José Manuel Ballester

Receives the Primer Premio de Dibujo Antonio del Rincón, awarded by the provincial government of Guadalajara, Spain.

Completes a fine arts degree at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Wins second place in drawing at the 51 Salón de Otoño at the Centro Cultural de la Villa de Madrid.

Receives first prize in drawing in the II Certamen de Artes Plásticas de la Comunidad de Madrid at the Centro Cultural Casa del Reloj in Madrid.

Wins the Primer Premio de Pintura Ciudad de Alcalá in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid.

Receives an honorable mention at the IX Bienal de Pintura Ciudad de Zamora; the work he presents in the exhibition is purchased by the regional government of Castile and León.
Has his first solo exhibition at Teatro Albéniz in Madrid.

Receives a grant to attend the XXIII Université Internationale d’Été, organized by the Institut National de la Jeunesse in Paris.
Receives first prize at the III Bienal de Pintura de Murcia; the work he presents in the exhibition is purchased by the regional government of Murcia.

Exhibits at the Fundación Colegio del Rey, Capilla del Oidor in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid; and Sala Imagen, Caja San Fernando in Seville.