INTRODUCTION

Antonio is one of the most internationally prominent visual artists thanks to his online presence and prolific career, bringing his work to corners all over the world. He is known for his successful YouTube channel, which has nearly one and a half million followers. In total, he has more than two and a half million followers across all his social media platforms.
Frequent on programs such as Memoria de Delfín on Radio Nacional de España (RNE) or the most listened-to Spanish-language podcast The Wild Project by Jordi Wild, he balances his role as a cultural educator with his work as a draftsman and painter.
He holds a Doctorate in Fine Arts and a bachelor’s degree in the specialties of painting and sculpture. Additionally, he has held numerous exhibitions both nationally and internationally and has been selected and awarded in various drawing, painting, and sculpture competitions. He publishes articles on artistic thought, as well as illustrations, in numerous art magazines and different publishing houses. For 13 years, he led the Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones project. He has taught Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture at institutions such as the Faculty of Fine Arts of Seville, the Sevilla II Penitentiary Center, summer schools, the Ribete Project, and workshop schools, and he is the ideologist and director of CREA 13, Shared Knowledge, whose activities began in the year 2000. Since 2022, it has become an Online Academy where he continues to teach his knowledge to thousands of people worldwide. He was an honorary collaborator for 6 years alongside Professor D. Manuel Álvarez Fijo and has given numerous lectures and Extension University courses at the Faculty of Fine Arts of Seville. His Thesis was rated as Outstanding Cum Laude unanimously and focuses on art education (Reflection on the Pedagogical Thought of the Visual Arts. Project towards Renewed Teaching). He performed recitals such as «Poemigario» alongside Luis Eduardo Aute and «De Perros y Cangrejos» with Santiago Auserón (Juan Perro).

CURRICULUM VITAE

ACADEMIC TRAINING

– Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts of Seville in the specialty of Painting. University of Seville. August 5, 1998.
– Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts of Seville in the specialty of Sculpture. University of Seville. August 5, 1999.
– Doctorate from the University of Seville. University of Seville, April 7, 2005.
– Doctoral Thesis: “Reflection on the Pedagogical Thought of the Visual Arts. Project towards Renewed Teaching.” University of Seville. Outstanding Cum Laude unanimously. European Doctorate. Thesis Director Prof. Dr. Manuel Álvarez Fijo. Painting and Restoration Doctorate Program IV.
– Artistic creation scholarship from Paradores de Turismo. Paradores de Turismo de España S.A. From September 11 to October 9, 1998. Parador of Albacete.
– “V International Courses of Artistic Creation”. Director: Esteban Ruíz Moral. Valdepeñas de Jaén. From July 1 to 25, 1996.
– “XIII Summer Courses Graphic 97, Lithography First Level”. Professor: Ludomir Jordanow (Germany). Betanzos, La Coruña. July 1997.
– “XIII Summer Courses Graphic 97, Lithography Second Level”. Professor: Ludomir Jordanow (Germany). Betanzos, La Coruña, July 1997.
– “Quality Indicators of Their Publications for ANECA”. Professor: Rosario Repeto Gutiérrez, Head of Section of the Humanities Area, University of Seville. Faculty of Geography and History. University of Seville. June 21, 2012.
– “Design of Cultural Projects”. Professor: Álvaro Vargas. Director Plano B. Fundación Valentín de Madariaga, Seville, July 2012.
– “The Evaluation of Professors in State Agencies in the Arts and Humanities Field: Accreditation for University Full Professor and University Professor in ANECA”. Professor: Juan Vázquez Cabello. University of Seville, 2012.
– “Adobe InDesign”. Director: Manuel Ollero Toribio. SIC. University of Seville. Directed by ICE. 2012.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

