Xano Armenter

XANO ARMENTER (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 1956).
"The Academy," Los Angeles, 1994.
Acrylic on canvas.
Measurements: 175 x 144 cm.

Xano Armenter studied at the Eina School in Barcelona before moving to New York, where he lived from 1980 to 1990 and furthered his education at the School of Visual Arts under Milton Glaser and at the New York Academy, where he studied printmaking. He currently lives and works between New York and his native Barcelona. He made his debut in 1983 at the Carlos Lozano Gallery in Cadaqués, and by 1986 he had made the leap to the international scene with a solo exhibition at the Limbo Gallery in New York. That same year, he held another solo exhibition at the Sala Vincon in Barcelona, and the following year at the René Métras in the same city. Also in 1987, he participated in the group exhibition “Catalan Art,” which toured Philadelphia, Boston, New York, and Boca Raton. In 1990, he took part in the Chicago Art Fair and the Tokyo Art Expo; in 1994, at ARCO in Madrid; and in 1995, at LACE in Los Angeles. Since the 1990s, he has held solo exhibitions in Spain, France, the United States, and Japan.