Pepe Dámaso

José Dámaso Trujillo, known as Pepe Dámaso, was born in Agaete on 9 December 1933. CAAM and Government of the Canary Islands sources present him as a multidisciplinary creator, with work in painting, mural art, sculpture, printmaking, design, scenography, film, photography and poetry.

His career includes studies in Madrid and Seville, a first exhibition in 1951, participation in the First World Festival of Negro Arts in Senegal in 1966, and Spain's representation at the 35th Venice Biennale in 1970. CAAM documents the 1996 Canary Islands Prize for Fine Arts, the honorary doctorate from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in 2013, and his appointment as Favourite Son of Gran Canaria in 2018.

His work maintains a strong relationship with Agaete, island memory and the international languages of contemporary art. Public initiatives linked to his production in 2024 and 2025 show the institutional vitality of his legacy and the presence of his work in cultural spaces across the Canary Islands.