About me

Amadeo Penalver (b.1965 in Valencia, Spain) began his studies of fine art in 1984 at the Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain. Upon finishing his degree in 1988 he won a scholarship to attend the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts in Paris. There, he works with a group of international artists involved in the European avant-garde. In 1989 he sets off for San Francisco to do research on Chinese Contemporary Art for his MBA at the University of Berkeley. He later leaves the program to dedicate himself solely to his artistic work. In 1990, Penalver moves to New York City where he has continued to work and live for the past 20 years.

Movements and Inspirations
Newly transplanted to New York, Amadeo continues his travels between New York, South America and Europe. In 1991, he establishes “Ape Gallery” in Soho where he exhibits paintings, installations, performances and sculptures with other artists. During this time his paintings are influenced by his travels, many of them nature based. This is especially notable in the Yellow and Magenta series, based off of experiences in the jungles of the Caribbean and the Amazon. In 2000, Amadeo founds the “Fish Tank Gallery” in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. There he continued to share his ideas with the then newly bourgeoning, local art community. In 2005 at the Catskills Natural Reserve, in New York, he creates an open space, home of an art studio and sculpture garden. This space is continually developing. In 2007 Amadeo establishes “P.S. Art Lab” in Greenpoint, Brooklyn where he experiments, creates, and exhibits art.