Miguel Peña began to study Architecture in 1968 but dropped out to devote himself to painting, his real passion. His time at the Madrid Central School of Arts and Craft gave him the opportunity to learn from masters including Pedro Mozos, Antonio López Torres and Julio Quesada, and awoke his interest in collage. He succeeded in making that technique nearly imperceptible by applying it masterfully on paintings, providing his work with an extremely special sense of illusion when used jointly with colour, pencil and oils. Miguel Peña was awarded a grant by the Juan March Foundation in 1976 and by the Ministry of Culture in 1981. He lives and works in Madrid and has held regular exhibitions since the end of the 1970s.
His first solo show was at the Scrum Gallery (Madrid, 1977). He has worked with the Dalmau Exhibition Centre (Barcelona, 1990-2014) and the Juan Manuel Lumbreras Gallery (Bilbao, 1999-2014), to name but a few. Venues that have featured his works in group exhibitions include the Río de Janeiro National Fine Arts Museum (1981); the City of Madrid Cultural Centre (1982); the Raab Gallery (London, 1989); the Kimberly Gallery (Washington D.C., 1990); the Casa de Vacas (Madrid, 1997 y 2002); Círculo de Bellas Artes (Madrid, 1999); and the Quattro Gallery (Leiria, Portugal, 2000).
Peña has also taken part in international events such as Arco (Madrid, 1982, 1989 and 1992-2001); FIAC (Paris, 1983); the International Contemporary Art Fair (London, 1986 and 1989); Art Miami (United States, 1992 and 1993); Art Chicago (United States, 1995); Arteder (Santander, 1995, 1996 and 2002); and Art Madrid (2006-2011).
Miguel Peña began to study Architecture in 1968 but dropped out to devote himself to painting, his real passion. His time at the Madrid Central School of Arts and Craft gave him the opportunity to learn from masters including Pedro Mozos, Antonio López Torres and Julio Quesada, and awoke his interest in collage. He succeeded in making that technique nearly imperceptible by applying it masterfully on paintings, providing his work with an extremely special sense of illusion when used jointly with colour, pencil and oils. Miguel Peña was awarded a grant by the Juan March Foundation in 1976 and by the Ministry of Culture in 1981. He lives and works in Madrid and has held regular exhibitions since the end of the 1970s.
His first solo show was at the Scrum Gallery (Madrid, 1977). He has worked with the Dalmau Exhibition Centre (Barcelona, 1990-2014) and the Juan Manuel Lumbreras Gallery (Bilbao, 1999-2014), to name but a few. Venues that have featured his works in group exhibitions include the Río de Janeiro National Fine Arts Museum (1981); the City of Madrid Cultural Centre (1982); the Raab Gallery (London, 1989); the Kimberly Gallery (Washington D.C., 1990); the Casa de Vacas (Madrid, 1997 y 2002); Círculo de Bellas Artes (Madrid, 1999); and the Quattro Gallery (Leiria, Portugal, 2000).
Peña has also taken part in international events such as Arco (Madrid, 1982, 1989 and 1992-2001); FIAC (Paris, 1983); the International Contemporary Art Fair (London, 1986 and 1989); Art Miami (United States, 1992 and 1993); Art Chicago (United States, 1995); Arteder (Santander, 1995, 1996 and 2002); and Art Madrid (2006-2011).