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PROFILE Sebastian Capella is a superb contemporary San Diego artist. He
is known by many as a “modern 17th century master”. He was
educated classically with lengthy and thorough academic training at
the School of Fine Arts in Valencia, Spain, from which many Spanish
artists have emerged. He resides in La Jolla and has taught oil painting
classes for the last 30 years to a loyal following of students. He is widely known in the United States and Spain for his portraits,
some of which include many local celebrities and families as well as
the King and Queen of Spain and other members of the Royal Family. His
landscapes and still lifes exhibit his passionate determination to render
the visible world in its freshness, its richness, its vitality, and
its truth. Capella has won many awards including the first prize in
the National Portrait Seminar in Washington, D.C. His paintings are on exhibit in his studio in La Jolla and he is
also currently represented by Portraits, Inc., on Park Avenue in New
York. STUDIES & ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES
1927: Born in Sagunto
(Valencia), Spain. 1939-47: Bachillerato
Espanol (equivalent to High School and two years of College). 1949-55: Art Studies
at the Superior School of Fine Arts of Valencia, Spain. 8-31-55: Awarded title
as Professor of Fine Arts and Master’s Degree from the Superior School
of Fine Arts of Valencia, Spain. 1956-57 Post of Professor
of Drawing and Perspective at the University of Gijon through a national
competitive examination which he turns down after one year to concentrate
fully on his art. 1957-58: Additional
advanced studies in anatomy at the Superior School of Fine Arts of San
Fernando, Madrid. 1958-59: Further advanced
work and research at the Paris School of Fine Arts. 1959-60: Additional
studies of different pictorial media: oils, frescos, murals, watercolors,
etc., with well known Professor Roig D’alos at the Superior School of
Fine Arts of Valencia, Spain. 1959-65: Assistant
Professor of “Colorido I” (Portraiture) at the Superior School of Fine
Arts of Valencia, Spain. 1966: Transfers his
residence to the United States, accepting a position at the University
of San Diego. 1967-73: Three years
as Art Instructor and three years as Assistant Professor at the University
of San Diego. 1970-present: Private
Instructor in drawing and painting at the San Diego Art Institute and
at his Studio-Residence in La Jolla. PRIZES & HONORS
1953: “Premio del Estado”
of the Spanish Government 1955: “Premio Roig”
of the Superior School of Fine Arts of Valencia, Spain 1969: Second Prize
from the San Diego Art Institute for the portrait of Miss Margarita
Graves (oil) 1969: First Prize from
the San Diego Art Institute for the still life “Yellows and Blues” 1969: Second Prize
from the San Diego Art Institute for “Portrait of Cristy” 1970: Third Prize and
Honorable Mention from the Fallbrook Art Association for a landscape
of San Francisco and portrait of his daughter 1970: First Prize from
the San Diego Art Institute for “Mission of San Diego Alcala” (acrylic) 1970: Accepted as member
of the San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild 1974: First Prize at
the San Diego Art Institute for “Painted Desert” (oil) 1981: Fourth Prize
at the National Portrait Seminar in New York for the portrait of Mr.
Gene Unger (40” x 30”) 1983: First Prize at
the National Portrait Seminar in Washington D.C. for the equestrian
portrait of Mr. Antonio Gonzalez (8’2” x 6’11”) 1983: Member of Honor
to the American Portrait Society, Beverly Hills, CA 1984: Credentials Committee
Member of the American Portrait Society 1984: Honorary Member
of “Lo Rat Penat” 1985: Academico Correspondiente
de la Real Academia de San Carlos de Valencia, Spain 1988: Proclamation:
Diploma from the County of San Diego, CA presented by Mayor Susan Golding
for outstanding community service to the San Diego art community 1990: Caballero de
la Real Orden de Nuestra Senors Del Puig, Valencia, Spain 1996: Member of Honor
as Master Painter into the San Diego Portrait Society 1999: Affiliation as
associate artist with the most prestigious gallery in the U.S.A.: “Portraits
Inc., 985 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10028” EXHIBITIONS
1956: City Hall of Valencia,
Spain 1956: National Library
of Madrid, Spain 1966: One Man Show:
Orr’s Gallery, San Diego, CA 1966: Maxwell Gallery,
San Francisco, CA Dec. 1966: One Man
Show: University of San Diego, CA Sept. 1967: One Man
Show: Dwight Boehm Gallery, Palomar College, San Marcos, CA 1968: Old Town Galleries,
San Diego, CA 1969: One Man Show:
San Diego Art Institute, CA 1970: Fallbrook Art
Association, Fallbrook, CA Aug. 1970: One Man
Show: La Jolla Athenaeum, La Jolla, CA Jan. 1972: One Man
Show: Long Beach Jewish Community Center, Long Beach, CA Feb. 1975: One Man
Show: La Caja de Ahorros de Sagunto, Spain Apr. 1977: One Man
Show: Galeria Xinar, Valencia, Spain Apr. 1978: One Man
Show: Galerias Penlaver, Madrid, Spain Oct. 1979: One Man
Show: Sala Derenzi, Castellon, Spain Sept. 1982: Galeria
Segrelles del Pilar, Valencia, Spain Valencian Painters “Paletas” June 1884: Exhibition
at the City Hall of Valencia honoring the first prize (1983 Washington
D.C.) for The Equestrian Portrait of Mr. Antonio Gonzalez Sept. 1985: One Man
Show: Harris Corporation, Riverside, CA Oct. 1986: One Man
Show: Galeria Farinetti, Valencia, Spain Apr. 1988: One Man
Show: “Ver Gitanilla” Oct. 1988: One Man
Show: Galeria Ansorena of Madrid, Spain Feb. 1995: Collective
Show, “The American Fine Art Connection” at the Center for the Performing
Arts, Poway, Ca Aug. 1995: Collective
Show, “The World of Art” at the Medical Society of San Diego Sept. 1995: International
Friendship Festival, San Diego, CA Sept. 1996: International
Friendship Festival, San Diego, CA Sept. 1998: International
Friendship Festival, San Diego, CA 1996: Robson Gallery,
Gaslamp District San Diego, CA 1998: Art Expressions
Gallery, San Diego, CA Apr. 1999: Collective
Show, “The American Fine Art Collegium”, at the Poway Center for the
Performing Arts, Poway, CA June/July 2000: Collective
Show, “SDMA Artists Guild All California Show”, San Diego Museum of
Art, CA Aug. 2000: One Man Show “Retrospective” – Sponsored by The Spanish Consulate in Los Angeles, CA |
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