JOSÉ DOMÉNECH CIRIACO
Alfara del Patriarca, 1941
Valencia (Spain)
1970 Temporary University Professor in the Faculty of Fine Arts of Valencia
1976 Auxiliar University Professor in the Faculty of Fine Arts of Valencia
1994 Chair of Escultoric Procedures in the Faculty of Fine Arts of Valencia
MAIN EXHIBITIONS
1963 1st Prize in the exhibition organized by the Main Directorate of Fine Arts of Valencia
1964 1st Prize in the exhibition of Art organized by the City Council of Burjassot, Valencia
1965 Exhibition of Senyera Prizes, City Council of Valencia. Prize of the Call
1966 Two Painters and a Sculptor. Exhibition hall of the Mercantile Athenian of Valencia
1968 Two Senyera Prizes. Circle of Fine Arts
1969 He concurs to the Hall Autumn of the City of Seville. He obtains the Prize “Real Maestrazgo”
1970 Previous selection and final phase of the National Exhibition of Fine Arts of Madrid. Work acquired by the Main Directorate of Fine Arts
1972 He concurs to the Exhibition “Dowry of Art Castellblanch”, Valladolid
1973 Individual exhibition. Nike Gallery, Valencia
1974 Sample of Valencian Sculpture. Arts Gallery, Valencia
1975 Guest to the Exhibition of Contemporary Art in the University of Santander
Metal art. Valencia
1976 Sample of Modern Sculpture. Gallery Zen, Valencia
Bronzetti (Anthology of the Bronze Sculpture). Gallery Nike, Valencia
1977 Individual exhibition. Nike Gallery, Valencia
1978 Exhibition of Valencian Sculptors (Prizes Senyera of Art). City council of Valencia
1980 Great Anthological Retrospective Exhibition in the Exhibition halls of the City Council of Valencia
From this year it lets concur to aid contests and continues its artistic activity making numerous exhibitions of anthological character, collective and individual (Metal Art, Galleries Da Vinci, Estil, Artis, etc.)
1993 Individual exhibition in Cultural Center of Torrent, Requena and Round of Fine Arts, Valencia
2000 Individual exhibition in the Exhibition hall of the Palau de la Musica of Valencia
2001 Individual exhibition of Small Format in Gallery of Art, Valencia
2002 Individual exhibition of the Partnership of Museums of the Valencian Community. Market of the fisherman, Alicante
2004 Collective exhibition “25 years of Art and the Constitution. Freedom, plurality and coexistence in the Valencian Contemporary Art”. Market of the fisherman, Alicante. Atarazanas, Valencia. Museum of Castellón.
PRIZES
1963 1st Prize of the Exhibition organized by the Direction of Fine Arts
1964 1st Prize of Sculpture. City council of Burjassot, Valencia
1965 Senyera Prize Sculpture. City council of Valencia
1968 1st Prize from la Real Maestranza de Sevilla
1969 Pensioner by the Provincial Delegation of Valencia
Scholarship of Extension of Studies by the Provincial Delegation of Valencia During this year he travels by Italy
1970 1st Prize from la Alhambra and Generalife of Granada
1972 Rodríguez Acosta Prize, Granada
WORKS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
City council of Burjassot, Valencia
City council of Valencia
Provincial Diputation of Valencia
Rodríguez Acosta Foundation, Granada
Provincial Diputation of Sevilla
Patronage of the Alhambra, Granada
National museum of Fine Arts, Bilbao
National museum of Escultura, Valladolid
Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes, Valencia
National museum of Contemporary Art, Madrid
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV)
BIBLIOGRAFÍA
L’Horta. María Ángeles Arazo. Editions from Provincial Diputation of Valencia, 1984.
Ciriaco. Adolfo Arcárraga. Text from the catalogue of exhibition in Galería Nike, Valencia. 1973.
Arte Español Actual. Editions of the Municipal Museum/University of Santander. 1975
Ciriaco: Máxima expresión, mínima forma. Text from Retrospective Exhibition City council of Valencia. 1978.
Ciriaco. Eduardo López-Chavarri Andújar. “Las Provincias”. Valencia. May 1965.
Encyclopedia of the Valencian Region. Volume II. Editions of E.R.V. Valencia. 1973.
Ciriaco: a new feminine figuration. Adrián Espí y Valdés. “Ciudad”. Valencia. 1977.
The gracious harmony of Ciriaco. Eduardo López-Chavarri Andújar. “Las Provincias”. Valencia. October 1977.
The esculptoric world of Ciriaco. Enrique L. Fosar y Muñoz. “Las Provincias”. Valencia. November 1978.
Ciriaco: a poetic evolution. David Grau. Text from the catalogue of exhibition City Council of Torrent. Valencia. 1973.
The sculptor Ciriaco. Vicente Gregorio. “Levante”. Valencia. November 1978.
Ciriaco. Julio Guardiola Pla. Text from the catalogue of exhibition Two Painters and a Sculptor. Ateneo Mercantil. Valencia. 1973.
Ciriaco. Pedro Malabia. Text from the catalogue of exhibition Galería Nike. Valencia. 1973
Alfonso and Ciriaco: two Senyera Prizes. Text from the catalogue of exhibition Ateneo Mercantil. Valencia. 1968.
The esculptures of Ciriaco. Carlos Sentí Esteve. “Levante”. Valencia. 1973.
Ciriaco: Standardized forms of noble matter in the space. “Levante”. Valencia. 1973.
Valencian Art and Artists. Adolfo de Azcarraga. City Council of Valencia. 1985.
Dictionary of Valencian artists of 20th century. Francisco Agramunt La Cruz. Editorial Albatros. 1999.
Ciriaco: Esculptures 1990-2000. Salvador Aldana Fernández, Antonio Tomás Sanmartín, Rafael Prats Rivelles. Text from the catalogue of exhibition Palau de la Música. Valencia, 2000.
Ciriaco. Rafael Prats Rivelles. “Levante”. Valencia. 2000.
Conversion and epiphany in the work of Ciriaco. Text catalogue exhibition Partnership of Museums of the Valencian Community. Market of the fish. Alicante. 2002