Focal Point: William Galvez

Year Born: N/A Price Range: $700.00 - $32,000.00 (This price range was estimated with limited info and may be inaccurate) Main Website: http://fineartstudioonline.com/williamgalvez

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Artwork by William Galvez

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Recent Blog Posts by William Galvez

Lucia's Sonata
Posted on 2/20/2010 10:01:41 PM

Still Life W/Green Grapes
Posted on 5/16/2009 6:40:49 PM

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Other Web Pages With Info About William Galvez

William Galvez's Main Artist Website

Art Galleries Representing William Galvez

Gallerie Amsterdam
Carmel, California - (831) 624-4355

GALLERY on GLASSELL
Orange, CA - 714-744-9844

richard danskin GALLERIES
Palm Desert, CA - 760-568-5557

SILVANA GALLERY
Glendale, CA - 818-662-7075

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Overview

Click Here to go to the website for artist William Galvez



Welcome...

This is the "Visual Poetry"
Of
William Gálvez Ordóñez.

Art from the Soul … and from the Heart… !



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"William Gálvez. O., is a classically trained painter, with Renaissance overtones, who has managed to float into the twentieth century.

At the age of fourteen he was accepted to the Conservatorio de Bellas Artes, one of the most prestigious Art Academies in Colombia. Then, inevitably, he turned to the United States, where his reputation had preceded him.


In the last few years, Gálvez has given full play to his mastery of classic realism, which he sees as truth and beauty. His works of Art have a jewel-like quality seldom seem in painting today. He is unashamed of his prodigious technical skills, in fact, he flaunts it, almost daring the viewer not to become involved in the richness, luminosity, and minute details of his trompe-l' oeil style.

Recently Gálvez was invited, and has accepted to become a member of the acclaimed International Guild of Realism. Appreciation in value has been the rule for Gálvez's paintings and, his reputation continues to flourish in the discriminating world of Art, will remain the case"



Vick Knight Jr.—



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Artist Statement

I paint because I have the urge to express my feelings, intuitions, emotions and perceptions, in a way that is understood and upheld at first glance. Painting/creating is an essential part of my life. Is it because I have been around ART since birth? My Father, my brother, and two sisters have been/are full flesh artists.

My ART continues to evolve around the beauty that I find everywhere. And I don't mean "Beauty" in a literal way, thus beauty can be as intangible as just a mere thought or an idea, and still be an integral part of a composition. I find beauty and inspiration and old and vintage objects. Old objects that have been tarnished with charm, with emotions, with stories and with freedom. I say freedom because these objects give me hundres of ideas for creations and I can place them anywhwere I need them.

Although I am artistically classic, I do like to explore with other approaches, but reinvesting in the tradition of realism. Color and contrast are very important to me, they give me the volume and strength that am looking for. I breathe, think, dream, digest and live ART and I want to share my passion for ART with everyone by creating the very best that I can offer …

In the last few years I have been accepting and creating patron's commissions of objects and belongings that has added that special personal touch to their works of Art. Now, I would love to invite you to enrich your investment for your heirs and family enjoyment by submitting a commission for that "Very Special Work of Art" that you have always wanted...


I am,
William Gálvez Ordóñez.

Res: 714/993-6346
Cell: 760/562-1459
wigal1213@aol.com

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Biography

1947 Born Cali, Colombia, South America
Resides, Placentia, California, U.S.A.
Studios, Placentia, California, U.S.A.
Cali, Colombia South America



ACADEMIC:


1960-1963 Instituto de Bellas Artes/Conservatorio, A.M.V., Cali, Colombia, S.A

1969-1973 Cypress College, Associate of Fine Arts, Cypress, California

1973-1977 Studies Classical Landscapes with Richard Peterson, California.

1977-1980 Cal State University of Fullerton, Studied Fine Arts, Fullerton, California

1980-1986 Studies with Italian Maestro Roberto Lupetti, Carmel, California.

1994-1995 Reeds Publication, 24th Edition. "MARQUIS WHO'S WHO IN THE WEST"

(New Providence, New Jersey).

1997-1998 Reeds Publication, 52nd Edition. "MARQUIS WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA"

(New Providence, New Jersey).


SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:


2011 Galeria Figuras, Cali, Colombia, South America
2010 Richard Danskin Gallery (Art-walk), Palm Desert, California
2010 Yorba Linda District Library, Yorba Linda, California
2008 Galeria Figuras, Cali, Colombia, South America
2007 Placentia/Yorba Linda Art Association, CA
2006 District Library, Placentia, California
2006 Physician's Medicine Group, Long Beach, California
2005 Galeria Figuras, Cali, Colombia, South America
2004 El Centro Regional Medical Center, Mural unveiling, El Centro, CA
2004 Palomas Art Gallery, El Centro, California
2004 Private Exhibit, Newport Beach, CA
2003 Galeria Figuras, Cali, Colombia, South America
2003 Palomas Art Gallery, El Centro, California
2001 Galeria Figuras, Cali, Colombia, South America
2001 Physician's Medicine Group, Long Beach, California
1999 Galeria Figuras, Cali Colombia, South Americ
1997 Physician's Medicine Group, Long Beach, California
1996 District Library, Placentia, California
1995 DeLuca, Galeria, Palm Desert, Californi
1995 Galeria Figuras, Cali, Colombia, South America
1994 Physician's Medicine Group, Long Beach, California
1993 Galeria Figuras, Cali, Colombia, South Americ
1992 California Colombia Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles, California
1991 Galeria Figuras, Cali, Colombia, South America
1991 Physician's Medicine Group, Long Beach, California
1990 District Library, Placentia, California
1989 Galeria Figuras, Colombia, South America
1986 San Gabriel Civic Auditorium, San Gabriel, California
1985 Fisher Galleries, Palm Springs, California
1984 Galeria Maria Luisa, Pasadena, California
1983 Klein Art Gallery, Beverly Hills, California
1983 Galeria Elegante, Palm Desert, California
1982 Rainbow Promenade Galleries, Waikiki, Hawaii
1981 Klein Art Gallery, Beverly Hills, California
1980 Galeria Elegante, Palm Desert, California
1979 Fisher Galleries, Palm Springs, California
1977 Pomeroy Art Gallery, Cypress, California


SELECTED COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS:


2013 Gallerie Armsterdam, Carmel, California
2013 Gallery On Glasell, Orange, California
2013 Richard Danskin Gallery, Palm Desert, California

2012 Silvana Gallery, Gleandale, California
2012 Gallery on Glassell, Orange, California
2012 Richard Danskin Gallery, Palm Desert, California

2011 Gallery On Glassell, Orange, California
2011 Richard Danskin Gallery, Palm Desert, California
2011 Silvana Gallery, Gleandale, California

2010 Richard Danskin Gallery, Palm Desert, California
2010 Galeria Figuras. Cali, Columbia, South America

2009 GalleryRoCa, Havre de Grace, Maryland
2009 Richard Danskin Gallery, Palm Desert, California
2009 South Coast Gallery, New Port, California

2008 GalleryRoCa, Havre de Grace, Maryland
2008 Richard Danskin Gallery, Palm Desert, California
2008 South Coast Gallery, Newport Beach, California

2007 Galeria Figuras, Cali, Colombia, South America
2007 South Coast Art Gallery, Newport Beach, California
2007 richard danskin galleries, Palm desert, California

2006 Galeria Figuras, Cali, Colombia, South America
2006 South Coast Art Gallery, Newport Beach, California
2006 richard danskin Galleries, Palm Desert, California

2005 South Coast Art Gallery, Newport Beach, California
2005 Galeria Figuras, Cali, Colombia, South America

2004 South Coast Art Gallery, Newport Beach, California
2004 Galeria Figuras, Cali, Colombia, South America
2004 Palomas Art Gallery, El Centro, Californi

2003 South Coast Art Gallery, Newport Beach, California
2003 Galeria Figuras, Cali, Colombia, South America
2003 Palomas Art Gallery, El Centro, California

