Temoh gonzalez biography for kids

Spanish painter

Teo González (born 7 August 1964 in Quinto, Spain) is a Spanish postminimalist painter.

Life and work

González was born in Quinto and reared in Zaragoza, Spain.

During his youth he won numerous distinctions in drawing awarded by the Spanish government. In 1991 he moved to California, where he attended California State University of Bakersfield. He graduated magna cum laude in 1997, receiving a bachelor's degree in fine art.

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Teo González's first solo show was with Brian Gross Fine Art in San Francisco, CA in 1996. Currently he works and lives in Brooklyn, NY. Known for his work using drops of pigment and grids, González's work is frequently compared to that of Agnes Martin, Jackson Pollock and Sol LeWitt.

Museums and Public Collections

The Museum of Modern Art, N.Y., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, C.A., National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., Museo Pablo Serrano, Zaragoza, Spain, Ayuntamiento de Miego, Santander, Spain, Corcoran G