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Holly Johnson Gallery is located at 1411 Dragon Street in Dallas, Texas 75207.
Gallery hours are 10 to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, and by appointment.
For information call 214-369-0169,
email: info@hollyjohnsongallery.com, or visit www.hollyjohnsongallery.com.

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Mantos
New Paintings by Antonio Murado
January 7 - February 11, 2012

Holly Johnson Gallery in Dallas is pleased to announce the opening of Mantos: New Paintings
by Antonio Murado. A reception for the artist will be held Saturday, January 7, from 6:00 to
8:00 p.m. The exhibition continues through Saturday, February 11, 2012.

Manto, 2011, oil on canvas, 34 x 24 inches Antonio Murado's career is steeped in contemporary
abstraction, yet his basic principles draw from the past. Characterized by their luminosity and
color, the paintings surfaces are seductive and smooth - like plastered walls - and are tinged
with veils of green, ochre, turquoise, and plum. An artist fascinated with the alchemy of paint,
his technique is derived from an intense investigation of the expressive possibilities of the paint
itself, independent of the gesture. His work neither explains nor denies any representation;
rather it presents the viewer with an interpretation of something vaguely familiar, with an
elegance that stems from a gradual, yet deliberate movement of the brush.

Antonio Murado (b. 1964 in Lugo, Spain) studied Fine Art at the University of Salamanca,
Spain and received a B.F.A in 1988. Throughout his career, he has been recognized and
honored with many of Spain's highest awards for painting. After finishing his studies he
lived in Madrid for several years before moving to New York in 1996, where he currently resides.

Recent solo exhibitions include Michael Schultz Gallery in Berlin (2011), Galeria Alvaro
Alcazar (2011), Von Lintel Gallery in New York (2009/2011), Lucas Schoormans Gallery in
New York (2005/2007), Douglas Udell Galleries in Canada (1998/2000/2002/2006), and
Nusser & Baumgart Contemporary, Munich (2006).

Manto, 2011, oil on canvas, 41 x 41 inches In 2002 a monograph was published on
Antonio Murado to coincide with a solo exhibition at the Contemporary Art Center of
Galicia. The exhibition and monograph follows the path of the artist's work from 1980-2002.

His work is included in the permanent collections of Phillip Morris, Ritz-Carlton, Pfizer Inc.,
AXA, American Express, Chase Manhattan Bank, Shaw Pittman, The Progressive Corporation,
and Winston & Strawn. His work is also in museum collections throughout Spain, and also
in Venezuela and Japan.

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