cervantes de Chicago (EE.UU.)
Group Exhibitions
1985
- Utrera (Seville).
- Reales Alcazares (Sevilla).
- Seville’s Fine Arts Department.
- Carmen of the Rodríguez-Acosta Foundaton of Granada.
1986
- Seville’s Contemporary Art Museum.
1987
- Exhibition in the 6th Painting Contest organized by the Santa Cecilia Fine Arts Academy, sponsored by Osborne, Puerto de Santa María (Cadiz).
- Exhibition in the 8th National Painting and Drawing Contest “Ciudad de Utrera,” sponsored by the Cultural Council of Utrera (Seville).
- Exhibition in the Painting and Sculpting Contest organized by the Caja de Ahorros Provincial San Fernando in Seville, Chicarreros Hall, Seville.
- Exhibition in the 11th Young Andalucian Painters Contest sponsored by Monte de Piedad y Caja de Ahorros in Almería, Cultural Center, Almeria.
- Exhibition in the 6th International Painting Award “Eugenio Hermoso,” Fregenal de la Sierra (Badajoz).
1988
- Exhibition in the 9th National Painting and Drawing Contest “Ciudad de Utrera,” sponsored by the Cultural Council of Utrera (Seville).
- Exhibition in the 7th Painting Contest organized by the Santa Cecilia Fine Arts Academy, sponsored by Osborne, Puerto de Santa María (Cadiz).
- Exhibition in the 35th Edition of the Linares Painting Biennial, sponsored by the Cultural Department of the Linares City Council, (Jaen).
- Exhibition in the 1988 Edition of the Valenti Oil Painting Contest, Valenti Art Hall , Sant Pere de Ribes (Barcelona).
- Exhibition in the 1st National Fine Arts Professor Painting Contest, sponsored by “El Corte Ingles,” (Madrid).
- Exhibition in the 20th Cadiz Royal Fine Arts Academy, Sponsored by the Cadiz County Council, (Cadiz).
1989
- Exhibition Hall in the Hotel Stella Maris, Aguilas (Murcia).
1990
- National Museum of Kenya, Nairobi.
- “Artistas Granadinos,” Exhibition Hall at the Casa Municipal de la Cultura, Santa Fe City Council, Granada.
- “Colecciones Privadas.” Exhibition Hall at the Casa Municipal de la Cultura, Santa Fe City Council, Granada.
- Nolde Art Gallery, “Última 90,” Navacerrada (Madrid).
1995
- Internacional Contemporary Art Fair, “Arte Sur.” Cartel Gallery, Granada.
- Exhibition “El Legado Andalusí: una propuesta plástica.” In the Exhibition Hall at the Caja de Granada Foundation. This was a travelling exhibition for the city councils of: Guadix, Medina Sidonia, Motril, Rincón de la Victoria, Priego de Córdoba, Osuna, Baza, Lanjarón, Castillo de Locubín, Arboleas, Pinos del Valle (El Pinar), Fuengirola, Dalias, Bailén and Torredelcampo.
1996
- Exhibition “Colores de Granada. Pintura Contemporánea,” in the exhibition hall at the Rodríguez-Acosta Foundation in Granada.
- Jesús Puerto Gallery “El Darro y su entorno,” Granada.
- Exhibition Hall at the Antiguo Hospital de San Juan de Dios. Instituto de Estudios Gienneses. Works selected in the 10th Painting Prize “Emilio Ollero,” Jaen.
- Ascensión Morillas Gallery. “Una apuesta decidida por el arte: variedad de argumentos Plásticos,” Granada.
1997
- Jesús Puerto Gallery. “Flores,” Granada.
- County Council Exhibition Hall. Works selected in the 4th Painting Biennial “Luis
Aldehuela” of Andujar, Jaén.
1998
- Jesús Puerto Gallery. Serigraphs “Granada,” Granada.
- Exhibition Hall at the Antiguo Hospital de San Juan de Dios. Instituto de Estudios Giennenses. Works selected in the 12th Painting Prize, “Emilio Ollero,” Jaen.
- Bocetto Gallery. “Pasión en plural,” Granada.
1999
- Jesús Puerto Gallery. “Cuadernos,” Granada.
- Madraza Palace. “Siete artistas plásticos. Indagaciones en torno a la presencia pictórica,” Granada.
During 1994, 1995 and 1996 I directed the summer courses “Reencuentro con el paisaje,” where I was teacher and with the collaboration of the Rodríguez-Acosta Foundation, the University of Granada, the Caja de Granada Foundation, the Fine Arts School and its Painting Department. These courses also had visiting professors including Julián Gállego, José Hernández, Carmen Laffon, Eduardo Naranjo, Miguel Rodríguez-Acosta, Joaquín Sáenz, José Sánchez-Carralero, etc.
During the years 2013 and 2014 directs the courses "Reencuentro con la Pintura", which acts as teacher and who helped the University of Granada, Faculty of Fine Arts in Granada, Hon. Granada City Council, Cultural Scope of El Corte Ingles, Banco Santander. These courses attend as guest lecturers, including Antonio López García, Eduardo Naranjo Martínez, Andrés García Ibáñez, Patrick Lenaghan (Hispanic Society, New York).
Grants and Awards
- Rodríguez-Acosta Foundation of Granada Grant, 25th Edition, August, 1985.
- 6th Painting Contest from the Santa Cecilia Fine Arts Academy in the Puerto de
Santa María (Cadiz). Consolation prize, May, 1987.
- 11th Young Andaluz Painters´ Contest, Sponsored by the Monte de Piedad y Caja
de Ahorros in Almeria (Almeria). 2nd prize, October, 1987.
- 1st Prize in the 4th Painting Biennial of Andujar, (Jaen). May, 1997.
- 2nd Prize for the “12th Emilio Ollero Painting Prize.” Instituto de Estudios Giennenses. Jaen County Council. December, 1998.
- Director along with D. Ramiro Megías López in the 1st Fine Arts School Professors of Granada Group Exhibition, October/ November, 1996, celebrated in the Crucero Bajo del Hospital Real in Granada, sponsored by: Vicerrectorado de Extensión Universitaria, Social Council of the University of Granada, Provincial Council, El Corte Inglés, the Fine Arts School and the Drawing, Sculpting and Painting Department.
Works in different institutions and private collections
- Bilbao Bank, Almería.
- Rodríguez-Acosta Foundation, Granada.
- Caja General de Ahorros, Almeria.
- The National Library.
- University of Granada.
- Caja Granada.
- Jaen´s County Council.
- Zarzuela Palace, The King of Spain´s S.M. house.
- Puleva Food, S.L Collection.
- Private collections in Spain, Europe and U.S.A.
- “El Legado Andalusí” Foundation.
- Gojar City Council (Granada)
- College of Computer Engineering (Granada).
- Gonzalez Orea Plastic Arts Museum, Andujar (Jaen).
- Instituto Cervantes de Chicago (EE.UU.)
- The Hispanic Society of America, New York.