2002 South Coast Art Gallery, Newport Beach, California
2002 Palomas Art Gallery, El Centro, California

2001 Galeria Figuras, Cali, Colombia, South America
2001 Palomas Art Gallery, El Centro, California

2000 Galeria Figuras, Cali, Colombia, South America
2000 Toronto Art Exhibition, Toronto, Canada

1999 Poulsen Galleries, Inc, Pasadena, California
1999 Galeria Figuras, Cali, Colombia, South America

1998 GALERIE GABRIE, Pasadena, California
1998 Galeria Figuras, Cali Colombia, South America

1997 GALERIE GABRIE, Pasadena, California
1997 Wailiku Galleries, Maui, Hawaii / Kochi, Japan

1996 GALERIE GABRIE, Pasadena, California
1996 Galeria Figuras, Cali, Colombia, South America

1995 Wailuku Galleries, Maui, Hawaii / Kochi, Japan
1995 Galeria Figuras, Cali, Colombia, South America
1995 GALERIE GABRIE, Pasadena, California

1994 Galeria Figuras, Cali, Colombia, South America
1994 Poulsen Galleries, Inc., Pasadena, California

1993 International Art Gallery, Los Angeles - Paris
1993 Galeria Figuras, Cali, Colombia, South America
1993 Poulsen Galleries, Inc., Pasadena, California
1993 New England Fine Arts Institute, Boston, Massachusetts

1992 Wayne Newton Gala, Marriott Hotel, Anaheim, California
1992 International Colombian Fair, Chicago, Illinois
1992 Toronto Art Exhibition, Toronto, Canada
1992 Phyllis Diller National Parkinson Foundation, Los Angeles, California
1992 Art Buyers Caravan (Convention Center), Long Beach, California
1992 Galeria Figuras, Cali, Colombia, South America

1991 Bob Hope Gala, Marriott Hotel, Corona, California
1991 Los Angeles Art Expo (Convention Center), Los Angeles, California
1991 Galeria Figuras, Cali, Colombia, South America
1991 Simic Galleries, Beverly Hills and La Jolla, California

1990 "XVII Salon de Artistas Nacionales," Biblioteca Luis Angel Arango, Bogotá, Colombia, South America
1990 Simic Galleries, Beverly Hills and La Jolla, California
1990 International Art Gallery, New York, New York
1990 Galeria Figuras, Colombia, South America

1989 Poulsen Galleries, Inc., Pasadena, California

1988 Poulsen Galleries, Inc., Pasadena, California
1988 Los Angeles Art Expo (Convention Center), Los Angeles, California
1988 UCLA Hibe-Ro Americana Exibición de Arte, Los Angeles, California
1988 Simic Galleries, Inc., Carmel, Beverly Hills, and La Jolla, California

1987 American Artist Magazine (Still Life - Exhibit), Cincinnati, Ohio
1987 Brea Cultural Center (The Traditional), Brea, California
1987 Simic Galleries, Inc., (Still Life Exhibit), La Jolla, California

1986 Fine Art Institute, San Bernardino County Museum, San Bernardino, California

1985 Galeria Elegante, Palm Desert, California

1984 Laguna Art Center, Laguna Beach, California

1983 Laguna Art Center, Laguna Beach, California

1982 Klein Art Gallery, Beverly Hills, California

1981 International Art Exchange, Anaheim Hills, California

1980 Center Art Galleries, Honolulu, Hawaii
1980 Rainbow Promenade Galleries, Waikiki, Hawaii

1979 Haggenmaker Galleries, Laguna Beach, California
1979 Fisher Galleries, Palm Springs, California

1978 Copenhagen Galleri, Solvang, California
1978 Pomeroy Art Gallery, Cypress, California

1977 Haggenmaker Galleries, Laguna Beach, California
1977 Pomeroy Art Gallery, Cypress, California

1976 Pomeroy Art Gallery, Cypress, California


EXHIBITION REVIEWS/ARTICLES/PUBLICATIONS:

Sushma, Subramanian. " Local Artist Finding Success "
The Orange County Register. (Placentia News-Times), June 22, 2006, Page 14.

Williams, Derby. " Fresh Paint " Newport Beach Daily Pilot.
(August 14, 20020), Page A5.

Montenegro, Richard. " An Artisian & a Gentleman " LifeStyle
El Centro, Imperial Valley Press. (April 28, 2002), Page B14.

Miller, Sharlyn. " Along Road Fame and Fortune " The Orange County Register.
(Placentia News-Times, March 2, 1995 ), Page A3.

