Hugo Frones was born in Uruguay in 1950 and made his home in Toronto since 1975. He is a self-taught artist under the influence of abstract expressionism. He works with acrylic paint on canvas and explores the "control and chance concept". The subject of his work is discovered and rediscovered in the process of its making. The evolving process continues to enhance the visual quality of the work while he puts something of himself in every piece. Hugo's work has been collected in Canada, United States, Spain, Uruguay, Argentina and Japan.
ARTIST STATEMENT |
I have been working since the late 80's to the present under the influence of abstract expressionism, and despite complex formal relationships in my work, the overall tone of my paintings is spontaneous rather than cerebral and organized. When working on the canvasses, I feel a particularly poetic intelligence working through me. Within a concise vocabulary of visual elements I approach each painting with an intuitive sense of where I want to go and how I will get there. |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS | ||
2010 | Gallery Can marc, Begur, Spain | |
2009 | Almiral Gallery; Barcelona, Spain | |
2008 | Museum of Contemporary Art Montevideo-Uruguay | |
2006 | Solo Exhibition at Oeno Gallery | |
2005 | Solo Exhibition at Almirall Gallery , Barcelona, Spain Solo Exhibition at Lipman contemporary, Toronto, Ontario | |
2004 | Solo Exhibition at Artocracy Gallery, Toronto, Ontario | |
2003 | Solo Exhibition at Gallery The Art of Working, Oakville, Ontario | |
2002 | Solo Exhibition at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
2001 | Solo Exhibition at Westdale Art Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario | |
2000 | Celebracion de la Luz, Exhibition at Gallery Can-Marc, Barcelona, Spain Celebration of Light, Exhibition at Teodora Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario | |
1998 | Surface + Symbol Exhibition at Teodora Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario | |
1997 | Art Dialogue Gallery;The Spirit Visible Exhibition at The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario | |
1995 | Gallery 7, October, November Exhibition. Toronto, Ontario | |
1994 | Exhibition at Gallery Can-Marc Barcelona, Spain | |
1993 | Second Hispanic Art Exhibition in Toronto, Ontario | |
1992 | The Uncovery of America, Exhibition at Art Dialogue Gallery, Toronto, Ontario | |
1991 | Ancestral Memories, Exhibition at Art Dialogue Gallery, Toronto, Ontario | |
1990 | Exhibition at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Montevideo, Uruguay Testimonios Exhibition at Midway Forum Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario | |
1989 | Ancestral Views Exhibition at Midway Forum Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario | |
1988 | Midway Forum Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS | ||
2011 | Stephen Lowe Art Gallery, Calgary, Alberta | |
2010 | Museum of contemporary art, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
2008 | Gallery Carme Espinet, Barcelona, Spain Barcelona Art Expo (Carme espinet Gallery) | |
2007 | Toronto Nathan Phillip Square Outdoor Exhibition Group Exhibition at Zilberschuck Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario | |
2006 | Group Exhibition at Harbour gallery-Mississauga, Ontario | |
2005 | Toronto Nathan Phillip Square Outdoor Exhibition | |
2004 | Scope Los Angeles May-June. (with Toomey Tourell Gallery, San Francisco) Gallery Praxis, Toronto, Ontario | |
2003 | December Show Artocracy Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Abstract Landscapes Show at Teodora Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario | |
2002 | Summer Group Show at Teodora Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario | |
2001 | Group Exhibition Chapel of Man D. Carrier Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Westdale Gallery, Hamilton, Ontario | |
2000 | Toronto 2000 International Art Fair with Teodora Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Summer Group Show at Teodora Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Group show of works on paper at Gallery ACS, Nagoya, Japan | |
1999 | Group Exhibition at Teodora Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (Nov) Barcelona Art Expo thru Gallery Matisse, Spain Group Exhibition at Teodora Gallery, Toronto, Ontario (Feb) | |
1998 | Group Exhibition at Teodora Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Art Exhibition of Ibero-American Countries, Consulate of Portugal, Toronto, Ontario Latin American Horizons Exhibition at Scarborough City Hall, Toronto, Ontario | |
1997 | Group Exhibition at Kodiak Gallery, Richmond Hill, Ontario | |
1996 | Group Exhibition at Affairs of the Arts Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Group Exhibition at Gallery 133, Toronto, Ontario | |
1995 | Latin American Artist Network Exhibition, Gallery 306, Toronto, Ontario Group Exhibition at Gallery 7, Toronto, Ontario | |
1994 | Group Exhibition at Gallery 133, Toronto, Ontario Group Exhibition at Gallery Del Cardal, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
1993 | Summer Show at Art Dialogue Gallery, Toronto, Ontario Group Exhibition at Gallery Mattise, Barcelona, Spain | |
1991 | 23rd Juried Exhibition at Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario | |
1990 | Group Exhibition at Henry Tannas Art Gallery, Mississauga, Ontario | |
1989 | 9th Juried Exhibition at Etobicoke City Hall, Toronto, Ontario 21st Juried Exhibition at Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton , Onterio 11th Juried Art Exhibition at Scarborough City Hall, Toronto, Ontario | |
1988 | Group Exhibition Canadian-Latinamerican Cultural House, Toronto, Ontario | |
1987 | Group Exhibition Five Artist Choice at Gallery St. Luke, Toronto, Ontario | |
1985 | Three Artist Exhibition at Columbus Centre Art Gallery, Toronto, Ontario |
GRANTS & AWARDS | ||
1992 | Honourable Mention at the 12th. Arts Etobicoke Juried Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario | |
1991 | 23rd. Anual Arts Hamilton Exhibition. Honourable Mention. Hamilton, Ontario | |
1989 | Honourable Mention at the 9th. Juried Exhibition at Arts Etobicoke. Toronto, Ontario First Prize at 11th Art Scarborough Juried Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario | |
1988 | First Prize for best Mixed Media Arts Scarborough Juried Exhibition, Toront, Ontario Honourable Mention at 2nd Anual Juried Exhibition Gallery 306, Toronto, Ontario | |
1987 | Ontario Arts Council, Artist Material Assistance Grant |
PERMANENT COLLECTIONS | |
Donald Trump Building, New York | |
The Daniels Corporation, Acquisition Prize | |
Museum of Contemporary Art, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
Uruguayan Consulate in Toronto, Ontario, Canada |