Laxeiro

  • BORN

    José Otero Abeledo, Laxeiro, was born on February 23, in Donramiro, Lalín.
  • 1914

    He moves with his parents to Botos, Vilamaior (Lalín). He began to draw motivated by the teaching of Teresa López, his teacher.
  • MIGRATIONS

    He emigrates to Cuba with his family. Attend drawing class. Assistant to the choreographer of the Teatro Martí, the Catalan Manuel Roig.
  • EXHIBITIONS

    Visit the exhibitions of Zuloaga and Jesús Corredoyra in Cuba. He works as a designer of artistic stained glass windows. He returns with a serious illness and settles in Lalín. The Provincial Council of Pontevedra institutionalizes art pensions. Maside moves to Vigo. Arturo Souto inaugurates his first exhibition at the Casa de Galicia in Madrid. Manolo Torres is assigned as a teacher to Canido (Vigo).
  • HAIR SALON

    He sets up a hair salon in Lalín and works as a traveling barber at fairs and markets, painting clients and popular types.
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    In 1927 he began his relationship with Luisa Villamarín, whom he would marry.
  • LAXEIRO

    He begins publishing cartoons in Faro de Vigo.
  • LAXEIRO

    He does his military service in Pontevedra and begins publishing cartoons in El Pueblo Gallego.
  • RECEIVED PAINTING LESSONS

    He received painting lessons from the Argentine painter Enrique Larrañaga in Vigo. He returned to Lalín and continued painting. His daughter Mari Cruz was born.
  • The Lalín City Council gives him a scholarship

    The Lalín City Council gives him a scholarship to study in Madrid,
  • The Provincial Council of Pontevedra grants him a scholarship

    The Provincial Council of Pontevedra grants him a scholarship to study painting and he continues studying in Madrid.
  • He publishes a drawing in the magazine Galicia

    He publishes a drawing in the magazine Galicia in Madrid. He returns to Lalín and paints in the studio at Hospitalillo.
  • He moved to Pontevedra

    He moved to Pontevedra, where he exhibited; he shared a pension with Ramón Valenzuela.
  • He prepares a solo exhibition in Vigo

    He prepares a solo exhibition in Vigo that is suspended due to the outbreak of the Civil War.
  • Participates in the collective exhibition, in Vigo.

    Participates in the collective exhibition at the Salón de Arte de los Telares, in Vigo.
  • VALLE INCLÁN

    It is established in Pontevedra. He is appointed professor of manual work at the Valle-Inclán Institute. Paint the Fountain of Life mural for the Modern Café.
  • PENSION

    The Provincial Council of Pontevedra grants him another pension for art studies. Paints the mural of the Cine Balado, in Lalín, later destroyed
  • VIGO

    The Provincial Council of Pontevedra grants him another pension for art studies. He moves to Vigo. Paint Fanaticism.
  • REORGANIZATION

    Reorganization of the PCE, the PG, and the CNT. Castelao rally in Montevideo. FENOSA is founded. Franco inaugurates the railway between Santiago and A Coruña. The Pontevedra magazine Finisterre is founded. Maside spends time in Vigo. Díaz Pardo's first exhibition in A Coruña.
  • EXHIBITS

    Exhibits in the Sala Estilo (Madrid) and in Las Galerías (Vigo). Paint Trasmundo.
  • EXHIBITS

    He exhibits together with Virxilio Blanco in Santiago de Compostela and individually in La Sala Estudio (Bilbao), Sala Estilo (Madrid), the Association of Artists of A Coruña and the Tourist Board of Santiago de Compostela.
  • EXHIBTS VIGO

    Exhibits in the Sala Velázquez, Vigo. Lóstrego Exhibition, Tavern O Capitan
  • Participate in the inaugural collective exhibition

    Participate in the inaugural collective exhibition of Galician art at the Sala Velázquez in Vigo
  • The author's first monograph is published

    The author's first monograph is published. He moves to Buenos Aires to participate in the Collective Exhibition of Galician Art at the Sala Velázquez in Buenos Aires and settles in that city.
  • He exhibits drawings at Los Martes Bohemios

    He exhibits drawings at Los Martes Bohemios de la Boca, and participates in the Collective Exhibition of Galician Art of the Association of Artists of La Coruña. He paints self-portraits. He begins his relationship with Eulalia de Prada.
  • He exhibits at the Ibero-American Society

    He exhibits at the Ibero-American Society (Buenos Aires). He participates in the Exhibition of Contemporary Galician Art (Santiago de Compostela).
  • He exhibits individually at the Centro Lucense

    He exhibits individually at the Centro Lucense in Buenos Aires and travels to Spain.
  • He exhibits individually

    He exhibits individually at the Ibero-American Athenaeum of Buenos Aires
  • Exhibits at the Sala Velázquez

    Exhibits at the Sala Velázquez in Buenos Aires
  • Paint the mural Galician Work.

