Born in Bilbao, The Basque Country, Spain in 1938, José-María Cundín’s professional trajectory expands more than a half century. Esteemed as an outstanding advocate of the historical Avant Garde in his native Basque Country, his first one-man show was in Bogota, Colombia, where he lived during the ‘5Os and created wide-ranging projects.

Cundín established residence in the United States in 1958 in New York. Before settling in New Orleans in 1964, where he is regarded with renown, he worked in Paris and Bruges, Belgium. In the ‘70’s he spent long periods working and teaching in Mexico.

Cundin’s paintings and sculptures are in numerous Corporate and Private collections in Europe (including Spain, France, England, Germany and Belgium) and the Americas (the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and Colombia) and his works hang in these Institutions: Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao; ARTIUM, (Contemporary Art Museum), Vitoria, Basque Country, Spain; El Museo de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia; New Orleans Museum of Art; and Johnson & Wales University.

Presently he resides and works in Folsom, Louisiana.

CURRENT EXHIBITION: Jan 3 – Feb 24, 2024
Callan Contemporary, New Orleans – REMEMBRANCE OF THE EXHIBIT “JACOB AND HIS TWELVE SONS” BY ZURBARAN

VERANDA MAGAZINE: Feb 18, 2021

This Medcentury Gem in Dallas Reflects the Homeowners’  Cool, Casual Sensibilities

PAST EXHIBITION: 2020 Callan Contemporary, New Orleans – OPEN LETTER TO THE BENEVOLENT ORDER OF BUCOLICS ANONYMOUS

VIDEO Jose-Maria Cundin in his studio, 2020

VIDEO Jose-Maria Cundin in his studio, 2016

EDGE OF THE LAKE MAGAZINE March 2020, FANTASTICAL VISIONARY -Jose Maria Cundin’s Artwork Evolves with New Ideas

BLOG INTERVIEW With LESLIE SINCLAIR of SEGRETO FINISHES; Artist Spotlight José-Maria Cundin: Today I am thrilled to feature the amazing Spanish painter and sculptor
José-Maria Cundin!  His exceptional abstracts, portraits, murals and sculptures are truly inspiring.

REVIEW  Jose-Maria Cundin’s The Supreme Leader and Other Ponderables, (The artist takes on demagoguery at Callan Contemporary) by D. Eric Bookhardt