Manuel Martín was born in La Zubia, Granada province, in 1956.
He is a self-taught, versatile artist. He began his artistic life at an early age working in metal, polychromatic marquetry, carpentry, sculpture and oil and watercolour painting.
In 1970 he entered the Escuela de Artes Aplicadas y Oficios (School of Applied Arts and Crafts) in Granada.
In 1987 he studied jewelery making with the German gold- and silversmith, Jancior Graves.
In 1988 he moved to Madrid where he dedicated himself to the restoration of objets d-art.
Since 1993 he has worked in interior and exterior design and decoration.
His work in sculpture, painting, jewelery and design of furniture and decorative objects has provided the basis for a variety of exhibitions and entries in national and international competitions.
Publicity Work
- 1995, created the cover for the programme of the fiesta of Cádiar (Granada)
- 1996, created the cover for the programme of the fiesta of Cádiar (Granada)
- 1999, his work "Barranco Oscuro" was used as the design for the labels on the Vigiriega Oro wine produced by the Barranco Oscuro winery
- 2001, his design won the contest to produce the poster for the Fiesta de Nochevieja en Agosto (New Year’s Eve in August), in Bérchules (Granada)
- 2001, 2002, he edited and produced a series of postcards from his collection, Alpujarra Viva.
- 2001, 2002, 2003 created the poster for the Feria ExpoAlpujarra de Ugijar (Ugijar craft and produce expo) (Granada)
Exhibitions
- 1976, first exhibition of paintings in Alhendín (Granada), with the Dauro ART group
- 1986, exhibition of paintings in the Centro Artístico y Literario de Granada (Granada Arts and Literary Centre)
- 1991, first exhibition of sculpture in Madrid’s Palacio de Gaviria
- 1992, exhibition of sculpture in Madrid’s Palacio del Conde Duque
- 1996, exhibition of sculptures in wrought iron at the Galería Lecrín del Puerto Deportivo in Marina del Este (Granada)
- 1997, exhibition of sculpture at the Galería Paula Vincenti, in Marbella (Málaga)
- 1998, exhibition of sculpture and painting at the Galería de Arte Lecrín in Marbella (Málaga)
- 1999, exhibition of sculpture and painting at Orgiva’s Palacio de Exposiciones (Granada)
- 1999, exhibition of collected sculptures at the Museo de la Ciudad, in Madrid
- 1999, exhibition of painting in the ALTER ARTE.virtual gallery
- 1999, exhibition of sculpture and painting at the Galería Seventh Heaven in Manilva (Málaga)
- 1999, exhibition of sculpture at the Sala de Exposiciones in Punta Umbria (Huelva)
- 1999, exhibition of sculpture at the Galería Silvart in Marbella (Málaga)
- 1999, exhibition of paintings and sculpture at the Galería Harpe in Marbella (Málaga)
- 1999, exhibited 8 pieces at the first Muestra Internacional de Escultura Alto Almanzora (Upper Almanzora International Demonstration of Sculpture) in Almería
- 2000-2001-2002-2003, exhibited several paintings and sculptures at the Artesanos Art Gallery in Coral Gables (Florida)
- 2002, permanent exhibition of a sculpture at the Hotel Borgia in Gandía (Valencia)
- 2002 Participated in a collective travelling exhibition at Las Afor in Valencia
- 2002, exhibited several sculptures in the collective exhibition Itinerarte, in Granada and Jaen
- 2002, exhibited one of his Alpujarras landscape paintings in a collective exhibition at the Palacio del Conde Duque in Madrid
- 2003, contributed a piece from his collection, Colours of the Alpujarras in a collective exhibition and accompanying book, Cancionero by Raúl Alcover
- 2003, exhibited a painting in the collection Presencias IV (Presence IV), organized by the Diputación Provincial de Málaga (provincial government)
- 2003, contributed two sculptures in the exhibition of erotic art, Eros, in Granada
- 2003, permanent exhibition of sculpture at the Galería Silvart in Marbella
- 2003, participated in ARTE AXUDA GALICIA, in association with MAREA BRANCA, in the exhibitions in Vilagarcía, Vigo, Ourense, San Sebastián, Santiago de Compostela y Pontevedra (Galicia)
- 2004, permanent exhibition of sculpture and paintings at the Galería de Arte Gaudí (Madrid)
- 2004, September, exhibited at the international art fair, ARTENIM, in Nimes (France)
- 2004, November, exhibited at the international art fair, ART-EVENT, in Lille (France)
- 2004, December, exhibited at the international art fair, LINEART, in Gent (Belgium)
- 2005, permanent exhibition of sculpture and paintings at the Galería de Arte Gaudí (Madrid)
- 2005, March, exhibited at the international art fair, HOLLAND ART FAIR, in The Hague (Netherlands)
- 2005, June, exhibited at the international art fair, ARTE FAMA, in Aguadulce, Almería
- 2005, September, exhibited at the international art fair, ARTENIM, in Nimes (France)
- 2005, November, participated in the exhibition by the art group TRAZOS, at the Caja Rural exhibition hall in Toledo
- 2005, November and December, participated in the exhibitions organized by the Asamblea de Cooperación por La Paz (Congress of Cooperation for Peace) in Khalil Sakanini (Ramallah); Teatro Alkasaba (Jerusalem); Bethlehem Peace Center (Bethlehem); Centro Al Amal de la Luna Roja (Khan Younis)
- 2005, December, exhibited at the international art fair, LINEART, in Gent (Belgium)
- 2005, exhibited at the international art fair, ST-ART'05, in Strasbourg (France)
- 2005, exhibited at the international art fair, Art Ireland'05, Dublin (Ireland)
- 2005, exhibited at the international art fair, Imagina Arte in Fiera'05, Piombino (Italy)
- 2006, January, exhibited at the international art fair, ART.INSBRUK, with Galeria Gaudi, in Innsbruck (Austria)
- 2006, piece on permanent display at Galería Tribeca (Madrid)
- 2006, July, exhibition of sculpture and paintings at Galería Royal Atenea, Roquetas de Mar (Almería)
- 2006, September, exhibition of paintings at Galería Bar Higuera, Albaicin (Granada)
- 2006, November, exhibited at the international art fair, Puro ARTE, in Vigo, with Galería de Arte Gaudí
- 2006, November, collective exhibition, El sexo en el arte (Sex in Art), at Galería Royal Atenea, Roquetas de Mar (Almería)
- 2006, December, collective exhibition, Maltrato a la Mujer (Woman Mistreated), at Galería Royal Atenea, Roquetas de Mar (Almería)
- 2006, December, collective benefit exhibition organized by the Rotary Club of Granada at the Escuela de Arquitectura (School of Architects) in Granada
- 2007, June, exhibited at the international art fair, ARTE FAMA, at the castle of Santa Ana in Roquetas de Mar (Almería)
- 2007, September, exhibition of paintings and sculptures at Sala Municipal D'Art Estudi Vidal, Sitges (Barcelona).
- 2008, February - March, exhibition of sculpture "Momentos Forjados" at Espacio Artístico Arrabal & Cia. (Granada).
- 2008, February - March, exhibited paintings and sculptures at Town, Ugijar (Granada).