Lino Lago was born in Spain in 1973, and graduated from the Universidad Complutense in Madrid. He has exhibited individually since 1997 in several institutions including the Macuf Museum of Contemporary Art of A Coruña and the deputation of Ourense, as well as George Adams gallery in New York and Bredgade-Kunsthandel gallery in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has also exhibited collectively at ARCO Madrid, Pulse Art Fair in Miami, and Project Art Fair in Miami.
Lago continuously pushes the boundaries of contemporary art practices, painting with technically traditional oil paints and drawing inspiration from the imagery of classical European portraiture. His work has an almost digital aesthetic where his classical backdrops are juxtaposed with lines that would comfortably sit on the screen of a photoshop editing suite.
Whilst distinctly influenced by the art academies of the late 18th and early 19th century, there is no doubt that both conceptually and visually, Lago’s work belongs to the milieu of contemporary art through his use of color and form.
Lago has received a number of prizes and mentions such as the Vilnius City Arts Award in Lithuania and the Artist Award under 25 years of the Buen Retiro Park in Madrid. His work is also present in public collections, including the Harvard Business School in Boston and the Flint Institute of Arts, USA.