Considered to be one of the great renovators of Andalusian painting in the second half of the twentieth century, Manuel Salinas began his career as a figurative artist. However, following a trip to the United States in 1970, he moved towards an American-inspired lyrical abstraction, and one of the hallmarks of his subsequent work was his incessant search for colour and form. Salinas defined himself as a strictly abstract painter.
His first solo exhibition was held in 1962 at the Galería la Rábida (Seville). His work has since been shown in Spanish and international art galleries and institutions such as the Centro Gres (Barcelona, 1964); the Seville Museum of Contemporary Art (1982); the Spanish Museum of Contemporary Art (Madrid, 1982); the Casa de Velázquez (Madrid, 1984); the College of Architects of Seville (1987); the Lonja de Pescado Municipal Exhibition Hall (Alicante, 1996); the Salón Avianca (Barranquilla, Colombia, 1996); the National Museum of Art of Romania (Bucharest, 2003); the Danuviana Museum (Bratislava, 2003); and the RAC Foundation (Pontevedra, 2014), amongst others.
His work was also shown at major art events such as the Segovia Biennial of Graphic Work (1975); the Monte de Piedad Painting Festival (Monte de Piedad, Seville, 1984); and the Fourth Salón de los 16 at the Spanish Museum of Contemporary Art (Madrid, 1984). His work can be found in the collections of the Contemporary Art Museums of Madrid, Seville and Tenerife; the Olivetti Collection; Nerva City Council; the Museo Reina Sofía; the 'La Caixa' Foundation; the Andalusia Contemporary Art Centre; and the Avianca Collection of Colombia. In 2017 he received the Gold Medal of the City of Seville and was made a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Santa Isabel de Hungría in Seville.
Considered to be one of the great renovators of Andalusian painting in the second half of the twentieth century, Manuel Salinas began his career as a figurative artist. However, following a trip to the United States in 1970, he moved towards an American-inspired lyrical abstraction, and one of the hallmarks of his subsequent work was his incessant search for colour and form. Salinas defined himself as a strictly abstract painter.
His first solo exhibition was held in 1962 at the Galería la Rábida (Seville). His work has since been shown in Spanish and international art galleries and institutions such as the Centro Gres (Barcelona, 1964); the Seville Museum of Contemporary Art (1982); the Spanish Museum of Contemporary Art (Madrid, 1982); the Casa de Velázquez (Madrid, 1984); the College of Architects of Seville (1987); the Lonja de Pescado Municipal Exhibition Hall (Alicante, 1996); the Salón Avianca (Barranquilla, Colombia, 1996); the National Museum of Art of Romania (Bucharest, 2003); the Danuviana Museum (Bratislava, 2003); and the RAC Foundation (Pontevedra, 2014), amongst others.
His work was also shown at major art events such as the Segovia Biennial of Graphic Work (1975); the Monte de Piedad Painting Festival (Monte de Piedad, Seville, 1984); and the Fourth Salón de los 16 at the Spanish Museum of Contemporary Art (Madrid, 1984). His work can be found in the collections of the Contemporary Art Museums of Madrid, Seville and Tenerife; the Olivetti Collection; Nerva City Council; the Museo Reina Sofía; the 'La Caixa' Foundation; the Andalusia Contemporary Art Centre; and the Avianca Collection of Colombia. In 2017 he received the Gold Medal of the City of Seville and was made a member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Santa Isabel de Hungría in Seville.