Paco Ferrando, a Catalan painter born in Orihuela (Alicante) in 1946 and a resident of Cabrils (Barcelona) since childhood, is a prominent figure in contemporary figurative art. A graduate of the Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts at the University of Barcelona, Ferrando has built a solid career marked by technique, sensitivity, and a deep connection to the European pictorial tradition.

After completing his studies, he opened his first studio in the Raval district of Barcelona, sharing it with his friend Kim, creator of the magazine El Jueves. During this period, he traveled to the Netherlands to study Flemish and Dutch painting up close, and later lived in Madrid, where he became part of the Castilian realism movement. His work began to circulate in international galleries, including spaces in Amsterdam and Brussels.

In 1981, Ferrando stepped away from the art market for two decades, dedicating himself to commissioned works from his studios in Calella (Barcelona) and Tenerife. It was in 2001 that he returned to the commercial circuit, participating in solo and group exhibitions at galleries such as l'Arcada (Blanes), Omnium Ars (Playa de Aro), Sammer Gallery (Marbella), and Albemarle Gallery (London), as well as art fairs like Lineart (Ghent), DeArte (Madrid), MARBart (Marbella), and the L.A. Art Show (Los Angeles, 2020).

During this stage, his work received multiple awards: first prize in the “Jean-Frederic Forest Foundation Painting Competition” (2004), first prize in the “Port d'Aiguadolç Painting Competition” (Sitges, 2005), and various notable selections in competitions such as the “Honda – La Garriga Painting Prize” and the “Figurative Painting Competition” of the Foundation of Arts and Artists. In 2007, his work En la falda del bisabuelo was acquired by the MEAM Museum in Barcelona.

Today, Paco Ferrando's paintings are part of private collections in Europe, the United States, Russia, and Asia, reaffirming his relevance in the realm of contemporary realism.