Felix de la Concha

Who is Felix de la Concha?

Félix de la Concha is a painter. Born in León, Spain, he resides in Iowa City and Madrid with his wife, poet Ana Merino.

In 1985 he was selected to participate in the Primera Muestra de Arte Joven where his work was awarded. Since then he has had several shows, mainly in Europe and the United States, including one person exhibitions in the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, the Frick Art & Historical Center, Columbus Museum of Art, Museo de Bellas Artes in Santander, Museo del Chopo, México D.F., Centro Cultural La Recoleta in Buenos Aires, and Centro Rómulo Gallegos in Caracas. His work is included in the collections of the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh, Hood Museum of Art, Columbus Museum of Art, Amigos del Reina Sofía, Colecció Testimoni de la Caixa, Banco de España, Colección Argentaria and Teatro Real de Madrid.

His work One A Day: 365 Views of the Cathedral of Learning, a series that he painted every day during one year while staying in Pittsburgh, is a permanent exhibit at the University of Pittsburgh's Alumni Hall. He has also done other series of paintings in different places such as Rome, Santander, Seville and Cairo.