Chema Dapena Lugo 1955 Training From an early age began his relationship with the world of visual arts teachers such as Saturn Lois, Lopez Guntin, Benjamin Esteban Valencia Santín or Adam (National Prize for Painting) later started her studies of art in different schools and various specialties, such as painting, sculpture, industrial design, potteries, glass, metal casting, Bachelor of Fine Arts from San Fernando Madrid. School of Applied Arts and Crafts in Lugo. In 1980 he settled in Ourense, where in 1983 began his career in industrial design play, creative art director in the firm Porcelain Gauls until 1991 on returning to independent research and artistic creation, sharing this activity with teaching in Portugal and Galicia. Teaching - Teacher - School Monitor glass do Galicia, Fundación Centro Nacional del Vidrio, Real Fabrica de Cristales de La Granja de Segovia in the specialties: decorating, modeling and design in glass. - Scenery and Design Course in Ceramics for Olarte, Coimbra (Portugal) - Course in Ceramic Sculpture, Craft Centre and Desen de Galicia - Course in Mold Potter Potter Gres, Bemposta, Ourense - Ceramic Sculpture Course Center Craft Galicia, Lugo - Conference: The Recycled Glass in Art, Semana Verde de Galicia. Silleda - Conference: The Glass Recycling. Artistic experiment Science Week. MAVA, Alcorcón. Madrid - a result of his research in the arts received in February 1995, the International Award for Design and Artistic Creation in the Internationale Frankfurter Messe in Germany, with its collection of pottery and porcelain "Kandynsky."

EXHIBITIONS

1975 - Circle of Arts, Lugo. Spain 1977 - HE Hall. City of La Coruña. Spain 1978 - Sala Zurbaran, Zaragoza. Spain - Centro Gallego de Lleida. Spain 1980 - Prism Chamber, Lugo. Spain 1981 - Aula de Cultura de Caixa Galicia, Lugo. Spain - Sala ASCOT 1988. Ourense. Spain - Sala Conde de Fenosa, Zaragoza. Spain - Aula de Cultura de Caixa Galicia, Monforte de Lemos. Spain 1982 - Caixa Cultural Hall Vigo, Vigo. Spain 1986 - 1987 - International Frankfurt Messe, Germany - GIFT SHOW Dallas, USA - Ceramex. Lisbon International Fair. Portugal - Bijorhca. International Exhibition of Paris. 1988 - International Gift Fair in New York. USA - Sala ASCOT 1988. Ourense. Spain - International Frankfurt Messe. Germany - Dallas GIFT SHOW. USA - INTERNATIONAL FAIR Ceramex Lisbo - Bijorhca Paris International Exhibition. - INTERGIFT Madrid International. 1989 - Studio 34. Ourense. Spain - Exhibition Hall MAPFRE. La Coruña. Spain - Circulo de las Artes. Lugo. Spain - Internationale FRANKFURTER MESSE. Germany - Dallas GIFT SHOW. USA - International Fair of Lisbon Ceramex. - Bijorhca Paris International Exhibition. France - International Exposition INTERGIFT Madrid. Spain 1990 - 1992 - Porto International Fair CERANOR. - International Fair of Lisbon Ceramex. - INTERGIFT Madrid International. - EXPOHOGAR International Fair of Barcelona. 1993 - Oporto International Fair CERANOR. - International Fair of Lisbon Ceramex. - INTERGIFT Madrid International. - EXPOHOGAR International Fair of Barcelona. 1994 - Oporto International Fair CERANOR. Portugal - Lisbon International Fair Ceramex. Portugal - INTERGIFT Madrid International. 1995 - DVORAK Chamber. Lugo. Spain - Handicrafts and Desen de Galicia, Ramón Valle-Inclán Museum. Spain - Exhibition Debuxo do and do Taxed. Xunta de Galicia, Lugo, Orense, Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña and Vigo. Spain 1996 - Exhibition Debuxo do and do Taxed. Xunta de Galicia, Lugo, Orense, Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña and Vigo. Spain 1997 - Exhibition at the Palacio Marques de Lozoya, Segovia. Spain - Exhibition Debuxo do and do Taxed. Xunta de Galicia, Lugo, Orense, Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña and Vigo. Spain 1998 - Exhibition "Visions of Light" at the Museo Municipal Ourense. Spain - Exhibition "Visions of Light" in the Board Hon. Diputación de Lugo. Spain - Group Exhibition Nadal do, Café Isaac, Ourense. Spain - TURIARTE, Silleda. Spain 1999 - Exhibition in Room universe Pontevedra. Spain 2000 - Watercolours "Road to Compostela" Xunta de Galicia. Casa de Galicia, Madrid. - Casa da Cultura of Portugal Melgaco - Folder Watercolors "Road to Compostela" Xunta de Galicia. Museo Provincial de Lugo. 2001 - Exhibition "Artists I Knossos Culture Xunta de Galicia. Ateneo de Ourense, Lugo Provincial Library, Room Teucro Pontevedra, La Coruña Provincial Library. Spain Exhibition in MADRID.XUNTA HOUSE OF GALICIA GALICIA. Spain 2002 - Exhibition at the Gallery Paula Pinho de Oporto. Portugal - Monastery of Poio Exhibition. Pontevedra. Spain 2003 - Art Gallery Exhibition Auria. Santiago de Compostela. Spain - Mataró Park Exhibition Centre. Mataró. Spain - Exhibition Circulo Mercantil e Industrial de Pontevedra. Spain - Exhibit Hall "A Fábrica" Allariz City Council. Ourense. Spain 2004 - Darby-Louise Gallery. Barcelona. Spain - Darby-Louise Gallery Cultural Center. Chicago, USA 2005 - Conference and Exhibition. Sala Joan Miró. Madrid. Spain 2008 Forum Cultural de Maia, Porto, Portugal.

