Marco Valencia

In 2004, during the Royal Wedding of Prince Felipe of Spain ( now the King of Spain) with Leticia, the government of El Salvador gave a painting as official gift. The painting was selected “Helechos en el Bosque” from Artist Marco Valencia, it was a medium size (60×120 cm) acrylic on line painting which was sent with all Royal Gifts from other countries to this important event.

The painting “Helechos en el Bosque”  (Acrylic on linen, 60 x 120 cm, painted in 2003) was selected as the only one  Official Gift from Salvadorean Government to Prince Felipe of Spain in His Royal Wedding in May 2004.

This painting describes a dense magical forest and some small ferns in the foreground of painting.

The painting “Hojas en el Río” was a acrylic painting which was  donated in 2008 from the Artist to Sala Nacional de Exposiciones Salarrué (National Hall of Art) . The painting describes a small river and some banana leaves and some other leaves suspended into the water flow.

The Salvadorean National Art Collection is an historical Art Collection from only consecrated  fine Artists who lived and have done in some way  an important legacy in El Salvador Fine Arts History.

The Sala Nacional de Exposiciones Salarrué is probably, after the Museo de Arte MARTE (private Art Collection Museum) and Museo Forma (Private Art Collection Museum) the most  important Government  – Exhibition place  for Fine Arts located in the heart of San Salvador Capital and it shows important Art Exhibitions from 1967.

Marco Valencia had a Curated Retrospective Exhibition in March, 2008 at Sala Nacional de Exposiciones, “En honor al Paisaje” with more than 30 large paintings exhibited there that show the Artist´s works from 1994.

For more information please visit the following links:

http://cultura.presidencia.gob.sv/temas/museos/sala-nacional-de-exposiciones-qsalarrueq.html

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sala-Nacional-de-Exposiciones-Salarru%C3%A9/243480649010399

Royal Talens, a famous Dutch company specialized in hobby and Art Materials , launched in 2011 the campaign “Talking colours” and interviewed some  Artists around the world about using pigments and their personal experience with colors. Marco was chosen to talk about white pigment in their artwork.

You can see the entire interview in the following link

http://rembrandt.royaltalens.com/en/inspiration/testimonial/titanium-white

Royal Talens is a company in Apeldoorn that specializes in artists accessories and hobby paint. In the past Talens has also produced fountain pen ink, typewriter ribbon, carbon paper and other office supplies.

From the Official website of famous Art Materials French Brand Sennelier, Marco was selected in 2013 as one of the Artists participating in “Sennelier Atmospheres” a campaign to portrait famous artists around the world working in their studios.

See the link:

http://www.sennelier-colors.com/en/Sans-nom_43.html

Sennelier is a French brand of art supplies famous for their hand selected pigments. They produce oil paints, water colors, gouache, pastels, india ink and many other mediums.