Isabel Villar

ISABEL VILLAR ORTIZ DE URBINA (Salamanca, 1934).
"Woman and minotaur", 1985.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated on the right side.
Measurements: 65 x 50 cm; 81 x 66 cm (frame).
Painter, sculptor and engraver, Isabel Villar began her training at the School of Fine Arts of San Eloy, and later moved to Madrid to continue it at the School of San Fernando (1952). In the capital she joined the group La Cepa, and in 1957 she became known in a group exhibition held at the Casa de Salamanca in Madrid. The following year she made her individual debut in the Miranda hall in her native city, where she returned after finishing her studies, joining the Koiné and Tormes groups. After a stay in Santander she returned to Madrid for good, and there she participated in important group exhibitions until 1971, when she presented herself individually for the first time in this city. She is currently represented in the MNCA Reina Sofía, the Museums of Contemporary Art of Elche, Toledo, Seville, Villafamés and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the National Library of Madrid, the Testimoni collection of La Caixa, the Vatican Museum and many other collections, both public and private.