Miguel de Unamuno Vera

1961 Zamora, Spain.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts, Universidad Politécnica, Valencia (1985). Master’s Degree in Web Design, Istituto Europeo di Design, Madrid (2001).


Professional Activity

Began working in 1985 as Art Director for the Young & Rubicam advertising agency, then promoted to Director of the Creative Department of Tornasol, a division specializing in corporate image and design.

Created his own studio in 1994 in order to collaborate as a design and communication specialist with a variety of clients and advertising agencies.

Started up COBALTO COMUNICACIÓN in 2003, and was its Creative Director until 2008.

Is currently the Director of the MIGUEL DE UNAMUNO VERA graphic design studio combining his professional work with arts activities in drawing and engraving.


Exhibitions and Awards

2017
- ARTISTAS DEL BARRIO 2017 MALASAÑA. Open doors event. Madrid.
- Collective exhibition. Cultural Arts Center ISABEL DE FARNESIO. Aranjuez.
- ALMA GRÁFICA, Graphic Art Fair. Oviedo.
- INK DELICIOUS Collective exhibition. MONTANA Galery. Madrid.
- GRAPHIC ART COMPETITION 2017 at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando and the Royal Currency House.
- VANGUARDIAS ARTÍSTICAS exhibition. Cultural Arts Center Orejana, Segovia.
- INTERCAMBIABLES V. EL FORO Galery. Madrid.
- Collective exhibition. RA DEL REY Galery. Madrid.

2016
- Engraving Individual exhibition QUEDA EL SILENCIO. JOSÉ RINCÓN Gallery.
- DISPARART Nº1 magazine. RA DEL REY Gallery. Madrid.
- Collective exhibition 2 DE MAYO HACIENDO BARRIO 2016. CONDE DUQUE Cultural Arts Center. Madrid.
- IX INTERNATIONAL ENGRAVING AWARD. Rioja Design High School and Bodegas Dinastía Vivanco.
- MURAL PAINTING. ALACOA Gallery. Asociación Litense de Arte Contemporaneo OLGA ANTÖN. Zamora.
- Collective exhibition SEX. JOSÉ RINCÓN Gallery.
- GRAPHIC ART COMPETITION 2016 at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando and the Royal Currency House.
- INTERCAMBIABLES IV. FACTORIA DEL PAPEL Gallery.
- Artists books collective exhibition LIBROLIBRE. JOSÉ RINCÓN Gallery.
- Collective exhibition HOMENAJE A CERVANTES. OSCAR ESTRUGA Gallery.
- ENCUENTROS magazine. Tres en Suma collective.

2015
- Engraving Collective exhibition. Margarita Nelken Cultural Arts Center. Coslada. Madrid. - Engraving Individual exhibition. GRAPHIC WORK. ALACOA Gallery. Asociación Litense de Arte Contemporaneo OLGA ANTÖN. Zamora.
- Collective exhibition FOTOS DE MANICOMIO. BUENAVISTA Cultural Arts Center. Madrid.
- Honourable Mention. GRAPHIC ART COMPETITION 2015 at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando and the Royal Currency House.
- 43rd International Print Award CARMEN AROZENA. BRITA PRINZ Gallery.
- ARTMADRID. 10th Contemporary Art Fair. Palacio de Cibeles. Madrid.
- Engraving Collective exhibition ATELIER ARTISTS. JOSÉ RINCÓN gallery.
- MÁS QUE LIBROS. 4th Fair edition.
- XXII NATIONAL ENGRAVING AWARD. Foundation Museum of Contemporary Spanish Engraving.

2014
- GRAPHIC ART COMPETITION 2014 at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando and the Royal Currency House.
- XV JOSÉ CABALLERO Engraving Award. Las Rozas Cultural Arts Center, Madrid.
- MÁS QUE LIBROS. 3th Fair edition.
- CON TINTA. Engravings exhibition. San Chinarro Cultural Arts Center, Madrid
- JOSÉ RINCÓN studio. Engravings exhibition. Carmona City House, Sevilla.
- INTERCAMBIABLES III. FACTORIA DEL PAPEL gallery.
- EL LIBRO DE LOS NADIES. Artist book. TÚNEL collective.
- Olga Antón homage exhibition. Tres en Suma collective. ELLAS CREAN 10th festival ediition.

2013
- ESTAMPA ARTE MULTIPLE. JOSË RINCÓN Gallery.
- Individual exhibition JARDINES DE TINTA, prints and drawings. JOSË RINCÓN Gallery.
- GRAPHIC ART COMPETITION 2013 at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando and the Royal Currency House.
- VI INTERNATIONAL ENGRAVING AWARD. Rioja Design High School and Bodegas Dinastía Vivanco.
- INTERCAMBIABLES II. Andrés Delgado gallery.
- IV ATLANTE CONTEST, Engraving and Digital Print Arts Museum.
- IX FRANCISCO REVELLÉS, Engraving and Drawing contest.
- POETIC[A-0]S magazine. Tres en Suma collective.

2012
- CASA/ARTE initiation collectibles fair, with JOSÉ RINCÓN gallery.
- FLORES Y ESPINAS exibition with Ahtzic Silis, at MARTE Museo de Arte de El Salvador and at El Salvador's embassy in Paris.
- INTERCAMBIABLES I. Mariano Gallego gallery.
- Collective exhibition at JOSÉ RINCÓN gallery.
- OIR ARTE exhibition. Tres en Suma collective.

2011
- XII FELIPE ORLANDO. National drawing award.
- PROVINCIA DE GUADALAJARA drawing award.
- LA NATURALEZA ES TESTIGO, 7ª EDICIÓN FESTIVAL VISIBLE MADRID 2011 exhibition. Tres en Suma collective.
- DIBUJO ANÓNIMO exhibition. 9 UN PROYECTO SOBRE DIBUJO CONTEMPORANEO.

2010
- LA CASA COMO IMAGINARIO exhibition with Tres en Suma collective.
- WHO IS WHO magazine. Tres en Suma collective.

2009
- EL AUTORRETRATO exhibition. Tres en Suma collective.
- Index Book editorial for BASIC LOGOS publication.
- IV Biennial ILUSTRARTE 2009 - Children's book illustration.
- LA CONTEMPLACIÓN DE LA IMPUREZA magazine. Tres en Suma collective.
- CHAPAS 2.0 exhibition. VISUAL Magazine.

2008
- MANOS UNIDAS graphic campaign competition.

2002
- PASEO ENTRE TOROS event, Salamanca Cultural Capital.

2000
- CITY OF ZAMORA painting biennial.
- Bienal de pintura CIUDAD DE ZAMORA.

1997
- SPANISH CINEMA GRAPHIC DESIGN exhibition. Palacio Revillagigedo. Gijón.

1995
- INFOMAC prize.

1992
- CITY OF ZAMORA painting biennial.

1990
- FITUR prize for best advertising campaign. Air Canada.

1989
- ALIMENTARIA prize for packaging design. Campofrio.

1986
- JÖHAN DUNKEL exhibition at the Las Rozas Cultural Center.

1984
- EL GRUPO collective exhibition in Murcia.