1962: José Enguídanos (also known as Pepe) is born on January 22 in Albacete, Spain.
1971–1974: He has a troubled youth- a time marked by violence; rebellion against the social constraints of Francoist Spain; and the political and utopian idea of revolution.
1975–1977: He returns to school and graduates. Joins an extreme left-wing youth party.
1980–1981: He finds a way out of this incessant personal quest for meaning by taking up art seriously. He holds his first solo exhibition in his hometown of Albacete. During his military service, he wins his very first painting prize.
1982–1983: Completes his military service and starts studying painting at the Escuela de Artes y Oficios de Murcia.
1984: He goes on to win a contemporary art scholarship in the studio of Spanish painter José Guerrero (†1991) in the Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid.
1985–1987: He switches to the painting and industrial design department and works in a renowned interior design studio in Madrid. In the meantime, he has completely abandoned any activity motivated by ideology.
1988: After graduating, he leaves Madrid and sets up his own studio in his home city of Albacete.
1995: Becomes a regular participant in national biennales and group exhibitions.
1996–1997: He has his first comprehensive solo exhibition in the City Museum, Albacete. This is followed by his very successful solo exhibition outside Albacete, at the 3 Punts Art Gallery in Barcelona. Enguídanos goes on to work primarily as a painter, with interior design as a subsidiary activity.
1998: Enguídanos has had other solo exhibitions throughout Spain, including in Madrid, Barcelona, Málaga, Pamplona, Santiago de Compostela, Alicante and Marbella.
2001: The renowned Fundación ‘La Caíxa’ in Barcelona acquires works by José Enguídanos for its permanent collection.
2007: Participates in his first international group exhibition presented by DIE GALERIE in Frankfurt am Main. His work is showed in the comprehensive Spanish Figurative Art exhibition alongside works by Joan Miró, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí, Antonio Saura, Eduardo Arroyo, Miguel Berrocal, José Ortega, Xavier Franquesa, Eduardo Chillida Belzunce, Jordi Isern and Carlos García.
2010: DIE GALERIE in Frankfurt am Main stages José Enguídanos’ first international solo exhibition featuring around 50 works created between 2002 and 2009.
2014: Second solo exhibition ‘José Enguídanos – New paintings’ in DIE GALERIE Frankfurt am Main.
José Enguídanos lives and works in Albacete, Spain.
