TONY SÁNCHEZ: PAINTER, ILLUSTRATOR & DESIGNER



Some brief notes about the artist:

- Born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.

- He began sketching and painting an early age.

- He paints in oil, watercolor, airbrush, gouache, colored pencil, pastel and a large variety of mediums.

- Publications in scientific magazines (Botanic, Animals, etc.). Magazines FORUM AMBIENTE, Bird Talk, Ruta Archipiélago,Fagelhobby, etc.

- Advanced studies of Veterinary in the University of Las Palmas de G.C., Spain.

- Illustration & Graphic Design (Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, FreeHand, Painter, Corel Draw, PageMaker, InDesign, QuarkXPress, etc.).

- Medical Illustrations (Doctoral thesis & Professorship, Department of Endocrinology, University of Las Palmas de G.C.).

- Scientific Illustrations (Department of Biology, U.L.P.G.C.).

- AXIS STUDIOS (Scientific Illustration & Wildlife Art).

- Philippe Martin & Asociados (Graphic Designer).

- Frutania, Clipper (work of art).

- Proyects: Laurisilva XXI, Charca de Maspalomas, etc.

- Books:

* Author of the book (texts and illustrations) "Aves de Canarias" (Birds of the Canary Islands), Editorial Rueda, 2002:

* "My First Book of Garden Wildlife". Commissioned as illustrator of all artworks of this book from original publisher of Harry Potter in London (Bloomsbury group):

* "My First Book of Garden Bugs". Commissioned as illustrator of all artworks of this book from original publisher of Harry Potter in London (Bloomsbury group):

* "Uniforms of the American War Of Independence (1775-1783)".

* "I Love Rainforests":

* "Espécies ameaçadas em Portugal" (FORUM AMBIENTE).

* "La vestimenta tradicional en Gran Canaria" (Cabildo Insular de G.C.).

* "Loro Parque".

* "Cetrería, la caza con aves de presa" (Andrés López Sánchez).

* "Reptiles y anfibios; Fauna Ibérica".

* "Senderos Autoguiados: Parque Nacional de Garajonay".

* Present project: He works in a book about techniques of painting.

- CD-ROM "Espécies ameaçadas em Portugal" (FORUM AMBIENTE).

- Artworks in collections of Europe and U.S.A.

- Video-documentary "Las aves rapaces de las Islas Canarias, protección y técnicas de reintroducción en la naturaleza".

- Some clients: Loro Parque, Cabildo Insular de Gran Canaria, Gobierno de Canarias, Expo 98 (Portugal), Parque Biológico de Madrid, etc.

- Some monographic or group exhibitions:

* Smithsonian Institution, Washington, U.S.A..

* "Illuminating Science", Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, California, U.S.A..

* Caja Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SPAIN.

* Northern Arizona University Art Museum and Galleries, U.S.A..

* "Oceanos: Illustrating Marine Life", Centro de exposiçôes da fortaleza de sagres, Portugal..

* Centro de Congresos, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain.

* Iowa State University, U.S.A..

* Palacio Dom Manuel, Évora, Portugal.

Copyright © Tony Sánchez