Ignacio Rábago

Ignacio Rábago was born in Madrid, Spain in 1950 and has been living in Copenhagen since 1978. Being educated as a painter and sculptor, Rábago has specialized in large scale installations. Since his first exhibition in 1974 Rábago´s work has been presented regularly in galleries, museums and public institutions. Among the most important of his exhibitions are: Gallery Hastings, New York, 1981 // Leifsgade 22, Copenhagen, 1985 // De Vonk, Amsterdam, 1987 // Museum of Fine Arts, Málaga, 1987 // University of Amager, Copenhagen, 1988 // Brandts Klædefabrik Museum, Odense, 1989 // Overgaden, Copenhagen, 1991 // Gallery Anselmo Alvarez, Madrid, 1992 // Avantiere VII, Aachen, 1992 // Culture City, Copenhagen, 1996 // San Telmo Museum, San Sebastián, 1996 // Gallery N.D. Marquardt, Paris, 1997 // Culture City, Stockholm, 1998 // Cervantes Institute, Paris, 1999 // Central Library, Copenhagen, 2000 // State Library, Malmö, 2001 // University Library, Oslo, 2002. // MACAY - Museum of Comtemporary Art, Mérida, 2003 // COAM - Architects College, Madrid, 2004 // UC - Berkeley, 2005 // CCE - Spanish Culture Center, Montevideo, 2008 // Fundation Pablo Atchugarry, Manantiales, 2008 // Museum Barjola, Gijón, 2009 // Casa Duró Art Center, Mieres, 2011 // CBA - Circle of Fine Arts, Madrid, 2013 // Rambla 24, Punta del Este, 2015 // Culture City, San Sebastián, 2016 // University Library, Málaga, 2018 // Espronceda, Center for Art & Culture, Barcelona, 2019 // UMA - Faculty of Educational Sciences, Málaga, 2021. Also writing poetry, Díaz de Rábago was awarded the first prize in the poetry contest organised by the Spanish Institute for Emigration in 1985. In 2001 he published the book "Poemas del instante", in 2011 “Molinos de Papel y viento” a selection of his poetic production between 1975 and 2010 and “Humaredas” in 2015.