Tomas Castaño was born in Santander (Spain) in 1953. From a young age shows a special inclination towards drawing, but until the age of 17 years he does not take the first brushes and start painting. Self-taught, Tomas carved himself, based on determination and enthusiasm. He has a realistic style, his paintings are very well drawn and he also worries for the composition and perspective of his works. He is a landscape artist but characterized by his architectural work.

His work is characterized by a serene and poetic realism, which translates the artist's delight when he paints streets of old quarters, antique buildings and facades with tradition. His paintings catch the magic of the aesthetics of the antiques, and transmit all the warmth and humanization of unprocessed environments by modern life.

He has shown his work in group exhibitions in several countries such as Germany, Netherlands, USA, France, Argentina, Japan, Italy, Korea and numerous solo and group exhibitions in Spain. Tomas Castaño works represented Cantabria in the Florence Biennale in the 2005 edition.
His work is recognized by the distinctive style and ambience that he creates in finishing his series of old taverns.

His work is in the following public collections.

Hotel Central, Santander, Spain
Hotel Palacio de Mar, Santander, Spain.
Castro Urdiales City Townhall, Castrourdiales, Spain
Villanueva de Villaescusa City Townhall, Villanueva de Villaescusa, Spain.
CC.OO Headquarters, Santander, Spain.

His works are in private collections of Spain, France, Puerto Rico, USA, Costa Rica and Korea.

In 2012 he was invited by The General Electric Company, USA to take part of the exhibition GE's 2012 Hispanic Heritage Month Art Exhibition.
He was invited by the Bellarte Gallery Seoul-Korea to participate in the Ibero-American Art Fair Seoul 2012 and 2013, showing his work along with works of the prestigious artists such as Fernando Botero, Oswaldo Guayasamin, Rufino Tamayo and Roberto Fabelo



LIST OF RECENT EXHIBITIONS

2014

19 a 27 de Septiembre-Project Berlin 2014 (Obra seleccionada)
19 de Agosto al 19 de Septiembre "ARTE ESPAÑOL" Museo de Arte de Ploiesti-Rumanía
Junio-Julio Obra seleccionada XXI Bienal Cangas No Morrazo- Pontevedra
4 a 30 de Abril- Fiarte V Edición- Churriana de la Vega- Granada
4 a 30 de Abril- Sala RRM- Madrid
28 Mar a 12 de Abril- Feria Internacional. De Arte de Granada
12 Feb a 1 de Mar. – Galeria Montsequi- Madrid
20 al 26 de enero .CARAVAN STATION –Santander



2013

12 Dic. A 15 de Enero – Sala RRM- Madrid
30 Oct a 3 Nov.2013- Ibero-American Art Fair - Hamgaram Art Museum - SEOUL-KOREA
Sep-Nov. 3 Mostra PORTO 2013
EX-POSITION 2013 -Maia- PORTO (Portugal).
ADOLFO DOMÍNGUEZ Foundation - colectiva “La Ciudad”- Madrid, Spain.
DEARTE – Medinacelli – Soria, Spain.
Plural Out Project - Vila Nova de Cerveira (Portugal).
Vivearte 2013 – Art Gallery María Nieves Martín-Villafranca de los Barros-Badajoz, Spain.Ibero American Contemporary Art-Ara Art- Seoul-Korea.

2012
Ibero-American Art Fair - Hamgaram Art Museum - Seoul, Korea.
EMMA Art Gallery -“Paisajes Urbanos” Tomás Castaño and Emilio Sotomayor, Madrid, Spain.
V Ruta de l'ART - Castelló d'Empuries (Girona) Spain.
19ème Salon des Arts Visuels de Poitiers – France.
GE's 2012 Hispanic Heritage Month Art Exhibition. Fairfield, Ct (USA).
KONTRASTE Art Gallery - Westfalia (Erwitte-Horn)-Germany.
Colectiva "Bienvenidos" - Goyart Art Gallery – Madrid, Spain.
Colorida Gallery – Lisboa, Portugal.
Este Art Gallery – Santander, Spain.
2ª Mostra de Porto, Porto – Portugal.
Second Festival Internacional D'Art de " Hauts Du Val de Saône" France.
ARTERIA Gallery-Monzón, Huesca, Spain.
FIARTE-Granada, Spain.
Cultural ADOLFO DOMINGUEZ Zaragoza, Spain.
Goyart Art Gallery Madrid, Spain.



PRIZES AND AWARDS
Junio 2014- Obra seleccionada XXI Bienal Cangas No Morrazo- Pontevedra
2011 Finalist work Prize Ciudad de Palencia of Artistic Creation.
2011 1st prize AEDAL ( Asociación de Emprendedores de las Artes y las Letras)-Valencia
2008 1 st prize III prize “El primero del año”- Fariña Wineries-Toro, Zamora,
2004 1st Prize Figuración Núcleo Urbano- XIV Saló Internacional d’Arts Plástiques Acea’s- Barcelona
2004 1 st Prize XXV Certamen Nacional de Pintura del Ayto. de Villanueva de Villaescusa