– Interim Substitute Professor. Drawing Department. University of Seville, Spain. From October 5, 2011, to February 7, 2012.
– Interim Substitute Professor. Drawing Department. University of Seville, Spain. From February 15, 2012, to September 30, 2012.
– Professor at UNIA, International University of Andalusia. Santa María de la Rábida Campus, Huelva. Postgraduate. Summer Course “How to Teach Writing?” Guidelines for Correct Written Expression. “Other Forms of Spreading Poetry”. July 23, 2009.
– Educator. Drawing Department. University of Seville, Spain. Doctorate. Extension University Course “Drawing Follows the Gaze to Give Shape to Thought”. From February 9, 2005, to February 24, 2005.
– Natural Painting Subject. Collaboration in the adaptation and planning of an exercise included in the syllabus of the subject, belonging to the second cycle. Theoretical–practical. March 30, 2005.
– Conference “Handmade Paper Manufacturing”, Knowledge of Materials Subject, belonging to the second cycle. Theoretical. March 14, 2005.
– Visual Arts Teacher. Social Services. Bormujos City Council, Seville. From November 23, 2004, to October 5, 2011.
– Workshop Master. Drawing and Creativity Professor. Workshop el Torno. Bollullos de la Mitación City Council. Workshop School / House of Trades / Employment Workshop. From October 1, 2003, to June 29, 2004.
– Occupational Monitor. Drawing and Painting Professor. Sevilla II Penitentiary Center, Module 6. Ministry of the Interior. Workshop M6. From August 1, 2000, to December 31, 2000.
– Occupational Monitor. Drawing and Painting Professor. Sevilla II Penitentiary Center, Module 6. Ministry of the Interior. Workshop M6. From August 8, 2001, to December 31, 2001.
– Occupational Monitor. Drawing and Painting Professor. Sevilla II Penitentiary Center, Module 6. Ministry of the Interior. Workshop M6. From August 1, 2002, to December 31, 2002.
– Director and Professor. Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture. CREA, Shared Artists Studio. From 2000 to 2006 at C/ Doña Ma Coronel, Seville. From 2006 to 2012 at C/ Muro de los Navarros, 62, Local, Seville. From September 1, 2000, to present.

 

ARTISTIC AWARDS

– Sevilla Book Fair Award 2016.
– Pérez Aguilera Award. Honorable Mention. 2005.
– Accésit Hipercor Award, Huelva. 2005.
– Monument to the Manufacturers of Utrera. Honorable Mention. 1998.
– 1st Prize Cartel Ironworks Fair. 1984.
– 1st Prize Cartel Ironworks Fair. 1999.

 

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS

– 1995. Casa de la Cultura, Aznalcázar, Seville. Organized by the Cultural Delegation of the Honorable Ayto. of Aznalcázar.
– 1997. Honorable Ateneo. Seville. “Dessiner” Drawing and Collage Exhibition.
– 2001. Doble Hélice Gallery, Dos Hermanas, Seville. “In Search of Imperfection” Drawing and Collage Exhibition.
– 2001. Culture Area. Aznalcázar City Council, Seville. Cultural Autumn. “Allegory to a Town”. Painting Exhibition.
– 2002. Art Gallery, Lema Bookstore, Seville. Individual Exhibition L-Mentos.
– 2005. Concha Pedrosa Art Gallery, Seville. “Calderilla of My Life” Drawing Exhibition.
– 2018. CREA 13, Seville, Spain. «Andalusian Allegories», Paintings and Drawings.
– 2022. Vanagloria. Madrid, Spain. Drawings and Paintings Exhibition.

 

COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS

– 1992. Culture Area (Ayto.), Aznalcázar. “Cultural ’92”.
– 1993. Mesón La Era, Salteras (Seville).
– 1995. Cultural Association “Yes, for the Towns”, Seville. “Seville/America”. Exchanges with America.
– Paintings by Seville painters inspired by Cuban literature.
– 1995. Uruguay Pavilion, Seville. RIP: The Everyday.
– 1996. Valdepeñas City Council, Jaén. Works Created in the V Courses of Artistic Creation.
– 1996. Antares Club, Seville.
– 1996. Youth Area (Honorable Ayto.), Seville. VELARTE “Youth Expo”. Bajos del Marqués de Contadero.
– 1997. Municipal Theater, Dos Hermanas (Seville). Selected in the “II Outdoor Plastic Arts Exhibition. Member of the “Team Cage” selected in the II Outdoor Plastic Arts Exhibition.
– 1997. Cial Center. Los Arcos. Seville. I Young Creators Meeting. Two works censored (Nudity). One personal (Collage) and another as a participant in the “Team Cage”.
– 1997. Honorable Ayto. Dos Hermanas (Seville). IV Painting Exhibition “City of Dos Hermanas”. (Finalist)
– 1998. Casa de la Cultura. “Angel Botello” Hall. Cangas (La Coruña). “Encontros Na Mangallona”. VII Proposals VII.
– 1998. Exhibition and Congress Palace, Seville. I Contemporary Art Fair.
– 1998. Faculty of Fine Arts (Sta. Isabel de Hungría), Seville. I Art Market of Seville. “Mejorarte”. 1st Edition.
– 1999. “Art Platform” Gallery, Dos Hermanas (Seville). “5 Visions”.
– 1999. Faculty of Fine Arts (Sta. Isabel de Hungría), Seville. Seville Art Market “Mejorarte”. 4th Edition.
– 1999. Honorable Ateneo, Seville. “Forms and Realities”.
– 1999. “Miguel de Cervantes” CP, Castilblanco (Seville). “Four Artistic Visions of Castilblanco”.
– 1999. Itinerant Exhibition, USA. J & C Art Gallery. New York.
– 1999. Itinerant Exhibition, USA. J & C Art Gallery. Los Angeles.
– 1999. Culture Area Ayto. and MENOBA, Aznalcázar (Seville). Cultural Christmas: “The Other Look”.
– 1999. Honorable Ateneo, Seville “Drawing and Painting”.
– 1999. Painting Biennial, Dos Hermanas (Seville) “V Painting Exhibition City of Dos Hermanas”.
– 1999. “Art Platform” Hall, Dos Hermanas (Seville). “Small Formats”.
– 1999 II Provincial Painting Exhibition “San Teodomiro Association” Ayto. of Carmona.
– 1999/2000. Tourism and Sports Delegation (Andalusia Board), Seville. “Velázquez, Contemporary Visions”.
– 2000. Exhibition and Congress Palace, Seville. ArtSevilla (Contemporary Art Fair).
– 2000. Nicolás Salmerón Cultural Center, Honorable Ayto. of Madrid. “A Step Through Life”.
– 2000. Exhibition and Congress Palace, Seville. “Bull Fair”.
– 2000. Catarsis Gallery, Madrid. Collective Exhibition.
– 2000. Friendship Circle, Córdoba. Exhibition with the Activarte Collective.
– 2001. Murillo Gallery, Pilas (Seville). Inaugural Exhibition.
– 2001-2002. Catarsis Gallery, Madrid. Collective Exhibition.
– 2002. Casa de las Sirenas Civic Center, Seville. The Four Graces. Painting, Sculpture, and Installation Exhibition.
– 2002. 1st Environment and Culture Conference, Aznalcázar, Seville. Engraving Exhibition.
– 2002. Doble Hélice Gallery, Dos Hermanas, Seville. Andalusian Plastic Artists Exhibition.
– 2005. Pérez Aguilera Painting Award. First Edition, Seville.
– 2005. Drawing Exhibition, Córdoba. Góngora Institute Exhibition Hall.
– 2005. CREA. /05, Seville. Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture Exhibition.
– 2006. CREA. /06, Seville. Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture Exhibition.
– 2006. Solidarity Exhibition with Javier Villanueva, Seville. Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture Exhibition.
– 2007. CREA. /07, Seville. Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture Exhibition.
– 2008. CREA. /08, Seville. Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture Exhibition.
– 2009, CREA CARNE. /09, Seville. Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture Exhibition.
– 2011. Original Illustrations Exhibition by Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones, Seville. Un Gato en Bicicleta Bookstore.
– 2011. Edible Poetry, Santa Clara Cultural Center, Seville.
– 2012. Homenaje a Bécquer Exhibition. Valentín Madariaga Foundation, Seville.

 

BOOKS AS AUTHOR

– 2002. CLOUD CONDUCTOR (first attempt). Doble Hélice Gallery Ed.
– 2005. YOU ARE STUPID. STAGE POETRY. Illustrated Poetry. Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones.
– 2005. CREA. Shared Plastic Artists Treatise. CREA Ed.
– 2009. NOCAUT. Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones.
– 2011. THE MASTER BEETLE. IDEAS FOR A NEW PEDAGOGY OF THE PLASTIC ARTS OF THE 21ST CENTURY. Col. Art and Thought. C. P. E.
– 2012. HISTORY OF DRAWING ACADEMIES AND SCHOOLS. FROM VASARI TO TODAY. Virtual Book. Antonio Bautista Cultural Association.
– 2012. THE PEDAGOGICAL APPROACHES OF PLASTIC ARTISTS. TEACHINGS OF LE BRUN, ITTEN, KANDINSKI, KLEE, AND BELJON. Ex profeso. A Fortiori Editorial.
– 2012. DRAWING SCHOOLS. CONCEPTS AND PERCEPTIONS. Ex profeso. A Fortiori Editorial.
– 2014. CURVE EMPIRE. Col. Art Books. C. P. E.
– 2019. THE ART OF HAVING NO TALENT. HAMPARTE REVOLUTION. (4You2) Ed. Planeta.

