PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Félix Lorrio was born in Madrid in 1948. He studied advertising in the Madrid Centre for the Promotion of Spanish Arts (Centro de Fomento de las Artes Españolas  -FAE). He opened a studio in Madrid (1968-1970) doing portraits of artists from cinema, tv and music. He worked as an industrial photographer for companies and advertising agencies and was responsible for the graphic publication of the magazine “The Indescrete Weekly” (“El Indiscreto Semanal” (1971-1974)). He formed part of the “Yeti” group and continued working as an industrial photographer, as well as for daily and weekly press (1975-1979). From that date until the present, he continues to carry out reports in the media, both  national and international.

He has taken part in seminars and meetings in various Spanish cities. His work has been published in magazines and catalogues specialising in photography and shown in almost seventy collective expositions:

Ballenera Massó Factory. Massó Museum. Galicia County Council. Bueu. Pontevedra.2005-2006. Individual).

Constitution and freedom of expression. Museum of Charity. Valencia. 2003-04.

“Key Points of Twentieth Century Spain.” Prince Philip Science Museum. Valencia. 2001.

“25 Years Later” Graphic memory of a transition. Telefónica foundation. Madrid. 2000. Itinerant Exposition.

“150 Years of Photography” Circle of Fine Arts. Madrid. 1999. Itinerant Exposition.

“Photography and Society in Franco’s Spain” La Caixa foundation. 1996. Itinerant Exposition.

“Madrid, The 80s” Paris Photo Biennial . 1994. Itinerant Exposition.

“New Lens”. Canal de Isabel II Exhibition Hall. Madrid. 1993. Itinerant Exposition.

Spanish Contemporary Art Museum (MEAC). Madrid. 1978 and 1991.

“50 Years of Colour”. Circle of Fine Arts. Madrid. 1986. Itinerant Exposition.

“Madrid, Madrid, Madrid".  Town Cultural Centre. Madrid. 1984.

“Limit Exposition”. New York Central Tourist Office. 1979.

9th International Photography Meeting. Arlés. Francia. 1978.

Backgrounds in the Reina Sofía National Art Centre Museum.

His photographs have appeared in over thirty publications, among them magazines, catalogues and guides, as well as participating in various books and collaborating with specialist magazines.