Jose Luis Checa - Artist Info

About Jose Luis Checa

Name variants

José Luis Checa Galindo, Jose Luis Checa Galindo
  • Biography from Setdart

    Jose Luis Checa is a self-taught artist who began his career with the group Pont de Fusta. He gained recognition by winning the first prize at the Contest of Fast Painting of Valencia and went on to exhibit his work since 1973. Checa is known for his realistic painting style where he paints from life and reinterprets what he sees, later refining his work in the studio. He has received several awards, including the First National Gold Medal of Tabacalera de Pintura and the First Prize for Outdoor and Fast Painting in Sot de Chera. Checa's art has been praised and imitated, and he was selected in the Caja de Ahorros de Pintores Valencianos Book of Valencian Painters in 1985.
  • Biography from Setdart

    A self-taught artist, Checa began his career with the Pont de Fusta group. In his early years, he won first prize in the Valencia Rapid Painting Contest, and he has been exhibiting his work since 1973, when he made his debut at the Valencian Press Association. The following year, she held her first solo exhibition at the Hoyo Gallery in Valencia. He has been awarded the First National Tabacalera Gold Medal for Painting (1981, 1982, and 1983) and the First Prize in the Sot de Chera Open-Air and Rapid Painting Competition (1982 and 1984), and in 1985 he was featured in the Caja de Ahorros Book of Valencian Painters.

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