 

PARTICIPATION IN ANTHOLOGIES

– 2007. POETS ON BICYCLE. Tribute to the bicycle through poetry. Nuño Editorial.
– 2007. CHILANGO-ANDALUSIAN RECITAL 2006. ANTHOLOGY. Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones.
– 2008. POETS ON THE PATH. Anthology of Young Poets in Seville. Nuño Editorial.
– 2008. NIGHTS OF THE CRAB. Anthology of Poets in Theater. Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones.
– 2008. II CHILANGO ANDALUSIAN RECITAL. Anthology. Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones.
– 2009. IMAGINE BOOK. Elisa Pellacani. ILDE, Editorial Consulta, Books and Projects.
– 2010. CRABS IN THE SUN. Anthology. Collection Small Treasures of the Taifa Kingdom.
– 2010. FUCK POETRY. Ferrán Fernández (Ed.) Luces de Gálibo Ed.
– 2010. POETRY OF THE BAR. A BAR OF POEMS. A Fortiori Editorial.
– 2011. IDA Y VUELTA. Poetic Anthology of the Journey. End of Journey Editions.
– 2011. I DON’T READ. 210 MINI-STORIES. Rumor Visual Ed.
AUTHORSHIP SHARED
– 2003. ABSURD AND LEFT – Silencio por favor.
– 2004. BLACK RHINOCEROS.
– 2008. NIGHTS OF THE CRAB. Anthology of Poets in Theater. Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones.
– 2010. CRABS IN THE SUN. Anthology. Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones.
– 2012. PERFOPOETRY. ABOUT STAGE POETRY AND ITS NETWORKS. Collection Art and Thought.
– 2015. BOOK SEEDS. Small but Powerful, by Elisa Pellacani. Chapter «The Artist Book as a Seed». Pages 114 to 119.
– 2016. FUZZY LOGIC. MULTIDIRECTIONAL PEDAGOGY OF DRAWING ART. Antonio García Villarán and Manuel Maciá Martínez. Ex profeso. A Fortiori Editorial.

 

ILLUSTRATED BOOKS

– 2002. CLOUD CONDUCTOR (first attempt). Doble Hélice Gallery Ed.
– 2002. THE BLACK BLACKMAIL, by José Fuentes Manfredi.
– 2005. CREA. Shared Plastic Artists Treatise. CREA Ed.
– 2005. YOU ARE STUPID. STAGE POETRY. Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones.
– 2005. YOU ARE LOVE, by Nuria Mezquita. 1st and 2nd Edition. Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones.
– 2005. EACH ONE IS WHO HE IS, by Antonio Solís Martín.
– 2006. IMANTORA HALAGADA. GANGSTER MEDITATIONS, by MC El Niño Carajaula (Pablo Bouzada). Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones.
– 2007. CHILANGO-ANDALUSIAN RECITAL 2006. ANTHOLOGY. Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones.
– 2007. THE INCA’S REVENGE. ANTHOLOGY OF POEMS WITH COCAINE. Edited and Prefaced by David González. Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones.
– 2008. NIGHTS OF THE CRAB. Anthology of Poets in Theater. Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones.
– 2008. II CHILANGO ANDALUSIAN RECITAL. Anthology. Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones.
– 2008. WHOLE LIFE, by Carlos Abadía. Squirrel Blue Publisher.
– 2009. NOCAUT, by Antonio G.a Villarán. Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones.
– 2009. INDIGESTA, by Siracusa Bravo Guerrero. Collection Cannibal Notebooks.
– 2010. LOST LINES, by Carlos Ann. Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones.
– 2010. SURVIVOR, by Nacho Montoto. Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones.
– 2010. PANDORA. ORIENTATIONS FOR THE STAGING OF A MYTHIC SYMBOL, by Ana Arcas. Collection Performing Arts.
– 2010. THEATER SET DESIGN AND PAINTING IN GÓMEZ DE LA SERNA’S THEATER. PLASTIC INFLUENCES, by Ana Arcas. Collection Performing Arts.
– 2010. THE PANTOMIMES OF GÓMEZ DE LA SERNA. PLASTIC INFLUENCES, by Ana Arcas. Collection Performing Arts.
– 2011. POEMS FOR NON EXISTENCE, by Fernando Mansilla. Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones.
– 2011. WHEN I DREAM… 17 POETS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. Collection FEAPS ANDALUCÍA.
– 2011. THE MASTER BEETLE. IDEAS FOR A NEW PEDAGOGY OF THE PLASTIC ARTS OF THE 21ST CENTURY, by Antonio García Villarán. Collection Art and Thought.
– 2012. 72 DEMONS, by Javier Gato. Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones.
– 2014. CURVE EMPIRE. Col. Art Books. C. P. E.
– 2015. RUAN, by Fernando Bazán. Cangrejo Pistolero Ediciones.
– 2015. BOOK SEEDS. Small but Powerful, by Elisa Pellacani. 3 Illustrations in the Chapter «The Artist Book as a Seed». Pages 114 to 119.
– 2016. FUZZY LOGIC. MULTIDIRECTIONAL PEDAGOGY OF DRAWING ART. Antonio García Villarán and Manuel Maciá Martínez. Ex profeso. A Fortiori Editorial.
– 2019. THE ART OF HAVING NO TALENT. HAMPARTE REVOLUTION. (4You2) Ed. Planeta.