EXHIBITIONS

1975 - Circle of Arts, Lugo. Spain 1976 - Gallery Arco da Vella "novo tempo pra art" along with authors such as: Canogart, Paul Serrano, Fajardo etc. Lugo. Spain 1977 - HE Hall. City of La Coruña. Spain 1978 - Sala Zurbaran, Zaragoza. Spain - Centro Gallego de Lleida. Spain 1980 - Prism Chamber, Lugo. 1981-82 Spain - Collective Plastic Gallegos, Caixa Vigo. Spain - Aula de Cultura de Caixa Galicia, Lugo. Spain - International Frankfurt Messe. Germany - Hall Conde de Fenosa, Zaragoza. Spain - Aula de Cultura de Caixa Galicia, Monforte de Lemos. Spain - Aula de Cultura de Caixa Vigo, Vigo. Spain 1986 - International Frankfurt Messe, Germany - GIFT SHOW Dallas, USA. - Ceramex. Lisbon International Fair. Portugal - Bijorhca. International Exhibition of Paris. France - INTERGIFT. Madrid International. Spain - EXPOHOGAR. International Fair of Barcelona. Spain 1987-1988 - International Gift Fair in New York. USA - International Frankfurt Messe. Germany - Dallas GIFT SHOW. USA - Ceramex Lisbon International Fair. Portugal - International Exhibition of Paris Bijorhca. France - International Exposition INTERGIFT Madrid. Spain - Barcelona International Fair EXPOHOGAR. Spain 1989 - International Frankfurt Messe. Germany - Dallas GIFT SHOW.USA. - International Fair of Lisbon Ceramex. Portugal - International Exhibition of Paris Bijorhca. France - International Exposition INTERGIFT Madrid. Spain - Barcelona International Exhibition EXPOHOGAR. Spain 1990 - International Fair of Lisbon Ceramex. Portugal - INTERGIFT Madrid International. Spain - Barcelona International Fair EXPOHOGAR. Spain from 1992 to 1993 - Porto International Fair CERANOR. Portugal - Lisbon International Fair Ceramex. Portugal - International Exhibition INTERGIFT Madrid. Spain - Barcelona International Fair EXPOHOGAR. Spain 1994 - Exhibition "Coa Alma Enteira" the Cuban people Museo Municipal Ourense. Spain - Porto International Fair CERANOR. Portugal - Lisbon International Fair Ceramex. Portugal - International Exhibition INTERGIFT Madrid. Spain 1995 - Collective Desen de Galicia. Craft Centre and Desen de Galicia. Lugo. Spain - Fairs Debuxo do and do Taxed. Xunta de Galicia, Lugo, Ourense, Santiago, Spain - Handicrafts and Desen de Galicia, Ramón Valle-Inclán Museum. Pobra do Caramiñal. Spain 1996 - 1997 - Exhibitions do Debuxo and low C, Xunta de Galicia Santiago de Compostela, Ourense, A Coruña, Pontevedra and Vigo. Spain 1998 - Group Exhibition Nadal do, Café Isaac, Ourense. - TURIARTE, Silleda. Pontevedra. Spain 2001 - A traveling exhibition in the cycle "OS Knossos ARTISTS Culture Xunta de Galicia - Art and AIDS. Recreation Liceo Ourensano. Ourense. Spain 2002 - Group exhibition with Gallery Art in Ourense Galicia. Spain - Arts & AIDS. Recreation Liceo Ourensano. Ourense. Spain 2003 - Art Gallery Exhibition Auria. Santiago de Compostela. Spain - Centro Gallego de Barcelona Exhibition, 12 Artists Gallegos. Barcelona. Spain - Mataró Park Exhibition Centre. Mataró. Spain 2004 - Arts & Leisure Ourensano Liceo AIDS - Darby Louise Galery. Barcelona. Spain - FAIM. Madrid. Spain 2005 - Art. Feria de Galerias Spanish. Palacio de Congresos de Madrid. Spain 2006 - Palacio de Congresos de La Toja. Pontevedra. Spain