    Paint the mural Galician Work.
  • FIRST ANTHOLOGICAL EXHIBITION

    Participate in the First Anthological Exhibition of Galician Art, of the Lugo Arts Circle. Illustrations for A esmorga, by Eduardo Blanco Amor.
  • PARTICIPATE

    Participate in the First Anthological Exhibition of Galician Art, of the Lugo Arts Circle. Illustrations for A esmorga, by Eduardo Blanco Amor.
  • EXHIBITS

    He exhibits at the Sala Prisma in Madrid and participates in the collective Fifty Years of Spanish Figurative Painting, at the Charpentier Gallery (Paris). In Buenos Aires he painted the murals Villancico and The Flight into Egypt.
  • VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ARGENTINE ASSOCIATION

    Elected vice president of the Argentine Association of Plastic Artists. Conference The Creative Bug. He exhibits individually in Buenos Aires, in the Lascaux rooms: Sociedad Estímulo de Bellas Artes, Galería Boado and Sala Velázquez; and at the Prisma Gallery in Madrid. Paint The World.
  • BUENOS AIRES

    Exhibits at the Sala Lascaux (Buenos Aires). Travel to Vigo. Exhibits at the Association of Artists of A Coruña. Conference The Green Bellies of Painting. Paints The Burial of the Puppet and Alborada.
  • EXHIBITS

    Exhibits at the Quixote Room (Madrid).
  • ART ROOM OF THE VIGO

    Exhibits in the Art Room of the Vigo Savings Bank. He participates in the collective Nueve Pintores Gallegos (Galería Quijote in Madrid) and in the Galería Toisón in Madrid.
  • LAXEIRO MUSEUM

    Creation of the Laxeiro Museum (Lalín). Exhibits at the Biosca Gallery (Madrid) Anthological Exhibition in the Room of the Caja de Ahorros de Vigo. Paint life.
  • PARTICIPATE IN THE FIRST EXHIBITION OF GALICIAN

    Participate in the First Exhibition of Galician Artists for the Beiras Institute, in Vigo. Travel to Amsterdam to see the Rembrandt retrospective. Paint O Naranxo.
  • laxeiro Medal from the Lalín City Council.

    laxeiro Medal from the Lalín City Council.
    Participates in the exhibition Renovación e Vangarda en Galicia (1923-1933) in Pontevedra. Medal from the Lalín City Council.
  • AWARDS

    Among his awards are the Medal of the Pontevedra Biennial, the Castelao Medal of the Government of Galicia and the Gold Medal of Vigo awarded by the Vigo City Council in 1990. In 1986 the municipality of Lalín awarded him the Oak Leaves medal, in 1988 he also received the Pedron de Ouro from the Rosalía de Castro Foundation.
  • laxeiro Gulbenkian Foundation

    laxeiro Gulbenkian Foundation
    He exhibits at the Trinta Gallery (Santiago de Compostela) and the Balboa Gallery (Madrid) and in the collectives: Visao da arte galega. Gulbenkian Foundation (Lisbon – Portugal).
  • laxeiro pedrón de ouro

    laxeiro pedrón de ouro
    Laxeiro Exhibition in Argentina (1952-1970), Alfonso Kiosk (A Coruña). Pardo Bazán Gallery (A Coruña). Androx Gallery (Vigo). Pedrón de Ouro.
  • laxeiro exhibition at the Galicia Auditorium

    laxeiro exhibition at the Galicia Auditorium
    Laxeiro Exhibition, 1952-1970, inaugural exhibition at the Galicia Auditorium (Santiago de Compostela). Van Dyck Gallery (Gijón). Trinta Gallery (Santiago de Compostela). And in the collective: Galician Artists in the Caixavigo Collection, Casa Dom Hugo (Porto). Lala passes away. Stained glass windows of the Parliament of Galicia.
  • laxeiro exhibiton and golden medal

    laxeiro exhibiton and golden medal
    He exhibits in the Calpurnia-Esse galleries (Ourense) and together with A. Sucasas at the Caixa Galicia Foundation (A Coruña). Golden Medal from the Council of Vigo. He designs tableware for Sargadelos and the book Galicia by Cela/Vaqueiro.
  • laxeiro exhibition

    laxeiro exhibition
    Exhibits at: Dársena Gallery (A Coruña), Half a century of Galician art (Lisbon). Design the Amadeus wine bottle.
  • laxeiro folder of engravings and participation

    laxeiro folder of engravings and participation
    Folder of engravingsAbout painting. Participates in Galician Art at Caixa Galicia, Caixa Galicia Foundation (Santiago de Compostela).
  • laxeiro participation

    laxeiro participation
    Participate in ARCO 03 (Trinta Gallery stand). Trazos e Camiños, Xacobeo 93 (Santiago de Compostela). Catro renovators of Galician art, Auditorio de Galicia (Santiago de Compostela). Mural A cry for Fine Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Pontevedra. Creation of the Pintor Laxeiro Biennial, Lalín.
  • laxeiro exhibits at the Abel Lepina Gallery

    laxeiro exhibits at the Abel Lepina Gallery
    Exhibits at the Abel Lepina Gallery (Vigo); together with Torres in the Pontevedra Culture Room; Castillo-Laxeiro, Alameda Gallery, Vigo.
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    Participate in the traveling exhibition Caixa Galicia Galician Art Collection, Caixa Galicia Foundation. Art and solidarity, Casa das Artes, Vigo.
  • Laxeiro died

    Laxeiro died
    Laxeiro dies in Vigo, on July 21.
    When he died they made a statue in his honor