Barnes, S .Sandra. "MARQUIS WHO'S WHO IN THE WEST " Reeds Publication
(1994 - 1995 ).

Gonzalez De Cecilia. " Galeria Figuras " Art Nexus International.
( January - March 1994 ), Page 73.

Breedlove, J. Pat/Cindy. "William Gálvez " Artists of Southern California III.
(June 1993). Pages 81-82.

Hinestrosa, Dukardo. "Exposición, Cámara de Comercio," El Colombiano.
(August 22, 1992), page 2.

May, Ingrid. "GALVEZ": The Realism of Art." The Hispanic Reporter.
(August 17, 1992),page 18.

Hinestrosa, Dukardo. "La Voz Colombiana." 'Radio Exito' 1480 AM,
(June 21, 1992).

Ottavian, April. "Placentia People," The Highlander News-Times,
(November 15, 1990). Page I.

Aceves, Cristina. "Los Angeles al dia," Los Angeles, CA. TV. Interview, Channel 34
(April 12, 1990).

Editorial Artistico. "WILLIAM GALVEZ " Forma y Color Colombia, Edicion
(1990). Pages 124-125.

De Castillo, G. Sylvia, "Pintura," Telescopio Universal,
(May 1989), page 13.

Irahola René, Dr., "El Naturalismo en la Pintura Colombiana del Maestro Pintor William Gálvez,"
Olivia Video Productions, (January 1989), Video.

Estupiñan, Luz Maria. "Gentes y eventos." Del Realismo Clasico al Subjetivismo,
El Pais, (June 19, 1989), page B2.

Paez, Dalberto. "Gentes y Eventos," Inaguracion de Exposición, El Pais,
(June 17, 1989), page B5.

Bejarano, Alvaro. "Una Exposición de Pintura, William Gálvez," El Occidente,
(June 14, 1989), page 5A.

Estupiñan, Luz Maria. "Culturales," El Pais,
(June 12, 1989), page B2.

Valencia, Vilma. "Momentos," Telepacifico, TV. Interview
(June 14, 1989).

Calderón, Paco. "Y ud que ha hecho por Cali?" Radio Todelar,
(June 10, 1989).

Gomez, Rodolfo. "Perfiles," Radio Todelar,
(June 13, 1989).

Franco, Fernando. Radio Caracol,
(June 13, 1989).

Irahola René, Dr., "UCLA Hibero Americana Exibicion de Arte," Olivia Video Productions,
(July 1988), Video.

Hinestrosa, Dukardo, "Semana Cultural Colombiana," Colombia Desde L.A.,
(July 1988) Page 7.

Yoakam, Bernard, "Magic Touch," The Windmill,
(September 17, 1987), page 43.

Russell, A. Elaine, "Skylights & Art," Orange County Illustrated,
(May 15, 1985), page 30.

Solomon, Susan, "A Renaissance Man in Modern Times," Newport Beach Scope,
(March 1984), page 6.

Miller, Kathleen, "Art Review," This Week in Laguna,
(February 11, 1983), page 34.

Haggenmaker, Glenda, "Art Review Magazine,"
(July 23, 1980), page 39.

Miller, Maggi, "Gracious Living in Laguna Hills," The Register,
(April 13, 1980), page 33.

Galiffa, Dee, "USA. Art World, William Gálvez "Television Series,
Channel 18,San Bernardino, California, (1980),

Vasquez, Sergio, "Arte Latino," Miniondas,
(September 17, 1979), page 3.

Broeske, Pat, "Artist World," The Register,
(April 15, 1979), page 9.

Fisher, Buddy, "Art Scene," The Desert Sun,
(April 13, 1979), page C-8.

Schach, Russ, "The Greening of William Gálvez," News Tribune,
(November 7, 1978),page A-4.

Solomon, Susan, "William Gálvez Paints as the Old Masters," The Orange County Register.
(Placentia News-Times, September 6, 1978), page 1.

Prestige Graphics, Los Angeles, California.
(Published my art works since 1995).

Gálvez Publishing, Placentia, California.
(Published my own art works since 1991).

Haddad's Fine Arts, Inc., Anaheim, California.
(Published my art works since 1981).

Wild Art Group, Homeland, California.
(Published my art works since 2006)

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