When World Stopped Painting

Fran Rosado Díaz, a native of Bollullos par del Condado (Huelva), is a contemporary figurative painter. Graduated in Graphic Design at the School of Art and Design of Valencia and after studying at the School of Art of Seville, he worked in different Graphic Design studios and in some Advertising agency as Art Director. In 2016, he voluntarily left his job to dedicate himself exclusively to painting. His artistic training timidly approached the world of Fine Arts, so he had to get to know this new facet almost from scratch. His first two years were about experimentation and knowledge of media and materials. However, already in the first year, his work was selected in a National Painting Competition. In 2017, one of his pieces was selected for the First International Contemporary Art Fair in Malaga. The following year, a Parisian collector became interested in his work, and during the following years, the pieces he painted ended up in different private collections in Europe and other international countries. In 2021 he holds a group exhibition at the Azur Gallery in Madrid “Modern Archetypes”. 2022 was a year in which he carried out different collaborations and exhibitions such as the “Exhibition of seven graphic artists from Huelva”. In 2023, the Barsky Gallery (New Jersey) acquires some pieces for its exhibition “Bring home the WOW”. 2024 is being a stage of introspection, stopping and reflecting on everything that has happened. Based on new experiences and studies with his painting, he wants to delve deeper into it, remove the noise and focus on “telling stories through the canvas.” Immersed in this new stage, he hopes to take his painting to a new level. 2024: Finalist I Ars Sacra Painting Prize / Nitido Gallery Marbella, Málaga, Spain 2023: Barsky Gallery (New Jersey) / Bring home the WOW. 2022: Seven Graphic Artists Exhibition (Huelva). 2021: Azur Gallery (Madrid) / “Modern Archetypes” 2017: Work Selected to First International Contemporary Art Fair Málaga 2016: Selected for National Painting Contest / Huelva 2009: Exhibition at the Valencian Institute of Modern Art