SCULPTURE

1988 - Making sculpture limited to the Banco Bilbao-Vizcaya. Spain 1990 - Sculpture for the Colegio de Arquitectos de Galicia. Spain 1996 - Making the sculpture to Santa Maria de Cervellón for the new Church Fathers Mercedarios in Madrid. Spain 1997 - Making the sculpture bust of José Martí to the Library of the Americas at the Palace of Fonseca. Rector of the University of Santiago de Compostela. - Is selected and participates in the "Galicia Terra Unica" Xunta de Galicia under the heading of Outdoor Sculpture, a work: As Fontes da Poetry - Completing the sculpture "A Orixe da Vida" even the Hospital Complex Sta Maria Nai Ourense, made in Cast Steel and Glass Cut me. It was inaugurated on 23 Nadal by the Regional Minister of Health, Sr.Hernandez Queer as director of the Center D. Santalices Miguel Vieira. 1998 - Sculpture "Visions of Light" at the Museo Municipal Ourense. Spain - Sculpture "Visions of Light" in HE. Provincial Lugo. Spain - Making Deusa Mensaxeira sculpture in bronze GALICIA Communication Awards 1999, Xunta de Galicia. 1999 - El Faro del Fin del Mundo Vilanova de Arousa. Pontevedra. Spain 2003 - Realisation The Goddess of Excellence for Mahon-San Miguel group. Spain 2004 - Realization of a sculpture, The Pyramids of Water. Carballiño, Ourense. GLASS WALL and Spain 1997 - Making a Mural refractory stoneware Crafts Center and Desen de Galicia Hon. Diputación Provincial de Lugo. Spain 1999 - Making a fused glass mural for the Chamber of Commerce at its Centennial Ourense. Spain. - Making a Cast Glass Mural for the Delegation of the COTOP in Ourense. Spain - Making the Monumental Church Stained Glass Ponte Lima. Portugal 2001 - Performance of Monuments in the Church Stained La Sagrada Familia. Vigo. Until now Spain has done numerous murals in molten glass for official and private collections in different countries.

AWARDS

1970 - First prize in the National Design Competition. Spain 1995 - a result of his research in the arts received in February 1995, the International Award for Design and Artistic Creation in the Internationale Frankfurter Messe of Germany, with its collection of ceramics "Kandynsky." Germany 1999 - Winner in the Third Salnés Sculpture Contest. Pontevedra.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Gallegos Plastic Box 1981 Chema Vigo savings Dapena "Visions of Light" City Council of Ourense. Chema Dapena 1998 Xose Barreiro. 2000 The Alchemist Revived Francisco de Pablos. 2000 Artists of Galicia Xunta de Galicia. 2003 / 2004 National Art Guide Plecs d 'Art Painters and Sculptors 2003-2004 Ies M. Lucus Augusti Celso Matalobos. 2004 Magazine Sculptor Chema Dapena Auria. Caixanova. Spanish Dictionary of Artists 2004. Editorial Revistart 2005 and numerous notes and newspaper articles of the various national and international publications There are multiple entries in the Internet search engine Google, which refer to the author and his work, as well as extensive documentation graphics, just type the artist name of the author: Chema Dapena. chemadapena@hotmail.com chemadapena@movistar.es studio Eijan Samuel, 11 Lower Tel: 678 30 May 1929 OURENSE-SPAIN